Looking at Winnebago View
Hadn't even considered one of these until we went to look at a $120,000 used 38 ft Class A. And then, we went into a new Winnebago View on the showroom floor. Impressive and 15 MPG is a consideration...
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We have a 2015 View Profile 24V and have not found it small. We still have some cabinets that are empty. As far as staying in rig this size we find it very roomy even with the slide out in the travel position. Works when you are dry docking it for a night in route to someplace.
In 2013 we went to Alaska for over 2 months with 2 people and a 43# dog in a Northern Light slide in truck camper with no slides. We stayed ever night in the camper and never in a hotel. So we find the View very roomy after that. We also hit some weather in Alaska of very high temperatures (96 and 99* range) and then rain. Unless you really covered yourself with insect repellant you had to spend more time in the camper. So I would latter up and go outside and sit even though it was very hot, just enough breeze most of the time to help you cool off but there never seemed like enough to keep the misquotes away as they were always there.
We would have no problem staying for a month or more in our View.
We have also had 40' 5th wheels with 3 slides and MHs all the way up to a 36' DP so we have had some bigger rigs to go by for experience and I think the View is a prefect size. If you want to not tow a toad you can just take the MH as it is small enough to go almost anywhere.
On Edit: The newer Views have a 5000# hitch with 500# hitch weight. Now if you go with their rating if you are at your GVWR then you only have a little over 4000# towing capacity.
In 2013 we went to Alaska for over 2 months with 2 people and a 43# dog in a Northern Light slide in truck camper with no slides. We stayed ever night in the camper and never in a hotel. So we find the View very roomy after that. We also hit some weather in Alaska of very high temperatures (96 and 99* range) and then rain. Unless you really covered yourself with insect repellant you had to spend more time in the camper. So I would latter up and go outside and sit even though it was very hot, just enough breeze most of the time to help you cool off but there never seemed like enough to keep the misquotes away as they were always there.
We would have no problem staying for a month or more in our View.
We have also had 40' 5th wheels with 3 slides and MHs all the way up to a 36' DP so we have had some bigger rigs to go by for experience and I think the View is a prefect size. If you want to not tow a toad you can just take the MH as it is small enough to go almost anywhere.
On Edit: The newer Views have a 5000# hitch with 500# hitch weight. Now if you go with their rating if you are at your GVWR then you only have a little over 4000# towing capacity.
