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(narrator) ON THIS "EXTREME RVs,"

WE'LL CHECK OUT THREE UNIQUE

AND VERY DIFFERENT RECREATIONAL TOYS--

BIG COACHES, LIKE THE FEATHERLITE VANTARé

BEGINS AS AN EMPTY BUS, BUT ARE TRANSFORMED

INTO ROLLING LUXURY SUITES...

ALMOST EVERY PIECE THAT GOES INTO THE COACH IS CUSTOM-BUILT.

OUR CLIENTS LIVE IN SOME OF THE FINEST HOMES IN THE WORLD,

AND THEY EXPECT THE SAME LEVEL OF FINISH IN THEIR COACHES.

FROM CRUISING THE HIGHWAYS IN COMFORT

TO DRIVING A MACHINE CAPABLE OF REACHING

THE MOST REMOTE PLACES ON THE PLANET.

WE'LL VISIT GLOBAL EXPEDITION VEHICLES.

OUR CUSTOMERS HAVE ALWAYS HAD THIS DREAM--

I WANT TO TRAVEL HERE. I WANT TO GO THERE.

AND THEY DON'T WANT TO DO IT IN A STANDARD RV.

THEY CAN'T DO IT IN A STANDARD RV.

BUT THEY CAN DO IT IN ONE OF THESE.

IT REALLY DOESN'T MATTER WHAT YOUR DREAM IS.

WE CAN MAKE IT HAPPEN. AND IF GOING RETRO IS YOUR THING,

CHECK OUT THESE VINTAGE TRAILERS PAINSTAKINGLY RESTORED

BY THE ARTISANS AT FLYTE CAMP.

THINGS JUST AREN'T MADE THE WAY THAT THEY USED TO BE.

IT KIND OF TAKES PEOPLE'S BREATH AWAY.

THREE VERY DIFFERENT COMPANIES

BUILDING THREE VERY COOL HOMES ON WHEELS.

THIS IS "EXTREME RVs." (horn blares)

THE RECREATION VEHICLES OF OLD WERE JUST THAT--

VEHICLES DESIGNED FOR CASUAL RECREATION.

THEY CAME EQUIPPED WITH THE BASE NECESSITIES

TO KEEP THEIR OCCUPANTS MODERATELY COMFORTABLE

WHILE AWAY FROM HOME.

WELL, THAT'S ABOUT TO CHANGE.

SAY HELLO TO THE EXTREME RV.

THESE FIRST-CLASS MOBILE MANSIONS

ARE THE NEXT STEP IN AN EVER-EVOLVING WORLD

OF LUXURY ON WHEELS.

Closed Captions provided by Scripps Networks, LLC.

WELCOME TO A WHOLE WORLD

OF FIRST-CLASS MOBILE MANSIONS.

THESE ARE EXTREME RVs--THE EPITOME OF LUXURY ON WHEELS.

***

FEATHERLITE COACHES

HAS A LONG HISTORY OF BEING AN INDUSTRY LEADER.

HERE ARE THEIR HEADQUARTERS IN RURAL VIRGINIA.

FEATHERLITE'S VANTARé DIVISION IS QUIETLY BUILDING

SOME OF THE MOST EXQUISITE RVs IN THE WORLD.

VANTARé COACHES CAME INTO BEING

FROM ORIGINALLY A YACHT BUILDING BUSINESS.

THE IDEA WAS TO PUT YACHT-QUALITY INTERIOR

IN A MOTOR HOME.

AND JUST A CURSORY GLANCE WILL TELL YOU

THIS IS FAR FROM THE STANDARD RV.

WE ARE REALLY BUILDING A BUS CONVERSION.

WE'RE CONVERTING THE PREVOST BUS SHELL.

BEFORE WE EVEN TURN A WRENCH ON IT,

WE'RE LOOKING AT MINIMUM $500,000 INVESTMENT

JUST FOR THE PLATFORM.

THIS IS THE ULTIMATE CLASS RV.

NOT ONLY DO THEY BUILD EXTREME RVs,

THEY HAVE AN EXTREMELY HIGH-SPEED CLIENTELE.

IN FACT, FEATHERLITE COACHES IS THE OFFICIAL LUXURY COACH

OF NASCAR.

AND THEIR CURRENT BUILD HAS A BIG DATE AT THE RACES.

***

FEATHERLITE IS CURRENTLY BUILDING AN EXHIBITION COACH

TO MARKET THEIR BRAND,

AND THEY'LL BE UNVEILING IT AT THE TALLADEGA SUPERSPEEDWAY

ONE MONTH FROM NOW.

THE VANTARé THAT WE'RE CURRENTLY BUILDING

IS THE LATEST AND GREATEST,

THE MOST POPULAR TRIPLE-SLIDE FLOOR PLAN THAT REALLY

TAKES THE INTERIOR SPACE IN THE COACH TO THE EXTREME,

REALLY AS A PLATFORM

TO SHOWCASE ALL OF OUR LATEST TECHNOLOGIES

AND THE NEW FLOOR PLAN.

THE EXCITEMENT LEVEL IS HIGH AROUND THE SHOP,

BUT THEY KNOW THEY HAVE A MOUNTAIN OF WORK AHEAD.

ALMOST EVERY PIECE THAT GOES INTO THE COACH IS CUSTOM-BUILT.

ALL OF OUR CEILINGS ARE CUSTOM-BUILT.

THE FLOORING'S ALWAYS CUSTOM.

OBVIOUSLY, EVERY CABINET WE BUILD

IS A CUSTOM-BUILT CABINET.

THE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS THAT WILL RUN THE COACH

ARE ALSO CUSTOM-BUILT.

THIS IS ALL OUR ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS

FOR THE ENTIRE COACH THAT POWER EVERYTHING.

UM, OUR A.C. PANEL HERE-- STANDARD 100-AMP SERVICE

BASICALLY OF A SMALL HOME.

WE HAVE WASHER, DRYER, REFRIGERATORS, DISHWASHERS.

PRETTY MUCH ALL YOUR HOME AMENITIES, WE HAVE IN A COACH.

TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF HOW MUCH WORK GOES

INTO ONE OF THESE COACHES, THEY ROLL IN,

THEY WEIGH 32,000 POUNDS, AND WHEN THEY LEAVE,

THEY WEIGH 55,000 OR ALMOST 55,000 POUNDS,

SO AT THE END OF THE DAY, WE PUT ABOUT

20,000, 25,000 POUNDS' WORTH OF STUFF INSIDE OF A COACH.

FEATHERLITE COACHES HAS A CREW OF 24 CRAFTSMEN

WORKING AROUND THE CLOCK

TO COMPLETE THIS COACH ON TIME FOR NASCAR AT TALLADEGA.

THAT'S GONNA BE A REAL CHALLENGE.

IT'S GOT EXTREMELY LARGE SLIDES,

AS FAR BACK IN THE COACH AS WE CAN MANAGE TO GET 'EM.

(man) YOU KNOW, ONE THING ABOUT THESE COACHES

IS, YOU KNOW, EVERYTHING HAS TO BE EXACT ALL THE WAY DOWN.

HAVE TO BE ABLE TO IMPROVISE,

BECAUSE IT IS LITERALLY A CUSTOM COACH. (laughs)

WE'RE GOING TO CHECK BACK

WITH THIS HIGH-OCTANE RV LATER.

IN MISSOURI,

GLOBAL EXPEDITION VEHICLES' FOUNDERMIKE VAN PELT

HAS A SOMEWHAT DIFFERENT DEFINITION OF EXTREME.

WHAT MAKES IT AN EXTREME RV

IS WHERE IT CAN GO AND HOW LONG IT CAN STAY THERE.

MIKE'S SAYING IS "MAD MAX MEETS WINNEBAGO."

FOR OVER 20 YEARS,

GXV HAS BEEN BUILDING ALL-TERRAIN MOTOR HOMES

UNLIKE ANY OTHER ON THE PLANET.

