Class C's with low height?
Class C's seem to have become so tall. We have a garage door 10 feet tall and I can do some remodeling to raise to about 10' 6", but are there any motorhomes under that height?
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- My 2005 Born Free is 9' 11" tall. My garage door measures 9' 11-3/4" so I was in the same boat.
- Our 2013 Leisure Travel Van Libero is 9'10", although the new 2014's are 10'6" because the AC unit is mounted higher.
- Check LazyDaze also, they build somewhat lower than manfacturers who must raise the floor to make room for "flat floor" slideout mechanisms. You can also save about six inches if you can do with A/C and are careful about what else you have on top.
- Our LTV Serenity is 9'10" and therefore fits in our shop with 10' ceilings. When we bought our first high roof Sprinter B I had to build a 20' wide 14' deep addition to accommodate a 12' door.
- Drive around Seattle until you find an underpass marked "Clearance 10'6"". Drive under it at about 40 MPH. If you don't have an RV Convertible on the other side, you're good to go.
OR
Buy a couple of 12' long 2x4s and a 2x2 longer than your RV is wide and nail it to the 2x4s at 10'6". Then you and a friend stand it up and move it along the whole length of the RV.
In my case, I already had a building with 12'x12' doors where I stored my 'B'. When I swapped for my current 'C' with a satellite dome on top, I had a buddy get up on a ladder with orders to yell "STOP" if needed. It cleared with room to spare. Your RV may have the clearances in the manual, but I'd measure anyway. The manual may have an expensive rounding error. - Our garage door is 10'-0" tall, but the opening is 3/4" less because of the door trim/weather strip. So our actual opening is 9' 11-1/4". Our Phoenix Cruiser model 2350 makes it through the door, even when empty. If it was full of fuel, water, and supplies, it would have even more clearance. It is true to spec as stated on the Phoenix Cruiser website HERE.
Phoenix Cruisers built on the Ford E350 chassis, (model 2100, 2350, and 2400) are all 9'-10" tall. Those built on the E450 and the Sprinter are 10'-1" tall, too tall for our garage door.
You can see pictures of our PC2350 without a slide out by CLICKING HERE.
Here is our garage with 9'-11-1/4" tall door.
ron.dittmer wrote:
Our garage door is 10'-0" tall, but the opening is 3/4" less because of the door trim/weather strip. So our actual opening is 9' 11-1/4". Our Phoenix Cruiser model 2350 makes it through the door, even when empty. If it was full of fuel, water, and supplies, it would have even more clearance. It is true to spec as stated on the Phoenix Cruiser website HERE.
Phoenix Cruisers built on the Ford E350 chassis, (model 2100, 2350, and 2400) are all 9'-10" tall. Those built on the E450 and the Sprinter are 10'-1" tall, too tall for our garage door.
You can see pictures of our PC2350 without a slide out by CLICKING HERE.
Here is our garage with 9'-11-1/4" tall door.
Awesome setup. The 3 car with RV clearance is great. So is the vette. :)- You probably won't find anything with a slide that is short enough to fit. Look at Class Cs with no slides. May be something other than Lazy Dazes that would fit.
tenbear wrote:
My post a few higher, all three <10' Phoenix Cruiser models have an optional slide out.
You probably won't find anything with a slide that is short enough to fit.
