Sometimes small systems are plenty
Friday my wife suddenly got the urge to camp. Immediately. All the TT has is the original Group 24 battery, 5w solar to maintain it and a 700w/1500w inverter I've never even run under significant l...
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mena661 wrote:
A little OT but I "discovered" a TC that eliminates all I don't like about TC's.
What TC would that be??
We long ago decided that those long steps up into a TC were too much for us - not only just going in/out when camping - but also when going in/out for all the loading/unloading before and after a camping trip.
Also I don't care for the high-up center of gravity you get with a TC. It looks unstable to me. My BIL finally got rid of a large immaculate condition TC (that he originally got a good deal on) because his wife not only would not drive it ... she felt unsafe even riding in it!
Those step-height and center-of-gravity issues are why I consider the ultimate go-anywhere-in-complete comfort (affordable) RV to be a Tiger chassis-mounted coach built unto a 1-ton 4X4 pickup. With this setup you get a low ground hugging center of gravity vehicle for maximum stability offroad and easy access, plus - you get room up in and along the chassis members for several batteries and another fresh water tank to be custom mounted - in addition to a permanent connection to the main engine's alternator(s) for battery charging backup just like in a Class A or Class B motorhome (I consider a Tiger to be a Class C RV). Another bonus of the Tiger over a conventional TC is cab access without going outside. This also means that the cab A/C and heating systems can back up, or add to, those systems that come built-into the Tiger's coach area.
The next best choice to the above for "more senior" but still slightly adventuresome RV'ers is, IMHO, what we have - a small classical design Class C built onto an over-kill base chassis.
