New Recliner Chair

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New Recliner Chair

May 01, 2013, 09:15:50 pm

After two and a half years we finally found an original barrel recliner.

Our first Foretravel, a 1993 U225 recently sold by Dave and Dolly Cobb, had a Flex Steel barrel style recliner that looked very small but fit my big body incredibly well. I have missed it since Dave and Dolly bought the coach. Peggy and I have been looking for another barrel recliner ever since. In March I found one for sale on Craig's List in Frost Proof, FL. We happened to be in Florida so we drove to Frostproof. The chair was in very rough shape but looked salvageable so we bought it. We found an upholsterer in Jacksonville, FL and a fabric we liked and now we have my favorite recliner ever. See attached Photo.

Why we like it so much is that it looks very small in the coach, much smaller that any other we have seen, which makes the interior of our non-slide coach look much larger. Also, it is the most comfortable recliner I have found for my body. Cost with fabric and re-upholstery, about $800 mostly for the fabric, but worth every penny.

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Reply #1 – May 01, 2013, 09:26:42 pm

Quote from: Kent Speers – May 01, 2013, 09:15:50 pm

it is the most comfortable recliner I have found for my body. Cost with fabric and re-upholstery, about $800 mostly for the fabric, but worth every penny.

You can't argue with comfort!

Looks like you had it recovered in a color that matches Tripp's hair quite well

Michelle

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Reply #2 – May 01, 2013, 09:34:47 pm

Quote from: Michelle – May 01, 2013, 09:26:42 pm

Looks like you had it recovered in a color that matches Tripp's hair quite well

Michelle

Let's hope so because if not it will be Trip's color in a few days. We have the hairiest dog in the whole world and he shares it with us daily.

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Reply #3 – May 01, 2013, 09:38:13 pm

Kent,
Found just what you needed to go with that great recliner:
Sticky Critter Washable Roller | National Allergy

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Reply #4 – May 01, 2013, 09:41:12 pm

Peter, thanks. Just ordered two dozen of them. That should last at least two weeks.

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Reply #5 – May 01, 2013, 09:58:09 pm

Our Beighley dog only weighs 65# compared to Trip's 110+-. She has short hair. I think she may shed about 65/110 of what Trip sheds, and that is still a bunch. I just ordered the Sticky Critter Roller.

We have a recliner from our FT sitting the garage. The dog's bed is placed where the recliner would normally recline. If anyone wants it, send PM. It is FOB Bellville, TX.

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Reply #6 – May 01, 2013, 10:18:37 pm

Kent,
Our coach had one like that from the factory. When we looked at it online at lazydays it showed it in the pictures. When we got there it was not in the unit. Someone must have wanted it. The one that we have now hurts my back so much that I dont even want to sit in it. We hope to get one like yours someday also. Enjoy the comfort bro.

Mark

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Reply #7 – May 02, 2013, 08:34:26 am

Mark, if you find one our upholsterer and fabric store is in Jacksonville. We were very happy with both. Let me know if you need the numbers.

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Reply #8 – May 02, 2013, 08:50:29 am

Kent, go to a farm/ranch supply store and buy one of those five or seven band currycombs that are used on livestock. They work great and Trip will love it.

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Reply #9 – May 02, 2013, 03:09:35 pm

Kent: We have that recliner in our '93 U225!!! My wife thinks it's "too big" and keeps trying to convince me to get something else. I keep resisting because, like you, I find it to be the most comfortable recliner I've ever used. We did not think it was standard equipment with the coach but perhaps it was in 1993. It does take up more room with those padded armrests. But I never go to the coach without spending a little time in that chair!

Craig

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Reply #10 – May 02, 2013, 07:34:00 pm

We had previously purchased the smallest Lazy Boy, open arm recliner we could find. It was very similar to the one in the previous post in What did you do to your coach" a few days ago. The Lazy Boy was not nearly as comfortable and due to the higher back rest, looked much bigger than does the original. Take the measurements, I don't think you will find a smaller swivel recliner anywhere and for me, 6'3" and 240 lbs, a more comfortable one.

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Reply #11 – May 02, 2013, 08:32:38 pm

Kent, our recliner in our '89 has the same type headrest that kinda lifts up out of the back of the backrest. Same as yours?

Ours is/was mounted on a round disk of plywood and screwed to the floor. Unfortunately it sat so low that one almost slammed the chin on the liftup table so I made a riser box out of 2"x4" and the new height came out perfect. Is your recliner low? Hard to tell from the pictures. But if it is, a riser might make it a lot easier to get up, considering your height and your back.

