Taking B+/C Offroad Experiences
Anyone have experience you could share taking a B+/C on rutted trails with dips and some steeper inclines? We are considering replacing our dually 3500 4x4 Bigfoot TC with a 24 foot Born Free. Has...
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I used my TC's off road. I would want to know the trail using a 4x4 to inspect it before venturing out in a 'C'.
If you have cell service, then you can get help if need be,
I'm talking remote off road, no cell service, SAT only communication areas. If that's your case as it is for me, then it's only you, you need to be very careful !
Ground clearance is LOW compared to a TC. I go off road on dirt now in my 'C' to fish and boondock from time to time on good dirt roads, some ruts and some smaller rocks. But it gets to the point where 'Ol Bobbo needs to make a u-turn'.
During those times, I wish I had my TC back so I could go into the woods a little deeper. I am limited using a 24' 'C' on a suspension upgraded E450.
The drive feel for me was bulky compared to my two full hard-wall TC's. AF 860 and Lance 845.
Ground clearance:
The rear overhang clearance is tuff on a 'C', especially with some hitches the factory puts on. They hang down low. You can reconfigure some of them if needed.
You have to watch the entrance door style on a class C. Some have the steps built in and some use external mounted steps. The built-in style of entranceway steps drops down lower than the passenger side of the coach. You need to watch the rocks.
If the external style steps get hit then its the step that gets replaced, usually no body work necessary.
If you get hydraulic levelers, you might have to trim down the mounting brackets for more ground clearance ,
.
If you have cell service, then you can get help if need be,
I'm talking remote off road, no cell service, SAT only communication areas. If that's your case as it is for me, then it's only you, you need to be very careful !
Ground clearance is LOW compared to a TC. I go off road on dirt now in my 'C' to fish and boondock from time to time on good dirt roads, some ruts and some smaller rocks. But it gets to the point where 'Ol Bobbo needs to make a u-turn'.
During those times, I wish I had my TC back so I could go into the woods a little deeper. I am limited using a 24' 'C' on a suspension upgraded E450.
The drive feel for me was bulky compared to my two full hard-wall TC's. AF 860 and Lance 845.
Ground clearance:
The rear overhang clearance is tuff on a 'C', especially with some hitches the factory puts on. They hang down low. You can reconfigure some of them if needed.
You have to watch the entrance door style on a class C. Some have the steps built in and some use external mounted steps. The built-in style of entranceway steps drops down lower than the passenger side of the coach. You need to watch the rocks.
If the external style steps get hit then its the step that gets replaced, usually no body work necessary.
If you get hydraulic levelers, you might have to trim down the mounting brackets for more ground clearance ,
.
