Making the jump to class C...any advice?
We are getting rid of our Fuzion Toyhauler and going the class c route. We feel it will be a better fit for our family. We are not newbies to RVing, but definitely to class c's. We are looking at some...
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ThePerks....we moved up from a 31' bunkhouse travel trailer to our Class C. We decided it would fit our family and lifestyle better as well. There are only 3 of us and the bunkhouse was an overkill. We were worried about the parking issue as DaHose mentioned. We knew our TT and Supercrew F250, would be too much for some of the areas we wanted to camp and so we made the move.
We started off looking at the 24' models. They would suffice, but we decided we did not like the corner beds surrounded by 3.5 walls. We wouldn't want to be climbing into the bed or over one another. So we moved up to looking at others. There was not a 26' on the lot. Only a 28' and a 31'. We almost went with the 28'. It had a queen bed that you could enter from both sides. It didn't have much of a wardrobe option either. It was also white in color. We then looked at the 31' model. First thing we liked was the full body paint. The bedroom was set up different to where the bedroom had a slide and it has a full wall wardrobe area. Much more than the other class c and more than the TT for sure. The only thing that we liked about the 28' over the 31' was the bathroom. The 28' had antirely seperate bathroom. The 31' had a seperate toilet sink area that closed off with a door, but the shower was across the hall from it. The bathroom door opens up and closes off the rest of the camper from the area nad you can pull the blind door on the bedroom if you need total privacy.
After talking to the Sales Manager, we opted for the 31'. We got it for nearly the same price as the 28' non painted model that was offered. We love our class c. It makes much more sense to us. While the tanks are about half the size of the TT, we have found that we can go an entire weekend without issue. Of course we haven't tried the water tank yet to see how long we can go on that. We will soon though. We will have to add some water at some point I can imagine. We learned how to monitor our water consumption more. I added the oxygenics shower head, which helps a lot. I can actually park this at home as our driveway slopes down towards the house. I set the parking break and have large ruber chocks assisting. When we get ready to go somewhere, I just pull it up to the top of the driveway and plug it in there. I couldn't park the TT like that with no braking on it. I had it in the yard on the side of the house for a while, but it became a pain in the butt to pull in and put away. We always had t owatch the weather and if it was going to rain anytime close to a camping trip, I would need to pull it out onto the top of the driveway.
It's so much easier to go on a trip for us. All we do is load clothes up and any other miscellaneous items and go. I might stop by the grocery store on the way home from work and pick up stuff for the meals the morning we leave. Other than that, we just go park it in the grocery store parking lot on the way camping and load up. Or we wait till we get to our destination and then go out and about and buy groceries. Parking it is a cinch. Much easier on my wife for sure. With the back up camera, I can do it with her in the coach.
We don't have stabilizers or levelers on ours. Don't think we will buy them either. Maybe some stack jacks for some stability, but for the price of them, I don't think it's worth it. If they came on it already, then fine, that would be great. But to be honest, it's just another piece of machinery to break or not work correctly and bad way to start off a trip. We've gotten use to the movement some. We bought ours on June 1st and we have already spent 21 nights in it.
Another thing also is having a toad. We are not set up with one. But to set one up, you are looking at anywhere from about $2000 on up. Unless you buy a used towa dolly, you can spend equally or more as well. For the time being, we 've decided that for short trips, if we want a toad, then my wife will just drive it. If we go on a long trip and depending on where, then we may just rent something when we get to our destination if needed. Or use public transportation if it's available. We do carry our bikes with us, so if it's feasible we can bike some.
Good luck. And feel free to PM me if you have specific questions or comments.
We started off looking at the 24' models. They would suffice, but we decided we did not like the corner beds surrounded by 3.5 walls. We wouldn't want to be climbing into the bed or over one another. So we moved up to looking at others. There was not a 26' on the lot. Only a 28' and a 31'. We almost went with the 28'. It had a queen bed that you could enter from both sides. It didn't have much of a wardrobe option either. It was also white in color. We then looked at the 31' model. First thing we liked was the full body paint. The bedroom was set up different to where the bedroom had a slide and it has a full wall wardrobe area. Much more than the other class c and more than the TT for sure. The only thing that we liked about the 28' over the 31' was the bathroom. The 28' had antirely seperate bathroom. The 31' had a seperate toilet sink area that closed off with a door, but the shower was across the hall from it. The bathroom door opens up and closes off the rest of the camper from the area nad you can pull the blind door on the bedroom if you need total privacy.
After talking to the Sales Manager, we opted for the 31'. We got it for nearly the same price as the 28' non painted model that was offered. We love our class c. It makes much more sense to us. While the tanks are about half the size of the TT, we have found that we can go an entire weekend without issue. Of course we haven't tried the water tank yet to see how long we can go on that. We will soon though. We will have to add some water at some point I can imagine. We learned how to monitor our water consumption more. I added the oxygenics shower head, which helps a lot. I can actually park this at home as our driveway slopes down towards the house. I set the parking break and have large ruber chocks assisting. When we get ready to go somewhere, I just pull it up to the top of the driveway and plug it in there. I couldn't park the TT like that with no braking on it. I had it in the yard on the side of the house for a while, but it became a pain in the butt to pull in and put away. We always had t owatch the weather and if it was going to rain anytime close to a camping trip, I would need to pull it out onto the top of the driveway.
It's so much easier to go on a trip for us. All we do is load clothes up and any other miscellaneous items and go. I might stop by the grocery store on the way home from work and pick up stuff for the meals the morning we leave. Other than that, we just go park it in the grocery store parking lot on the way camping and load up. Or we wait till we get to our destination and then go out and about and buy groceries. Parking it is a cinch. Much easier on my wife for sure. With the back up camera, I can do it with her in the coach.
We don't have stabilizers or levelers on ours. Don't think we will buy them either. Maybe some stack jacks for some stability, but for the price of them, I don't think it's worth it. If they came on it already, then fine, that would be great. But to be honest, it's just another piece of machinery to break or not work correctly and bad way to start off a trip. We've gotten use to the movement some. We bought ours on June 1st and we have already spent 21 nights in it.
Another thing also is having a toad. We are not set up with one. But to set one up, you are looking at anywhere from about $2000 on up. Unless you buy a used towa dolly, you can spend equally or more as well. For the time being, we 've decided that for short trips, if we want a toad, then my wife will just drive it. If we go on a long trip and depending on where, then we may just rent something when we get to our destination if needed. Or use public transportation if it's available. We do carry our bikes with us, so if it's feasible we can bike some.
Good luck. And feel free to PM me if you have specific questions or comments.
