Looking for a Recreation Vehicle
Hello! Newbies here. Looking for assistance in finding the right Recreational Vehicle for our needs. Is there a website or anything we can check out? We have a few specifications, but I think choosing...
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If talking about motorhomes, the class is perhaps the least important thing to worry about. All that the class really tells you is what kind of a chassis the builder started with.
A class B starts with a cargo van, and so all the walls and other outside bodywork are from Ford or whomever made the van. (Often the roof is raised some.) Needless to say, this does not result in a large motorhome.
A class C starts with a chassis-cab or cutaway chassis, most commonly a van-based cutaway (but sometimes others, such as larger medium duty truck chassis). Somewhat confusingly, the so-called "class B+" motorhomes are technically class C's (generally smaller ones, and generally without a cabover bunk). B+ is a marketing term, not an official classification.
A class A starts with a bare chassis or a purpose-built chassis/body. Bus conversions are generally put with class A's even though it might seem they equally well should be considered class B's.
The differences between a class A and a similarly sized class C are relatively small, particularly when compared with the differences between large and small motorhomes of any class. In particular, there's a significant difference between a diesel pusher with air suspension and a front-engine gas class A with leaf spring suspension, even though both are class A's. So long as the floorplan and storage and weight ratings and so forth meet your needs, I wouldn't worry much about what class the motorhome is in.
A class B starts with a cargo van, and so all the walls and other outside bodywork are from Ford or whomever made the van. (Often the roof is raised some.) Needless to say, this does not result in a large motorhome.
A class C starts with a chassis-cab or cutaway chassis, most commonly a van-based cutaway (but sometimes others, such as larger medium duty truck chassis). Somewhat confusingly, the so-called "class B+" motorhomes are technically class C's (generally smaller ones, and generally without a cabover bunk). B+ is a marketing term, not an official classification.
A class A starts with a bare chassis or a purpose-built chassis/body. Bus conversions are generally put with class A's even though it might seem they equally well should be considered class B's.
The differences between a class A and a similarly sized class C are relatively small, particularly when compared with the differences between large and small motorhomes of any class. In particular, there's a significant difference between a diesel pusher with air suspension and a front-engine gas class A with leaf spring suspension, even though both are class A's. So long as the floorplan and storage and weight ratings and so forth meet your needs, I wouldn't worry much about what class the motorhome is in.
