Rick Jay wrote:
In my opinion, neither of those would be good for full-timing. Cargo carrying capacity is way too low. Now, if they were on a 24,000 lb. chassis...maybe. But 22,000 lbs., no way.
We don't full-time, but when researching our first (and current) RV over 10 years ago, I estimated we would need between 2,000-2,5000 lbs. of capacity for people, food, fuels, water, clothes, spare parts, etc. Our rig weighs in empty 18,800 lbs. Fully loaded for an extended trip, we are near 21,500. Our Honda Odyssey weighs in just about 4,450 lbs., so all connected and ready to go, we flirt with the 22,000 lb. GCWR. For shorter trips where we don't pack quite so heavy, we can be as much as 500 lbs. or so lighter.
Anyway, full-timing for most people will require that they bring more stuff than we have. Our rig couldn't carry the weight and keep under the weight limits, and ours is 36' with 2 slides. These newer rigs are even taller than ours, so there's some extra weight there as well.
While I think both of those floorplans are interesting, I couldn't buy either one as I know I'd be rolling down the road overloaded if we packed the way we wanted.
I know Workhorse used to have a 24,000 lb. GVWR chassis. I thought Ford did too. In my opinion, both of those floorplans would be viable on a heavier chassis, but not on a 22,000 lb. chassis.
ON EDIT: I just checked and Ford does make an F-53 with 24k and 26k GVWs. These motorhomes should be on one of those.
Just my $0.02.
Good Luck in your search,
~Rick
Thank you Rick, I will start looking for the overall weight restrictions when looking at floor plans. I will try to see if there are any in my price range. Thanks once again.
