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Three Coachmen RVs Praised in National Magazine

17 May 2000

Three Coachmen RVs Praised in National Magazine

        Catalina Travel Trailer, Hunter Camping Trailer and Sport Lite
                     Truck Camper Earn 'Best Buy' Status

    MIDDLEBURY, Ind., May 16 The editors of Consumers Digest
have recognized three Coachmen RV Company products in their June
issue as having outstanding value for today's consumer. The 2000 Coachmen
310WB Catalina travel trailer, Hunter 1070ST camping trailer and 080SD Sport
Lite truck camper were named consumer "Best Buys."
    "We are very proud to be acknowledged by Consumers Digest for our focus on
quality and value," said Michael R. Terlep, President of Coachmen RV Company.
"Our Company has a proud 36-year history of designing and manufacturing
quality recreational vehicles with a true passion to meet and exceed the
expectations of our customers.  We remain committed to these fundamental
principles to which our Company was founded and built upon."
    The June issue of Consumers Digest is the publication's recreation
equipment-buying guide. The magazine offers information about this equipment
to steer readers past some of the roadblocks that might arise during the
buying process. Consumers Digest publishes its recreation equipment-buying
guide every two to three years.
    A Consumers Digest "Best Buy" is a nationally available product that the
magazine has identified as a great value in the marketplace, one that merits
special attention from consumers. Consumers Digest defines value as a simple
equation: perceived quality divided by cost.
    The Catalina 310WB travel trailer sleeps six and includes a queen bed with
deluxe innerspring mattress, generous wardrobe, sofa sleeper combination,
swivel rocker lounge chair, versatile entertainment center and the popular
walk-through bath concept with a large garden tub. Its galley is user
friendly, has a three-burner cooktop with oven and range hood, double-door
refrigerator and double stainless-steel sinks.
    Value packed with high-line convenience, the Hunter 1070ST is easy to tow
and easy to store. It has a popular side dinette and convenient lounge on the
door side. It also boasts a bumper storage box with ample space for stowing
necessities. The storage trunk is accessible from inside and outside the
camper.
    Short bed truck owners are able to join in the fun of camping with the
Coachmen Sport 080SD. The lightweight Sport 080SD, built with aluminum frame
construction, offers a domed shower/bath, side dinette, large radius picture
window, four cubic-foot refrigerator, dual LP tanks, 18,000 BTU furnace, 14-
gallon fresh water tank, in/out stove and much more.