1. The Foretravel chassis: Drive the chassis that really started it all…the Foretravel chassis. This unique chassis design now sets the standard for coaches in this price range, And, as we always have, we build it from the ground up.
2. Drivability: Our superior suspension along with our lower center-of-gravity and well-engineered weight distribution provides extremely responsive and secure driving characteristics. You have to drive one to experience the difference!
3. 36/36 Full Coach Warranty: Think about it…a full coach warranty on the chassis and the motorhome for a full 36 months or 36,000 miles. You won’t find a better, more comprehensive motorhome warranty anywhere. Ours came with a 1 year 12,000 mile warrantee because it was used.
4. Our reputation: You know us! We’ve been around for over 35 years building great motorhomes and creating satisfied customers.
5. Air disc brakes: We think the ability to stop is pretty important. That’s why every Foretravel built has all-wheel air-operated disc brakes with anti-lock brakes standard. Most motorhomes don’t even offer them as options.
6. Allison transmission retarder: We’re the only manufacturer to include an Allison transmission retarder as standard equipment on every coach we build. Tests show that these retarders provide almost twice the braking power of compression brakes and almost three times the braking power of exhaust brakes. Sure, they cost more. But isn’t your safety worth it?
7. The Club: The Foretravel Motorcade Club offers benefits and travel opportunities far beyond most other clubs. Enjoy the experience...sharing the fun and fellowship of the RV lifestyle with other Foretravel owners. First year membership included with the purchase.  Also, first year of FMCA (Family Motor Coach Association).
8. Willingness to customize: Foretravel’s motto has for many years been “Built Especially for You”. We will customize most models to meet your special needs or desires, whether it is colors, interiors, floor plans or something else.
9. Experienced production people: The average age of a Foretravel production employee is 35 years, and the average length of employment is over 10 years. We don’t have to “re-train” our employees every year.
10. Exclusivity of ownership: Foretravel is a family and employee-owned corporation proud to manufacture a limited number of very high quality motorhomes each year. That makes every Foretravel owner very special to us. Last year they built 171 coaches.
11. Air leveling system: Foretravel’s unique air leveling system provides a more dependable and safer leveling system than hydraulic jacks. You’ll never have to crawl under your coach to place jack pads or to free up a stuck jack. And, it keeps your coach level automatically.
12. Lower coach height: Having a lower overall coach height (11’-6 1/2”) makes for a lower center of gravity that noticeably improves handling and performance. You can also get it under a 12’ overhead door
13. Cabinetry: You’ve always heard about Foretravel’s cabinet work, haven’t you? Well, it’s true. By producing everything ourselves in-house, we provide the “fine furniture quality” fit and finish you expect from Foretravel. Look at how everything fits the way it should. Feel the finish.Then you‘ll see our reputation is very well deserved.
14. Size of chassis steel: It’s all about strength. The wall thickness of the steel tubing used in our chassis construction is 3/8” and 1/4” . Look for yourself. In a Foretravel, you won’t find that light weight thin wall steel some others use.
15. Power Tech generators: A superb 10.0 kw diesel generator from a great company. Standard on every Foretravel, they provide a dependable and quiet power source, unequalled service after the sale, and a long 3-year warranty. And, it’s mounted in a quiet box. Well, the "quiet box" is for those built from 2000 on.  Wish ours had it, but......
16. Gel cell batteries: Just think...No maintenance, no water to check and refill, no corrosion, longer life and a better, more dependable power source.
17. Heated storage bays: Not only are they well insulated, but heated.This is a must for cold weather camping. Imagine, even in freezing temperatures, your stowed items stay warm and cozy.
18. Shower size: We build our showers as large as we can make them…probably the largest in the industry. Plus, we add a showerhead slide bar making it easy to adjust and direct the water where you need it.
19. Dual fuel fill: Now you can re-fuel from either side, or both sides at once. It takes the worry and stress out of re-fueling, and saves you time in the process.
20. Good use of space: We don’t waste space! If there’s a place, we use it for something. That’s why you’ll find an abundance of good useable cabinet and closet space in every Foretravel. Compare for yourself...you’ll see what we mean.
