Buy a B and get a new or used tent camper to pull behind. As the kids get older just leave the tent camper behind. You end up with an RV that you can all ride in during the day and sleep 4 comfortably in the tent camper at night or 2 + 2 in two different bedrooms.
So does the Traverse which I already own. And, as I said, I'm quite familiar with SM.
I'm afraid some of you are missing the point I made in my initial post which is, that a B, for us, in and of itself, is not big enough for a family of four to vacation in the style we do. I know we can tow but I said I don't like towing. If I did, I'd tow the 5th wheel I currently own.
I went back to McMahon's yesterday and looked at everything again and realized only the RT210, PW Excel, or RT Adventurous would even begin to address the issues that my wife would have. As a solo or with the boys but without wife, any of those three would work well as would a couple other smaller rigs.
If we continue to RV as a family, we may have to move to a Class C, specifically, a Lazy Daze (which I'm going to look at again today or tomorrow).
If you are looking for quality you can't beat the Lazy Daze, if it will work for you is another question. If I remember correctly they do not offer any custom changes to their rigs. If they made a B we would be driving one.
Wayne
have you tried the winnebago view or similar with the bunk beds at the rear. it drives damn near like a van. and might fit your application.good mileage too with the sprinter diesel.
CSG wrote: The reason we've ruled that out is that we do not go to campgrounds while touring, we stay at hospital, church, WM, etc. type of parking lots for our overnights with the occasional stop at an RV park for the facilities. If we were going "camping" we might feel differently.
Very logical explanation. Next idea, how about one of these Chariot Manufacturing. A friend of mine owns one, pulls it behind his S-10 pickup with a motorcycle inside. It is made of fiberglass and lightweight. He has constructed a simple swing down mattress to sleep on after the motorcycle is unloaded. You could use something like this with a bunk bed setup. When the kids grow up, sell the trailer to some motorcycle owner.
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