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We owned a true “van” camper, a 92 Class B Coachman on an Econoline chassis. We also owned a 22’ Gulfstream BT Cruiser a B + (C without the cab over) on a a Chevy. We owned that rig for over 10 years. These small rigs are great weekender or 2 week vacation units as that is what we used them for while we were working. After retiring and hitting the road for 4 - 6 weeks at a time the smaller rig required the beds to be made up every night and morning. Though the smaller rig was nice to drive and sightsee in ( think driving through Yellowstone with your bathroom available ) it also had the drawback of still being not allowed on certain roads. Couple that with the hassle of making the beds eveynight and breaking camp everytime DW wants to go for dinner and the convenience of a smaller rig diminishes drastically. First couple years of retirement the BT Cruiser was acceptable but as the trips got longer it was quickly apparent if we were to continue our travels the smaller rig needed to go. We needed a rig that could tow a vehicle.
Long story short we looked at lots of C’s and realized that most smaller C’s are still weekender type units and there are not that many available and it would be pushing the limits of the vehicle to be hauling 4500 toad. If we hadn’t got such a good deal on our used ACE I would have went with an AXIS on a 450.
Most families these days are buying the C’s in the 28’ -30’ range with bigger baths and more sleeping options. There is still a market for a true class B on the Mercedes chassis or a Dodge but for what you pay for those you can get into a decked out C or an A with a whole lot more room