RUV's
I want an RV that's easy to travel with and has modern features to go visit my kids in college and travel. Obviously the Winnebago View and Itasca Navion would be awesome, but are expensive. I've noti...
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I wasn't aware of how many different motorhomes Thor was marketing as RUV, their first were the Axis line, small and not so small A models built on E-350 or E-450 bare chassis, 12,000 and 14,500 pounds respectively; lightest F-53 is now 16,000 pounds rating, I think.
Compass and Fuse are just medium size Cs at 24 feet, on 12,000 pound T-series. That's not particularly small, as 10 years ago manufacturers were offering C's as short as 19 feet on the10,500 GVWR version of the E-350 and even smaller C's on VW's T4 platform.
I don't think you'll be seeing Winnebago calling the Fuse a RUV, as the term is a Thor marketing term. Winnebago never adopted "B+" which was initially a Gulfstream marketing term.
I think you will be seeing these pulling toads, and not pulling toads, just as you see with older C's this size. It is not so much a matter of size, as I know a couple of people who use Winnebago Rialtas (22 feet, just under 7 wide) as their only vehicle. They are no bigger than a long-bed dually pickup or a farm stake truck.
Pulling a toad is more about not wanting to break camp to go somewhere. I pull a toad when that is an issue for me, but don't when road tripping. My C is just fine for getting around most of the places I go, even at 30 feet by 8 1/2 wide; but I don't try to get around in densely populated cities or even suburbs where parking is at a premium. In those places, 24-26 feet and 7 wide could still be a problem, not moving around, rather parking.
Compass and Fuse are just medium size Cs at 24 feet, on 12,000 pound T-series. That's not particularly small, as 10 years ago manufacturers were offering C's as short as 19 feet on the10,500 GVWR version of the E-350 and even smaller C's on VW's T4 platform.
I don't think you'll be seeing Winnebago calling the Fuse a RUV, as the term is a Thor marketing term. Winnebago never adopted "B+" which was initially a Gulfstream marketing term.
I think you will be seeing these pulling toads, and not pulling toads, just as you see with older C's this size. It is not so much a matter of size, as I know a couple of people who use Winnebago Rialtas (22 feet, just under 7 wide) as their only vehicle. They are no bigger than a long-bed dually pickup or a farm stake truck.
Pulling a toad is more about not wanting to break camp to go somewhere. I pull a toad when that is an issue for me, but don't when road tripping. My C is just fine for getting around most of the places I go, even at 30 feet by 8 1/2 wide; but I don't try to get around in densely populated cities or even suburbs where parking is at a premium. In those places, 24-26 feet and 7 wide could still be a problem, not moving around, rather parking.
