โMay-15-2015 02:15 PM
โMay-19-2015 01:18 PM
โMay-19-2015 05:27 AM
willald wrote:dubdub07 wrote:
We have 3 on the dinette and 3 on the sofa. Very comfy to travel with 6 + 2. We, however, will never see over 10mpg. Actually, 7-8 range.
To each their own, and I guess it depends on the 3 on the sofa and the size of the sofa itself, but....Most sofas I've seen in RVs, I would not consider 3 people on them as anything like 'comfy' for long trips (even if 1 or 2 of them were children).
That was why I indicated only comfortable way to do this, would be with dual sofas.
Will
โMay-18-2015 01:56 PM
dubdub07 wrote:
We have 3 on the dinette and 3 on the sofa. Very comfy to travel with 6 + 2. We, however, will never see over 10mpg. Actually, 7-8 range.
โMay-18-2015 11:53 AM
โMay-18-2015 08:01 AM
Rick Jay wrote:willald wrote:
To do that (comfortably!) in a Class A, IMO you need one with dual sofas and a dinette, minimum. That's going to put you in the 38-40' range, or bigger (and probably in the realm of diesel pushers, for which the price goes up substantially).
Or a very few select gassers. ๐ Ours is 36'. We've slept 4 adults, 2 teens, 3 kids and an overweight golden retriever. We used an air mattress and sleeping bags to supplement the sofas, dinette & bed. We could'a handled 2 more if anyone wanted to sleep in the driver & passenger chairs. ๐ A bit crowded, but not bad if everyone is friendly. ๐
~Rick
โMay-18-2015 07:37 AM
willald wrote:
To do that (comfortably!) in a Class A, IMO you need one with dual sofas and a dinette, minimum. That's going to put you in the 38-40' range, or bigger (and probably in the realm of diesel pushers, for which the price goes up substantially).
โMay-18-2015 07:34 AM
โMay-18-2015 07:20 AM
โMay-18-2015 06:44 AM
โMay-18-2015 03:09 AM
Rick Jay wrote:
Well, our rig came from the factory with 12 seatbelts: driver, passenger, 3 on each of two couches for 6 plus 4 at the dinette.
Best gas mileage I ever got on it was low 9's. BUT....that was before they forced this ethanol junk on us (10% MPG loss right there), it was Fall, so no generator/AC running, and we weren't dragging our 4,500 lb. Honda Odyssey behind us, and I was keeping the speed between 55-60 mph and we were travelling on mostly level terrain.
Now, with crummy gas, running the generator for the house AC and towing the Honda, I usually travel at 65 mph and my mpg hovers around low to mid 7's. But it's dipped into the high 6's. One time several years back after filling up with 100% real gas, the mpg jumped to low 8's.
All that said, in my opinion, there is NO BETTER WAY TO TRAVEL with your family than in a motorhome. It's never bothered me to fill the tank on the motorhome because when I'm filling it, it means I'm on vacation. ๐ It bothers me more to pay for the gas in my daily driver 'cause I'm using THAT to go to work! ๐
Anyway, 10 mpgs is probably unrealistic for most rigs, although some of the smaller diesel units might do it.
But, the seatbelt requirement is possible. Plus, you can always add additional belts if the rig you find doesn't have enough.
Oh, and by the way, our rig was the first RV of ANY TYPE when we bought it almost 11 years ago. Big expense for us for the 10 years we were paying it off, but I've never regretted the decision. Now that it's paid off, I like it even better! ๐
Good Luck in your search.
~Rick
โMay-18-2015 03:05 AM
Grandpere wrote:
Why not keep the 5er and get a diesel pickup crewcab pickup to to tow it? Lots cheaper than trading for a Class A
โMay-18-2015 03:02 AM
jolooote wrote:
17 MPG !!! I'd keep the Navion till the wheels fall off.
โMay-16-2015 11:17 PM
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