Need advice on motorhome for touring band
Hello, everybody! I know this gets asked a lot, but I'm having a hard time making decisions, and I'd love to get some input from RV-educated people! I'm looking at buying something for a touring ba...
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Carrying and sleeping eight people, you are not likely to have room for what you say you need to carry, in a C. But a C could haul a small cargo trailer, though long rear overhang and big turning circle can make backing a problem. There have been some C toyhaulers made in the 30-38 foot range, on medium duty trucks, but seating is sparse and sleeping depends on using bunks in the cargo hold (you may have to build them to get enough).
Anything with the space you want will be close to max legal width, 8 to 8 1/2 feet. 10 to 11 mirror to mirror. Even at 26 foot length you will be looking for big rig parking, which most theaters can handle (ours will take a couple of 45 foot coaches even when we have two 53 foot trailers at the dock), but playing bars in urban settings, parking is not always nearby.
Except for budget and need for commercial driver, band and crew coaches fit the need, but will not serve alternate use as RV. Even well used, these million dollar coaches don't come down to $400 a month payments.
Have you thought about a schoolie, converting it yourself? Seating, some bunks, storage space can all be worked into an empty schoolbus, when the interior is not cluttered with RV fittings like kitchens, bathrooms, closets and cupboards, plumbing and heating systems. Lengths 24-45 feet, weights 10,000 to 36,000 pounds available, most limited to eight foot width or less for urban use. This is a fairly common starting point for a low budget band bus. Look at the film "Honeysuckle Rose" (though you can be sure that band is in commercial entertainer coaches today).
Anything with the space you want will be close to max legal width, 8 to 8 1/2 feet. 10 to 11 mirror to mirror. Even at 26 foot length you will be looking for big rig parking, which most theaters can handle (ours will take a couple of 45 foot coaches even when we have two 53 foot trailers at the dock), but playing bars in urban settings, parking is not always nearby.
Except for budget and need for commercial driver, band and crew coaches fit the need, but will not serve alternate use as RV. Even well used, these million dollar coaches don't come down to $400 a month payments.
Have you thought about a schoolie, converting it yourself? Seating, some bunks, storage space can all be worked into an empty schoolbus, when the interior is not cluttered with RV fittings like kitchens, bathrooms, closets and cupboards, plumbing and heating systems. Lengths 24-45 feet, weights 10,000 to 36,000 pounds available, most limited to eight foot width or less for urban use. This is a fairly common starting point for a low budget band bus. Look at the film "Honeysuckle Rose" (though you can be sure that band is in commercial entertainer coaches today).
