Class A to Class C

[badbob1]

Am considering a change from my 5th wheel to a class c or class a. Like the compact size of the class c and do not need as much room as we had in the fiver. Just wondering how many class a owners switched to a class c. Class c appears to be easier to maintain much like a truck for routine things.
Thank You
BadBob

[Caflashbob]

Skid Row Joe wrote:

John S. wrote:
I have found that you can get along pretty well for short trips. It is the long ones that tire me out. So for cities and 300 miles or less I have the Born Free and the Foretravel for the rest.

Don't see how this could be? Every Foretravel I've ever driven made you work fulltime keeping it in it's own lane. This includes new ones. That'll wear you out. The Born Frees are as others have said; exactly like driving a van - a very comfortable driving and seating area too.

I had to register to comment here.

My Foretravel u320 is 17 years old and after the front wheel bearings were re tightened after 110k miles and the tire pressure adjusted correctly for the actual weight on the axles the max steering wheel movement other than intense cross wind bursts was a half inch at the outside of the wheel.

No dead spot. Steering Pittman arm to drag link needs to be tight of course.

I move closer to the center of the road when a flat nosed truck is coming the opposite way just for noisy fun sometimes.

Show up in so cal and I will take you for a ride.

The Allison xtrader is the bomb. Works on cruise control. Plus big air disk brakes. And aquahot. 1997 model.

[Eastwacamper]

Didn't buy either of those motor homes. We decided for us a 24' long would be best. So start over. Cleaned out the 2004 Sunseeker. Will look at a 2015 Four Winds 24C tomorrow. If not, will take a break from the search. What a nice weekend to camp. Maybe next weekend it'll happen.

[Skid_Row_Joe]

Eastwacamper wrote:
Thanks for that info. We are looking at a Winn Access Premier 26Q and a Lexington 265DS. I'll add the one you suggest. Twin beds is fine for us. Kitchens matter. Double sinks and counter space rule.

There are Winnebago dealers far and wide across the country. I have never owned one, but they intrigue me as being cutting edge on their value, design AND price. Winnebago manufactures new rigs that I can afford. That's comforting to me, when I paid at least 50% more for what I bought used.

There are YouTube videos on-line from the Winnebago dealership located I mile from the Winnebago Factory in Iowa, that will let you tour all their new coaches they sell.

Check out the rear twin beds model - man that's the cat's meow to me! 🙂

[Eastwacamper]

Thanks for that info. We are looking at a Winn Access Premier 26Q and a Lexington 265DS. I'll add the one you suggest. Twin beds is fine for us. Kitchens matter. Double sinks and counter space rule.

[Skid_Row_Joe]

Eastwacamper wrote:
We are currently trying to trade in our 31' for a 26' newer. And those little round sinks I don't like. WE also want a bed in back which means two slides. Hard to find where we are. Still looking.

The 26' Winnebago Via 25P Class A has one floorplan with two twin beds in the rear bedroom. That's the one I like. No slide back there on that one cause it doesn't need it.

It all depends on which floorplan as to which sink, and how much kitchen galley countertop space any particular coach has. I like a double-well sink and a lot of countertop space, as my present rig has, but you have to compromise in any coach that's 26' or so. Shopping for the right rig is half the fun, I think.:)

[Eastwacamper]

We are currently trying to trade in our 31' for a 26' newer. And those little round sinks I don't like. WE also want a bed in back which means two slides. Hard to find where we are. Still looking.

[ron_dittmer]

Our rig has a single deep square/rectangular tub with a flat bottom, a useful size sink. We manage quite well washing dishes by rinsing everything first, then using the largest pot or bowl for the soapy water. Since we exclusively boon dock, we wouldn't fill a sink up anyway, just to conserve on-board water.

Those round/oval sinks appear to be quite difficult for general kitchen utilization. I would change it if proven so.

Here is our single bowl square/rectangular deep bowl sink. It really does work quite nicely. Phoenix Cruiser owners never have anything bad to say about it. The stove and sink both have matching Corian covers. You can see the stove-top cover in place. They store in a pocket behind the stove.

[neschultz]

Brian,

I try to deal with washing dishes by using paper plates.:) We haven't missed the double sink we had in the TT. Ours has 70 cubic ft of exterior storage which is more than our TT had. There is a compartment with room to stand up two golf bags but we don't golf.......we just stand up our chairs, wash brush, broom, etc in there.

[ron_dittmer]

badbob1 wrote:
...Just want to find a good used one as the price is so high. Just not wanting to purchase new and take such a big hit on depreciation. Hard to find these units used, but will keep shopping. Like many folks I have more time than money.

Yep, I was thinking just like you back in 2007. Once we determined exactly what we wanted, it was impossible to find it "used". We ended up special ordering ours brand new back then to get exactly what we wanted. It did cost us $67,200 + sales tax, a huge amount of money for us, but at least we didn't have to finance any of it.

Phoenix USA makes two versions of our rig's floor plan today. One is identical to ours. The new version is a foot longer which can be configured a couple different ways. The longer double bed variety would provide a lot more outdoor storage for those golf clubs, along with improved corner bed access.

[wbwood]

Skid Row Joe wrote:

neschultz wrote:
Camping World does sell them. There are 3 different floor plans. Go to the Good Sam site and search their inventory for them in Class A diesels. If you don't know, A Itasca Reyo is the same thing. Good luck

I spent some time on the Winnebago Industries website two days ago, and I learned of the (3) different floorplans, and the 43 cubic feet of exterior cargo bay storage that the Winnebago Class A Via 25P has! Yowzer!

Just looked at it and it's pretty. One thing I don't like about it is the single round sink. We bypassed an ACE because of the same thing.

For those that have the single tub round sink, how do you deal with washing dishes? I imagine another plastic tub? Not our ideal thing to do unless we are dry camping and pouring the water down the black tank.

[badbob1]

Ron,
I have looked at the cargo trunks and feel that may be a great option when I don't want to pull a toad. Looked at the Itasca on the Sprinter chassis and really like the floorplan with the rear queen slide. Just want to find a good used one as the price is so high. Just not wanting to purchase new and take such a big hit on depreciation. Hard to find these units used, but will keep shopping. Like many folks I have more time than money.
Thanks for all the comments
BadBob

[ron_dittmer]

pnichols wrote:
Ron,

But, but, ... doesn't that outside storage box make one's RV 2-3 feet longer than what they bought?

A foot here and foot there and pretty soon one is talking about real length in an RV. :B

You are surely right about that.

But if the OP found a perfect rig for himself minus golf club storage, it is a means for it to work.

Sometimes the length of the rig is limited to where parked during non-use......in our case, the depth of our garage.

But like you say, that box in back adds serious length, an important factor if carting around with the rig instead of a tow vehicle.

[Skid_Row_Joe]

neschultz wrote:
Camping World does sell them. There are 3 different floor plans. Go to the Good Sam site and search their inventory for them in Class A diesels. If you don't know, A Itasca Reyo is the same thing. Good luck

I spent some time on the Winnebago Industries website two days ago, and I learned of the (3) different floorplans, and the 77 cubic feet of exterior cargo bay storage that the Winnebago Class A Via 25P has! Yowzer!

[pnichols]

Ron,

But, but, ... doesn't that outside storage box make one's RV 2-3 feet longer than what they bought?

A foot here and foot there and pretty soon one is talking about real length in an RV. :B