CLASS "B" TRAVEL VAN's

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NEWBEE'S NEED TO KNOW

Leisure Travel Vans

SPORTSMOBILE--- FLOW PLAN ORDERING

VAN CONVERSION

DIFFERENT CHARGING SYSTEMS

NOTES FOR ROADTRAC SIMULATOR

12V AND 120V SYSTEMS

TECH INFORMATION


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[NYCnewbie]

Congratulations. The bathroom in the serenity is spectacular. The whole thing is a dream. Good luck

[TexasSprinter]

We went the ERA route, but the same way. I'm amazed at how much the slide opens things up and we have a place to sit other than in the closed are at the back. And yes, a full bath!

[jgn]

On the ERA 70C do you have to climb over the bed or is there room to walk around it. We are considering an A or a C. I like the slide out and dry toilet but the extension of the bed concerns the other half

John

[TexasSprinter]

There is just barely room to walk around if you put the kitchen extension down and don't hit your head on the TV. It's tight.

[rickjmiv]

How comfortable is the bed. Do you put a memory foam topper on it? I ask because the ridges where the sections meet does not look comfortable.

[talaskim]

We use a good mattress pad that we bought from Amazon around 100 dollars and roll it up and store in shower, makes the bed pretty comfortable and not a large inconvenience we can take our bed down completely in 6 minutes.

[GuidoLyons]

Just picked up our Era 70C with the slide out. Very impressed so far. The fold out bed is surprisingly comfortable, (only have 1 night on it so far) but not if you are a large person(s) it is a full sized bed, a bit narrower than a queen.

[Raider10]

Thanks for letting me join the forum.

[JimMc]

We are transitioning from boating to land yachting. As with the boat we are starting small. We purchased a 2012 Winnebago ERA 170X. Much smaller than our Grand Banks 42'--- BUT whenever we stop, we can get "off" and be ashore!
If wx is bad there's always a Holiday INN!

I think were going to like this 'sport'

Jim & Dede
RI

[604eholston]

Originally Posted by JimMc

We are transitioning from boating to land yachting. As with the boat we are starting small. We purchased a 2012 Winnebago ERA 170X. Much smaller than our Grand Banks 42'--- BUT whenever we stop, we can get "off" and be ashore!

If wx is bad there's always a Holiday INN!



I think were going to like this 'sport'



Jim & Dede

RI

Yes, and fuel costs willl be less too.

[JimMc]

Originally Posted by 604eholston

Yes, and fuel costs willl be less too.

We drove the Sprinter ERA Winne from RI to the Great out West and back. Visited 28 states and as many national parks and sites +.
Fuel cost about 1,800 for the 600 gallons of diesel on the 12K trip.
In the boat doing that distance would have been 12,000 gallons at $4.00 per gallon.
Yes folks about 1 MPG---enjoy your land adventures!!

[Judilyn]

I am looking at a 2013 Pleasure-Way Plateau that has a BlueTec engine. In general I've heard that diesel engines can be troublesome, and I don't want to step into a hornet's nest of problems. I'm too old and short of stamina to chase down problems.


The unit is very attractive, but the diesel engine seems a detraction.



I've dealt with a diesel engine in a 1999 Mountain Aire, and that seemed to be fine, but there seem to be so many more aspects to diesel-fueled vehicles these days.


So I guess the question is: Are there so many problems, or even extra steps, that create a too-complicated atmosphere to keep the vehicle viable?


Many thanks.


Judie Ashford

[TexasSprinter]

Really tough to walk around the bed in the 70C. And you can step into the 'well' and twist something if not careful. We gave up our 70C for 2 reasons: 1) walking around the bed at night, and 2) no place to lay down w/o putting the bed down, so if one of us was not feeling well there was no easy way to accommodate them.