Narrowest RVs?

Go to a manufature web site it should list RV widths. B+ I have looked at are 90”, B units on Sprinter van body is 80”.

KC

The Safari Trek with a inline 4 Isuzu engine only has a 90" total exterior width. I guess that is the skinny class A out there. It was a base model for Safari, and they only made them a few years. They would tend to get great mileage, and the small engine powered the Isuzu 15,000 pound delivery trucks, with a average 200,000 miles on them before considering retirement.

If you are looking for something new, then the inline 5 diesel Mercedes based motorhomes are fairly skinny, shorter than average, and overall small inside. They have some great designs to take the most advantage of the space that they do have. They are fairly expensive though.

Many have downsized from a DP to a smaller class C without the cabover section. The owners no longer want to tow a car behind them (but could) and want something that stops on a dime, because their reaction times are not what they used to be. The Ford E-450 chassis motorhomes have lots of inside space, while being much smaller than a normal motorhome on the outside. With a larger slide, they can expand once at the campground.

Good luck on your quest to find the correct motorhome.

Fred.

Thanks, Fred! I'm going to look at that!

I am curious as to WHY you want more narrow?
just wondering
thinking MH in the future and would love to know any/all info on why people want what in a MH. thanks

FunnyCamper wrote:
I am curious as to WHY you want more narrow?
just wondering
thinking MH in the future and would love to know any/all info on why people want what in a MH. thanks

Larger RV's offer more creature comforts and can carry more people than smaller RV's. If you are living in your RV and only move it when going from a winter site to a summer site then the bigger the better.

Smaller RV's are easier to drive and can fit on roads or campsites that can't accommodate larger units - particularly a problem in some of the National Parks.

You have to select a model that fits what you want to do with it.

definitely makes sense and one I didn't think of at this time. Thanks!

Primary reason for going narrow - bad experiences with parking in tight spaces. Tearing out porch overhangs, roses, exhaust systems, very narrow road going to friend's cabin. If you have the real estate appropriate for keeping a 99" vehicle, and only go to established campsites, you won't have problems with a 99" wide coach. It's bad enough trying to fit one through a tight space when you have someone outside to guide you. But this time around, I want to be able to travel alone. I'd rather stay in hotels than deal with that stress again.
Yes - I know this will fire some people up.

Maureen

If you can live with (and in) the interior space of a class B, you'd surely like the way they drive and maneuver.

Here's about the narrowest but "full size" Class C motorhomes available - expecially if you still would like the Ford chassis to be under it.

Click on the "Brochure" oval link and then magnify the articles for each model to read their specification lists. You'll find that in all lengths, they're still only 93 inches wide - whether on a Ford chassis or a Sprinter chassis. I believe that they can be ordered with or without slides, too:

http://www.phoenixusarv.com/

The Sprinter-based RVs are pretty narrow. Worth a look if you're willing to consider Class Bs & Class Cs.