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Reply #12 – May 02, 2013, 09:06:50 pm

Thanks for the thoughts. I added a 4" riser to the base so it does sit higher to accommodate my height.

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Reply #13 – May 03, 2013, 06:39:06 am

I kind of want to say great minds think alike but I won't!

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Reply #14 – May 27, 2013, 09:16:21 pm

Kent do you think Encore would have that recliner?

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Reply #15 – May 28, 2013, 08:40:30 am

John, we tried Encore and everyone in NAC several times per year for two years trying to snatch one of those old recliners. No Luck. We also tried the RV salvage in Carthage, MO and anyplace we found on our travels that has used RV stuff. We finally found this chair on Craigs List in Florida. They are hard to find but they are perfect chairs for the Grand Villas.

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Reply #16 – May 28, 2013, 01:17:01 pm

Since there was some discussion of pet-hair-removal methods, I thought I'd add one that I discovered while sailing (with no vacuum and precious little power). Even with a vacuum and power, I still sometimes find it to be a good method. At any rate what you do is simply don a good/heavy pair of typical dishwashing/cleaning "rubber" gloves, and then rub and swirl your hands around on the hairy furniture. They do an amazingly good job of gathering up the hair and then (as you swirl) making it into a ball you can just pick up and throw away. Or, at least it worked for my particular pet's hair.

BTW, one of my big (as in seemingly-all-out-of-proportion to reality) reasons for wanting a Foretravel/Class A is so I can finally have a comfortable recliner/chair. Sitting lengthwise on settees and couches is pretty good, but.... I want a chair!

Alex

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Reply #17 – May 28, 2013, 03:52:24 pm

Kent, I'd like to find a recliner like yours, we're close to the same size. Here's a place that sells flexsteel recliners for RVs. http://www.glastop.com/rv-furniture-products.asp?id=64

Is the preferred model one of these?

Thanks, Chuck

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Reply #18 – May 28, 2013, 10:34:09 pm

Quote from: Chuck Pearson – May 28, 2013, 03:52:24 pm

Kent, I'd like to find a recliner like yours, we're close to the same size. Here's a place that sells flexsteel recliners for RVs. http://www.glastop.com/rv-furniture-products.asp?id=64

Is the preferred model one of these?

Thanks, Chuck

Chuck, I don't think any of them are the same. They are probably fine chairs and very comfy.

This chair has a very low back until it is in the reclining mode. Then a head rest rises out of the back of the chair. This has little to do with the comfort but makes the chair look very small in its normal mode in the limited space of a motorhome. I don't know why the quit making this style other than it is pretty complicated mechanically and very heavy. Its small appearance and comfort is why I had to find one of the originals.

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Reply #19 – May 28, 2013, 11:45:04 pm

Quote from: Kent Speers – May 28, 2013, 10:34:09 pm

Chuck, I don't think any of them are the same. They are probably fine chairs and very comfy.

This chair has a very low back until it is in the reclining mode. Then a head rest rises out of the back of the chair. This has little to do with the comfort but makes the chair look very small in its normal mode in the limited space of a motorhome. I don't know why the quit making this style other than it is pretty complicated mechanically and very heavy. Its small appearance and comfort is why I had to find one of the originals.

I think the number was an 049 flex steel recliner

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Reply #20 – July 16, 2014, 09:58:44 pm

Quote from: Kent Speers – May 01, 2013, 09:15:50 pm

After two and a half years we finally found an original barrel recliner.

Our first Foretravel, a 1993 U225 recently sold by Dave and Dolly Cobb, had a Flex Steel barrel style recliner that looked very small but fit my big body incredibly well. I have missed it since Dave and Dolly bought the coach. Peggy and I have been looking for another barrel recliner ever since. In March I found one for sale on Craig's List in Frost Proof, FL. We happened to be in Florida so we drove to Frostproof. The chair was in very rough shape but looked salvageable so we bought it. We found an upholsterer in Jacksonville, FL and a fabric we liked and now we have my favorite recliner ever. See attached Photo.

Why we like it so much is that it looks very small in the coach, much smaller that any other we have seen, which makes the interior of our non-slide coach look much larger. Also, it is the most comfortable recliner I have found for my body. Cost with fabric and re-upholstery, about $800 mostly for the fabric, but worth every penny.

I just bought a used U225..woohoo my first FT; and it has the identical recliner, can you tell me how to operate it?...the previous owner never used it and did not know how to open it. there is no lever, like a lazy boy has on the side and I cant figure it out without taking it out to see. thanks for your help ANYONE?

Pat