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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."