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Is a Motor Home for You?

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11y ago
Updated: 9/18/2019

For those who are unencumbered and enjoy the freedom of the open road, a motor home is ideal. Having your rolling living space saves time and money, and home is wherever you park. There are motor home parks and campgrounds all across the nation, plus rest stops along the interstate highway system allowing anyone to get off the road whenever they need a break or a nap.

The offerings by motor home manufacturers run from removable pods attached to the rear of pickup trucks to super luxury rigs built on a bus chassis. They are divided into Class A are the larger bus types with rear diesel engines, Class B are stretched camper vans, and Class C are motor homes with the engine in front, like a standard truck on a Ford or GM chassis and sharing the same design and engine.

On a class C living space extends from the body forward to above the driver and hood. To enlarge the living area while staying the same width, some class A and class C motor homes have a tip-out room addition which can be extended and retracted on the side of the motor homes. Another welcome feature is a long retractable awning on the side of the motor home which offers much-needed shade when sitting outside.

Class B are slightly larger than a big van and the easiest to park, One manufacturer is now offering a hybrid class B that gets about twenty miles per gallon. Hybrid power could be the wave of the future for all motor homes. Class B and smaller Class C motor homes use the same V8 engines used by large vans.

The city of Elkhart, Indiana has long been the motor home capital of the world where the largest manufacturers are based. For people considering a motor home, the best way to go is renting one for a weekend from a national motor home rental company such as CruiseAmerica. Attending vehicle auctions could turn up a low mileage bargain.

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