where are the "B" people?

I'm living in mine right now in sunny south Florida. Been doing it for 3 months at a time for years. Advantages... 5 minutes cleaning time, good gas mileage, full bath with shower and tub, all appliances needed, etc etc etc. Might be a little cramped for 2 but most time is spent outside anyway. Safety of an all steel body surrounding you. I see quite a few going by on the highway and maybe that's why so little action here, people actually use their B's. If you go to the B rally in May you'll be able to see how they are used in reality. The couple who are hosts this year are fulltimers in their class 'B'. I really like mine, it's my 4th one.
john 'I am Canadian'

All the B people are probably too busy out there somewhere using them to post on the internet. Loved our diesel 2006 Leisure Travel Van Free Spirit. Would still have it but space got tight when a large dog joined us. It had a very useful built-in propane generator.

I do see a lot of them on the roads and have noticed a lot more B presence in dealerships, magazine ads and articles, etc. since we bought ours. We bought a used one which brought the cost way down. Great mileage, great trade-in value.

Like our small class C for now, but I'd buy another B in a heartbeat.

"and I'm a guy that enjoyed running a 30' with a toad up California Hwy 1)."

Doug E, me too with 43 feet TV and TT but it will be a while before we can do again. A year?

I think the main problem with a Class B is that most do not have generators. That and sometimes just a small confined toilet area or no toilet at all. The prices for B's are for the most part more expensive than C's. Sometimes much more expensive for a lot less. The only B that I would ever consider is one that had a full bathroom and generator. That is what, I think, makes the BT Cruiser and similar types so popular.

I'm a solo traveler so a Class B is great for me. I've had everything from a popup to a Class A. However, sleeping accommodations are usually tight unless you're shorter than 5'9". I found the difficulty of turning around a travel trailer or a Class A a detriment in many scenic areas causing me to give up on turning around to visit some sights of interest (and I'm a guy that enjoyed running a 30' with a toad up California Hwy 1).

My last four RVs were all Class Bs - TransVan, two Chinooks and one Roadtrek. I liked the size, handling/drivability and MPG that I got on all of them. My camping style at the time was to use the RV as a home base for hiking and off-roading activities. So all I needed was a dry place to sleep, place to get cleaned up and a place to cook up a hot dog or two, and the Class B was perfect for that. I used to say that when I moved out of tents I just moved up to a fiberglass tent that required no more than setting the parking brake to complete my camp setup. And the best part was there was cold beer in the fridge.

However my Class B days are over at this point as I've moved up to a small Class C, or what some might call a B+. It has a bit more room for sleeping and more places to carry ****. Spending more time now RVing and I felt I needed a bit more room, although to be perfectly honest I could have managed quite well in any of my previous Class B's.

Lwiddis wrote:

I don't and believe Bs are still a small part of the market.

For every B I see on the road, there must be 100 A's and C's, maybe more.

I think it is a simple matter of comfort and convenience.
B's are just too small for most peoples tastes.

I have wondered the same thing - never seems to be much on the forum about B's. Ours is actually a B+ and we really enjoy it. Unfortunately
health issues have kept us close to home for over a year, but we hope to get traveling again soon.

We opted for a B+ as we wanted a real usable bathroom with a good shower which is not possible in a B. Also the B is a little too confining for us at this time - maybe in the future a B will better suit us. It is hard to beat the convenience and gas mileage for sure.

"I see plenty of class b's on the road"

I don't and believe Bs are still a small part of the market.