Today marks the one year anniversary of us purchasing our 2017 Tiffin Allegro Bus 40SP motorhome!
(The Allegro Bus brochure, if you’re interested in the stats and options.)
One year ago today, we drove four hours to Kennewick, Washington and met the private seller at a KOA campground, where we handed over the cashier check payment, signed the title transfer, and got the keys. We then stayed in the coach that night, marking the first night of our full-time RVing adventure.
To celebrate the occasion, I thought I’d re-publish the first pictures of the coach from a year ago. Many aspects have changed over the past 12 months, so it’s good to look back on where things started.
A couple of pictures of the coach exterior at the Kennewick KOA (the slide-out looks so naked without our stickers!):
My tour of the interior of the coach:
Here’s a floor plan (note that the living room layout is a bit different):
The entry door and steps (the exterior steps automatically slide out when the door is opened); welcome aboard:
In front of the passenger chair is a pull-out workstation surface:
Thusly:
The driver cockpit:
The living area:
The L-shaped couch and ottoman that came with the couch; we removed and stored it, and recently sold it:
Dining table (it can be pulled out to extend it a bit):
On the right of the dining sideboard was a keyboard tray drawer, for a computer workstation; I thought I might work there, though I didn’t; I use a lap tray instead, and we actually removed this, to make room for bottles in the cupboard below:
Residential refrigerator and freezer:
Pull-out pantry shelves:
The kitchen:
Pull-out counter:
Drawer dishwasher (made by NZ company Fisher & Paykel):
Dual sinks, with covers when more counter space is desired; we typically only use the left sink, with a draining rack over the right side:
Induction cooktop:
Convection microwave, that can be used as a normal microwave or as a convection oven:
Half bath; yes, this coach has two porcelain toilets:
Bedroom:
Tiltable king bed (with way too many cushions; we’ve stored all of these):
Bedroom TV and cabinets:
Moving into the bathroom, the sink:
Washer and dryer:
Shower:
The above pictures were with the four slides out; when traveling down the road, the slides are retracted, which makes things much more cramped.
Here’s the living room with slides in; it was difficult to get past the couches, another reason why we removed them:
Dining and kitchen with slides in; not so bad. We were able to get to the fridge and half-bath pretty easily, once past the couches — great for rest stops:
Bedroom with slides in; not very easy to get past the bed without climbing over it, but that’s fine:
I hope you enjoyed this flashback! Sometime I plan to do a similar tour with the current state. Stay tuned for that.
On to the next year of our full-time RVing adventure!
