Sit/sleep in over cab while driving?
Is it safe to relax in the over cab area of a class c while driving? Aside from the obvious (laws, fly out the front in a wreck, fall down etc) is there any danger? Such as the roof collapsing or some...
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As kids, we spent most of our travel time in the cabover of our parents' TC. It was the ONLY way to travel and all the kids wanted to ride with us (rather than in the other cars). Nothing like looking out the front window while making a hairpin turn.
Never had anything hit the front window. We all laid front to back, so at most we rolled side to side. Never had any movement where we moved backwards toward the back of the RV.
Other than in a rollover, I personally think the cabover is safer than the dinette. Sitting with a solid table top at gut/heart level (depending on size of person) and having to stop suddenly just seems to be textbook for internal damage.
I do believe it is illegal for small kids to ride up there now - they have to be in a carseat/booster seat, no exceptions. Older kids and adults would likely not be comfortable up there "front to back" and if they lay side to side, they risk rolling off the cabover with a sudden stop.
My childhood in the cabover is the main reason why I bought a class C - even though I can't drive and ride up there, sleeping nights up there bring back good memories.
Never had anything hit the front window. We all laid front to back, so at most we rolled side to side. Never had any movement where we moved backwards toward the back of the RV.
Other than in a rollover, I personally think the cabover is safer than the dinette. Sitting with a solid table top at gut/heart level (depending on size of person) and having to stop suddenly just seems to be textbook for internal damage.
I do believe it is illegal for small kids to ride up there now - they have to be in a carseat/booster seat, no exceptions. Older kids and adults would likely not be comfortable up there "front to back" and if they lay side to side, they risk rolling off the cabover with a sudden stop.
My childhood in the cabover is the main reason why I bought a class C - even though I can't drive and ride up there, sleeping nights up there bring back good memories.
