Ok whats best st up for 2 people and a dog ? under 29ft.

Our 27 footer has a rear bedroom with RV Queen bed, crosswise with left side against rear wall. Access is on right side and at foot. We use a double sleeping bag instead of making the bed.Some current models in this length have a small slide and bed mounted fore and aft providing access on both sides. Also has convertible dinette/bed and captains chair. Dogs sleep on dinette cushions, captains chair or floor. During the day, dogs are in large collapsible crates under the awning. A 27 footer has much more cabinet space and storage area than a 22-24 footer, No need for bags and boxes in the aisle or shower. All Class C's are same width. Wouldn't want a longer rig, wouldn't fit our driveway. Never felt the need to tow. Disconnecting for a day trip takes 5 minutes. 3 feet longer than a 24 footer is hardly noticeable for parking in restaurant and at tourist attractions. We have camped in primitive forest camps, etc. Rig is surprisingly nimble within reason.

There are The wife and I + the most important passenger, Baley our Yorkie. We down seized from class "a" 36' Diesel pusher 2 years ago, to a coach house platinum 262 which is 27' and so far we love it. Coach House Platinum 272XL FD & platinum 272 FS are real nice floor plans with rear beds.

What we like most is the construction with body being one piece fiberglass it is very quite on the highway. we also tow our honda CRV part of the time. Being 27' length we can park almost any place. with the streamline shell on body it helps the MPG a little also. And the paint jobs are just great because they have clear coat's and our coach is 9 years old and it still looks like new.

They also hold there resale value real good.

As I said at the first we really like our Coach House class B+

We got this:

http://www.jayco.com/products/class-c-motorhomes/2017-redhawk/26xd/

Small enough to park most anywhere (no toad required), walk-around bed, 6 speed transmission (quieter and much better mileage), and 2 year warranty! If we need a car, we call Enterprise.

We travel with 3 dogs (one is 135 pounds), and we have plenty of room... sometimes I even get to use the couch, if I can get there before the Newfoundland! :R

Awesome deals are available on the 2016 models, now that the 2017's are out.

This year we got an Itasca Navion 24G (made by/same layout as Winnebago View) with two slides for the living room and rear queen bed. Works for two adults + 70-lb Lab. Just under 26 feet. We don't tow. Will rent a car now and then as needed but not often.

Downside of the rear queen slide out is you have to fold the top third of the mattress in when retracting the slide, so bedding has to be rearranged often. Not much "walk around" room.

Lots of small C floor plans to choose from. Look at Phoenix Cruiser, Leisure Travel Vans, Couch House Platinum to name a few.

With a dog you don't want to go too small. We travel with 2 cats and just traded our 35ft class A for a new SUNSEEKER GTS 2800QS. This is 30' class C without the overhead bed. It has 4 slides which really makes a big difference in room when set up. We don't tow a car and don't want to. It drives so much better than the class A even to the point of being able to drive with one hand on the wheel with trucks passing and 30mph crosswinds. We looked at smaller units with the corner bed but trying to make up the bed was not going to be easy. So far this unit fits wherever we want to go.

We finally went to 31' and 1 slide to get a walk around Queen bed and reasonable living space. Didn't care about the cab over bed so got one with the entertainment unit/storage up there. A little large but can still get around parking lots. Tow a trailer with 2 Harley's or a toad most of the time for running around.

Dave

I have a 20' class c and I can usually park it just about anywhere, even regular parking lots. I have driven it to go sightseeing and it's a good and bad thing; good because being small it still fits in parking lots and if you get tired or hungry you can just go back to the mh. Bad, because you have to disconnect everything and load it all up everytime you go somewhere. I did the TC thing until this mh, but imo it was almost the same thing-load up and go. If I were to go somewhere sightseeing for a long period of time, I think I'd rent a car.

As far as being large enough for 2 people and a dog, my DH and I usually camp with one of our dogs, an 80 lb. Lab, in it. A little tight for DH as he's tall, especially the bathroom. When I go alone with my dog (100 lb. Lab), we do fine. I'd think something in the 26ft. range would be just fine for what you want.

Lots of difference between camping and RVing. When we were younger we went the TC route. We could go just about anyplace with the TC. Didn't need a toad. We carried a small trail bike on the back. Once going large our options of boondocking and real camping diminished.