Winnebago View 24

Gsturner wrote:
One concern-single 13 gal onboard propane--I'm used to emptying one 30 pound, then having plenty of time on second 30 pound before refilling. Any input welcome.

A 13 gallon (water capacity) propane tank has a usable capacity of about 45 pounds of propane. I don't think you'll need to change your habits regarding filling it up very much. The biggest change, of course, is needing to drive the motorhome to the fill station rather than having the option of carrying the tank there separately.

A possible exception: if you have and use a propane powered generator, ignore everything I said after the first sentence. ;)

We like our View and have camped in snowy Yosemite where there was plenty of propane for heating and cooking over the 4 days we were there. Not even close to running out.

In other times we had a total of 4 adults and 2 urchins aboard at the beach with no problems.

Storage is minimum so I have a cargo carrier at the rear for the BBQ, fuel & etc.

Now with also a toad its very convenient. Parking is very easy anywhere. I use the lego blocks for leveling. I have a satellite antenna carried on the ladder.

I can substitute a bike & trike rack for the cargo carrier and hold 2 kids' bikes on a ladder rack.

Do a check on your batteries before each trip. I find the house batteries almost always need a tad of water. The chassis battery is under the pilot's feet and hasn't needed water but I check each trip. I keep the batteries on trickle chargers.

We never use the tiny shower and use that space for cargo. We prefer campground showers which have much more room.

I keep a sleeping bag and about 4 or more blankets under the convertible couch, and my fishing equipment under the dinette seat.

I have a largish plastic box in the storage (outside door but under the closet) for all my electrical spares and tools.

Happy Trails!!

I'm confused. You went to a RV show and bought before you asked questions. So now you ask questions about your Class C and post in RV Parks, Campgrounds and Attractions section? Just sayin...

Snowman--that is encouraging. Being new to Class C, is was wondering if there is some sort of gauge/indicator. As long as there is a relatively accurate gauge, if I run out of propane, shame on me. This 24M comes equipped with a 36kw generator. Unfortunately, it runs on propane rather than diesel, so no propane savings there.

I think that propane usage estimate is too high. We have been drycamping for about 10 days, and in that time used about 1/2 of a 10 gallon tank. (Our dial level gauge on the tank is accurate.) That covers the fridge, a little cooking, 20 minutes of heating 6 gallons of hot water in the morning, keeping the furnace at 66 at night, and a 20-30 minute blast in the morning up to 72 or so. Now last night was colder, and it must have run quite a bit more than normal, because the tank level dropped more than I expected. Just running a fridge, it would go a long time.

jim1632 wrote:
You have at least achieved the objective of reducing the towing package.

I have a 24 foot class C that has been very good for driving and parking in the outskirts of lots. Nice size - my wife and I seem to get along OK inside during bad weather times. Normally we do everything we can outside as we started as tent campers.

Propane should not be a problem. A 20-pound tank only holds about 5 gallons anyway so just more than double your experience with changing tanks.

I have only a 9 gal. tank. Using the refrig full time, it will last at least a week. Since the refrig won't hold a week of food, you will probably have to drive somewhere before you need to worry about refill. I don't generally use heat continuously so that could reduce the refill time. However, again I think you will be driving somewhere before the crisis hits (assuming you are not planning to tow).

I have often wished for the 20-pound tank as a backup and to avoid having to go to refill stations instead of trading tanks at a hardware store. But motorhomes have not yet advanced to that practical stage.

Thank you for understanding what I meant, rather then what I said--2x 20 pound botbottles now.

Gsturner wrote:
Went to the "Free" RV show in Phoenix last Saturday. Ended up buying a new 2016 Winnebago View 24M on the Mercedes/Sprinter chassis. Prolly should have asked this question before signing on the bottom line, but Pros? Cons? It's just me on most trips. 12yo GS on some and his parents on a few (total 4). Capacities are obviously smaller than the Rockwood where I can go for several days before worrying about filling/dumping. One concern-single 13 gal onboard propane--I'm used to emptying one 20 gal, then having plenty of time on second 20 gal before refilling. Any input welcome.

Something like this might help.

Just hook up and because the single wheel is attached to reese Hitch it will back up easy.

Few more examples.,

Hope this helps,

Thirty years ago we had one behind our GMC Palm Beach - otherwise no place to put anything.

You hit on the main reasons I stayed with a 30ft class a when swapping units - tank size. Gray, Black, Propane tank sizes were a concern mainly to reduce trips to dump or to get more. The main advantage of what you bought, and congrats on that BTW, is ease of driving and miles per fill-up. If it were just me I'd consider a smaller unit, but it's not.

You have at least achieved the objective of reducing the towing package.

I have a 24 foot class C that has been very good for driving and parking in the outskirts of lots. Nice size - my wife and I seem to get along OK inside during bad weather times. Normally we do everything we can outside as we started as tent campers.

Propane should not be a problem. A 20-pound tank only holds about 5 gallons anyway so just more than double your experience with changing tanks.

I have only a 9 gal. tank. Using the refrig full time, it will last at least a week. Since the refrig won't hold a week of food, you will probably have to drive somewhere before you need to worry about refill. I don't generally use heat continuously so that could reduce the refill time. However, again I think you will be driving somewhere before the crisis hits (assuming you are not planning to tow).

I have often wished for the 20-pound tank as a backup and to avoid having to go to refill stations instead of trading tanks at a hardware store. But motorhomes have not yet advanced to that practical stage.