Newbie, looking at 28-30' rigs
Hello! I've been pouring over this forum for the last few days and read some great advice and learned about a few things I would have never thought of. We are new to RV'ing but not new campers. Ha...
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At 29-30 feet, with six people and the stuff they carry with them, you will always be close to, or over, the maximum weight of a C that size, unless you can live in one without slideouts. Each slide out costs you 250 to 500 pounds of weight, for a gain of at 20-24 sq ft for a 8-feet slide, 50 sq ft for a long one.
I made the two slide choice for how much it improved the living space for two people, but anytime we took a trip with five to six of our family members we were running overweight, an I could feel the difference driving it.
If you have that many people that you usually carry, I suggest looking at A gas motorhomes in the 32-34 foot range, built on 18,000 to 20,000 pound chassis. For the same model year, they will be in the same price range as a 28-30 foot C, and will have a lot more storage space inside and out, although there will likely be compromises in sleeping arrangements, not having that overhead bunk. Beware of entry level A-gassers on 14,800, 15,000, and 16,000 pound chassis, they tend to be as overloaded empty as 28-32 foot C's with slideouts.
I made the two slide choice for how much it improved the living space for two people, but anytime we took a trip with five to six of our family members we were running overweight, an I could feel the difference driving it.
If you have that many people that you usually carry, I suggest looking at A gas motorhomes in the 32-34 foot range, built on 18,000 to 20,000 pound chassis. For the same model year, they will be in the same price range as a 28-30 foot C, and will have a lot more storage space inside and out, although there will likely be compromises in sleeping arrangements, not having that overhead bunk. Beware of entry level A-gassers on 14,800, 15,000, and 16,000 pound chassis, they tend to be as overloaded empty as 28-32 foot C's with slideouts.
