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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Mich F wrote:
Adding another 33 gal or so to fill the water tank (which I never do) would add about 275# or so. Another 15 gal or so to fill the gas tank would add about 90#. I have two compressors a 12V and an electric pancake style on there , bikes, sat. dish, a bunch of tools, spare tire, a few lounge chairs, fishing rods, tackle boxes, a lot of stuff. We were only going off for four days on that trip, but my wife packs as if we were going off for months, with the clothes, food and whatnot. I honestly have no idea how I could ever get close to the GVWR of this MH.
That's reminds me of how we load for most trips in our 24 foot Itasca Class C ... except we always start out with every tank full that should be full and every tank empty that should be empty ... plus such things as: One 120V compressor, bunch of tools, spare tire, spare parts for coach appliances, spare main engine serpentine belt, spare oil for the main engine and both generators, two lounge chairs, four regular chairs, full size beach umbrella, fishing rods, tackle boxes, rockhound equipment, portable generator (plus gas for it) to back up the built-in generator, portable battery charger to back up the main converter, full size shovel, leveling boards plus 5 leveling steps, two complete sewer drain hoses, 100 feet of freshwater hose, 80 feet of shore power cord, long handled pruning shears, hand saw capable of an 18 inch tree trunk, folding outside table to seat 6 people, 3 folding chair-side tables, hardened steel towing chain, 12 ton extended range hydraulic jack, outside BBQ, single burner outside propane stove, vacumm sweeper, full size broom, 2 drop cord lights, electric heater, outside dog playpen, outside carpet, and a portable fan with extension cord for outside use.
We basically load up with no weight concerns. On top of our equipment weight, we sometimes carry a couple hundred pounds of rocks (we're rockhounds) on the way home.
Probably to do this with a longer Class C with slides would require moving to a Super C format. As I said earlier, it's too bad Ford discontinued the E550.
