Need Advice
We are rv hopefuls and have been enjoying scanning the forums. We are in the market for a motorhome, but we are overwhelmed and need some more opinions with such a big expense. We have no experience w...
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There is nothing in the RV industry designed to accommodate that many people. Road crew coaches built for the entertainment industry come close, with Pullman-type bunks and travel coach seating, based on shells for 45-foot motorcoaches. With all that sleeping and seating space, other RV amenities (cooking, lounging) are minimal. And even there, with original costs on the order of $1,000,000 to $2,000,000 (depending on amenities, the shell costs more than $800,000) getting down to a $30,000 budget means something really, really old.
On the other hand, my family traveled for two months with four adults, six children age 2 to 15, in a station wagon hauling a nominal 16-foot travel trailer (but that was box length, and it had an bunk overhang over the tongue, so maybe a 20 footer by today's measures). It did mean on pair of adults fit into a dinette, two teens slept in pipe bunks, and four of the children shared a single queen bed. We had minimal kitchen and potty.
So anything is possible, if you can adjust your standard of living to what the space and budget provides.
On the other hand, my family traveled for two months with four adults, six children age 2 to 15, in a station wagon hauling a nominal 16-foot travel trailer (but that was box length, and it had an bunk overhang over the tongue, so maybe a 20 footer by today's measures). It did mean on pair of adults fit into a dinette, two teens slept in pipe bunks, and four of the children shared a single queen bed. We had minimal kitchen and potty.
So anything is possible, if you can adjust your standard of living to what the space and budget provides.
