Mountaintraveler,
You have lots of good answers here and I (for one) that you seem to be leaning toward the 24. We travel in an aged 23 and revel in the fact that we can get just about any place a passcar can go. The limit for us is the required 9' clearance. As for space, it is usually the two of us and two dogs in the coach. It works.
As for using the furniture from the coach, cross that idea off. Most of the furnishings require the coach for stability and support and what does not is easier to buy than it is to remove for the larger part.
When you get in it, you will have questions, so come back here and we will try to get you lined up.
Matt
