24’ - 27’ floorplans.

We're in the same kind of market, but leaning toward the Mercedes diesels especially the Tiffin 24TW or 24FW. I drove a 24TW yesterday and it's pretty quiet, much quieter than the Ford V-10.

The 24TW has one small slideout at the couch or dinette (both convert to a bed) and a bunk over the cab. In the back are twin beds that convert to a king. The one I drove had the optional hydraulic leveling jacks.

The 24FW has a full wall slide with a queen Murphy bed. The one we're looking at has a dinette that converts and no bunk over the cab.

We've owned diesel Class A motorhomes, but I'd like something we can park at home and our parking is very limited. We do have a spot where a 25' Class C motorhome will fit nicely. I brought the 24FW to the house, backed it into the parking spot and it fit with no problem.

We don't have kids, but we do have two dogs and a cat. The idea of quick trips with little to no planning is appealing. We can visit out of town friends and park in their driveway. I don't think we'll need a tow car since they're small enough to run to the store for anything we forgot to pack.

I think you would really enjoy going a little longer and getting a sofa as well. Only having a dinette to sit at can be a bit of a problem. With adding a sofa everyone has a little more space.

Dale

We have the 22M and love it but kids are grown. With your twins, something with a couch might be better fit. We had a 32ft class C and it was easy to just jump in and go. We often took it for an afternoon shopping trip.

We moved to the 32ft from 5'er for tailgating football games.

We had a 32' Class C with bunkhouse. We bought it when the kids were young, 8 and 6 and it worked well. By the time the oldest was 12, she grew out of the bunk and our youngest grew out of it shortly after.

I would seriously consider a longer Class C with dinette and fold out sofa, that way all 3 of you can have separate beds with room for a friend or two. Perhaps rent a shorter model with just the dinette and then rent a longer model with both and see which works best for you.

-Michael

I would recomend a bigger unit with a couch/bed and a dinnete, remember that some times it rains and one needs to be inside, kids get cabin fever a lot faster than the adults and having a little more room to spread out helps, the dinnete his handy for playing games and using a lap top or what ever, the couch/bed comes in handy also if your kids bring friends along, most of the time one is out side the unit but that rainy day is when one regrets not getting the bigger unit.

We have a 24' and it is perfect for the wife, cat and I, one item that we did is to have everything that is needed to cook, wash, bathe and dress together with dishes "Corel brand" and plastic glasses all ready to roll, we like to drive out to the dessert on weekends and all we have to do is place the perishable items in the fridge the night before, the unit is hooked to current at home and the fridge is always cold, get home on Friday and off we go, come back Sunday evening.

navegator

My comments based on a superficial look at these three plans:

The three smallest are available on both an E350 and E450 chassis. I would definitely try to get the heavier duty chassis, as you'll have more weight carrying capacity free and not have to worry about overloading things as much. I think the whee track on the E450 is also wider, which should translate into somewhat more stability on the highway.

The two without slides will typically be somewhat lighter (slides add weight) and take slightly less effort to set up and break camp. I'm not a huge fan of slides generally, but many people do like them a lot. They have one advantage (more space inside) and a number of disadvantages; but that one advantage can be a very big advantage in some circumstances and for some people, it must be said.

The 26A looks to be the only one with any hint of kitchen counter space. If you like to do much cooking that is a definite advantage (even though it's still not very much counter space).

I would suggest looking at them in person if at all possible. The floorplans often don't show things that make a noticeable difference in actual use--things like how accessible stuff is with the slides in, whether there's a good place to stick the trash can, how likely one is to trip over the step up (if there is one)....

My Vote would be the 25,if you can live with the corner bed.You will have the sofa and the dinette for more seating room.

The real plus on this one is the curbside dinette. I had a curbside dinette on my last RV,it was great to be able to sit there while my 2 Daughters were outside and we could watch them,also it is nice to eat a meal and look out on your campsite and not your neighbors when in a campground.

Earlier this year we bought a slightly used 2017 Forester River Forester SLE 2251(about 24 ft.) on a Chevy 4500 chassis, with a 6.0 gas engine. Wanted the Chevy because of larger foot well space and less heat emitting from engine, drivetrain into cab. Similar to Minnie Winnie 22M. Just my wife, myself and our 35lb. dog. Easy to drive and easy to park in campground sites or street parking Has bed slide on drivers side, which helps to judge space needed backing into sites We generally go on trips-not weekends- and like that we both can drive it and similar to driving a 1 ton pick up and can park it/store it in my driveway

Boy, it's like clockwork on here. I specifically tell everyone that I want a smaller unit for easy, spontaneous trips; and you guys tell me to go with a 32' land yacht. LOL j/k

Seriously though, thank you for the feedback. I know I'd like the larger unit on some trips, but most of the time, it'll just be me and my 12 year old boys hitting road for a night or 3. Not a lot of cooking (if any) will be done inside.

The reason I want to go smaller is because, after 10 years of travel trailering, I've seen the writing on the wall. Our trips are now about convenience. I want a small profile, stealthy little camper that I can park at the grocery store, load up and go.

Sofa + dinette was a must for us. The kids can be playing cards and I can be kicking it on the couch. If I had to choose just one, I'd probably go with a couch and put a folding table in front of it when needed. I find the dinettes to be uncomfortable for hanging out.

Corner bed would be no issue for me at all if I were solo with kids. With the wife however, it got tiresome. Our trailer of 10+ years had a corner bed so obviously we made it work, but a walk around queen was non-negotiable this time around.