Looking to downsize

New or used?

The new Class B's (Sprinter or Promaster) don't even have outside bins... no less anything resembling a "basement" with any kind of lock.

Are you expecting a separate shower? Nearly all are wet baths.

You may need to look at the small Class C rigs like Leisure Travel. (24-25 feet)

I'm not really sure what's available so I can't say. Ideally, we would like a separate shower and bath but I suppose that's a lot to hope for with the class B.

Have you looked at any Bs? Your wish list is impossible or nearly so.

You might look at the Leisure Travel units.

Dale

I think you'll be hard pressed to get all of that in one vehicle. We wanted s dry bath and liked the slide of one model of the Winnebago Era line, but decided the slide took up too much space when in. We settled on a wet bath and that allowed us a bigger fridge, a king-sized bed we can leave made up in the rear, and a nice sized storage "basement" area under the bed with a sliding tray. I also had room to mount a tube for the slinky up under one side of the bed.

In general it is all about trade offs because there is only so much space available.

Dave

From the list of things that are important to you, it would seem that a class C would better fit your needs. We downsized from a 39' diesel pusher to a 26' Winnebago Via 25T, which is actually class A, but we did a lot of looking and research before the switch. The Via we chose has a lot of outside storage and twin bed on the inside. It also had a nice location for the tv, which is not major, but useful. When we looked at new units my wife and I would stand inside and figure out where we would put all of our "stuff" and what we would have to give up. The advantage of having the smaller rv that goes anywhere certainly outweighed the smaller space inside. My advice would be not to go extremely small, but as said, look at lots of rvs.

Good advice RckyMtnVia. We're going to give the Winnie coaches a good long look.

When you buy from the factory Phoenix Cruisers B+ rvs are better built than Winnebagos and cost less (you can also stand upright in them unlike a number of B vans). They have basement storage and there are some great floorplans under 26 feet.

I checked out the Phoenix cruisers and they aren't less expensive if you consider everything standard with the Winnie.

Scottiemom wrote:
You might look at the Leisure Travel units.

Dale

X2 we love ours with the full queen Murphy bed and large bathroom with a residential style shower. Lots of inside/outside storage. After 5 years I still have empty cupboards.