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Having owned a 320 and a 400 we bought the one at the dealer demo event in October. I know they sold another one that day that is to be delivered by January. The design ticked all boxes for us. Just waiting for spring until the Idaho snow melts to use it.

Lawyerboy said:

Our dealership in Florida said he would have one on the lot last month which didn’t happen.  Just curious if folks took the plunge and how it performs.   Morning

Ordered our Haven mid Oct and took delivery on 3 Dec which was about the time our Dealership and nucamp estimated.  We had it home three days packing and then launched on a two week RV trip - shake down.  As with anything new, we had a few issues but nothing that derailed our trip.  The Haven has the new ALDE 3030 but no physical manuals were provided.  Everything is linked to QR codes, so as soon as we got home we started printing (this is our third nucamp trailer and we knew far more than the PTI tech at the dealership).  We ordered the upgraded solar package and spent an hour looking through the paperwork provided to find the PIN codes so we could monitor the Victron unit through the app.  The Garmin remote for the radio refuses to pair and the circular light in the shower stopped working day one.  Vent works but the light stopped.  Nucamp has sent us a new one.  I also spent time removing the thousands (pun) of screws in the bench seat over the ALDE system.  I want quick access if needed, plus the lever to drain the ALDE is there.  Removed half the screws in the bench over the Victron.  The back bench area has a nice storage area.  The bed felt like sleeping on wood but fortunately, my smart wife had already ordered a pad and something else so the bed was actually comfortable.  The heat from the ALDE is radiant, so it takes a bit of time to heat up the camper.  What we started doing is set it to 80 and it heats fast, then dial it down to a comfortable level.  Through the Alde 3030 you can link the AC and ALDE heat and set a temp and the two units will work together to keep your rig at whatever temp you set.  The top cabinets are high for my vertically challenged wife, but she found a small stool that folds flat that gives her the perfect reach.  The dry bath is very nice and as a 6'2" 230 guy, I had no issues using the shower.  After using the rig for two weeks, there are a few things we would change; the only USB/USB-C connections are on each side of the bed (side note, the storage around and under the bed is AWESOME according to my wife).  These sort of ports are needed in the dinette area but we used a small power strip with ac/usb/usb-c connections to temp solve the problem.  The two steps into the rig are terrible  Not sure the fix but I wonder if a single step of the heavy caliber as offered on the new nucamp rigs might work.  We also thought it would have been a nice touch to add under carriage lights similar to what is on the new 400s.  There is a switch inside that needs to be turned on to power the rearward facing camera.  The auto awning is nice and the awning lights really light up the area at night.  The electric trailer jack is nice but never have owned/operated one, I can't tell whether ours is slow or the speed is normal.  Storage / garage area is awesome.  Things that use to go into the bed of our tow truck, now are stored in the Haven garage, making pre and post packing much easier.  The fridge is the same size (dimension) of our 2019 t@b 400, but it's missing all the stuff our 400 had like propane and AC components.  This for us doubled the interior; on one shelf we got a small pizza box and in the freezer, we got two 1qt bags of ice with room to spare.  The freezer width isn't that great but it's depth is impressive.  The sewer hose is stored in a compartment in the rear bumper.  This compartment does not extend the full length of the bumper; so we were only able to put a 10' sewer hose and our black water flush hose inside.  The other 10' section is in a small rubber made box in the front storage tub.   We pulled the Haven with a 2020 F150 5.0 and on our first 1000 mile trip, it pulled as easily as our 400 ever did.  Our 400 had served us well with us traveling over 50k miles to include two trips from FL to AK with it. But as we aged, the crawling over each other to the late night bathroom runs was proving more of a challenge and having the luxury of being able to make the bed without having to crawl on the bed itself were things we wanted.  Similar trailers like an Air Stream were out of our budget range.  I did buy a large cover to use on the Haven when it's in storage.  Had to use our large ladder and it took my wife and I about 30-mins to get it installed but it is well worth the effort to protect the unit from the sun here in FL.  Be happy to share our experiences and lessons from our first trip with anyone if they are interested.