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puttd wrote:
the bottom seats make a bunk and there is a top bunk. the table has a hidden leaf so you could conceivably get 6 friendly and skinny adults around the table.
Aside from the obviously tight quarters, I don't think there is room for storage for six for towels, clothes, trash can, laundry hamper, etc. on the inside.
i see this as strictly a 2 person tourer with additional room over a b.
to make it somewhat livable when your not moving the 23b floorplan seems best to me.- the bottom seats make a bunk and there is a top bunk. the table has a hidden leaf so you could conceivably get 6 friendly and skinny adults around the table.
Aside from the obviously tight quarters, I don't think there is room for storage for six for towels, clothes, trash can, laundry hamper, etc. on the inside. - Even lower profile B vans on the Sprinter have duallys, like the Winnie ERA
Personally, I'd love the simplicity of only SRW, but not at the price of uneasy handling in wind or wakes of big rigs.
The Rialta - may it be blessed - had a low profile, a good bit lower than this more standard B+ pnichols wrote:
I would avoid it if it doesn't have duals in the rear.
We are able to travel in moderate to high sidewinds with excellent stability ... which I would not feel comfortable doing at all with only single rear wheels. Even if it has duals in the rear, I wonder how wide the rear wheels' stance is relative to how tall the coach box is? Some of the new high mileage Class C designs on the modern smaller/narrower chassis types still try to maintain full interior height on these chassis with their narrow rear wheel stance - which can make for an uneasy feeling of driving with a big sail when in high sidewinds. It may "be a safe design", but it sure may not feel like it.
it is a front wheel drive vehicle and is lower overall chassis . with ac this is 10/4.burlmart wrote:
floorplans
I was understanding unconsciously, but failed to recognize that both floorplans have bunk beds up front. I failed to consciously remember that all those lounge seats up front make down into a lower bunk -- or is this wrong?
yes up front on both plans is a lower convertible bed from lounge and a powered lowering ceiling bed.- I would avoid it if it doesn't have duals in the rear.
We are able to travel in moderate to high sidewinds with excellent stability ... which I would not feel comfortable doing at all with only single rear wheels. Even if it has duals in the rear, I wonder how wide the rear wheels' stance is relative to how tall the coach box is? Some of the new high mileage Class C designs on the modern smaller/narrower chassis types still try to maintain full interior height on these chassis with their narrow rear wheel stance - which can make for an uneasy feeling of driving with a big sail when in high sidewinds. It may "be a safe design", but it sure may not feel like it. - floorplans
I was understanding unconsciously, but failed to recognize that both floorplans have bunk beds up front. I failed to consciously remember that all those lounge seats up front make down into a lower bunk -- or is this wrong? - What is vehicle wt, and are single rear wheels adequate for sway stability. Similar Sprinter Cs are dually (or have I missed someone's post - if so, please forgive me and if you would, quote it)
- There is one thing this rig will need as an aftermarket item, especially with only room for one deep-cycle battery, and that will be a solar charger and a good amount of panels. I would guess one could fit two 300 watt panels up there, and with a good MPPT controller, it would be good enough to keep the house batteries topped off to help with the furnace. Another thing would be a Magnum Energy generator controller that would fire up the genset (with settable quiet hours) should the batteries drop below 12.2 or so volts.
With some finagling, I think this could be made into a decent boondocking rig. gerrym51 wrote:
Dakzuki wrote:
If I recall it has but one house battery. Was it a group 31? If so I hope they left room for a couple of 6 volt batteries to replace it.
it does have all LED lights. uses far less power
That will help but the ability to get true deep cycle batteries in an RV is a serious advantage. Furnaces still suck the life out of batteries.
