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Chance · 06-09-2018, 07:52 PM

It’s interesting in the two sales reports that Thor has a larger market share in Cs versus As, which is good, but trail way back in Bs where growth rate is highest. Winnebago and Hymer are each much larger than Thor in van campers. Granted, total volume of Bs is small by comparison to As and Cs.

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Originally Posted by vkb

Regarding downsizing … Ron has been considering downsizing from our Axis to a B .. we have had 2 b's in the past and liked them ..the largest we have had was a 30' toyhauler.
We love the Axis, but, as we have aged even the Axis is a bit larger than he feels comfortable with some of the time. We looked at a Winnebago Travato 59k as it has the twin beds … he did not care for it that much and the trade was not favorable...and our Axis is spotless with many upgrades !

Therefore, when we leave for FL to see family for the holiday...we will continue to enjoy our Axis … and if we see something along the way that we cannot resist we may trade ! At this point we really don't care !

Ron and Kay

Kay, as i mentioned in other thread, we’re also in the middle between those two sizes. An Axis 24.1, which can sleep up to 5, is much greater in size than we need 99% of the time. The Travato floorplan we like has forward-facing seats for two others and can haul bikes which are must-haves, but we really don’t like corner beds or wet baths. Plus it just feels tight even for two, so taking two others along is hard to imagine even if young grandkids.

Since vehicle OEMs are unlikely to make much larger vans (which would be ideal), it would at least be nice to see one or two RV manufacturers offer compact Class As that are significantly smaller and more fuel efficient than Axis, but still significantly larger than a Travato Class B.

One idea that Hymer has mentioned is having a Class B with option to tow an aero lightweight trailer when more space is needed. That could work provided the base van was designed from the ground up for that purpose. Unfortunately, the present ProMaster van doesn’t have much towing capacity.