best all season class B with mondo solar

HappyDoodle wrote:
I intend to live in a class B in California but I have family in Massachusetts, so I am searching for my best all season options

I would not want to live through a New England winter in ANY RV !

Except maybe if I built my own. 2" rigid foam walls, 2" rigid foam floor, and 4" rigid foam roof. All plumbing including fresh, gray and black water tanks would have to be within that envelope (i.e. a basement). Even then you will be burning a lot of propane !

Hi,

If you want small, go to a 24 foot class C. With the money you save you can trick it out with much bigger battery bank, large inverter, and lots of solar.

For 4 seasons use you do NOT want a slide. Here is what I'd consider:

http://www.lazydaze.com/index2.htm

Your going to find almost all RV's to be very difficult to full time in when you are dealing with New England winter type of cold.
Days are short, many areas are heavily shaded, all limiting your solar charge times.
There are folks that use them, but for the most part, trying to keep water tanks/pipes thawed, becomes too much. If you can perform all water related ablutions in your relatives homes, it's possible, but in something the size of a B your going to find it tough. Even safely heating it is difficult because while its a small space, they dont tend to be that well insulated and if you use something like a Camco Wave to ease the propane consumption, you have to be cautious about carbon monoxide.
It's not impossible, but it's not going to be easy.