newBearcat 21 RBS

[williamwallace]

Thanks for posting the pictures!  Good looking model!  Please keep us updated on the leaks.

[williamwallace]

The local dealer I called to get a quote on the Bearcat 21 BHS told me they did not exists.  He told me he even called the manufacturer.  So I sent him the links that AmmoBob shared with us.  Jeepers!

Where did you get yours?

[charliem]

[font size="3"]I too am confused. The decal proves it is a Bearcat; the interior shot looks like a 21RBS, the kitchen counter looks like the new type. But no indication of any 21 ft. Bearcats on the LL website. Also, no indication of the BHS version anywhere. The WH has moved to the side and something looks like a hood over the stove. What's that?

So what is available? Earth to LL, over.
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[billmoore]

It also is 7' wide, and there is no 7' wide 21RBS anywhere on their website. The site is obviously out of date with their product line...

Edit: Actually it looks like they all are 7' wide, but have narrower axles. RWC's Bearcat has fender wells outside the trailer box, like our Bearcat, not like a Camplite...

[williamwallace]

I never noticed the wider axel.  Does that provide more stability?

 LL needs to get their new website online.  It's a good thing they have an unique product!  They are driving me and my local dealer crazy.

http://www.americanrvcompany.net/2015-Livin-Lite-Bearcat-13BHB-STK-4166-Off-Road-Automotive-Travel-Trailer-Oregon-Stock_p_502.html#

Look at this bearcat with the silver interior walls.

Can we get an options list?  

[rwc]

[quote source="/post/17238/thread" timestamp="1450480772" author="@williamwallace"]The local dealer I called to get a quote on the Bearcat 21 BHS told me they did not exists.  He told me he even called the manufacturer.  So I sent him the links that AmmoBob shared with us.  Jeepers!

Where did you get yours?[/quote]WilliamWallace We ordered our thru American Rv Company in Tigard OR.


Christianm stated the new website will avail first of the year.

[rwc]

[quote timestamp="1450484730" author="@charliem" source="/post/17239/thread"][font size="3"]I too am confused. The decal proves it is a Bearcat; the interior shot looks like a 21RBS, the kitchen counter looks like the new type. But no indication of any 21 ft. Bearcats on the LL website. Also, no indication of the BHS version anywhere. The WH has moved to the side and something looks like a hood over the stove. What's that?

So what is available? Earth to LL, over.
[/font][/quote]Thats a range fan with light.

[williamwallace]

Thanks for the clarification and I love this site.  We would all be in the dark without you and AmmoBob uncovering this cool new addition to the LL lineup.

[kycamper]

I wanted to install a hood over the stove and vent it through the wall. Anyone done that to a 21 rbs?? It would have to be a very low profile fan/light unit. We set off the smoke alarm too easily when the wife gets cooking up a fuss.

[gbpack]

Yes, it would be nice to have it vent out the side. The hood that we just received with our new CL 21 BHS does not vent outside, so I'm not sure how much help it will be. Thinking that we'll eventually have to replace it with another fan and vent it out the side, but it would have been nice if it had come that way from the factory.

[christianm]

[quote timestamp="1450484730" author="@charliem" source="/post/17239/thread"][font size="3"]I too am confused. The decal proves it is a Bearcat; the interior shot looks like a 21RBS, the kitchen counter looks like the new type. But no indication of any 21 ft. Bearcats on the LL website. Also, no indication of the BHS version anywhere. The WH has moved to the side and something looks like a hood over the stove. What's that?

So what is available? Earth to LL, over.
[/font][/quote]Livin Lite, here! (Copy? Over? 10-4? ) 

I'm not actually sure what in the world is going on. I haven't been informed that we were no longer making BearCats, and I know that the website has been updated recently. Looks like there might have been some communication lines crossed somewhere :-) 

Will check with our guys and see if I can come up with any answers! 

Thanks, 

Christian 

[williamwallace]

I called American RV Company about their 21 foot Bearcat line of Livin' Lite campers.  I spoke to Jeff and he explained these campers are a special product for his dealership.  American RV Company has locations in California and Oregon.    When they were expanding into Oregon there was another Livin' Lite dealer in the area which prevented them from offering the same products.  So Livin' Lite expanded the Bearcat line to include the larger campers just for American RV Company.  Subsequently the other Oregon dealer started selling motorized RVs exclusively so they dropped the Livin' Lite brand.  So American RV Company now can sell any Livin' Lite products.

Jeff explained some interesting changes associated with the Bearcat models.  The trailers use thicker aluminum frames (he thought it was 4" beams instead of the 3" beams), put diamond plating along the entire bottom edge of the trailer, lengthened the axle so the wheels are outside the camper, and increased the ground clearance by changing how the axles are fastened to the the frame.

Livin' Lite is also going to offer the milled aluminum cabinets in all of their models in the beginning of next year.

Jeff was very helpful and provided a lot of details on this unique product.  If anyone has questions or is interested in their unique product, you should call him.

I'm just trying to figure out if I can drive out there, pickup the cool 21 BHS Bearcat, and drive back without missing too much work!

[charliem]

[font size="3"]Whaaaaat?  LL is making a special line just for one dealer, yet they won't accept custom orders from customers? How crazy is that?

The pictures looked like a 21RBS layout. With the wider wheel track did they solve the interior wheel well problem under the dinette?
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[williamwallace]

Jeff recommend I call Livin Lite and/or work with my local dealer to get a Bearcat 21 BHS.   So I am going to find out if it's possible for other dealers to get the Bearcat 21 BHS.   I don't think it was an exclusive arrangement.

[rwc]

Yes, it would be nice to have it vent out the side. The hood that we just received with our new CL 21 BHS does not vent outside, so I'm not sure how much help it will be. Thinking that we'll eventually have to replace it with another fan and vent it out the side, but it would have been nice if it had come that way from the factory.

Damn I didn't check if it vented outside or not, just assumed a hood vent would. Seems a useless add-on if it doesn't.

WilliamWallace, Hope everything works out with your local dealer and glad to hear Jeff could help you out.