jayco hawk vs flamingo

Hi,
Is this the floor plan that your Swan has?
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If it is, it is nearly the same as our 87 model, it didn't have a table at the lounge end so I bought one of these Wineglass Table leg
Fixed a piece of 12mm Marine ply to it and now we (2A 3K) can fit all of us around the table, Hail, rain or shine. When do in use it can lay on one of the beds and when traveling sits on the edge of the lounge and becomes a shelf to store the camp chairs on. If we needed to, it could be used as another double bed.
The small table opposite the kitchen is now the youngest blokes bed, ours doesn't have the cupboard on the right as you first come up the stairs, it is the back of the seat with storage under neath..
We don't use our annex walls at all. The camper has been lifted about 12" so they are too short ATM.
Our Swan is very comfortable for the five of us.
Hope this info is of some help.

Another option might be to add to your current ennexe. Either sew on extra canvas or sew on some 2inch velcro and add some canvas or shadecloth walls.

We stiched velcro all round our kitchen tarp 16x20 and hang heavy duty shade cloth wherever we need it, although it's not waterproof the rain hits it and runs down to the ground with just some mist coming through.

Regards
Geoff

We had the same dilema last year.

We ended up with the Hawk as it was a little bit shorter, but it suprisingly gave more useable room.

The layout suits our family well. We have had 4 kids in there......
But.....................

Its not something I would like to do long term.

We also liked the idea of the kids sitting away from the kitchen area.
Hot food, stove, boiling water etc.
With the Hawk, they could only reach the sink.

Have been inside plenty of Flamingo's and personally, much prefer the layout of the Hawk.

As far as storage goes, you'd be suprised, but I honestly believe there is more in the Hawk. You will need to change the door swing under the sink though.
It hinges on the wrong side for some stupid reason. Easy fixed though.

we also thought the robe in the Flamingo was a bit silly. You have to fold it down when travelling................May as well fold your clothes if they are going to end up on their side, and there is no way we would pack and unpack it every time we moved.

Just my 2 bob, hope it helps.

Brian

Hi scoots68,
As mentioned in another reply, the floorplan I would go for is whichever one places the kids furtherest away from the cooking area.
Cheers,
William

Thanks Jon for your input. Our Swan is great when we've got the annexe up but we struggle to all eat inside. We do have the table top/bed extender & hadn't thought about using that as our permanent table so that's something to consider but I think our table is actually quite small so although the people might fit the food probably wouldn't! Might have to think about making a bigger top for it. Cheers Rachael