21. Creation Insulated Windows: These fine insulated, thermo-break windows make it much more efficient to heat and cool your Foretravel, and they quietly go about their work of reducing the outside noise inside your coach.
22. Power mirrors: At the touch of a finger you can easily adjust our chrome exterior mirrors to suit your driving needs. And, they’re heated for quick defrosting.  What surprised me was that the "fish-eye" mirrors adjust from inside the coach as well.
23. Solid Surface Counter Tops: There are lots of advantages to Foretravel’s solid surface counter top material. First, we make it ourselves to the proper size, so there are no seams and it fits! It’s also easy to maintain, easily repairable and looks great!
24. Furniture fabrics: We buy our interior fabrics direct from the mills, then have them flame retardant and soil resistant treated. You’ll notice an abundance of very high quality fabrics and leathers in every Foretravel.
25. Drinking Water Filter: We include a drinking water filter in every Foretravel because you never know what kind of water you’ll be getting in a campground. It provides filtered water to your kitchen sink and your icemaker.
26. Professional wiring and breaker panels: We use self-resetting circuit breakers, not fuses. All our wiring is neat and orderly, safely routed and properly labeled.
27. Storage bay floors: Our storage bay floors are insulated, heated, carpeted, and they are protected underneath the coach with a sheet of fiberglass.You won’t find bare steel exposed to the elements.
28. Drawers with full extension slides: Our cabinet drawers are also the best. All hand made in our own shop, we use full extension ball-bearing drawer slides for full access, strength, and trouble-free operation with no rattles or wobbles.
29. Ceramic tile floor standard in all kitchens and bathrooms: Easier to keep and looks great!  And we extended that through the dining room and living room as well.  Only carpet is in the bedroom.  MUCH easier to clean.
30. Inverter standard: Inverters generally make RV life much easier. Make coffee, dry your hair, watch TV, cook your toast...all without starting your generator. Standard on every Foretravel.
31. Whole house electrical surge suppression system standard on all coaches. Protect your appliances with this neat feature.
32. Flip-up color back up monitor standard on all models. That too is only on the newer coaches.  Ours is the old fashioned one, but it works great.
33. Consolidated components bay: Consolidates all the “under-floor” components into one storage bay making the rest of your storage bays more useable.
34. Girard automatic patio awnings standard on all U295 and U320 models. Push a button, it’s done. Again, that's the newer ones.  Ours is a Zip-Dee, and covers the door as well.
35. Porcelain toilets: Porcelain toilets make you feel more at home. You wouldn’t have a plastic toilet in your home, so why have one in your motorhome? Plus they’re prettier, more durable and easy to clean.
36. Steel sidewall to floor bushings: We use steel bushings to provide a metal-to-metal connection between the sidewall and floor. That way, the plywood sub-floor doesn’t get crushed and the sidewall doesn’t loosen up down the road.
37. Roof frame overlaps sidewall: By using a special extrusion designed by and used only by Foretravel, our roof frame overlaps the sidewall frame by 1-1/2” providing tremendous strength and a leak-proof, dust-proof and draft-proof connection.
38. Alcoa aluminum wheels with Dura-Bright: Beautiful, shiny aluminum wheels that are easy to keep that way. The first aluminum wheel you don’t polish or scrub – just spray with soap and water.  Ours are Alcoa, but we get to polish them ourselves.
39. Joey Bed: The original slide-out tray makes it easy to access your stored stuff…standard on U295 and U320s.
40. Air-operated step-well cover: Our air-operated step well cover gives you a flat floor in front of the co-pilot seat for added comfort. It’s also a lot safer than having that exposed well. Open and close it at the touch of a button.
41. Fiberglass sheet on inside of walls: Having a continuous sheet of fiberglass on the inside of the sidewall, just under the paneling adds strength and stability to the sidewall, provides better insulation, reduces condensation considerably.  I didn't know about this feature, and scared myself when I drilled holes to mount some hooks, and realized I'd drilled through fiberglass.
42. Crowned roof: Foretravel puts a crown in the roof of every coach. This insures water run off and virtually eliminates the possibility of water pooling. The roof is also strong enough to not only walk on, but will easily hold the weight of a car.