THERE'S TWO THINGS THAT REALLY SET THESE TRUCKS APART

FROM A STANDARD RV.

THE FIRST ONE IS THE GROUND CLEARANCE.

YOUR CENTER OF GRAVITY ON THIS TRUCK

IS THIS LEVEL RIGHT HERE, THAT'S YOUR FLOOR.

EVERYTHING, INCLUDING THE MOTOR, IS BELOW THAT POINT,

SO THESE THINGS WILL TAKE AN INCREDIBLE SIDEHILL.

THE OTHER THING IS OUR TIRES HAVE A LOT OF RUBBER ON 'EM.

THEY HAVE A LOT OF TREAD, AND THEY HAVE A LOT OF TRACTION.

RUBBER THAT'S THAT THICK. IT'S 40,000-MILE TIRE.

THIS WHEEL CAN BE TAKEN APART IN THE FIELD.

THIS SET OF BOLTS TAKES THE TIRE WHEEL OFF.

THIS SET OF BOLTS TAKES THE WHEEL IN HALF.

IT REMOVES HALF THE WHEEL, SO THEN YOU CAN STAND THE TIRE UP,

DO A FIELD REPAIR, PUT IT BACK DOWN, BOLT IT BACK,

AIR IT UP, PUT IT BACK ON THE TRUCK,

ALL WITH HYDRAULICS AND AIR, BOTH OF WHICH ARE ON THIS TRUCK.

GXVs ARE ROUTINELY BUILT ON A MERCEDES UNIMOG,

ONE OF THE MOST WELL-KNOWN VEHICLES

YOU'VE PROBABLY NEVER HEARD OF.

THE MERCEDES UNIMOG IS FOUND IN EVERY MILITARY IN THE WORLD

BUT OURS.

SO THIS VEHICLE IS FOUND IN EVERY MILITARY,

SO EVERY COUNTRY HAS THE PARTS.

AMAZING VEHICLES.

HEATED WINDSHIELDS, A 16-WAY ADJUSTABLE SEAT.

IT HAS LOCKING FRONT, CENTER, AND REAR DIFFERENTIALS.

IT'S THE ONLY VEHICLE I KNOW

THAT YOU CAN GET A CENTER LOCKING DIFFERENTIAL.

21 FORWARD GEARS, 16 REVERSE GEARS.

YOU CAN GET OUT OF TROUBLE

JUST ALMOST AS FAST AS YOU GOT IN TROUBLE.

ADD TO THAT A WHOLE HOST OF MODERN COMFORTSAND AMENITIES,

AND YOU HAVE AN UNPRECEDENTED RV.

I'VE ALWAYS TRAVELED MY WHOLE LIFE, ALL OVER THE WORLD.

I'VE JUST ALWAYS REALLY, REALLY LOVED TRAVELING.

WHEN YOU TRAVEL, YOU ARE OUT MEETING PEOPLE,

BUT THEY'RE PEOPLE THAT ARE PAID TO GREET YOU AT THE AIRPORT,

MEET YOU, AND TAKE YOU FROM HERE TO THERE

AND DO THINGS LIKE THAT, AND FOR ME, THAT'S NOT TRAVELING.

YOU CAN GO PLACES THAT YOU DON'T HAVE TO HAVE PAVED ROADS TO.

SO YOU SEE A SIDE TRAIL, AND IT'S IN THE DIRECTION

OF SOMETHING THAT LOOKS REALLY COOL,

YOU KNOW, YOU CAN TAKE IT AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS.

THE CURRENT GXV PROJECT IS AN RV

THAT WILL COME WITH A KING-SIZE BED,

GRANITE COUNTERS,

AND A 125-GALLON WATER TANK.

IT'S BEING BUILT FOR A COUPLE THAT WILL BE NEW

TO THE OFF-ROAD AND OFF-THE-GRID LIFESTYLE.

WELL, ACTUALLY, I WANTED AN AIRSTREAM,

AND, UH, I LET RICKY LOOSE ON HIS OWN.

AND HERE WE ARE. (laughs)

(Rick) THIS IS CAPABLE OF GOING ANYWHERE THERE'S CLEARANCE.

A LOT MORE PLACES THAN I CARE TO TAKE IT. YES.

BECAUSE IT GETS PRETTY HAIRY.

WE ALWAYS THOUGHT IT WOULD BE SO MUCH FUN

TO HAVE A LITTLE CABIN IN ALL THESE DIFFERENT PLACES

THAT WE LIKE TO GO, AND SO RATHER THAN DO THAT,

WE HAVE A CABIN ON WHEELS.

THE 45-FOOT FEATHERLITE

HAS ALMOST 400 SQUARE FEET OF LIVING SPACE.

THIS 17-FOOT GXV HAS ONLY HALF THAT,

BUT IT'S EXTREMELY WELL THOUGHT OUT.

THIS PARTICULAR UNIT, WHILE IT IS VERY COMPACT,

IT'S GONNA HAVE THE FULL GAMUT OF AMENITIES.

USUALLY, A SMALL UNIT LIKE THIS WILL HAVE ONE SOLAR PANEL.

WE'RE EQUIPPING THIS ONE WITH TWO

FOR PROLONGED STAYS IN THE VEHICLE.

USING A NEW DIESEL GENERATOR

THAT WILL BE ABLE TO-- BASICALLY CAN RUN

JUST ABOUT ANYTHING YOU WANT IT TO ON IT,

I MEAN, IT'S REALLY A SELF-CONTAINED UNIT,

AND EVEN THOUGH IT'S COMPACT,

IT'S--I MEAN, IT'S JUST GONNA-- IT'S GONNA FEEL LIKE HOME.

***

COMING UP,FEATHERLITE FILLS ITS LATEST VANTARé

WITH JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING.

OUTDOOR GRILL, OUTDOOR REFRIGERATOR, ICE MAKER.

AND GXV TELLS US MORE ABOUT WHAT IT TAKES

TO BUILD A TRULY SELF-SUFFICIENT RV.

THAT'S WHY YOU DON'T SEE THESE TYPES OF TRUCKS VERY OFTEN,

BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT WHERE MOST PEOPLE ARE.

AND LATER, WE'LL VISIT A COMPANY

THAT LOOKS TO THE PAST FOR THE FUTURE OF EXTREME.

WE'RE BASICALLY TRYING TO CREATE A TIME CAPSULE.

STICK AROUND.

WE'RE BACK IN VIRGINIA AT FEATHERLITE COACHES,

AND THEY'RE BUILDING THE ULTIMATE RACE FAN'S

EXTREME RV.

THE FABRICATION OF THIS 45-FOOT TRIPLE-SLIDE-OUT BUS CONVERSION

IS WELL UNDER WAY, AND IT WILL BE UNVEILED

AT THE TALLADEGA SUPERSPEEDWAY'S NASCAR EVENT

IN JUST THREE WEEKS.

THIS VANTARé HAS A FLOOR PLAN THAT'S UNIQUE,

BUT IT'S STILL REALLY MADE

TO CATER TOWARDS A TRADITIONAL RV LIFESTYLE,

WHICH WE'VE ALWAYS SAID,

YOU SLEEP TWO, DINNER FOR FOUR, OR DRINKS FOR SIX.

THEY'VE CONSTRUCTED THE SLIDE-OUTS

AND STARTED WORK ON THE ELABORATE INTERIOR.

SO THE INTERIOR ON THIS VANTARé

HAS WHAT I'D CALL A TRANSITIONAL FEEL TO IT.

IT'S GOT RUSTIC-TYPE ELEMENTS TO IT,

BUT ALSO HAS KIND OF A MODERN EDGE,

SO YOU'RE GONNA SEE A MIXTURE OF A HARDWOOD FLOOR,

YOU KNOW, DARK AND LIGHT WOODS COMBINED.

IT'S HEATED AS WELL, HEATED FLOORS.

RIGHT NOW WE'RE TRYING TO GET THE FLOOR INSTALLED

SO WE CAN GO AHEAD AND START PUTTING FURNITURE IN THE SALON.

