is there a class C that is small enough to not need a toad ?
We are thinking of many options, a motorhome, fifth wheel, etc but is there a small enough mh with slide outs that we could still drive around w/o a toad easy ?
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Yes and no, depending on your expectations and planned use.
I think my 30-foot, 8-1/2 wide two-slide Itasca fits "drive around w/o a toad easy" and we always traveled that way. As big as it is, it is not as big as a school bus, metro transit, or a refuse collection truck. That's urban areas. Many tourist destinations, people get around inside 45-foot motorcoaches, and where there is tourist traffic, there is coach parking, which might be back-in.
But the motorhome can't go everywhere, for clearance reasons, and it is not always easy to find a place to park it, because it usually needs two standard car spaces, and in width, overflows the spaces. Sometimes I can park it in a single space at the edge of a lot, the 12 feet of rear overhang hanging over the edge.
Down to 24 foot, 21 foot, parking and getting around gets easier, particularly as you go to B+ models less than 8 foot wide. At 21 foot, you are close to the size of a dually, long-bed crew-cab pickup. In some places, parking accommodates that vehicle size, in others the largest spaces are sized more to an 18-19 foot van or SUV being the biggest thing, and under the 80" width that defines "oversize" in most states.
You can get a motorhome in that van size, a B van conversion, but it won't likely have slideouts and it won't have the room of a longer, wider C.
Although I have a towed vehicle (small pickup) and plan to convert a second (sub-compact) for towing, I don't tow on road trips, because it is much more difficult getting around in crowded areas, and finding parking, while towing. I tow when going to a local destination for a week or more, and don't want to move the RV (often a matter of keeping the campsite by occupying it) and want to get around to run errands and take care of business at home.
The amenities you want say C. Especially the slideouts.
I think my 30-foot, 8-1/2 wide two-slide Itasca fits "drive around w/o a toad easy" and we always traveled that way. As big as it is, it is not as big as a school bus, metro transit, or a refuse collection truck. That's urban areas. Many tourist destinations, people get around inside 45-foot motorcoaches, and where there is tourist traffic, there is coach parking, which might be back-in.
But the motorhome can't go everywhere, for clearance reasons, and it is not always easy to find a place to park it, because it usually needs two standard car spaces, and in width, overflows the spaces. Sometimes I can park it in a single space at the edge of a lot, the 12 feet of rear overhang hanging over the edge.
Down to 24 foot, 21 foot, parking and getting around gets easier, particularly as you go to B+ models less than 8 foot wide. At 21 foot, you are close to the size of a dually, long-bed crew-cab pickup. In some places, parking accommodates that vehicle size, in others the largest spaces are sized more to an 18-19 foot van or SUV being the biggest thing, and under the 80" width that defines "oversize" in most states.
You can get a motorhome in that van size, a B van conversion, but it won't likely have slideouts and it won't have the room of a longer, wider C.
Although I have a towed vehicle (small pickup) and plan to convert a second (sub-compact) for towing, I don't tow on road trips, because it is much more difficult getting around in crowded areas, and finding parking, while towing. I tow when going to a local destination for a week or more, and don't want to move the RV (often a matter of keeping the campsite by occupying it) and want to get around to run errands and take care of business at home.
The amenities you want say C. Especially the slideouts.
