I'm starting to think about a B

rexlion wrote:

Jim Shoe wrote:
My first RV was a Roadtrek 'B'. Since I'm single, I figured that was enough. And it would have been if 'camping' was why I bought it. But it turned out that I'm a 'traveler/visitor' instead. I often spend a week or more in one spot, visiting what I came to see. That meant hooking/unhooking utilities at least once a day. Spending a week at Colonial Williamsburg was such a pain, that I started staying in a motel while I was there, while driving the world's most expensive van around. BTW, a Roadtrek is too high for a parking garage and too long for a single metered space on the street.
Just depends on how you're going to use it.
I also got tired of the toilet and closet, kitchen and shower, and bed and dinette all doing double duty. That's why the industry makes all kinds of RVs for all kinds of people.

Unhooking W/E and rehooking just so one can leave the campsite for a while, that is a legitimate problem I hadn't given much thought to. I agree, it does depend greatly on how one likes to camp and travel.

For the most part I rarely spend more than one night in the same CG. This year's Yosemite trip was a change for me, as I spent 6 nights in a row at Bridalveil. But that says something about the type of CG I prefer, as Bridalveil has no hookups. So, although I can't see the future and my camping pattern might change, I think the chances are it won't affect me much... where I like to go, there are no hookups to hook/unhook.

Ground clearance has been mentioned, and that does concern me somewhat. I chose a TT with about 10" of clearance below the dump valves, passing on a similar TT with about 5.5" clearance as inadequate. You B owners, what is your typical ground clearance below the plumbing?

Just measured our ERA at 8.5" gound clearance. We have never found a problem on forest service roads or anywhere else we want to go. Seeing local sights and shopping can usually be planned to occur before or after stopping or enroute. If not, all we usually hook up is electric, so unhooking is not a big deal. I have seen some Roadtreks with ground effects fiberglass very close to the ground. It is one of the reasons we chose something else. As with everything else, beauty is in the eye of the beholder. What works for one will not suit another. Analyze the type of travel you want to do and buy accordingly. BTW, our towing capacity is 5K, but why have a "B" and then tow? In our mind towing with a "B" destroys much of the reason to have a "B" in the first place.