Dynamax Rev and Winnebago Trend - good small RV or not?

What about something like Thors new RUV's such as the Vegas?

You might also want to consider the new rigs built on the Ford Transit. Thor has their new Compass and Gemini Class B+ units that are 23"6' in length but offers 1000 lb greater GVWR than the Promaster chassis, comes as a diesel unit, and has been listed by at least one dealer for ~$77K. They've been recently showing these units at the Tampa and Pomona RV shows and have detailed specs on their website.

The other manufacturer is Coachmen with their new Freelander 20CB unit built on the Transit. I've heard they've shown up at Pomona but their website only shows a floorplan diagram and lacks any specific details as of today.

Three/four are similar small Cs with electrical bed:
Dynamax Rev
Winnebago Trend and Itasca Viva
Coachmen Orion
They are competitors.
I too am trying to compare them to purchase one of them.
My preference so far is the Rev, although people have advised against the rubber roof.

Is Dynamax Rev made by Coachmen RV? The designs and construction look identical? Are you getting Dynamax quality or Coachmen quality on a Rev ?

Winnebago has never called anything a B+. In France or Italy the Trend would be a "profile."

I don't know which floorplan you are considering, your choice in Trend is two sleeping areas and tiny bath (a real Euro floor plan) vs one stacked sleeping area and a large bath.

If someone plans to cook inside, that someone needs to judge the usability of the kitchen area. I paid attention to platform and construction, leading me to Winnebago, but my wife paid attention to the usability of the living area, and thus choice of floorplan.

Is it too expensive? Compared to what? You can get this living space in a towable for no more than 1/3 the price, maybe as little as 1/5 the price, 22-24 foot lightweight for example. Towable by 1/2 ton pickup or full size van; I got a 19,000 mile year old van for $22K a year ago, would leave a huge budget for a trailer. On the other hand, this class of RV is not really more expensive than something larger, and a whole lot less expensive than many class Bs, particularly those on the much more expensive Sprinter platform.

Whether some is too expensive comes down to either "can I afford it?" or "what are the functional alternatives.

Owning a RV carries price-related fixed costs,mhow these translate to expense depends on how you use the RV. For example, I bought my motorhome for $58K ($83K list) 11 years ago, fixed costs like depreciation, cost of the money, insurance, storage ran about $6000 a year, have now slipped to $2000-3000. If you use it 20 days a year, it costs $300 a day to start with, before fuel costs of 30-50 cents per mile. Use it 30 days, $200 a day.

What are costs of travel alternatives? Costs of non-travel recreational alternatives? Or if you really want to RV, cost of ownership vs cost of rental. For most modern motorhomes, in the first few years of their life, that break even point might be 14 to 30 days a year. For something ten years old and depreciated to 30-50% of original value, you can own and use it for 10-15 days a year and beat rental costs.