Downsized and Regretted it?
I am considering downsizing from a 39 foot pusher with three slides to a 24 foot diesel class C (Navion/View). Have any of your downsized and regretted it? If I go this route, I cannot afford to go ba...
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After 15 years with a 36 footer, we were in the market for a new motorhome and thought that downsizing to one of those nifty class B+ rigs would be the way to go. We've looked at all of them from the little 24 ft diesel Mercedes based motorhomes and the gassers like the Phoenix cruisers. They really look beautiful in the showrooms.
One day, while camping in one of the Florida state parks, we saw a Winnebago Views in a campsite. I stopped to chat with the owner and he invited us in to see what it's like in the real world with the things you normally carry with you. I was flabbergasted! They had stuff piled up everywhere. The shower was filled with laundry and there available space was pretty limited. At that point we decided that there just isn't enough room in these things. They are ok for a single person or for just going on weekend trips. The basement compartments can't even store a couple of lawn chairs. Further, the holding tanks are tiny. One good morning BM and they're full. BTW, the cost of these little things isn't much less than a moderate sized class A. Doesn't make sense.
Finally, we did decide to downsize and bought a 34 foot Allegro. Beauty is only skin deep.
One day, while camping in one of the Florida state parks, we saw a Winnebago Views in a campsite. I stopped to chat with the owner and he invited us in to see what it's like in the real world with the things you normally carry with you. I was flabbergasted! They had stuff piled up everywhere. The shower was filled with laundry and there available space was pretty limited. At that point we decided that there just isn't enough room in these things. They are ok for a single person or for just going on weekend trips. The basement compartments can't even store a couple of lawn chairs. Further, the holding tanks are tiny. One good morning BM and they're full. BTW, the cost of these little things isn't much less than a moderate sized class A. Doesn't make sense.
Finally, we did decide to downsize and bought a 34 foot Allegro. Beauty is only skin deep.
