Looking to upgrade to a larger Class C
I have a '02 Lazy Daze. It's always felt too small and no storage. We love the rear with lots of windows -- if it had 2 slides, it could work. IT's 27' and worked OK for p/t but that's changing...
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You are pushing into a size range where you need the chassis of an A or Super-C to carry the weight. 30 foot C's on 14,000 - 14,500 GVWR chassis are fully loaded when empty; I have one, I know.
My wife chose our Winnebago for the big windows, sense of airiness, two slides making it very roomy. It bothered me that it was awful heavy even when empty, but trips with the two of us were OK. Taking kids and grandkids along overloaded it.
The other problem with big windows and slides is that it tends to be hot in hot weather, cold in cold weather. Windows have no resistance to heat flow, tend also to be drafty in proportion to size, slides drafty in proportion to amount of edge.
If I though I needed more space for full timing, I would be thinking about an A gasser. These tend to sit higher above the frame (once you get above entry level) for a lot more exterior storage. Except for 24-28 footers on van bare chassis (E-series and Sprinter) you will have at least 16,000 GVWR, most 30-32 footers get built on even beefier platforms, 18,000 to 22,000 pounds.
You won't find any C's with slideouts built to LazyDaze standards, construction methods are quite different.
My wife chose our Winnebago for the big windows, sense of airiness, two slides making it very roomy. It bothered me that it was awful heavy even when empty, but trips with the two of us were OK. Taking kids and grandkids along overloaded it.
The other problem with big windows and slides is that it tends to be hot in hot weather, cold in cold weather. Windows have no resistance to heat flow, tend also to be drafty in proportion to size, slides drafty in proportion to amount of edge.
If I though I needed more space for full timing, I would be thinking about an A gasser. These tend to sit higher above the frame (once you get above entry level) for a lot more exterior storage. Except for 24-28 footers on van bare chassis (E-series and Sprinter) you will have at least 16,000 GVWR, most 30-32 footers get built on even beefier platforms, 18,000 to 22,000 pounds.
You won't find any C's with slideouts built to LazyDaze standards, construction methods are quite different.