STILL GOT ONE SLIDE THAT NEEDS TO GO IN.

THAT'S PROBABLY TWO WEEKS DOWN THE ROAD.

ONCE THAT SLIDE'S IN,

A LITTLE BIT OF BAY WORK, AND THEN IT GOES TO TALLADEGA.

PATTERNS IS WHERE YOU GET A LITTLE BIT OF COMPLICATION,

BECAUSE WE GOT FOUR CORNERS OF EACH PANEL COMING TOGETHER

WITH 16 PIECES.

IT STARTS TO GET A LITTLE HAIRY

WHEN ALL THE PIECES START TO SLIP.

WE ONLY HAVE A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF TIME TO WORK

BEFORE THE GLUE STARTS GETTING TACKY.

THEN IT'S STUCK.

THE TEAM WILL NEED TO FABRICATE OVER 30 CABINETS

JUST FOR THIS ONE COACH.

WE HAVE TWO COOLERS LIKE THIS.

THIS OPENS UP IN HERE, AND YOU HAVE A NICE LITTLE COOLER.

ONE OF THE CABINETS HAS A SET OF DRAWERS,

TWO REFRIGERATORS, AN ICE MAKER IN IT.

ONE OF THE OTHER GENTLEMEN HAS BUILT A GAS GRILL ATTACHMENT

THAT HAS DRAWERS IN IT.

THE NOVEL FEATURES IN THIS COACH

ARE L.E.D. BACKLIGHTING FOR THE STAIRS AND WINDOW FRAMES.

(Jimmy) WE ARE USING BACKLIT STEP RISERS IN THE COACH,

SO THE FIRST THING YOU SEE WHEN YOU COME IN

TO MAKE, YOU KNOW, A GRAND ENTRANCE INTO THIS COACH,

IT'S ACTUALLY GOT A TRANSLUCENT TILE

BACKLIT WITH L.E.D. LIGHTING,

AND IT'S ALL, YOU KNOW, FIXTURING THAT WE MAKE IN-HOUSE.

YOU'LL SEE THE WINDOW TREATMENTS

INCORPORATE THE SAME STYLE L.E.D. BACKLIGHTING,

AND THERE'S A TRANSLUCENT INSERT THAT'S ALSO REPEATED IN

THE UPPER CABINETS IN THE GALLEY AREA, THE DINETTE AREA,

SO IT GIVES SOME DEPTH WHEN THE BACKLIGHTS ARE ON,

ADD SOME INTEREST TO THE COACH.

ONCE COMPLETED, THE TEAM WILL HAVE SPENT

OVER 2,000 MAN-HOURS

DESIGNING AND BUILDING THIS RV's INTERIOR,

BUT OBVIOUSLY, IT'S TIME WELL-SPENT.

ONE OF MY PERSONAL FAVORITES WE DID

FOR A MOTORSPORTS ATHLETE,

THIS COACH HAD REALLY THE FEEL

OF, LIKE, A SoHo LOFT.

IT WAS SO CLEAN,

JUST BEAUTIFUL LOOK INSIDE,

VERY EDITED.

THAT WOULD BE THE COACH THAT I WOULD ENJOY LIVING IN.

BUT JUST WAIT

UNTIL YOU SEE THE INTERIOR ON THIS EXTREME RV.

LET'S CHECK BACK IN WITH MIKE AT GXV

WHERE HIS IDEA OF LUXURY HINGES ON THE ABILITY

TO STAY OFF THE GRID INDEFINITELY.

MOST OF OUR CUSTOMERS NEVER STAY IN A CAMPGROUND.

THAT'S WHY YOU DON'T SEE THESE TYPES OF TRUCKS VERY OFTEN,

BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT WHERE MOST PEOPLE ARE.

THIS RIG LETS 'EM GO OUT FOR EXTENDED PERIODS OF TIME

AND STAY WHERE THEY WANT TO STAY,

GO WHERE THEY WANT TO GO,

AND LEAVE THE PAVEMENT BEHIND.

THIS PARTICULAR UNIT, I LOVE IT.

IT'S A BIT MORE COMPACT

THAN YOUR 43-FOOT RV,

BUT YOU CAN'T TAKE THAT ANYWHERE.

YOU CANNOT TAKE IT OFF-ROAD.

YOU CANNOT TAKE AN RV FOR GLOBAL TRAVEL.

BUT SOON, THE CURRENT PROJECT WILL BE DOING EXACTLY THAT.

USING SHEETS OF F.R.P.,

OR FIBER REINFORCED POLYMERS,

THE CREW CONSTRUCTS WALLS THAT ARE LIGHT

BUT EXTREMELY STRONG.

(Mike) PANELS THAT WE ENGINEER COME FROM EUROPE.

THEY'RE USED IN THE HIGH-SPEED TRAIN AND RAIL NETWORKS.

THEY HAVE COMPOSITE STRUCTURES THAT ARE CAPABLE OF DOING,

YOU KNOW, 150- 200-MILE-AN-HOUR OR WHATEVER,

AND USED EVERY DAY, DAY IN, DAY OUT.

THEY'RE STRONG,

BUT THEY'RE EXTREMELY LIGHTWEIGHT.

INDUSTRIAL-STRENGTH BONDING AGENTS ARE USED

TO AFFIX THE WALLS TO THE FLOOR.

THE STRUCTURAL ADHESIVE WE USE ON THIS

IS HARDER THAN ROCK ONCE IT SETS UP.

YOU BREAK ROUTER BITS IF YOU HIT IT WITH A ROUTER.

BUILDING THE CABIN IS ONE THING,

BUT NOW THEY HAVE TO ATTACH IT.

THE BUILD TEAM IS PREPARING

TO MARRY THE CABIN TO THE UNIMOG CHASSIS.

TO ENSURE A FLAWLESS FIT, THE GXV TEAM

WILL NEED TO ADD A FEW CUSTOM TOUCHES.

WE'RE RELOCATING THE TANK TO ACCOMMODATE THE BODY MOUNTS

AND THE STEP-DOWN FOR THE CABIN.

BEFORE LOWERING THE CABIN INTO THE CHASSIS,

THE CREW MAKES SURE ALL THE CONTACT POINTS

CAN HANDLE THE STRESS.

THESE ARE CALLED DUROMETER MOUNTS.

THEY'RE AN INDUSTRIAL-STYLE MOUNT

THAT USES A LARGE RUBBER DONUT.

A BOLT DROPS DOWN.

YOU CAN SEE THE BOLT IN THE BOTTOM OF THE CABIN.

IT ALLOWS THE FRAME AND THE CABIN

TO FLEX INDEPENDENTLY

WHEN THE TRUCK IS GOING UP A HILL SIDEWAYS

OR GOING THROUGH A DITCH,

AND THE FRAME WILL STRETCH AND TWIST SOMEWHAT.

ALL TRUCK FRAMES DO.

THIS ALLOWS THE BODY TO RIDE ON TOP OF THAT.

(man) THAT BOLT RIGHT THERE HAS GOTTA LINE UP WITH THAT HOLE.

YOU HAVE ZERO TOLERANCE.

YOU'RE BASICALLY TRYING TO LINE UP THREE PEGS,

LOWERING IT DOWN WITH TWO FORKLIFTS,

AND HITTING HOLES

THE EXACT SAME SIZE AS THE PEGS AT THE SAME TIME.

SO WE GOT A FEW THINGS WE GOTTA GET RIGHT HERE.

AND NOW THE MOMENT OF TRUTH.

MISSION ACCOMPLISHED.

COMING UP,

SOME OF FEATHERLITE'S BEST FEATURES

ARE ON TOP OF THE COACH.

WE GOT FOUR A.C. UNITS ON THE ROOF OF EACH BUS,

TRACK TV, TWO DIFFERENT SATELLITES.

AND IN OREGON, WE'LL SEE A FULL RESTORATION

OF A CLASSIC '40s RV

BUILT WITH RESPECT FOR THE OLD SCHOOL.

