Why Class C Motor Homes Deserve Your Consideration!Class C motorhomes are a good choice for efficiency, economy, and effective use of space. One of the most popular types of motorhomes on the road, this outgrowth of the camper provides these three advantages: comfort, flexibility and ease of handling. Class C motorhomes are easy to recognized. Although they vary greatly in size, from fifteen feet to nearly thirty feet, the bunk over the cab design can be picked out from any crowd. Usually built on a standard truck or van frame, class C motorhomes bring many good features together into a single package. The use of standard frames, drive trains and engines can reduce purchase price over motor homes built from the ground up. This also makes repairs to class C motorhomes easier and cheaper. Class C motorhomes have a customized body, which means that the configuration options are nearly limitless. Since the main sleeping compartment is over the drivers cab, the class C motor home has room left over to include features comparable to a much larger motor home. The designer has the option to use this extra interior space for expanded living and cooking areas. Or additional sleeping quarters. Or nearly anything the mind can imagine. Some use their class C as a rolling office, others as a studio or a workshop.
The actual size of class C motorhomes depends primarily on the size of the truck bed that they are built on. Compact trucks can be used to create mini motor homes with lots of interior space and good gas mileage. The larger the truck frame, the larger the class C. Units that can sleep eight or more people are easy to build. Since class C motorhomes are shorter than their standard class A counterparts, they are more easily driven, parked and stored. This easier handling and their truck frame construction makes class C motor homes perfect for towing. People who travel with animals or a lot of gear will often use the class C as a combination tow vehicle and living quarters. Another option is to tow a car behind the class C. This allows the user to leave the 'Mother Ship' at the motor home park and use the car for sight seeing and getting supplies. And since the motor home is heavier than what it is towing, the process is much easier and safer than when it is the other way around. Class C motorhomes can be configured in a variety of ways. Rugged enough to be used as campers, especially if built on a four by four drive train, they are perfect for a trip to the wilds. If the room in a class C motorhome is not enough for you, these versatile vehicles have learned another trick from the trailers and class A rigs. Slide out living areas are also available in class C motorhomes, allowing you to greatly increase the living space with the touch of a button. Many class C motorhomes are equipped with full hookups for electric, water and sewage. Most are also equipped for self contained operations, with gas powered heater and range, fresh and wash water tanks, and sanitary units that can function on their own for extended periods of time. A creative use of space makes class C motorhomes an enduring standard in motor home living. |
