findingourserenity wrote:
Hello,
We are looking to purchase our first motorhome and have narrowed down our wants list to a Used Class C around 32' feet with the double bunks in the mid-section. We want to haul a 4 door jeep for our family of 5 behind the rig. I've been specifically looking at the Forest River Sunseekers because they along with the Thor Chateau seem to have a higher hauling capacity then the other brands built on the Ford 450. Does anyone have any real life, been then, done that tips on hauling a jeep behind their Class C? Am I right in looking toward only those two makes/models?
I haven't looked at any class C RVs since I got my Sunseeker in 2012. It's much shorter than what you want at 23' and no slides but is built on the Ford E450 chassis, and I tow a rather heavily modified Wrangler JKU with it.
I chose the Sunseeker almost exclusively for it's holding tank size, though I thought I liked the floorplan too. The freshwater tank in the rig is 55 gallons and since we boondock almost exclusively, the extra size tank is important to me and probably will be for you too with a family of 5.
As with almost all RVs, be ABSOLUTELY certain that the loaded with stuff for camping weight is well below what you "expect" you'll need. People almost always seem to underestimate how much stuff they'll take with them and can easily be overloaded.
I won't recommend one brand over another. Does it suit your needs? BUY IT!
