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blw2
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Jun 01, 2014

How much does your C weigh?

What model do you have and how much does it weigh with your typical loading?

I've been considering a used C for my family. We're currently in a pop-up and the thought of a motorhome is apealing.

A couple years ago, I was seriously researching bunkhouses. What I remember was that they were heavy and didn't have much cargo or towing capacity.

As I'm loooking again, i'm thinking non-bunk houses might be a workable option.
But
My concern is that one I get the unit loaded with
family of 5, plus maybe one or two of my kid's friends
chairs, food, and oher "stuff"
I figure it's not uncommon to want to travel with some water in the tank, some grey and black water on board
full propane
full gas or diesel

I don't need a huge surplus in capacity, but i don't want to be overloaded or constantly on the edge...... and I would likely want to tow a car or on occasion a trialer with golf cart.

These super C's such as Thor's 33SW are appealing, but they're expensive and it seems like they haven't been out long enough to have much of a used market
The Thor 31W floor plan looks intesting to me, but I'm interested in learning the actual weights accross the class.

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  • I have an older (1998) C 29 foot bunkhouse with the double dinette floorplan and no slides. It has about 2000 pounds of CCC, but when loaded with family, food, water, beer, etc I was getting close to max on the rear axle. The rear axle weight is really the one to watch, because EVERYTHING you put inside the rig adds weight to the rear axle. Items placed behind the rear axle actually add more than their weight to the axle. The 31-32 foot Cs with slides are really heavy and very difficult to not overload unless you travel light.

    As far as towing, I towed 3 different small cars weighing 2600-3200 pounds and even with an older V10 with "only" 265 hp I had what I felt was adequate power.

    On edit I thought I'd add that I have an E-Super Duty (later called the E450) with 14050 GVWR and 9450 RGAWR.