Winnebago Trend?
From the Class B forum topic: In Europe, motorhomes on this chassis are very common (read 70% are on the Fiat Ducato chassis). However, here in the US, the vans and chassis are just starting...
Forum Discussion
So far, from the few entries mentioned on the link mentioned above, here is what I gather, and these are at best educated guesses:
1: 2800 watt gasoline generator. Virtually every short "C" out there has a 4000 watt generator if gas, or 3500-3600 if diesel, using the LP gas. A few might use a 3600 watt diesel generator. I wonder if this is done to save costs or weight. It isn't too big a deal if one knows not to run the microwave and A/C at the same time, especially if the converter is in bulk charging mode and the fridge is on 120VAC. I don't consider this in any way a deal-breaker, but it is notable.
2: 2000 pound towing capacity/200 pound hitch capacity. Realistically, this limits a trailer to something like a motorcycle trailer, a Haulmark Flex line, or a fairly lightweight hitch carrier. There won't be any hauling a toad with this class "C".
3: 45 amp converter. That sounds sort of puny to me, and that would be something I'd be looking at replacing, especially if it just a single stage.
4: The A/C uses a heat strip, rather than a heat pump system. On one hand, this sounds like it would help heat the rig if below 40 (where heat pumps stop working) and one is using electric shore power. On the other hand, I've not heard great things about heat strips, so I'd probably have the propane furnace on at those temperatures anyway.
5: A tankless water heater. I'm guessing this would be the Atwood model, but it could be a Truma heater, or almost anything. I'm curious how this will do, for better or worse. Hooked up to FHU, this would mean nice, long showers at least, so this could be a very big plus for this model.
I wonder what the tank capacities are. I'm guessing the chassis is fairly close to its GVWR, so I would guess tanks between 25-35 gallons each.
1: 2800 watt gasoline generator. Virtually every short "C" out there has a 4000 watt generator if gas, or 3500-3600 if diesel, using the LP gas. A few might use a 3600 watt diesel generator. I wonder if this is done to save costs or weight. It isn't too big a deal if one knows not to run the microwave and A/C at the same time, especially if the converter is in bulk charging mode and the fridge is on 120VAC. I don't consider this in any way a deal-breaker, but it is notable.
2: 2000 pound towing capacity/200 pound hitch capacity. Realistically, this limits a trailer to something like a motorcycle trailer, a Haulmark Flex line, or a fairly lightweight hitch carrier. There won't be any hauling a toad with this class "C".
3: 45 amp converter. That sounds sort of puny to me, and that would be something I'd be looking at replacing, especially if it just a single stage.
4: The A/C uses a heat strip, rather than a heat pump system. On one hand, this sounds like it would help heat the rig if below 40 (where heat pumps stop working) and one is using electric shore power. On the other hand, I've not heard great things about heat strips, so I'd probably have the propane furnace on at those temperatures anyway.
5: A tankless water heater. I'm guessing this would be the Atwood model, but it could be a Truma heater, or almost anything. I'm curious how this will do, for better or worse. Hooked up to FHU, this would mean nice, long showers at least, so this could be a very big plus for this model.
I wonder what the tank capacities are. I'm guessing the chassis is fairly close to its GVWR, so I would guess tanks between 25-35 gallons each.