EVEN IN BAD SHAPE, IT WAS A GREAT FIND.

SEE YOU SOON.

WELCOME BACK TO "EXTREME RVs."

FEATHERLITE COACHES IS BUILDING

A BEHEMOTH 45-FOOT COACH TO SHOW OFF

AT NASCAR'S EXTREMELY HIGH-SPEED EVENTIN TALLADEGA.

AND GIVEN FEATHERLITE'S TARGET CLIENTELE,

THIS RV HAS TO BE PERFECT.

OUR CLIENTS LIVE IN SOME OF THE FINEST HOMES IN THE WORLD,

AND THEY EXPECT THE SAME LEVEL OF FINISH IN THEIR COACHES.

THIS TEAM IS USED TO SETTING THE BAR VERY HIGH.

SOME OF THE MORE UNIQUE COACHES THAT I REALLY ENJOYED BUILDING

HAD INTERESTING THEMES FOR LOOKS.

WE DID A COACH IN A FULL SOUTHWESTERN THEME,

AND IT REALLY WAS SPECTACULAR.

IT HAD AN ABSTRACT BARBED-WIRE THEME

THAT RAN THROUGH THE ENTIRE CEILING IN THE COACH.

IT WAS OVER THE TOP BUT BEAUTIFUL AT THE SAME TIME.

OVER THE TOP--

THAT PHRASE GETS USED A LOT AROUND HERE.

LAST TIME WE CHECKED IN WITH FEATHERLITE,

THE FIRST TWO SLIDE-OUTS WERE IN PLACE.

AND TODAY, THE LAST ONE'S INSTALLED.

THIS IS THE GALLEY AREA,

AND A LOT OF IT'S FOR THE LIGHTING IN THE GALLEY

AND A LOT OF THE SWITCHES AND A LOT OF THE A.C. STUFF,

MICROWAVE, DIFFERENT THINGS LIKE THAT.

AND THE SLIDE GOES IN AND OUT,

NONE OF THE WIRES GET PINCHED.

WHILE WE'RE RUNNING THE SLIDE IN HERE FOR THE FIRST TIME,

THEY'RE GONNA GET READY TO DO SOME WORK ON THE CEILING.

SO HOPEFULLY, UH, EVERYTHING GOES SMOOTH HERE,

AND WE DON'T HAVE ANY CRUNCHES.

THAT'S IT. IN.

THIS RV COMES WITH ALL THE OPTIONS,

AND MANY OF THEM CAN BE FOUND ON THE ROOF.

WE GOT FOUR A.C. UNITS ON THE ROOF OF EACH BUS,

TRACK TV, TWO DIFFERENT SATELLITES,

SATELLITE PHONE, ANTENNAS UP AT THE FRONT.

THAT'S REALLY ABOUT IT. THERE'S A LOT OF STUFF UP HERE, THOUGH.

COMPLICATED SYSTEMS LIKE A SLIDE-OUT

REQUIRE A GREAT DEAL OF POWER, AND A VANTARé EXTREME RV

DEMANDS A LOT OF FLEXIBILITY

IN HOW IT DELIVERSTHAT POWER.

THERE'S THREE DIFFERENT WAYS YOU CAN RUN POWER.

YOU CAN RUN POWER THROUGH THE SHORT CORD.

YOU CAN RUN POWER THROUGH THE GENERATOR

OR THROUGH THE INVERTERS.

THESE RUNS COMING RIGHT HERE ARE FROM THE BATTERIES

BACK ON THE END OF THE COACH, AND WHAT THEY DO

IS POWER THE INVERTERS AS WELL AS THE D.C. LOADS.

EACH ONE OF THESE RUNS IS ABOUT 50 FEET,

AND AT ABOUT $5.00 A FOOT,

YOU'RE TALKING THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS.

THERE'S A HUGE AMOUNT OF WORK AHEAD,

BUT FOR THIS CREW, THE FINISH LINE IS CLEARLY IN SIGHT.

WE'RE PROBABLY 75%, TWO WEEKS LEFT TO GO,

SO IT'S GONNA BE A PUSH TO GET IT READY,

BUT WE'LL GET IT DONE.

THERE'S NO ABSOLUTE DEFINITION FOR AN EXTREME RV.

JUST TAKE A LOOK AT FLYTE CAMP VINTAGE TRAILER RESTORATION.

THEY'RE TAKING THE IDEA OF A RECREATION VEHICLE

BACK TO ITS HEYDAY.

HERE AT FLYTE CAMP, WE REALLY SPECIALIZE

IN THE RESTORATION

OF '30s, '40s, AND '50s TRAVEL TRAILERS.

AND WE'RE BASICALLY TRYING TO CREATE A TIME CAPSULE

SO THAT PEOPLE CAN HAVE THE EXPERIENCE,

AND GENERATIONS TO COME CAN REALLY BE ABLE

TO EXPERIENCE WHAT IT'S LIKE IN AN EARLIER TIME.

THE CREW AT FLYTE CAMP IS IN THE MIDDLE

OF RESTORING WHAT'S CALLED THE BREAD LOAF TRAILER

FOR MIKE AND ADA WIDNESS.

(man) SO WHAT WE'VE GOT HERE IS A 1947 WESTWOOD CORONADO.

WHEN IT WAS BROUGHT TO US,

IT WAS IN PRETTY DILAPIDATED CONDITION.

THE '47 WESTWOOD CORONADO IS EXTREMELY SOUGHT-AFTER.

EVEN IN BAD SHAPE, IT WAS A GREAT FIND.

WE'VE DONE ALL THE BODYWORK ON THE EXTERIOR,

STRIPPED IT DOWN TO BARE ALUMINUM.

INTERIOR-WISE, WHAT WE'VE DONE

IS GUTTED IT CLEAR DOWN TO THE FRAME.

AT THIS POINT RIGHT NOW, THIS 1947 COACH

IS GONNA BE BROUGHT UP TO 2011, SO WE'RE READY.

AT FLYTE CAMP, THIS GROUND-UP RESTORATION

STARTS WITH THE FLOOR.

WE'RE PUTTING THE LAST PIECE OF 3/8 SUBFLOOR DOWN.

WE PUT 3/4 DOWN.

NOW WE'RE PUTTING 3/8 TO GET IT UP TO THE NATURAL LEVEL

OF THE ORIGINAL.

THEN WE GLUE IT.

AND INSTEAD OF US PUTTING SLATS, WE PUT IN A FULL FLOOR.

ONCE THE SUBSTRUCTURE IS INSTALLED,

THE TEAM LAYS THE ECO-FRIENDLY MARMOLEUM FLOORING,

A SUSTAINABLE AND NATURAL ALTERNATIVE

TO VINTAGE LINOLEUM.

OVER IN THE WOOD SHOP,

THE COMPUTER-OPERATED ROUTER CUTS A CUSTOM INLAY

FOR THE DOORWAY.

FIRST PART'S DONE.

WE'LL SET UP FOR THE BORDER, AND OFF WE GO.

TIGHT. IT LOOKS BEAUTIFUL.

THE TEAM AT FLYTE CAMP HAS A UNIQUE APPROACH

WHEN IT COMES TO VISUALIZING THE INTERIOR DESIGN.

THEY CONSTRUCT IT ALL OUTSIDE THE ACTUAL TRAILER.

WE ARE IN THE REAR OF THE TRAILER.

RIGHT HERE, WE HAVE THE BED.

IT'S CURRENTLY A TWIN-SIZE BED,

AND WE'RE GOING TO BE BUILDING IT OUT

SO THAT IT'LL BE A FULL.

HERE, WHAT WE'RE GONNA HAVE IS A TOILET ROOM.

WE'RE GONNA CUT THIS UPPER CABINET OFF,

AND WE'RE GONNA EXTEND THIS ALL THE WAY TO THE CEILING.

THE KITCHEN'S GONNA HAVE THE SAME LAYOUT AS ORIGINAL.

