ascanio1 wrote:
ken56 wrote:
Your needs indicate a class A coach. I know you are familiar with the tourist busses you see all over Italy, that is what you will be driving. That means no dirt roads and staying in private RV parks that have sites large enough for it to fit in. That has advantages though because you will have water, electric and sewer hookup which for 6 people you will appreciate that. Also have cable television and other amenities like a play ground for the children.
You are going into LAX so the closest park you are interested in is the Grand Canyon. Nice RV parks to accomodate you and civilized enough to provide bike rentals and rafting adventures and hiking, everything you are looking for. Google maps shows it to be about 7 hours away from LAX, not a bad drive.
Thank you.
Yes, 7 hours is easily doable with two drivers. I am wondering if it is not better to rent 4 bicycles at the offset so that we can be independent of Park rental facilities.
No dirt roads for Class A... my friend was hoping to go interesting places that might be a bit off road. Well, I guess that we will not be doing that.
Is the ride of a class A more comfortable than that of a class C?
Doesn't an RV carry water, electric generator, sewer tank filled and emptied at start/end?
4 bikes at the outset is going to be tough as most racks only hold 2-3 bikes. I would look into finding them closer to a destination.
Dirt roads - if you want to go off roading in an RV, you will likely need one specific to that. No rental company will allow you to take any RV off road. The insurance prohibits this. That said, if you want to do that sort of thing, rent a vehicle that makes this possible. A 4 door jeep- something like that. Seating for 6 might be tough and remember you will need child seats - this is also recommended for the RV as well.
Generally speaking, a Class A rides better than most Class C's. There are exceptions to every rule of course, but for the rental ones we are talking about, yes. A diesel Class A will offer the best ride of all. It has to do with the chassis they are on. Class A's are pretty easy to drive as well although initially some find them intimidating. The higher view of the road and driver position make them pretty easy to drive.
Your last point delves into mechanics of the RV. Yes you can carry water on board. Tanks vary in size but the avg is 50-100 gals of water. They are self contained, meaning they have a generator for electrical appliances and the lights and other things run on battery power, replenished by the generator or plugging in at a campsite (shore power). On the road with the generator on, you can run the central AC, TV's etc. The water pump provides water. And your grey and black tanks handle waste. It should be noted though that resources are not infinite. 6 people using the bathroom and showering, water etc will not last as long as you think. You will need to dump the tanks at least once on your trip and likely replenish your water. However, at a campsite (provided it has full hookups) you can turn off the water pump and hook up to the campsite's pressurized water, turn off the generator and plug into electric as well as dump your holding tanks. Whoever you rent from will go over al the details of how to manage this, and of course we are here on the forum to answer questions as you go ;-)
