What to compare in Class Cs
We are just starting to look at Class Cs. We are on our 4th travel trailer. Floorplan is always most important, but then I would compare cargo capacities and tank sizes. What is important to compare ...
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The DW and myself come from a tenting and backpacking background - so floor plan when camping on foot or in an RV is not top priority. Floorplan is only top/high priority in our stick house.
Here's some of what we wanted in a Class C RV for us:
- A coach portion as small as we could tolerate for the mobile camping style we favored, and without slides for a maximum trouble-free coach over the years
- A reliable , easy to repair, and cheap to repair chassis under that coach
- A coach built by a mainline reputable RV company, with well documented and organized information on our coach model and all of the equipment in it
- Large as possible tanks in that small as we can tolerate RV - including the propane tank
- Heated tanks for all liquid tanks that are mounted outside of the coach interior
- A built-in place for storage of the sewer hose other than a square tube at the rear
- A full size mounted spare tire mounted solidly on the back or frame underside (instead of inside one of the outside storage cabinets)
- Slam-shut outside cabinet doors
- Heated and remotely adjustable cab mirrors
- Part of the coach floor carpeted and part of it hard surface
- Automatic coach access step
- Built-in room for at least two coach golf cart batteries or at least two coach Group 31 batteries
- An outside shower for washing things off
- An outside entertainment center
- A permanent and solidly built and attached roof access ladder
- Roof vent covers over all of the roof vents
- Steel lined rear tire-wells to protect against tire blowout damage to the coach
- An outsdie awning protected from the sun when rolled up
- Double pane windows
- At least two roof vents, with at least one of them having a reversible, multi-speed, quiet, high volume, fan powered from the coach batteries
- A large enough tank and the fuel mileage for the chassis engine to provide for a range of at least 450 miles
- A boost switch in the cab for use of the coach batteries to help start the chassis engine in case of a weak engine battery
- A least one cab chair that can be swiveled to face into the coach when camped
- A water pump that can be easily accessed in case of leaking or replacement when on a trip
- A built-in generator that is installed well such that it is quiet both inside and outside when running
- A propane/120V two-way refrigerator that is installed properly such that it cools well in all hot outside temperatures
- A large capacity furnace just in case for very cold weather, with multiple floor level outlets throughout the coach
- A large capacity air conditioner just in case for very hot weather, with multiple ceiling outlets throughout the coach
- Built curtains to block off the cab area, the bed area, and and bathroom area
- At least one built-in 12V night light
- Plenty of 120V outlets and 12V outlets everywhere
- And last but maybe most important of all ... a one-piece fiberglass roof or an aircraft riveted aluminum roof
Here's some of what we wanted in a Class C RV for us:
- A coach portion as small as we could tolerate for the mobile camping style we favored, and without slides for a maximum trouble-free coach over the years
- A reliable , easy to repair, and cheap to repair chassis under that coach
- A coach built by a mainline reputable RV company, with well documented and organized information on our coach model and all of the equipment in it
- Large as possible tanks in that small as we can tolerate RV - including the propane tank
- Heated tanks for all liquid tanks that are mounted outside of the coach interior
- A built-in place for storage of the sewer hose other than a square tube at the rear
- A full size mounted spare tire mounted solidly on the back or frame underside (instead of inside one of the outside storage cabinets)
- Slam-shut outside cabinet doors
- Heated and remotely adjustable cab mirrors
- Part of the coach floor carpeted and part of it hard surface
- Automatic coach access step
- Built-in room for at least two coach golf cart batteries or at least two coach Group 31 batteries
- An outside shower for washing things off
- An outside entertainment center
- A permanent and solidly built and attached roof access ladder
- Roof vent covers over all of the roof vents
- Steel lined rear tire-wells to protect against tire blowout damage to the coach
- An outsdie awning protected from the sun when rolled up
- Double pane windows
- At least two roof vents, with at least one of them having a reversible, multi-speed, quiet, high volume, fan powered from the coach batteries
- A large enough tank and the fuel mileage for the chassis engine to provide for a range of at least 450 miles
- A boost switch in the cab for use of the coach batteries to help start the chassis engine in case of a weak engine battery
- A least one cab chair that can be swiveled to face into the coach when camped
- A water pump that can be easily accessed in case of leaking or replacement when on a trip
- A built-in generator that is installed well such that it is quiet both inside and outside when running
- A propane/120V two-way refrigerator that is installed properly such that it cools well in all hot outside temperatures
- A large capacity furnace just in case for very cold weather, with multiple floor level outlets throughout the coach
- A large capacity air conditioner just in case for very hot weather, with multiple ceiling outlets throughout the coach
- Built curtains to block off the cab area, the bed area, and and bathroom area
- At least one built-in 12V night light
- Plenty of 120V outlets and 12V outlets everywhere
- And last but maybe most important of all ... a one-piece fiberglass roof or an aircraft riveted aluminum roof
