How Long Should my Class C Be?
I live in LA and have been thinking it would be good to find an RV 19 feet (or under) so I can park in a regulation parking spot. That being said, I CAN park on my block even if it's a little long...
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19' will barely fit in many parking spots. For touring primarily in a city, I would prefer a smaller (probably class B) RV—or, quite possibly, a car and motel/hotel rooms. (In some cities, like Boston, I'd gladly skip the car!) Besides the length, the height and width of most class C's make them ill-suited for city sightseeing. You can't park one in a multistory parking garage, for instance, even if it is short enough to fit in a regulation parking space.
My class C is 32' overall and I haven't generally had trouble finding parking. It does require two parking spaces end-to-end, and preferably also two side-by-side if they are plentiful as there is not much extra space width-wise usually. I'm also not generally parking in inner cities—more often suburbia or less built up areas—so that might have something to do with things. I prefer to avoid street parking mainly because of the width, but have done so once or twice without problems.
Many campgrounds, particularly older ones and state parks, have fewer sites that are available the longer your RV is. It's not to common to be unable to fit into some site, but it makes it more likely that the sites you can use are unavailable the more limited you are.
(To answer your question literally speaking, your class C should be exactly as long as it was when it came out of the factory. It is a very bad problem when it suddenly becomes shorter!)
My class C is 32' overall and I haven't generally had trouble finding parking. It does require two parking spaces end-to-end, and preferably also two side-by-side if they are plentiful as there is not much extra space width-wise usually. I'm also not generally parking in inner cities—more often suburbia or less built up areas—so that might have something to do with things. I prefer to avoid street parking mainly because of the width, but have done so once or twice without problems.
Many campgrounds, particularly older ones and state parks, have fewer sites that are available the longer your RV is. It's not to common to be unable to fit into some site, but it makes it more likely that the sites you can use are unavailable the more limited you are.
(To answer your question literally speaking, your class C should be exactly as long as it was when it came out of the factory. It is a very bad problem when it suddenly becomes shorter!)
