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chunker · 11-09-2017, 07:14 PM

I likely will go back to a 5th wheel, although not a toy hauler like I had before.

windsorbill · 11-09-2017, 09:44 PM

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Originally Posted by rbpower

i went form a class A to a class 8. i will never go back to a class A

from your picture profile, that thing is enormous. It must have endless space. Is it legal in most states? California is 45' limit.

zekethomas · 11-10-2017, 08:13 AM

We just moved from a B+ (24') to a class A 31'. I could think about going to a smaller A ... or a larger B+ but...

The A gives you that 100" HD more than 1040P Nature Screen that cannot be beat. There is no IMAX that can beat a Class A when you are enjoying some of the beauty of this nation.

A Class C with the bunk over the windshield is verboten for us.

Next one has to have a larger shower! Other than that... the A is pretty good.

FWIW

Gordon Dewald · 11-10-2017, 08:26 AM

I can see us going back to a 5er. It will depend upon the circumstances in the future. Once the travel is done and we have decided on a more permanent location having a Class A may not be practical.

RunningHard · 11-10-2017, 11:42 AM

We went from a class A gasser, to a camper, back to a class A DP. I do not see going to anything different, other than possibly a larger rig than our current 36'. We are retired and still relatively young at 58/55, and have no plans to full time. We usually head out for no longer than a month at a time.

Fiesta48 · 11-10-2017, 01:24 PM

On third Class A, each one gets bigger and of course more expensive. Oh, for the conveniences, amenities and short setup breakdown times. But never say never...

mudpuppy · 11-10-2017, 02:01 PM

We traded our 34’ Class A in June for a 42’ 5th Wheel with a mid bunk house. We love the more homelike feel.

edroe13 · 11-10-2017, 02:04 PM

We have a 26' class A and love it.Its just the two of us. What's really nice is I can make a U turn on my street. No problem.

George Schweikle · 11-10-2017, 03:09 PM

Just for conversation, I wonder if the question is too broad. Maybe refine it to ask if you would ever have a different type RV in your same price/size category?. Moving between different categories indicates just that; It's not an apples-to-apples comparison. Example; the popular claim about the benefits from changing from a gas class A to a diesel pusher. In most cases this not an equal change but a move to a different category (if both are the same year, the DP is more expensive. If the cost is the same, the DP will be considerably older or the gasser newer).

I'm not bashing "Upgrades", the forum is full of people posting how happy they were to do theirs. I'm just offering a different way to address the original posters question. Maybe a category list would look like this?

Small gas Class A vs:
Sprinter-based Class C or equivalent

Larger gas Class A vs:
CLass C on a chopped van Ford chassis

Diesel Pusher Class A vs:
Super C on an International or Chevy Kodiak chassis

Prevost-based coach or equivalent vs:
Class 8 Toterhome

I didn't include trailers because I'm not sure the different size/style/prices fit in the motorhome categories mentioned above. Maybe someone wants to expand on this. Also, before someone beats me to it, there are examples of product overlap like the long gassers vs. shorter DP's.

Finally, our first motorhome was a Class C Midas Mini, then we went to three Class A's but all in the same general length (27, 26 & 28 Ft.) so our answer is that we like Class A but stayed in the same "Category".

Dutch Star Don · 11-10-2017, 03:52 PM

I think what you own is all about how you RV. When we were younger, our RVing included 20 years of boat ownership. That required that we owned a motorized RV to tow the boat. Having two children that RV'd with us for 20 years also dictated what we owned. Over time, we moved into a DP and can't see having anything else. I would consider a fifth wheel, but can't back it up the hill into my side yard, so that's out.

HD4Mark · 11-13-2017, 06:24 AM

We are currently going from a 40' class A to a condo. Ours was our winter home and never got much use in the summer. Last year our winter home CG was sold and has been bull dozed making way for a resort hotel. So this winter will be our first without the class A in 7 years and the first in 13 with no MH. For the price of GGs where we winter, real estate was a better investment.

All that said we will miss our little side stops on the way down and back. Leaving tomorrow (way late this year) and have hotel reservations. Not sure how we will like this. We both are thinking now for the short side stops a TT would work and be way less expense than the A. Then we can store it somewhere in Florida north of our condo for a reasonable rate and have stops on the way back north.

BTW (shameless plug) we had some work done on the class A this summer to make it nice and will be offering it in the spring for sale.