WE'RE GONNA BE PUTTING IN STAINLESS STEEL COUNTERTOPS

WITH A NEW SINK AND FAUCET.

IT'LL JUST HAVE THAT REAL VINTAGE APPEAL.

WE'LL DO A SPAR VARNISH ON EVERYTHING,

SO IT SHOULD BE NICE AND SHINY.

THIS TEAM'S NEXT CHALLENGE

IS TO MAKE THEIR NEW BUILDING MATERIALS

MATCHTHE ORIGINAL SALVAGED PIECES.

(man) THIS IS THE FOLDING TABLE THAT COMES OUT FROM THE WALL,

AND IT ATTACHES TO THE PORTION OF THE TRAILER

IN THE DINING ROOM.

THE TOP WAS RUINED, SO I HAVE TO REPLACE THE TOP.

AND THEN SOME OF THIS I'LL TRY TO RESTORE.

GENERALLY, IT'S TRY TO GET IT JUST LIKE FACTORY,

AND IF WE CAN DO THAT, THAT MAKES EVERYBODY HAPPY.

VINTAGE APPLIANCES ADD THAT CRITICAL TOUCH OFAUTHENTICITY

TO A RESTORATION PROJECT LIKE THIS.

THIS STOVE, WE FOUND. WE GOT IT FROM A PICKER.

AND WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO IS WE'RE GONNA

BASICALLY TAKE IT APART, CLEAN IT UP.

THEY'RE PRETTY DIFFICULT TO FIND,

ESPECIALLY IN THIS KIND OF CONDITION.

OUR CLIENTS REALLY LIKED THIS ONE, BECAUSE IT HAD

THE GLASS FRONT TO IT, SO THAT'S KIND OF UNUSUAL.

BUT BRINGING AN OLD STOVE BACK TAKES A LOT OF WORK.

A LOT OF ELBOW GREASE.

IT'S CLEANING UP BEAUTIFULLY.

WE'RE REALLY FORTUNATE WITH THIS ONE.

IT'S IN NEAR-PERFECT CONDITION.

TO MAINTAIN THE HISTORICAL INTEGRITY OF THE BUILD,

THE CREW MANAGES TO TRACK DOWN A VINTAGE COUCH FROM

THE SAME YEAR AND MANUFACTURER AS THE TRAILER.

THIS COUCH WAS ORIGINALLY IN A 1947 TAHOE.

WE GOT IT DOWN IN NEWPORT BEACH.

IT LOOKED TO BE PRETTY GOOD ON PICTURES AND EVERYTHING.

THE CLICK-CLACK WORKS GOOD,

WHICH IS THE BEST, YOU KNOW, FIND

IS THE ACTUAL MECHANISM.

THE STUFFING SEEMS LIKE IT'S IN GOOD SHAPE

AND DEFINITELY RESTORABLE.

(Anna) IT KIND OF TAKES PEOPLE'S BREATH AWAY,

BECAUSE THINGS JUST AREN'T MADE THE WAY THAT THEY USED TO BE.

PEOPLE LOVE IT.

COMING UP, THINK THE STORAGE BAYS

UNDER THE BUS ARE JUST FOR STORAGE?

NOT IN AN EXTREME RV.

IN BAY 5, EVERYBODY NEEDS TO HAVE AN ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM.

PLUS, THE TEAMS AT GXV AND FLYTE CAMP

MAKE THEIR FINAL PUSH.

IT'S GONNA BE AWESOME. THEY ALL ARE.

***

WELCOME BACK TO "EXTREME RVs."

FEATHERLITE COACH'S VANTARé LUXURY COACH DIVISION

IS KNOWN FOR CREATING THE BEST OF THE BEST

WHEN IT COMES TO ELEGANCE AND OPULENCE ON WHEELS.

THEIR CURRENT PROJECT, DESIGNED TO ACCOMMODATE

NASCAR'S ELITE, IS NO EXCEPTION

AS THE CREW PREPARES TO TRAVEL TO TALLADEGA

FOR THE BIG REVEAL.

WE GOT OUR FLOOR UP FRONT ALL FINISHED.

THE UPPER GALLEY'S DONE.

MICROWAVE'S ALL INSTALLED.

AND THEN WE'VE GOT OUR A.V. RACK IS PRETTY MUCH COMPLETE

WITH ALL OUR A.V. EQUIPMENT.

GOING BACK FARTHER, OH, WE HAVE A CEILING FAN.

YOU MIGHT WANT TO WATCH YOUR HEAD ON THAT.

ANY RACE FAN KNOWS THAT IT TAKES A BIG CREW

TO KEEP A RACECAR ON THE TRACK,

AND FEATHERLITE KNOWS

THEY ALL CAN'T FIT INSIDE THE COACH.

AS YOU'VE ALREADY SEEN,

THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF WORK GOING ON INSIDE THE BUS.

THERE'S A LOT OF WORK THAT GOES INTO

THE BOTTOM OF OUR BUSES AS WELL.

THIS IS ACTUALLY WHAT THE GUYS SEEM TO LIKE THE MOST.

AND IN THIS EMPTY BAY RIGHT HERE,

THIS IS WHERE OUR GRILL'S GOING.

BAY 1 HERE, THIS WILL BE A REFRIGERATOR AND AN ICE MAKER.

AND THEN IN BAY 3,

WE HAVE OUR GENERATOR,

WHICH SUPPLIES POWER WHEN YOU CAN'T PLUG IN.

AND IN BAY 4 HERE, WE'VE GOT TWO MORE REFRIGERATORS

TO KEEP THINGS YOU WANT TO COOK OR YOUR DRINKS COLD.

AND OF COURSE, IN BAY 5,

EVERYBODY NEEDS TO HAVE AN ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM,

SO WE INSTALLED ANOTHER TV, WHICH YOU CAN PULL OUT,

SO YOU CAN DO ALL YOUR ENTERTAINING AND TAILGATING

RIGHT HERE ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE BUS.

THE WEIGHT OF A COACH-CLASS RV

CAN'T EXCEED 80,000 POUNDS.

SO TO ACCOMMODATE THE WEIGHT RESTRICTIONS,

THE FEATHERLITE TEAM USES THINNER-CUT SLABS

WITH ATTACHED LIPSTO GIVE THE ILLUSION OF THICKNESS.

WE'RE IN THE FINAL PHASES OF THE LIGHTED WINDOW BOXES.

WE'RE ALL KIND OF ANXIOUS TO SEE WHAT THE WINDOW TREATMENTS

ARE GONNA LOOK LIKE WITH THE BACKLIGHTING ON THOSE.

IT'S VERY CLOSE TO BEING DONE AT THIS POINT.

AS WE GET CLOSER AND CLOSER, IT GETS HARDER AND HARDER

TO FINISH UP THE LAST LITTLE DETAILS.

THE DEVIL'S IN THE DETAILS,

AND IT'S A REAL TOUGH DEAL TO GET OVER THE TOP OF.

***

BACK IN MISSOURI AT GLOBAL EXPEDITION VEHICLES,

THEIR CURRENT EXTREME RV IS IN ITS FINAL STAGES.

THIS RIGHT HERE IS GONNA BE THE BOX

THAT'S GONNA HOUSE MY EXTERIOR SHOWER.

AND THIS WILL JUST KEEP IT FROM FREEZING

OR GETTING DAMAGED BACK IN THAT STORAGE COMPARTMENT.

THEN WE'LL MOUNT THAT IN THE TRUCK.

THEY CAN PULL THIS OUT, WASH THEIR DISHES, BOOTS,

OR TAKE A SHOWER.

(man) YEAH, I'D SAY IT HAS MOST THE COMFORTS OF HOME

BUILT INTO YOUR TRUCK.

IT ALMOST LIKE YOU'RE GONNA BE LIVING IN IT.

THE INTERIOR OF THIS RV ISN'T VERY BIG,

BUT IT'S PACKED WITH EVERYTHING YOU'D NEED

TO STAY OFF THE GRID IN COMFORT.