43. Larger holding tanks: Our gray water tank of 115 gal. will hold more than our fresh water tank of 112 gal. can put into it. What good is a large water tank if you don’t have any place to put it? Plus, our 56 gal black tank is more than adequate for extended “dry camping”.  Ours are a bit different.  Fresh, 102, gray 110, and black is 54.  We've noticed that the gauges for the gray and black swing together.  When it's time to empty the black, it's time to empty the gray.  Handy.
44. Stability of ownership: Unlike so many other manufacturers, Foretravel has never been bought and sold, and has never taken any kind of bankruptcy. In fact, the family that started the company over thirty-five years ago is still running it.
45. No pressed wood: We don’t use any water absorbing pressed wood or cheap particle board products in our motorhomes. We only use the finest grades of plywood and paneling, and, in fact, use Marine Grade plywood for our sub-floor.
46. Continuous run wiring: We make our own 12v. and 110 v. wiring harnesses to eliminate splices and tees and direct wire to each device. We also run extra wires just in case you need them for something else later on.
47. Residential carpet installation: Some manufacturers put the carpet down first, then set the walls and cabinets on top of it. At Foretravel, we carpet it like you would your home...heavy foam pad, tack strips and cut to fit. Makes for a stronger unit and is easier to change down the road.
48. Full sized furniture: We know you don’t get smaller when you travel in your motorhome. That’s why we use only full-size furniture by Villa in every Foretravel. We feel you should be as comfortable in your motorhome as in your “other” home.
49. Removable fuel tank: Hopefully, you’ll never need to, but if you do, our diesel fuel tank is fully removable for easy replacement. In some coaches, you’d have to dismantle the coach to get the tank out. And, it’s made of aluminum for lighter weight.
50. Sliding shelf under kitchen sink: Everything at your fingertips! You don’t have to get on your knees to reach something way back in under the kitchen sink. Just slide the shelf out for easy access to all your “under the sink” stuff.
51. Flexible arm map lights for pilot and co-pilot: As you navigate, these bright map lights illuminate without distracting. They also flex so you can get the light exactly where you need it.  Ours is only on the co-pilot side, the pilot side is a normal light.
52. Pulse arc welding: We use special Pulse-Arc welding machines that allow deeper penetration of the weld without the extraneous overheating that can cause warpage and distortion of the steel. It just does a better job.
53. Smart Wheel: The Smart Wheel steering wheel, standard in every Foretravel, puts the headlamp flash, marker lamp flash, cruise control and wiper/washer controls right at your fingertips. Plus, the wheel tilts and telescopes for your driving comfort and is lighted for easy night driving.
54. Larger fuel tank: The enormous 180 gallon diesel fuel tank, and the range it provides, makes fuel stops few and far between.  Ours is 194 gallons, but who's counting.
55. Ducted air system: Our ducted air system creates a quiet, cool environment, and lets you cool the front or rear with either unit.
56. Full 60” x 80” queen bed: We don’t use a “funny” queen or “sorta” queen size mattress. You won’t have to tailor your sheets to fit. In fact, you can buy queen sheets right off the shelf in any store, and they’ll fit.
57. Comfort Control System: This control system allows you to control the cooling and heating of your Foretravel from one easy location. It’s more like the thermostat you’re used to at home. It puts you in complete control.
58. Microwave accepts 9” x 13” pan: This is pretty self-explanatory. You can now use a standard size pan in your microwave/convection oven. (glass, of course) The cook will love it!
59. Day/night shades: Have it light when you want it and dark when you don’t. Day/Night shades are convenient, easy to operate, look good and don’t rattle. Once you’ve had them, you’ll never go back to mini-blinds.
60. Leaf for dining table: When you need it, it’s there. Made from matching Foretravel solid surface material , just bring it out when you need extra table space and put it away when you don’t. Standard on every Foretravel.
61. Name brand appliances: When you use the best, you simply have fewer problems and better service. We use names like Dometic, Magic Chef, General Electric®, Sharp, Panasonic and other brands you recognize. You won’t find some off-brand appliance in a Foretravel.
62. Lighted storage bays: We provide more than ample light for easy viewing and finding what you’re searching for. No dark corners here!
