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tbirdman
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Nov 07, 2014

Portland RV show

Really examined Class Bs in person. Most of them I don't see how two people can live in them, vs just my self a 85 pound dog. I wanted to like the Travato, but the upfront area with the dinette and the seat covering the water tank was just a poor design choice. Put the water tank where the dinette is and forget the dinette. I like the ERA 70A better. favorite B was Pleasureway FL, but still crammed. Someone smart needs to figure out who to get more shower space. Why not a shower contraption that seals at the bottom but bows outwards to provide more shower room.

The Pleasureway Prestige looked look a decent possibility once I moved up into the B+/C-. I just didn't get the Pleasureway XL which has a murphy bed which folds down on top of a couch that can already fold down like a bed. Remove the murphy bed, push the couch back to the wall and gain 9 inches. The Winnebago Trend look also like a decent possibility but not sure if I care for the funky European cabinets and the curved bath door. Make the door wide, some of us are height challenged. However at $90k with a Sprinter chassis, it competed well against the PW Prestige Ford based chassis. You could see the quality in the PW. I did care for the Roadtreks. I didn't see any other class B brands at the show.

I still trying to figure out if I can make the PL FL work even with the small shower. It's a tradeoff that you only have to deal with once a day:B But it's a beautiful coach with great quality.

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  • In my opinion, I would rather get a smaller Class A than a B or C. Or a Tow Vehicle and a TT. The Class B are over priced for what you get. I've seen new Class A's priced at or lower than most of the Class B's

    I realize a lot of folks feel the Class B is a better choice because it's small size makes it easier to drive, but once you get used to driving a Class A the size issue goes away. I've had just about every class of RV over the past 40 years (from 10ft to 45 ft). To me, once I got used to it, they all felt the same.

    Sure with the larger RVs you may have to park further out in a parking lot or not be able to get in to a camp site or even a particular campground but there's always a spot for you in a nearby campground. We've never had a problem finding a spot to camp or park in whatever area we choose to stop in.

    Moral of my post... don't be crammed... go big and enjoy you'll get used to it.