THE HEATING AND COOLING,

THE WATER SUPPLY AND ALL THE PLUMBING,

THE ELECTRICAL--

IT ALL HAS TO BE INSTALLED KNOWING THAT THIS RV

IS GOING TO TAKE A SERIOUS BEATING.

WE'RE JUST FIGURING OUT WHERE EVERYTHING IS GONNA GO,

AND THEN THE RIGHT SIZE,

AND THEN HOW YOU'RE GONNA HIDE IT IS THE HARDEST PART.

THIS RV WON'T BE SPENDING MUCH TIME

AT YOUR LOCAL RV CAMPSITE.

675 AMP HOURS ROUGHLY, JUST A LARGER BATTERY.

SO WHENEVER YOU'RE OUT IN THE DESERT

OR ANYWHERE LIKE THAT, YOU CAN JUST RUN ANYTHING

FOR DAYS AND DAYS ON END

AND NEVER HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT IT.

WE HAVE ROUGH ELECTRIC IN. WE HAVE SOME ROUGH PLUMBING IN.

AND WE'RE JUST READY TO FINISH THE BUILD.

IT'S GONNA BE AWESOME. THEY ALL ARE.

***

BACK IN OREGON, WHERE FLYTE CAMP RESTORATION

MAKES OLD RVs NEW AGAIN,

THIS 1947 OLD-SCHOOL TRAILER

HAS UNDERGONE A MAJOR FACE-LIFT,

BUT THEY HAVE A LOT LEFT TO DO.

WELL, WE'VE USED AS MANY PIECES AS WE POSSIBLY CAN

THAT WERE ORIGINAL FROM '47 AND THAT WERE WITH THIS COACH,

AND WE'VE REBUILT WHAT WE NEEDED TO

USING THE SAME MATERIALS

JUST LIKE IT WAS IN THE COACH TO BEGIN WITH.

TO BEEF UP THE STYLING CUES EVEN MORE,

ALL THE NATURAL WOOD SURFACES ARE SANDED AND VARNISHED

TO PROVIDE AN EARTHY GLOW.

WE DO THREE COATS OF VARNISH, GENERALLY.

WE ALWAYS USE A HIGH-END PAINTBRUSH,

BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT GIVES US LIKE A THICK, DEEP GLOSS LOOK.

AND AFTER IT DRIES, WE'LL SAND AND TACK-CLOTH IT

AND START ALL OVER AGAIN.

LET'S CHECK ON THOSE CLEANED AND UPDATED APPLIANCES.

I'M JUST ASSEMBLING RIGHT NOW

THE BURNER PORTION OF THE STOVE AND OVEN,

AND THEY JUST GOT BACK FROM THE POWDER COATERS.

AS YOU CAN SEE, IT LOOKS JUST LIKE A BRAND-NEW BURNER,

BUT IT'S AMAZING THAT THAT IS FROM 1947.

BUT BEFORE THE APPLIANCES CAN BE INSTALLED,

THE TEAM BEGINSSENDING IN ALL THE FURNISHINGS,

STARTING WITH THE MODIFIED BED FRAME.

WE'RE CHECKING RIGHT NOW FOR SLOPE OF THE FLOOR,

BECAUSE IN THE WESTWOODS, THE SLOPE COMES UP

TO ACCOMMODATE FOR GOING DOWN DRIVEWAYS AND THINGS,

SO WE HAVE TO BUILD EVERYTHING KIND OF TO FIT.

I THINK EVERYTHING LOOKS GOOD.

IT'S QUITE A BIT BIGGER THAN THE ORIGINAL WAS.

TYPICALLY IN THESE OLD BARN-FIND TRAILERS

THE WINDOWS ARE THE FIRST THINGS TO GO,

BUT RATHER THAN ORDERING REPLACEMENTS,

JUSTIN INSISTS ON BRINGING THE MATERIALS BACK

TO THEIR FACTORY APPEARANCE.

EACH WINDOW HAS GOT ABOUT SEVEN OR EIGHT PARTS TO IT,

AND IN ORDER TO HAVE 'EM REPAINTED AFTER ALL THESE YEARS

WITH ALL THE RUST AND GRIME AND STUFF ON 'EM,

WE HAVE TO DISASSEMBLE 'EM DOWN TO NOTHING,

SO EVERY SINGLE PIECE HAS GOTTA BE TAKEN APART.

IT'S KIND OF A TEDIOUS JOB,

BUT EVERYTHING BACK THEN WAS DONE BY HAND.

A LOT OF STUFF WAS JUST A TIME-CONSUMING PROCESS.

YOU KNOW, YOU COULD GO AND ORDER BRAND-NEW WINDOWS FOR THIS,

BUT IT WOULDN'T LOOK LIKE A 1947 TRAILER,

SO IT TAKES A LITTLE BIT MORE TIME,

BUT, YOU KNOW, THAT'S WHAT WE'RE IN THIS BUSINESS FOR

IS TO KEEP THAT ORIGINAL LOOK.

SO NOW WE'VE GOT OUR WINDOW FRAME

COINCIDING WITH THE COLOR.

UPDATING THIS TRAILER

MEANS GIVING AN OPTIONAL BATTERY POWER.

THIS PARTICULAR COACH DIDN'T HAVE A 12-VOLT SYSTEM BEFORE,

BUT WE WANTED TO PUT EMERGENCY LIGHTS,

YOU KNOW, JUST IN CASE THEY NEED IT,

FOR PULLING ALONGSIDE THE ROAD

AND DON'T HAVE HOOKUPS OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

HOOKUPS OR NOT, IT'LL HAVE A TOASTY LITTLE HEATER.

THIS IS THE ORIGINAL FLOOR HEATER.

WE GOT PROPANE THAT GOES IN HERE,

AND THIS IS THE BURNER, CAST ALUMINUM,

AND THIS IS THE EXHAUST FOR THE PROPANE BURNER

THAT GOES UP THROUGH THE ROOF.

AND THE HEAT WILL RISE FROM THIS VENTIN THE FLOOR.

NEW SCREENS WILL KEEP THE BUGS OUT IN THE SUMMER.

SO THIS IS THE ORIGINAL SCREEN DOOR

THAT CAME OUT OF THE COACH.

WE TOOK IT ALL APART, FIXED WHAT WE NEEDED TO,

PUT PANELS IN WHERE WE NEEDED TO.

NOW WE'RE RE-SCREENING IT. IT WAS DEFINITELY SALVAGEABLE.

THE CUSTOMER REALLY LIKES THAT LOOK

OF THE, YOU KNOW, THE RUSTIC OLD WOOD.

IT WON'T BE ALL WOOD INSIDE.

A LIGHTWEIGHT STAINLESS STEEL COUNTERTOPIS GOING IN.

THIS TRAILER WILL KEEP ITS PERIOD-CORRECT APPEARANCE

AND CLEVERLY HIDE MODERN TOUCHES

LIKE AN ON-DEMAND WATER HEATER

AND SMALL HALOGEN LIGHTS.

AFTER THE FINAL SCREWS ARE SNUGGED DOWN,

THE FURNISHINGS CAN GO IN.

(Anna) THIS IS A COUCH THAT CAME OUT OF A WESTWOOD TAHOE.

IT'S PRETTY MUCH ERA-SPECIFIC FOR THIS COACH.

IT'S A JACKKNIFE. IT TURNS INTO A BED.

AND IT'S GOT A LOT OF STORAGE UNDERNEATH

FOR ALL YOUR GUESTS.

NOW THE TEAM HEREAT FLYTE CAMP

IS BUTTONING THINGS UP FOR THE BIG SHOW-AND-TELL

WITH THE OWNERS OF THIS EXTREMELY VINTAGE RV.

JUST KIND OF TAKING CARE OF THE FINISH WORK RIGHT NOW.

COMING UP,

MIKE VAN PELT SHOWS US AROUND HIS LATEST GXV.

