Small C or longer B+?
Hi All, Its yet another RV newbie asking a "what should I buy?" type question! I've searched some threads and FAQs already, but if my answer lies in an existing thread please feel free to just po...
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Noel - I have loosely followed this thread. Just a couple of comments since you are considering the Minnie Winnie. We had a 24 foot Minnie Winnie (1998) that we purchased used in 2004 and just traded in with over 100,000 miles after our last long trip in the fall. We definitely got our money's worth and were very pleased with the Minnie. We did have some leak problems but my husband attributed that to lack of maintenance and a bad antenna installation (all caused by the first owner). He thinks if we had owned it from the beginning, it would have been a different story.
We seriously considered the 22r with the front cap upgrade when we purchased last month - we ended up buying a Winnebago Fuse which we love but otherwise would have gotten the 22r. Fiberglass roof was a must for us and we really liked the 22r floorplan. We are big Winnebago fans after our first good experience. No RV manufacturer is perfect and there are always going to be some quality control issues - we just believe Winnebago does well in this respect. We loved the fact that at 24 feet, we felt we could go almost everywhere in our last RV and park in most regular parking spaces, so we were determined not to go any larger (the Fuse is 24 feet also). Ultimately, we chose the Fuse (although more expensive than the Minnie Winnie) as it is narrower and even easier to get around which is most significant to us (The Fuse also has more bells and whistles which is just a nice plus). The Fuse does not have the towing capacity of the Minnie Winnie but we did not need it as my husband has a carrier with a powered paraglider. I understand you need the towing capacity. It sounds like being able to get around easily is really important to you as well. You also mention storage - we have less storage in the Fuse than we did in the Minnie Winnie but when we took everything out and looked at what we really needed, we realized we were carrying a lot of **** that we did not need - you might find you really do not need as much storage space as you initially think - you would be amazed at how much collapsible, foldable, etc stuff they make for boats and RVs that actually works!
Before we bought our first RV, we rented one for a week. It is not cheap to rent, but we did learn a lot about what we liked and did not like - I wonder whether this might be a good option for you. Just a thought.
Hope some of this helps. Good luck on your decision.
Lynn
Winnebago Fuse 23a
Michigan
We seriously considered the 22r with the front cap upgrade when we purchased last month - we ended up buying a Winnebago Fuse which we love but otherwise would have gotten the 22r. Fiberglass roof was a must for us and we really liked the 22r floorplan. We are big Winnebago fans after our first good experience. No RV manufacturer is perfect and there are always going to be some quality control issues - we just believe Winnebago does well in this respect. We loved the fact that at 24 feet, we felt we could go almost everywhere in our last RV and park in most regular parking spaces, so we were determined not to go any larger (the Fuse is 24 feet also). Ultimately, we chose the Fuse (although more expensive than the Minnie Winnie) as it is narrower and even easier to get around which is most significant to us (The Fuse also has more bells and whistles which is just a nice plus). The Fuse does not have the towing capacity of the Minnie Winnie but we did not need it as my husband has a carrier with a powered paraglider. I understand you need the towing capacity. It sounds like being able to get around easily is really important to you as well. You also mention storage - we have less storage in the Fuse than we did in the Minnie Winnie but when we took everything out and looked at what we really needed, we realized we were carrying a lot of **** that we did not need - you might find you really do not need as much storage space as you initially think - you would be amazed at how much collapsible, foldable, etc stuff they make for boats and RVs that actually works!
Before we bought our first RV, we rented one for a week. It is not cheap to rent, but we did learn a lot about what we liked and did not like - I wonder whether this might be a good option for you. Just a thought.
Hope some of this helps. Good luck on your decision.
Lynn
Winnebago Fuse 23a
Michigan
