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FootSoldier
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Feb 18, 2017

Class C Wannabe with a Jeep

My wife and I are finally getting close enough to the perverbial finishline and both being retired, that we are begining the research for how we want to travel.

I would love to go class C and tow my Jeep Wrangler behind the coach, then head out and go wherever we want, for as long as we want.

The Jayco Seneca has always caught my eye, but I don't really know anything about this class of coach/vehicle.

Our Jeep is built and weighs around 5k lbs. I'd really rather not tow it on the ground, but thinking about the future (I'm 64 now) I want to keep things as physically easy as possible. So I probably wouldn't want to have to load/unload the Jeep from a trailer all the time.

We've been doing all of our camping out of a Rockwood Roo 23SS and love it, but I want to bring the Jeep along. This forum helped me find the Roo and I'm hoping for some help to make this switch as good as the first one was.

Who makes class C coaches that would tow 5k lbs and get in the 30' size area, that we should be looking at?

Thanks,

Steve

12 Replies

  • Pulling a Jeep with a Seneca will not be a problem. Some of the Super C models on the Chevy C5500 do very well with heavier tows. I have towed over 6k lbs with no problems. Best to check weight on a scale to determine what can be towed. Some of Seneca's came with a 22k lbs chassis. This limits how much can be towed with a 26k lbs max load chassis even with a 10k lbs hitch.
  • Since I have a 2016 Jayco Greyhawk - I spend a lot of time of the Jayco Owners forum. A few people over there tow Wranglers behind their V-10 Ford based Class C's. There's quite a few Seneca owners over there too.

    Yes, it's Jayco specific but you might get some answers from people who own the RVs you're looking into.