We find that 35.5โ, and no slides, is fine for two of us (retired) and trips of weeks or a few months duration. DW has spoken of full-timing and no mention of a bigger rig. I like having a home base.
There are a few things I would change, but they are minor. Mostly, I wish I had more drawers in the kitchen for storing cookware. (I do the cooking.) A king bed instead of a queen would be nice. Overall, Safari did a great job in laying out the floor plan.
Apart from my complaint about kitchen drawers, storage capacity is excellent and we have everything we need. We bought a nice, older high-end coach in excellent condition a year ago and plan to make it last until I can no longer drive it. So far, so good.
Also, 35.5โ probably gives me some advantage over a longer coach in terms of accessing the Forest Service roads and campgrounds that we like to visit. I wouldnโt complain if it were a few feet longer, but for us the current size works very well. I donโt find the length a challenge when driving and a few more feet may not matter in that regard. On narrower 2-land roads, the 8โ 6โ width demands concentration to keep it between the lines.
๐Wayne
Wayne & Michelle
1997 Safari Sahara 3540