Who has switched from a Class B to a C?

[PSW]

We are considering moving from a B to a C. I would appreciate any others that had done that in recent years to share their reasons and how it worked out. The differences are obvious, of course, and personal preference and needs differ greatly among RVers. Also, when you traded, did you start towing (which is done very infrequently by those that have Bs)?

[Hokie_Camper]

mda wrote:
Might be awhile before we see those Europen motorhomes as the Ford E-series plant in Avon Lake, Ohio, will continue making cutaways and stripped chassis through the rest of the decade, and will take over F-650 and F-750 production as that is brought up from a Navistar factory in Mexico. With what RV 's like to pack and tow along with them, I think we'll see more pickup truck based units with the F-550 and F-650 as the base.

I was talking to a salesman that I trust who works at a local Ford dealer. I asked him about the van changes and while he didn't say too much, your assessment seems to match what I can make out from what I've read and what he said. I guess like anything only time will tell.

[1retired]

I think we are going to venture back into the truck camper life.
The Arctic Fox 1150 is big - but we looked at one today and it is very nice. We can drive anywhere - park anywhere - and pull off the highway into small towns as we travel. We plan on going to lots of places we have never been - and want to be able to just explore.
Not planning on staying for a month anywhere - but with the 1150 we need a dually. So that is part of the equation too.

I know that when we were in our trailer we would have gone crazy having to pack everything back up just to go out to eat or to the store or for a drive. I just don't see any way around some sort of towing situation.

[Jim_Shoe]

1retired,
It's a whale of a lot easier to drive the toad up to the RV than it is to back a tow vehicle back to a TT. On level ground, I can move the Jeep toad a couple inches front or back by hand. And the tow bar can be shortened or lengthened 4 or 5 inches by hand for fine tuning.

[burlmart]

another mistype...I will learn

[pnichols]

We use a small C without a tow vehicle, so we have to break camp to visit/explore around where we're camped. Breaking camp is fairly fast, but the biggest hassle is constantly having to put away the leveling blocks and re-level when we return.

We find that very few campsites are level enough so we aren't irritated when walking around inside and sleeping. Even fairly pricey campgrounds seem to often have off-level concrete or blacktop parking pads. 😞

[mumkin]

1retired wrote:
Do you hook and unhook the toad by yourself? How hard is that?

I have women friends who drive both A's and C's that do it all the time with no problem. The systems are pretty easy these days. That said, I have so little strength in my arms and hands that I am afraid to try it. :E

[1retired]

Jim Shoe wrote:
I'm a solo traveler, so my first RV was a Roadtrek 'B'. I didn't know how I was going to use it. Turns out that I'm more of a traveler than a camper. I tend to head for a destination and then stay for a week or two in a FHU campground and visit things in the area on a daily basis. So I traded for a 'C', pulling a toad. F/T bed, bathroom, dining table, couch and kitchen.
Nothing I couldn't do in a 'B', but I didn't enjoy switching the configuration back and forth and unplugging from the CG to go anyplace. Nothing wrong with the 'B', the 'C' just fit my needs better.

I also see that as a disadvantage to not pulling a toad. Constantly having to drive the rig everywhere when you want to stay in one place for a while. Do you hook and unhook the toad by yourself? How hard is that?

[burlmart]

RobertRyan wrote:

burlmart wrote:
f its a space and not HOA issue, it might be that the flexible Ducato front drive chassis cab will lead to a B sized rig with two big slides that would not be possible in a van conversion.

These do come with two slides.

its hard to imagine that little cab can power such a big coach

[Jim_Shoe]

I'm a solo traveler, so my first RV was a Roadtrek 'B'. I didn't know how I was going to use it. Turns out that I'm more of a traveler than a camper. I tend to head for a destination and then stay for a week or two in a FHU campground and visit things in the area on a daily basis. So I traded for a 'C', pulling a toad. F/T bed, bathroom, dining table, couch and kitchen.
Nothing I couldn't do in a 'B', but I didn't enjoy switching the configuration back and forth and unplugging from the CG to go anyplace. Nothing wrong with the 'B', the 'C' just fit my needs better.

[RobertRyan]

burlmart wrote:
f its a space and not HOA issue, it might be that the flexible Ducato front drive chassis cab will lead to a B sized rig with two big slides that would not be possible in a van conversion.

These do come with two slides.

[sand_crab]

I bought a Sprinter C Winnebago 24G View. Love it. Double the room I had in the RT RS Adv 2012. The RT had a radio/rear view camera that went out of business in 2009 but was put in the RT 2012 RS. When I called Eclipse for service they told me that model was 2 years old. Later I was told they were out of business since 2009. I love the C, more room (2 slides) only a foot l'5" longer than the RT, and 10" wider. Still get good mileage with the Mercedes diesel. Comfortable. Dually provide stable platform. All in all, more amenities/electronics inside, better construction. Glad I made the switch, should have done it last year, would have saved me money.

[Handbasket]

I went from a '00 Roadtrek D190V to an '02 Roadtrek C190P to the current '06 Tiger CX in my first 3 years of RV'ing. I've had the Tiger for 7 1/2 years, never regretted it.

But at 19', my CX doesn't have much if any more room than the RT's, and maybe slightly less storage. 'tis a bit wind-noisy & rattley (4x4 suspension), but it's got _great_ cab comfort, impeccable driving manners, that lovely comfy overcab bunk, and (atypical for C's) I had a wide choice of drivetrains. I've never felt the need for a toad. If it got totaled or if it wears out, I'll buy another, no hesitation at all.

This was sunrise this past Sunday, at a mountaintop observatory about an hour north of here. .

Jim, "Paula Deen's restaurants are going to have a menu change. They're just going to serve crackers now."

[mda]

Might be awhile before we see those Europen motorhomes as the Ford E-series plant in Avon Lake, Ohio, will continue making cutaways and stripped chassis through the rest of the decade, and will take over F-650 and F-750 production as that is brought up from a Navistar factory in Mexico. With what RV 's like to pack and tow along with them, I think we'll see more pickup truck based units with the F-550 and F-650 as the base.

[burlmart]

mlts22 wrote:
I wish I could go with a "C", but I'd have to sell where I live in order to have space for one, so it is a "B" or nothing.

If its a space and not HOA issue, it might be that the flexible Ducato front drive chassis cab will lead to a B sized rig with two big slides that would not be possible in a van conversion.