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pnichols
Jan 01, 2015Explorer II
We love most aspects of our 24 foot Class C (two adults and one small dog). You can get Class C rigs even a bit more compact than this, too. Ours is just small enough to run around in during the day away from any temporary overnight camping spot. But I sometimes wish it was four wheel drive and not of the widebody design (it's 101 inches wide), as we're more into the boondock "naturalist/exploring" kind of RV'ing which sometimes requires us to go off-pavement . Dropping off a motel room to have to come back to and then running around to see stuff is not our cup of tea either, so we're not into towing a motel room and traveling in the tow vehicle during the day. We like to camp out aways but always have our little home and it's mini-comforts with us at all times ... this may be due to our ages however ... as younger folks may not care about this from any security or close-by-comfort perspective.
The being said, not all short Class C rigs are the same:
1) There's short Class C rigs that are wide or narrow.
2) There's short Class C rigs that are tall to the top of the air conditioner or low to the top of the air conditioner.
3) There's short Class C rigs that have the entire floor from the cab on back at the same level and some that have a step up from the cab floor to the coach floor.
4) There's short Class C rigs with more ground clearance for use off-pavement and others with all kinds of stuff "hanging down" that can get hung up if taken on back-country roads.
For our style, I feel there indeed is a "perfect RV". Our current one is close to this considering our budget when we bought, but still misses the mark in some ways. It would take a new special-order Class C and $$$ to hit the mark dead center, but from a life-perspective we have other priorities for the dollars and time that it would take to change.
The being said, not all short Class C rigs are the same:
1) There's short Class C rigs that are wide or narrow.
2) There's short Class C rigs that are tall to the top of the air conditioner or low to the top of the air conditioner.
3) There's short Class C rigs that have the entire floor from the cab on back at the same level and some that have a step up from the cab floor to the coach floor.
4) There's short Class C rigs with more ground clearance for use off-pavement and others with all kinds of stuff "hanging down" that can get hung up if taken on back-country roads.
For our style, I feel there indeed is a "perfect RV". Our current one is close to this considering our budget when we bought, but still misses the mark in some ways. It would take a new special-order Class C and $$$ to hit the mark dead center, but from a life-perspective we have other priorities for the dollars and time that it would take to change.
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