63. Manibloc water manifold: Like circuit breakers for your water. If you need to cut off the water to only one device (such as a faucet) you can do it with the Manibloc system and still have water to everything else.
64. Analog dash gauges: Our analog dash gauges are great. They’re accurate, dependable, user friendly, and easy to repair or replace when needed.  The dashboard flips up for easy access to the back of the gauges on ours.
65. User friendly dash and cockpit switches: Everything’s right at your fingertips. You don’t have to lean way forward just to flash your clearance lights. We want you to be comfortable and stay comfortable.
66. Engine and generator access: Easy to get to, easy to service. Rarely do you need to slide out the generator, but when you do, you can. And, the engine access is so large you can almost walk into it. This makes servicing a breeze.
67. Floor protection in engine compartment: We protect our floor with an aluminum wrap at the engine cutout. This protects the plywood inner floor from moisture damage. This is one you’ll really have to search for in other brands.
68. Convenient utility station: Everything in one place...hot and cold running water, water fill, soap, paper towels, dump hose connection, shoreline, cable TV and more. And, it’s all in a heated, weather-proof compartment!
69. Sony entertainment system: Prepare to have your senses excited. The sound quality from the Sony components coupled with Bose speakers is terrific.
70. Coach retrieval hitches: Another feature we hope you never need. But, if you get your Foretravel stuck in the mud, it’s really nice to have a place to hook-up to and pull it out without damaging anything.
71. Electric TV antenna: No more cranking cranks or turning knobs. Now, it’s all done at the push of a button.  We're still young enough that we can crank cranks and turn knobs, which is a handy thing because ours is manual!  But there's a little light on the dash and an alarm that goes off if the engine is started while it's still up.  Handy feature for those of us with on-again, off-again memories.
72. Electric windshield privacy shades: While driving, use them for sun visors. While parked, use them for privacy shades. Again, all at the push of a button.  Again, ours are manual.
73. Television technology: Enjoy the very latest in television viewing technology featuring flat screen and LCD TVs and Plasma monitors. The crisp images from these state-of-the-art components will leave you breathless. Rats!  We have the old ones, but they work better than the 1983 version we left in the trailer.
74. Remote jumper terminals: Standard on U320s, these provide easy access for battery jumping if you ever need them.  Don't know about this.  Gotta go look sometime.
75. Multiplex lighting control: All U295 and U320s have this new method of controlling the lighting and other 12v. systems in your coach. You’ll never have to search for a light switch again.  Newer coaches only I guess.
76. Pneumatic seal for slide outs: Seals out air, dust and water automatically. And, there’s no unsightly flanges and gaskets on the side of your coach.  N/A for us.  No slides.
77. Higher GVWRs: Lots of payload to carry all your stuff. If you use it all, you’re probably carrying too much. One of the main reasons we like the coach.  CCC of 5780#.  Weighed the coach today (8/29/03) with all the stuff I could cram into the storage bays and the carpet replaced with heavy tile, and we're still almost 600# underweight!  Yaa Hoo!!
78. Excellent paint: Wow! The best paints, lots of clear coats and lots of sanding give Foretravel that deep, glass-like exterior finish. It makes a big difference when you really get up close. Take a look (and feel) for yourself.  Ours isn't painted.....yet.
79. Automatic Traction Control: Automatically helps keep your coach under control in slick road conditions. Just another “peace of mind” feature.
80. Keyless entry: Lock or unlock your entry door or storage bay doors at the press of a button. No more fumbling for keys. And, it’s standard on every Foretravel.
81. Seamless end-caps: We hand-finish the seam where our front and rear caps attach to the coach for a beautiful seamless finish. It’s time-consuming, but it’s worth it.
82. Parallel doors: Most of our storage bay doors are the bus-style parallel type. They travel out and up parallel to the side wall for easier access to your stored items. A HUGE plus for a head-banger like me.
83. Door bell: Built into the entry handle, it allows your guests to announce their arrival. It’s a small thing, but it’s really nice to have.
84. The Foretravel Distinction: We are recognized as the leader in motorhome quality and craftsmanship. You’ll find this Foretravel brand of quality throughout the coach, not only in the beauty and luxury you can see, but in places you’ll never see.

“Experience Foretravel…it feels good”