Are fivers roomier than a motorhome

holstein13 wrote:
There seems to be a misconception here that extra ceiling height does not equal extra space. But that space is not completely occupied by air. If I had taller ceilings, I'd have taller cabinets with much more space for storage. My shower would be taller (I'm already nearly bumping my head in there). Space saving wall units can be taller in a 5er. In fact, with more cabinet height, you could have less cabinets which would allow you more floor space.

Dollar for dollar, there is no doubt you get more space with a 5er / truck combo vs a MH / toad combo.

But the most important point here is that it's not the size of the ship that matters, it's the motion of the ocean.

None of the cabinets we had in our three fivers with cathedral ceiling a had any of the cabinets any higher than our MH. As a matter of fact they were located within the slide-outs and the very rear of the coach. There is a limit to how high they can make them as many people couldn't reach what was in them without help of a stool.

The ceiling fans are there for a reason in a fiver to help circulate the air to help keep it warm. If you don't have high ceilings no need to worry about it. I have seen many MH with ceiling fans.

I'm not sure what the dollar has to do with the space, other than the fiver is a lesser cost and rightly so. No one yet other than opinions has provided any factual discussion to Indicate that for size to size there is any more usable space.

As far as I'm concerned this is a urban myth. But anyway it's been fun! Thanks for all the comments