Ride handling of TC's vs Class C's or B plus
I have had a class A for the last 16 years and am considering going to a TC. My wife never liked driving on mountainous roads out west with the Class A and after 2 front end failures one at 60 mph she...
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Photomike wrote:Very nice write up Mike. Knowing what you know now would you buy a newer Sprinter MH with a shower stove etc already there? Or maybe go with a bigger TC with slides?
I have had a truck camper, Class C and a Class B. Like already mentioned it depends on the unit and how it is set-up.
My TCer was light and was on a truck that could easily handle it. It drove great!! I did feel the wind a lot in what was caught under the camper and above the truck cab when I was driving into a head wind. I did feel a couple times that the side winds were going to tip me over but that was EXTREME 120kmph winds and I was moving at 100kmph when they hit me.
With the class C I love it for head winds as the top is connected to the cab and I get less wind resistance. You still feel it in a strong headwind but not as much It is a rougher ride as I went from 2500HD GMC to the Ford E350 so extra stiffness in the ride. Side winds are the same. Both the TCer and the C are the same height.
The class B is completely different. No front overhang and it is a medium roof so less side area in the wind. I LOVE the B for driving, the sacrifice is the inside space. A lot less space inside.
Here is the Turtle line-up of all three.
If you want to see the different units they are here
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Forgot to add that a lot in the handling is about where the center of gravity is. If you have a jacked up unit you will feel a lot more sway. In the C my weight is a little lower and I think that offsets the larger box on the back. All my units are SRW.