IT'S JUST AMAZING WHAT THESE THINGS DO.

AND FLYTE CAMP PRESENTS ITS RESTORED WESTWOOD CORONADO

TO THE WIDNESS FAMILY.

PERFECT. IT'S OUR RETIREMENT HOME. (laughs)

***

WELCOME BACK.

THE TEAM AT GLOBAL EXPEDITION VEHICLES

HAS COMPLETED THEIR NEWEST EXTREME RV.

IT'S AN OFF-ROAD, OFF-THE-GRID WORLD EXPLORER.

WITH AN RV BUILT FOR EXTREME CONDITIONS,

UTILITARIAN EFFICIENCY, AND TOTAL INDEPENDENCE,

YOU MIGHT EXPECT IT TO BE LACKING

IN THE COMFORT DEPARTMENT.

(Rene) JUST BECAUSE THE WORD EXTREME IS IN THIS NAME

DOESN'T MEAN THAT IT'S SPARTAN AND IT'S RUSTIC INSIDE.

TAKE A LOOK. IT IS BUILT TO BE BEAUTIFUL.

WHAT WE HAVE HERE IS A DINING BOOTH,

UPHOLSTERY CHOSEN BY THE CUSTOMER.

THIS TABLE ADJUSTS TO MAKE INTO A THIRD SLEEPING AREA.

THIS IS A REALLY NICE MATTRESS, NICE MEMORY FOAM,

CALIFORNIA KING-SIZE, LOTS OF ROOM FOR RELAXING,

WATCHING THE TELEVISION,

ENJOYING YOUR TIME INSIDE THE VEHICLE.

THIS IS OUR GALLEY KITCHEN WITH EVERY AMENITY

THAT YOU WOULD HAVE IN YOUR HOME,

FROM A GRANITE COUNTERTOP, NICE STAINLESS STEEL SINK,

AND THIS IS OUR 2-BURNER DIESEL COOKTOP.

THIS BATHROOM IS BUILT ON THE STYLE OF A YACHT.

YOU'VE GOT THE SOLID TEAK CABINETS,

ADJUSTABLE SHOWERHEAD.

WE HAVE A CASSETTE TOILET.

IT'S A COMBINATION SINK, TOILET, AND SHOWER AREA,

A WET BATH LIKE YOU'D FIND IN ANY LUXURY YACHT.

WHAT WE HAVE HERE IS OUR REFRIGERATOR-FREEZER.

INSTEAD OF HAVING A DOOR TYPE

THAT EVERY TIME YOU OPEN IT, THE FOOD FALLS OUT

EVERY TIME YOU'VE BEEN ON A ROUGH ROAD,

WE HAVE A VERY HIGH-END

MARINE DRAWER REFRIGERATOR-FREEZER

WITH TABS TO KEEP THE DOORS LOCKED IN PLACE.

YOU SIMPLE OPEN THE DRAWER,

AND YOUR FOOD IS IN PLACE JUST AS YOU LEFT IT.

BEAUTIFUL ON THE INSIDE, RUGGED ON THE OUTSIDE,

SAY HELLO TO THE GXV EXTREME SAFARI.

(Mike) WE'RE TRYING TO BUILD AS MUCH STORAGE INTO THESE TRUCKS

AS WE POSSIBLY CAN, AND THE REASON IS,

YOU'RE GONNA BE STAYING OUT FOR MONTHS AT A TIME IN SOME CASES.

WE KNOW PEOPLE THAT HAVE BEEN OUT FOR FIVE OR EIGHT YEARS

AND STILL HAVE NEVER RETURNED HOME.

SO WE TRY TO BUILD 'EM AS RUGGED AS POSSIBLE,

AS EXTREME AS POSSIBLE.

PACKED TO THE GILLS WITH COUNTLESS FEATURES

TO MAKE LIFE OFF THE GRID AS COMFORTABLE AS POSSIBLE.

IN THE FRONT OF THIS TRUCK, WE HAVE HYDRAULICS.

YOU CAN LITERALLY RUN ALMOST ANYTHING.

ANY KIND OF IMPLEMENT YOU CAN IMAGINE ON THIS TRUCK

CAN BE RAN RIGHT HERE.

ALSO, HYDRAULIC WINCHES.

THIS PARTICULAR WINCH WOULD BE CAPABLE

OF WINCHING THIS THING UP A TREE IF YOU WANTED TO.

ON THE ROOF, YOU'LL FIND A STATE-OF-THE-ART SOLAR ARRAY.

IT'S JUST AMAZING WHAT THESE THINGS WILL DO.

WE BUILD 'EM STOUT FOR A REASON.

YOU DON'T WANT TO HAVE TO SPEND TIME IN A FOREIGN COUNTRY

SERVICING YOUR TRUCK, TRYING TO GET STUFF BUILT,

TRYING TO GET STUFF MADE AGAIN.

IT'S MUCH BETTER TO BUILD IT ONCE

AND BUILD IT TO LAST.

THAT REASON IS TO BUILD A VEHICLE THAT'S PREPARED

FOR ANYTHING.

AND AT FLYTE CAMP,

THE RESTORED CORONADO IS READY TO RETURN HOME.

HARD TO BELIEVE THIS ANTIQUE TRAILER

LOOKS BETTER THAN IT DID

THE DAY IT ROLLED OUT OF THE FACTORY DOOR.

WE'RE FINISHED. 1947 WESTWOOD CORONADO.

THIS IS A PROJECT WE'VE BEEN REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO DOING

AND THAT WE FINALLY GOT A CHANCE

TO DO IT WITH SOME GREAT CLIENTS.

ISN'T IT PRETTY?

OH, THE COLORS DO WELL.

OH, LOOK AT THE BED.

IT'S BEAUTIFUL.

VERY WELL DONE.

I THOUGHT THIS WAS AN OLD TRAILER. (laughs)

THE ROOF WAS FALLING IN. YEAH.

THE REFRIGERATOR WAS PAINTED PINK

WITH HOUSE PAINT.

ONE OF THE CABINETS WAS ALSO PAINTED PINK.

YES.

BUT LOOK AT 'EM NOW. YEAH, THEY'RE BEA-- EVERYTHING'S--IT'S AMAZING.

I'VE GOT EVERYTHING ON MY DREAM LIST--

MY REFRIGERATOR, MY STOVE, AND MY BED.

DIDN'T I? (Anna) YEAH, I THINK SO.

YES.

PERFECT. IT'S OUR RETIREMENT HOME.

(laughs) (laughs)

AS GOOD-LOOKING AS IT IS ON THE INSIDE,

THIS WESTWOOD CORONADO

IS EQUALLY STRIKING ON THE OUTSIDE.

HERE, YOU GOT THE VENT FOR THE REFRIGERATOR.

ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THIS WALL IS THE REFRIGERATOR,

SO THAT'S LETTING HEAT OUT RIGHT THERE.

THE ATTENTION TO DETAIL IS EVERYWHERE

RIGHT DOWN TO THE TAILLIGHTS.

THEY'RE JUST SLEEK ENOUGH AND LOW-PROFILE ENOUGH

TO GIVE IT THAT, KIND OF THAT HOT ROD LOOK.

WE HAPPENED TO FIND THIS METAL

THAT'S ABSOLUTELY PERFECT

FOR THE ROCK GUARD ON THIS.

WE RUN BIAS PLIES ON ALL OF OUR COACHES.

AND IT JUST GIVES YOU THAT PROFILE AND THAT TREAD

AND THE LOOK OF THE COACH,

WHAT IT WOULD HAVE LOOKED LIKE IN '47.

IT HAS A PORCH LIGHT FOR THEM,

AND SO IN THEIR CAMPGROUND,

THEY'LL BE ABLE TO PUT A NICE LOW-LIT BULB IN THERE,

AND AT NIGHTTIME, THE COACH WILL ILLUMINATE FROM THE INSIDE

AND ALSO HAVE A NICE LITTLE PORCH LIGHT THERE.

