"Maximum 24 ft or longer" question
I'm looking now since quite a while for a used RV and I noticed that Class C's that are 26 ft long (or longer) are significantly less expensive that the shorter ones that are no longer than 24 ft. ...
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You're right on that important difference between a Class C and a Class B+. The missing cabover bed area in a Class B+ really does take away options.
Here's some of the things we use our cabover bed and it's area for:
- I (6'2") sleep up there in that queen size with room to spare so the DW can have the whole back corner queen size corner bed to spread out with her bad back. I can sit almost fully upright up there with my feet hanging over the edge. The distance to the floor is less than many other Class C and Class B+ motorhomes because we have a coach floor that is raised about 4 inches higher than the cab floor ... making it no hassle at all to enter and leave the cabover bed using the stock wide-step ladder supplied by Winnebago.
- We permanently store one full size folding lounge chair, one aluminum folding table, one full size regular chair, one Endless Breeze 12 volt box fan, various tour books, a spare blanket, and my CPAP machine - all in the head and foot storage bins up there - without encroaching upon the main queen size bed sleeping area surface of the bed I use each night.
- We store more spare blankets up there in the part of the bed I don't need for sleeping.
- We can store the dog's travel crate up there during the day when camped.
- We store my toiletries and quick access clothing up there during the day when camped so that the entire back end of the motorhome is available to the DW as needed. I mounted a fold-away swinging mirror and light for myself near the cabover bed so I don't need to go to the back for this.
- We can store the dog's outdoor playpen up there so we don't have to collapse it when camped during the times it's not needed outside during the day.
A cabover bed area can be used to add a very practical dimension to comfortable small Class C travel and camping.
Here's some of the things we use our cabover bed and it's area for:
- I (6'2") sleep up there in that queen size with room to spare so the DW can have the whole back corner queen size corner bed to spread out with her bad back. I can sit almost fully upright up there with my feet hanging over the edge. The distance to the floor is less than many other Class C and Class B+ motorhomes because we have a coach floor that is raised about 4 inches higher than the cab floor ... making it no hassle at all to enter and leave the cabover bed using the stock wide-step ladder supplied by Winnebago.
- We permanently store one full size folding lounge chair, one aluminum folding table, one full size regular chair, one Endless Breeze 12 volt box fan, various tour books, a spare blanket, and my CPAP machine - all in the head and foot storage bins up there - without encroaching upon the main queen size bed sleeping area surface of the bed I use each night.
- We store more spare blankets up there in the part of the bed I don't need for sleeping.
- We can store the dog's travel crate up there during the day when camped.
- We store my toiletries and quick access clothing up there during the day when camped so that the entire back end of the motorhome is available to the DW as needed. I mounted a fold-away swinging mirror and light for myself near the cabover bed so I don't need to go to the back for this.
- We can store the dog's outdoor playpen up there so we don't have to collapse it when camped during the times it's not needed outside during the day.
A cabover bed area can be used to add a very practical dimension to comfortable small Class C travel and camping.
