help in deciding A or C motorhome
Just retired and plan on getting small motor home. Use will be travel on what we call "back roads". I E route 66 route 30 etc. Do not plan on spending more than a few days at any one location, but wan...
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When using our 30 foot C that way, my late wife and I did not have a need for a towed vehicle. We put in 30,000 miles of one to three week road trips in the three years between buying the motorhome and my wife getting sick. We also used it for 6-10 three to four day club campouts, and continued those between surgeries and her bucket list international trips.
30 foot was small enough for getting around, big enough to take along daughter and a couple of grandchildren for the shorter trips. One or two people not needing a lot of private space can probably do well enough with 22-25 foot C floorplans.
A type C has a space/length advantage if you will use the overhead bed. An A has a living space advantage if driving compartment can serve as seating for the living area. Smaller A motorhomes have been hard to find for a while, but manufacturers are starting to bring back short As with "new" uses of space, like bringing back drop-down bunks in the cab, which were common in the early 70s when the most popular motorhomes had to accommodate families in 22-28 feet of length at 12,000 pounds or less. Look at Winnebago's retro Brave for bringing back compact design features with modern equipment and fittings.
30 foot was small enough for getting around, big enough to take along daughter and a couple of grandchildren for the shorter trips. One or two people not needing a lot of private space can probably do well enough with 22-25 foot C floorplans.
A type C has a space/length advantage if you will use the overhead bed. An A has a living space advantage if driving compartment can serve as seating for the living area. Smaller A motorhomes have been hard to find for a while, but manufacturers are starting to bring back short As with "new" uses of space, like bringing back drop-down bunks in the cab, which were common in the early 70s when the most popular motorhomes had to accommodate families in 22-28 feet of length at 12,000 pounds or less. Look at Winnebago's retro Brave for bringing back compact design features with modern equipment and fittings.