NOW ALL THIS TRAILER NEEDS

IS TO BE SURROUNDED BY MOUNTAINS AND PINE TREES.

YOU'RE KIND OF WRAPPING UP,

AND YOU'RE ABOUT READY TO USE IT AND GO CAMPING.

THE FLYTE CAMP TEAM WILL BE SAD TO SEE THIS BEAUTY LEAVE,

BUT A WORLD OF OUTDOOR ADVENTURE AWAITS.

COMING UP,

IT'S BEEN A JOURNEY,

BUT NOW IT'S TIME TO SEE THE ULTIMATE RACING RV,

AND THE FEATHERLITE TEAM

HAS THROWN EVERYTHING AT THIS COACH.

I DON'T THINK YOU CAN MISS THE 60-INCH FLAT-SCREEN.

THIS IS THE BIGGEST SHOWER IN THE BUSINESS RIGHT NOW.

SO BUCKLE UP.

WELCOME, RACE FANS, TO TALLADEGA SUPERSPEEDWAY.

TODAY'S NASCAR RACE IS WELL UNDER WAY,

BUT BEFORE THE CHECKERED FLAG DROPS,

FEATHERLITE COACHES

WOULD LIKE TO UNVEIL ITS NEWEST CREATION.

WELCOME TO OUR NEW

FEATHERLITE VANTARé TRIPLE SLIDE MOTOR HOME.

WITH A CROWD COMPRISED OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE

AN APPRECIATION FOR PERFORMANCE-ORIENTED MACHINES,

THIS MASSIVE COACH WILL TURN SOME HEADS.

I DON'T THINK YOU CAN MISS

THE 60-INCH FLAT-SCREEN HDTV.

WITH THE SLIDE-OUT FULLY EXTENDED,

THERE'S PLENTY OF ROOM FOR A RECLINER

AND A COMFORTABLE WORKSTATION.

STAYS PLUGGED IN FOR CHARGING,

AND, UM, YOU GOT A CONNECTION RIGHT HERE

THAT'LL, UH, ALLOW ME TO RUN A CABLE

AND PUT WHATEVER'S ON MY LAPTOP

ON THE 60-INCH SCREEN UP FRONT.

AND WHEN YOU'RE NOT WORKING ON YOUR LAPTOP,

YOU CAN RELAX ON THE SEATING AREA'S CUSTOM-MADE SOFA.

SO WE HAVE A TOUCH-PANEL CONTROLLER HERE

THAT HANDLES BASICALLY EVERY ASPECT OF THE COACH.

THE TABLET INTERFACE CONTROLS EVERYTHING

FROM THE ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM TO LIGHTING

TO THE WINDOW SHADES AND MORE.

SO WHEN YOU'RE READY TO ENTERTAIN,

YOU'VE GOT A HUGE GALLEY IN THIS VANTARé COACH.

OF COURSE, ALL THE COMPONENTS AND APPLIANCES

ARE TOP-OF-THE-LINE,

LIKE THIS TOUCH-CONTROL FAUCET

AND THESE INNOVATIVE SOFT-CLOSE DOORS.

DOVETAIL DRAWER CONSTRUCTION,

THEY CLOSE THEMSELVES,

AND THEN LOCK,

SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT, UM,

ALL OF YOUR COOKWARE

AND UTENSILS GETTING DE-SHELVED WHEN YOU'RE UNDER WAY.

NICE CONVECTION MICROWAVE OVEN,

AND UNDER HERE,

2-BURNER ELECTRIC COOKTOP.

UNIQUE FEATURE OF THIS COACH--

IT'S GOT ITS OWN HALF-BATH POWDER ROOM

THAT'S SEPARATE FROM THE COACH OWNER'S MASTER BATH.

AS YOU'D EXPECT IN AN EXTREME RV OF THIS CALIBER,

THE MASTER STATEROOM IS THE EPITOME OF LUXURY AND COMFORT.

IT HAS A FULL KING-SIZE BED,

MOST OF THE COMFORTS OF HOME,

INCLUDING A FULL-SIZE STACKED WASHER AND DRYER.

INSIDE THIS CABINET, WE'VE GOT A FULL PROFESSIONAL RACK MOUNT,

HD SATELLITE RECEIVERS WITH DVR,

DVD PLAYERS AND THE SURROUND SOUND RECEIVERS

FOR THE STATEROOM AND THE SALON AREA.

THE STATEROOM FEATURES ITS OWN 47-INCH FLAT-SCREEN TV

WITH FULL SURROUND SOUND.

OF COURSE, WITH THE STATEROOM, PRIVACY IS HUGE.

WE'VE GOT A SPACESHIP-STYLE DOOR

TO GIVE YOU PRIVACY.

AND THE CENTERPIECE TO ANY MASTER STATEROOM

IS A COMFORTABLE PLACE TO SLEEP.

WE'VE GOT A CUSTOM-MADE KING-SIZE BED HERE.

IT'S GOT RADIUS CORNERS, LIKE YOU SEE IN A YACHT.

A LOT OF SPACE HERE TO WALK PAST THE END OF THE BED.

WE MAKE THIS BED TO BE ADJUSTABLE.

RIGHT NOW, IT'S IN THE UP POSITION FOR READING,

UH, AND IT GIVES YOU LOTS OF ROOM AT THE FOOT OF THE BED,

AND THEN WHEN YOU WANT IT TO FOLD FLAT FOR SLEEPING,

THERE YOU GO. TOUCH OF A BUTTON.

OKAY, WE'RE IN THE REAR OF THE COACH NOW.

THIS IS THE MASTER BATHROOM.

HAVING A MASTER BATH THIS SIZE IN AN RV

IS DEFINITELY A RARITY,

BUT FOR FEATHERLITE,

EXTREME ACCOMMODATIONS IS WHAT THEY DO.

IN ADDITION TO THE ENORMOUS MASTER BATH,

THERE'S A SPACIOUS CLOSET--

AND THIS IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE PARTS.

WE'VE GOT A HUGE FULL-TILE SHOWER BACK HERE.

THIS IS THE BIGGEST SHOWER IN THE BUSINESS RIGHT NOW.

IT'S GOT A RAIN SHOWERHEAD

ILLUMINATED WITH L.E.D. LIGHTS

SO IT JUST ILLUMINATES THE RAINDROPS AS THEY FALL ON YOU,

OR YOU'VE GOT THE MORE TRADITIONAL

EUROPEAN-STYLE HAND SHOWER.

YOUR FEET WON'T GET COLD IN THIS BATHROOM.

FULL TILE FLOORS-- ALL ARE HEATED.

THE OPULENT INTERIOR OF THIS FEATHERLITE COACH

HAS EVERYTHING YOU'LL NEED ON RACE DAY...

BUT IF YOU MUST GO OUTSIDE...

IF YOU WANT TO SPEND TIME IN THE GREAT OUTDOORS,

WE CAN DO IT, BUT YOU DON'T HAVE TO ROUGH IT.

WHAT WE'VE GOT HERE IS A FULL OUTDOOR KITCHEN SETUP.

THESE ARE REMOTE CONTROL ELECTRIC SLIDE-OUT BAY TRAYS

THAT HAVE ICE MAKER,

REFRIGERATOR,

AND A FULL 2-BURNER ELECTRIC GRILL,

CORIAN COUNTERTOP,

AND THEN 6-FOOT TABLE THAT PULLS OUT

TO SET UP YOUR SPREAD.

TO TAKE IN THE RACE, A 42-INCH HD FLAT-SCREEN

ON AN ARTICULATING MOUNT

WITH A SURROUND SOUND BAR.

SO HERE YOU HAVE IT--

OUR LATEST AND GREATEST FEATHERLITE VANTARé COACH.

THREE RADICALLY DIFFERENT BUILDERS

CREATING THREE VERY FUN WAYS

TO CELEBRATE THE GREAT OUTDOORS.

CATCH YOU DOWN THE ROAD ON THE NEXT "EXTREME RV."