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Re: Moving to Class C from TT Need Guidance
Getting lots of good advice.. Couple things from some one doing the RV thing from 1969. Look close at the rear of the RV does the rear over hang slope up the the bumper or just stay flat. Rear slope up keeps you from draging getting into drives and service stations. When you find the rig you like.. If it has slides put them in and see if you can find comfort in the drivers and passengers seats.. can you recline them back enough to be comfortable.. I found one class C we loved but when the slides were in I could not get into the drivers seat because the slide made it lean forward. I am 5'8" , weigh 150 lbs.. Also check to see if you can access the bathroom and kitchen with the slides in.. Hope you find the RV of your dreams..506Views0likes0CommentsRe: It is with a sad heart that I bid all of you adieu
Congrads. We had a 25 foot Air Stream Safari for about 20 years. We belonged to the WBCCI and lead caravans and went on many. I just got old and decided to go to a small Class C w/no toad. Hope you enjoy it as much as we did.461Views0likes0CommentsRe: Ride quality of class C vs. pulling trailer with truck
Like you we have gone thru many rigs. Pulled an Airstream for near 20 years plus popups ect. We have had our Class C for some years and love it. Ride is far better but we do not tow. We just drive our little rig where we want to go. But do need to walk some times to get were we want to be. We do rent a car from time to time. We have talked about getting a toad but just never have. The problem with the trailer and pickup is the ride of the pickup when empty. They seem to be so rough. I have a very bad back and need a smooth ride..267Views0likes0CommentsRe: To Slide or Not
For us. We have camped and RV'ed for about 48 years. We have a 23 ft Class C. A bigger rig or having slides would mean we would have to give up going to about 60% of the places we enjoy. But we love the back country and much of it has small camp sites and trees or brush around the sites and no room for slides and not much longer.566Views0likes0CommentsRe: RV's too old to park in their campground???
Cheryl_B wrote: I don't know, but I'm learning as I go. I never saw any age restrictions for RV's posted on the Campground website pages, but if I asked if there was an age restriction, the answer was always yes. I learned not to ask and to just show up. Never been turned away yet and nobody has even looked at me or my rig with a critical eye. Just want others in my position to know that, and to not be thrown for a loop if they come across this issue. Don't ask! Just go and everything will be fine. I agree. We have traveled for 47 years on boats, in trailers, van and motorhomes. We always keep our rigs up the best we can and have never been turned away if there was any room. All great trips start the same.. Get off the couch..522Views0likes0CommentsRe: 70 to 80 years old ! with a class C
I am 78 and we use the over head for storage. Our motorhome is 23 foot. We use the dinette for my wife to sleep. We redid the foam with a very nice foam. I sleep on the couch that we redid for my comfort. We put a fleece blanket (no need to tuck it in as it will not move) down and use a sleeping bag for a comforter. When we get up we stuff and sleeping bag and fleece blanket into a laundry bag. (do not fold) and toss it into the overhead. We like this system very much. Takes about 6 min to do a bed.410Views0likes0CommentsRe: How do folks like their Fleetwood Tioga 1999-2005?
One big thing we look for is driver and passenger seat comfort. From time to time we put in long days. We insist they be able to lean back and slide to the point we have complete comfort. We have looked at some rigs where the back of the drivers seat is leaning forward because they have put some thing behind it. Also be sure when the seat is were you want it there is room for your feet so you are comfortable. My wife and I enjoy setting in them and reading when parked. I have the parts to make them turn and face back but we like them as they are. We often stay in the Motorhome sites (They pull in so the front is facing some thing to see) and the hookups are on the other side from back in sites.2.1KViews0likes0CommentsRe: How do folks like their Fleetwood Tioga 1999-2005?
We have a 2000 Jamboree 23B. We liked it because of the more cabinet space and more drawers than the Toiga 23b. However the basic layout is the same. We had the dinette and couch redone with better foam and springs so they are very nice to sleep on. We make them up each evening. We use a fleece blanket on the bed and do not tuck it in as the fleece does not move. We then use a 0 degree back packing bag unzipped as a comforter. If it gets cold we just zip it up. When we get up we just stuff them in a laundry bag. No folding or rolling. We then just toss it in the overhead bunk as we use it only for storage. Making and taking the beds apart takes about 8 min. We have kept the rig because we have been unable to find any thing we like better no matter the size. Ours is on a Chevy and we have added extra heavy shocks and rear sway bar. We live in the Shasta Valley of California so 30 to 50 mph winds are common. It handles very well. There are pics of it at my link..2KViews0likes0CommentsRe: Traveling in hot regions
Your dash air is far bigger than you roof air and will cool about 3 times as much. Up to 117 degrees or so we open a vent a small amount in the rear of the rig and use the dash air full. As you go down the road the vent will pull the dash air thru the rig keeping it very cool. Just be sure there are no other vents open so all air into the rig has to come thru the dash AC and all air out goes thru the vent in the rear. You will have to play with it to see how much you need to open the vent on your rig. Our rear vent is in the bath room so we can leave the rear vent open a little when stopped at a rest area, leave the rig engine and dash air on and run the bath vent fan on low. All air that comes into the rig must come thru the dash air. It works great. The inside temp in our rig is usually in the mid 70's Also when running in the heat or pulling long grades, (As we do all the time) never come to a stop and turn the engine off. Leave it run until the engine temp is down to normal. For a 10 or 20 min stop just let the engine and dash AC run. If you engine over heats using it this way you need to work on the cooling system. If your dash AC does not cool your rig its because you have closed all vents and the air has no place to go so you will cool only where its blowing. After about 117 degrees we run both dash and roof AC if needed.368Views0likes0Comments
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