brucec315
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We have 2 young grand daughters and the possibility of many more. Our plan is to take tents and air mattresses for the kids and have the Van for 2-3 kids or 2 adults. When our children were 10 and 12 we did travel with 3 children in a conversion van (just seats and 1 small bed). The kids would lie the seats back and sleep if they did not want to do tents. This usually occurred when there were bear warnings out west. DW and I are very comfortable for weeks at a time in our Vista Cruiser MB but would not want to have any other persons with us when camping.
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wishaB
Hillsborough, NJ
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We have the Airstream Westfalia - built to sleep 4 - we use the upstairs bunk and the kids use the lower bench that folds down. We have also on ocassion rigged the front two seats as a third bed to sleep five by using either the dining table top as the bed across the driver/passenger seats or by rigging a hammock across the front seats. I'm amazed when this works that we fit 5 people/all our stuff/a guitar w/ bathroom and kitchen on an 18.5" rig.
Ceril and Francis,
Eva and Ben all tightly packed into our
2005 Airstream Westfalia - yahooo!
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omjones
Stoney Point, Ontario, Canada
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CSG If you leave your wife at home you may become a full timer.
My old 'Dinosaur' 1990 Coachmen with the high top sleeps 2 on the fold out couch and 2 more in the pull out queen (60 x 74) bed in the overcab bedroom.
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Gene in NE
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CSG - I'm a little surprised that someone did not suggest getting one of these.
I have seen these sell for under $500.
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Gene
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brucec315
Upstate NY
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I still think carrying tents would be much easier than pulling a pop-up camper. Would campgrounds charge more for a "B" that was towing a pop-up camper?
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wsfurrie
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If I had to do it and it was for kids, I would go the tent route. Small backpack type pop-up tents are light and would fit in a side compartment easily. The kids would probably love it also.
Wayne
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ROADTREKKER2000
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CSG wrote:...how do people who own class B's other than the RT Versatile or PW Lexor TS4 sleep more than two?
The Roadtrek Populars combine the front and back passenger seats to make a bed. We found this to be totally unworkable as it blocks the side door which is the only practical means of getting out of our RV when in camping mode.
So we found an alternative method, i.e., we rotate both front seats to face the rear, put a large cooler between the seats, and cover with a lawn chair recliner mattress.
This leaves the side door unobstructed, and is a very comfortable bed for a person no taller than approx. 5' 6".
Papa  , Lois  Griz
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ROADTREKKER2000 wrote:
The Roadtrek Populars combine the front and back passenger seats to make a bed. We found this to be totally unworkable as it blocks the side door which is the only practical means of getting out of our RV when in camping mode.
So we found an alternative method, i.e., we rotate both front seats to face the rear, put a large cooler between the seats, and cover with a lawn chair recliner mattress.
This leaves the side door unobstructed, and is a very comfortable bed for a person no taller than approx. 5' 6".
Now *that*s clever!
2001 GMC EC 2500HD, 4x4, 6.0 V8
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bananadanna
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On my last paddling trip we threw 2 10x10 quickshelters under the sofa for camp use. That 10x20 space enclosed with the solid wall set would have had room for 11 extra paddlers if I gave them each 30"x80" floor space...
Seriously, we bring a 9x10 cabin wall tent along either for guests or for drycamping somewhere hot like Big Bend in April. I think the Sprinter spoiled me so I like the 6'6" ceiling and straight walls. The tent has more natural ventilation than the Sprinter but it's still heatable with my catalytic heater in the shoulder seasons.
Double/queen size air mattresses in a tent are pretty popular among my paddler friends. I'm typically the only one in an RV. About half go inside a tent, half in a minivan. If those class A rigs give you size envy you might consider taking up whitewater camping...
Dan
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juliev
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mumkin wrote:CSG wrote:My question was, how do people who own class B's other than the RT Versatile or PW Lexor TS4 sleep more than two?
The obvious answer is that the vast majority do not even attempt it. And perhaps bought a B for this very reason. 
Exactly!! No room for the mother-in-law to come along
We have brought our grandson on a couple of overnight trips. We leave our PW (Plateau) in the twin bed formation and he sleeps on a Thermarest on the floor between the beds. We just have to remember that he's there and try not to step on him if we get up in the middle of the night.
However, he's 7 years old now and starting to outgrow the space. He also now has a little brother and a cousin. So, we're looking for a small travel trailer to pull behind the PW when we have the grandkids camping with us. In addition, we'll use that into a mobile office so Chino can work wherever we are.
Every now and then we go look a larger RV's and then decide no, we like what we have. We'd rather just add a small pull behind unit for those rare occasions when we need the extra space.
Julie
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A good traveler has no fixed plans, and is not intent on arriving. ~ Lao Tzu
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