Oldedit, we really appreciated all of your posts and the responses by others. Thanks!
My wife, Linda, and I bought a new 2014 Reyo T in August. We have had it on two trips so far. Both trips around 2,500 miles. We live in southwest Florida and went up to the Smokies and North Carolina and then back trough the Georgia mountains and into Auburn, AL and tailgated at the University for two football games. So we have stayed in many different campgrounds and also have "off the grid" time in the hayfields at Auburn.
We are really liking the Reyo, now that some initial issues were addressed. We had a tire with a finishing screw in it from the dealers and had to have it replaced. So I looked into TPMS systems, but realized that they put to much load on the rubber valve stems. So I had the rubber stems replaced with the steel valve stems and can now monitor and easily adjust air pressures. (This forum was very helpful to me in understanding those issues.)
I did put a burn on our brakes going down the mountains in the Smokies. I was applying the brakes briefly to reduce speed, and then letting off to assist in cooling them. But they got hot and smelly when we stopped at the bottom. I believe it was mainly the front brakes that got to hot. I will adjust my driving on all future trips.
We really like the amount of storage the Reyo has and travel with some compartments empty. I am sure that we will fix that over time! We really appreciate the thought that went into the different systems being cross wired. The stereo/DVD/surround sound, TVs and antenna for example. The GPS works very well and also has iPod, XM, radio, cell phone bluetooth, cameras (rear, left, right) integrated. When I put on a turn signal, the display switches to a side camera, for example.
We are also boaters and are very used to cramped quarters. So the Reyo seems very roomy to us so far. We even take our showers in it. The self cleaning shower curtain works well. I am 6'4" and use all of the roof extender in the shower area.
We recently had our first toad configured. So, on our second trip, we towed it with us to get used to it and test it out. It is a Jeep Patriot with manual transmission. The base plate install is barely noticeable. On our way out, we constantly watched it in the rear view camera. But by halfway through the trip we were watching the GPS maps as much. Towing four down was very acceptable.
So we are ready for a longer trip next summer. We will be going up the east coast to the NY Adirondacks for a wedding and then on up into Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine. From there we want to get up into Canada. One item on the Bucket List is to see a 50' tide in the Bay of Fundy.
