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pnichols wrote:
We're not full-timers, but have taken a couple of real long trips in our 24 foot Class C - a 9000 mile trip and a 10000 mile trip. We like to be ready for anything anytime so we carry everything all the time ... including a portable generator and it's spare gas (this is in addition to the built-in generator) and a portable propane fire pit, it's long fuel hose, and it's propane tank.
Here's how we carry stuff:
- We use the shower stall for clothing beyond that in our two closets and just temporarily dump the clothing on the bed whenever we shower.
- Both dinnette seats have the entire volume underneath them for storage, so we load it up ... this offers a whole lot of great storage space.
- The spare tire is mounted in the rear right up between the frame members, just like on a pickup truck. Otherwise, I highly recommend carrying it on a front carrier.
- We use the dead space within the coach's interior cabinet and furniture construction to carry spare parts and things like extra water filters, etc..
- Our Class C is a basement model so it's outside storage bins are tall ones. Two of these outside storage bins have two more long storage bins with their access concealed that go laterally across and under the coach's floor for long items such as fishing poles, kayak oars, beach umbrellas, etc..
- Our cabover bed has storage on both of it's ends. We use this for two lawn chairs and a foldup outside table.
- The enclosed outside access cabinet for sewage and electrical hookup items is large enough to carry spare sewage hoses, two of our three fresh water hoses, a heavy duty extension cord in addition to the stock 30 amp one for hookups, and other spare parts.
- We have the underseat areas for the driver and cab passenger loaded up with all sorts of stuff.
- We have the area under the lounge chair's swivel pedestal loaded up.
- We have the area behind the lounge chair and the wall loaded up.
- We have the overhead cabinet intended for the old style non-flat TV loaded up with stuff (the RV didn't come with a TV).
- We have a bunch of interior cabinets, all loaded to the hilt ... plus extension rods across their openings so stuff doesn't fall out when we open them .... plus double latches or bungy cords on some of them so their doors don't fly open when going over curbs, roadway dips, or when traveling off-highway on dirt/gravel roads.
- The two large coach batteries are mounted right under the coach step ... accessible from the inside or outside and thus not taking up any valuable outside storage volume.
We carry no camping gear or equipment strapped on the outside ... including nothing on the roof, or exterior roof access ladder. We like a clean looking machine from the outside, and even on the inside (other than the shower stall!) we try to maintain an open, non-cluttered look.
All the above being given .... I have no idea where I would put inflatable or non-inflatable kayaks!
โSep-27-2017 01:18 PM
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โSep-27-2017 12:32 PM
photobug wrote:
Thanks for the replies.
Spare tire, I've looked into mounting it underneath, but for some reason, the diameter of the tire is bigger than the frame width.
โSep-27-2017 12:28 PM
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DiskDoctr wrote:
Front bumper mounted spare tire carrier.
โSep-27-2017 08:26 AM
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