How many feet is too many?

I'm sorry, but I don't know how to respond individually yet.

Fred, your bathroom sounds fantastic! I would love a split bathroom, but I am more than willing to compromise on that.

Tonight I have been comparing the Nexus Phantom 32P to the Coach House Platinum 27 XL. It is SO hard to decide. I can't wait until the Tampa RV show in January!

For the two of us and one small dog 30-32 ft works well. We had a 31 ft Class A and have just ordered another 31 ft. We have stay at state parks and for the most part have had no issues with the length. You may want to check with the park before you make a reservation about an individual site.

I've never had a problem with our 37' Southwind. You'll be fine with 35'.

Keep us updated on your search progress.

We had a 31 ss Jayco Greyhawk "C" for 3 years and loved it, the size was great to get around and go everywhere, no problem driving or backing up.
Now we moved up to a Tiffin Allegro 36LA gasser, and love this floor plan, but I am still a bit intimidated by the height and a bit by the length!
It's new, so I guess in 3-4 months that might go away.
The Wife and Beagle love it however.

I have a Bounder 30E that is about 31' long. IT is very comfortable for 2 with up to 2 kids, and I am happy with the very large bathroom, and rear queen bed. It is shorter and lighter than many designs, and therefor has plenty of cargo rating, and a 100 gallon fresh water tank.

Sure it would be 'nicer' to have an extra 3 or 4 more feet when camped, and it would be nicer to have a unit that is 1,000 pounds lighter and 4 feet shorter while driving. So it is a compromise.

I would really like to have a RV with a murphy bed in the back, and a slide out about 7 feet deep back there. Then at the RV park, my 27' long class A could turn into a 34' long big rig with a huge bedroom. . .

Dual Wall slide outs are really nice, but a heavy option for a RV floorplan. They really open things up though. There are a bunch of things to consider. My first RV was a 23' long F-350 supercab and a camper on the back. Second was 27' long class C. Then I bought the Bounder brand new, with all the options and a floorplan I really liked.

Yes I have had friends with a corner bed, and the bathroom sharing the back wall of the RV. The bathroom was to small, the bed was tiny! Not for me.

My bathroom takes up 6 feet long X 8 feet wide of the RV. On the drivers side is the tub/shower, then toilet next to it, and then a hallway, with closet and sink on the passenger side. By opening a 24" wide door, I can close off the forward side and another door closes off the rear side of the bedroom. So If I had visitors, I could close off the rear bedroom, and they are free to use the bathroom (as long as I did not want to leave while they are taking a shower).

Looking at RV's you will have to compromise on somethings that you can live with, and keep looking for things that you could not live without. One friend says that she MUST have a passenger side stove, so that while cooking she is looking out the window towards her campsite, not at the neighbor's picnic table. I must have a oven, because I love to bake cornbread.

Have fun shopping!

Fred.

Thank you so much for the quick responses. I forgot to mention how much I hate those corner beds. That's another reason I would like a little bit larger one.

We are seriously looking at the Nexus Phantom 32 ft. We like the wardrobe instead of the bunks.

An RV is like a tool IMHO and once you decide what job will be done with it, then size and style can be decided upon. We are a small family of three with two dogs and for us 25ft is a good size BUT we are mostly weekend warriors who frequent state and national parks. With that in mind, state and national parks do have size restrictions and very limited space for bigger rigs of any at all. However, if you will mostly be staying at RV parks then 40 feet isn't that big compared to the big rigs we have been next to at 50-60 plus feet and shouldn't present issues most of the time. Happy hunting and good luck with your purchase!

We have a 40' DP and have pretty well gotten into every place we've wanted to. Granted, some RV parks / campgrounds have limited spaces for the larger rigs so we do have to make some reservations. You should see some of the places we've had it off boondocking.

A lot of people buy three MHs before they're done and should have bought the last (larger) one first and they would have saved money.

So if you're willing to do a little planning, you should be alright with a 40' rig. If you don't do any planning and just do things spur of the moment, stay with the smaller rig to be able to get into anyplace.

And with larger rig, you need to be good at backing up to get it into some places.

Bill