fly2low

Ya gotta know when tou are in over your head and it is best to have someone else do the job

As mentioned previously, a Super C (Renegade or Showhauler) would fit the needs.  I have seen them with a bedrrom, not just the space over the driver compartment.  Plenty big engine, and service centers everywhere

I had 4 corner weights done at

Grants Pass RV and Auto Repair - Henderson's Line-Up Brake & RV Inc. (hendersonslineup.com)

in Grants Pass.  Done while have front shocks replaced

+1 on Dinosaur

I use PPL for all kinds of other parts

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Ya gotta love the lawyers.  They have now brought up "Homesteading" laws to protect the "campers".   

It could be a reaction to what is happening in Seattle

LindaH

Check out the Truma.  I switched about a year ago and am happy with it

I agree

Interesting product but I have stopped buying Chinese products.  That choice usually means I pay more, but I am fine with that.  At least I am supporting an economy of a country that is ours, or friends of ours.  Not that of a country which is essentially our enemy - strong word, but it fits

there are probably cheaper ones out there, but none better

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So sorry to hear this

I grew up in northern WI, rural setting.  Had years of practice driving on packed snow/ice. I spent a year in Texas in the 70's.  Remember watching cars sliding through a stop light as I was eating at a Denny's.  The locals thought once they got going their problems were over.  Then I spent 15 years in AR.  Snow was a problem for the locals, but nothing like the ice storms that we had.  The past 15 years have been in the Seattle area.  For a city close to the mountains and snow, you would think these locals would have an idea how to handle it - they don't.  One night coming home from work, I had maneuver around cars that had been abandoned in the middle of the freeway.  There was maybe 4 inches of snow 

That setup is not OK.  The front axel is unloaded, the rear overloaded

To close the loop, they did pay

Ray

that is a monster

the Class A I was considering has a side radiator, but having no experience with them, I still suspect they are problematic considering how I would use them.

The Newmar linked above meets my chassis requirements, but having looked at them, the Renegade Classic, and the equivalent Showhauler, I feel the later two are a better value.  Especially since one of my criteria is a length of < 40 feet

I am currently wrestling with this question.  I currently have a 2007 Dynamax built on a Freightliner chassis.  Built out for boondocking with solar and lithium batteries.  We spend most of our time boondocking down forest service and BLM gravel roads.  I would like larger holding tanks, so am looking at either a slightly larger Super C or a Tiffin Allegro Bus 37.  I like the bus but a rear engine and radiator may not deal well with a 50 mile gravel/dust road

For Super C, would only consider a Renegade or Showhauler.  Both are very well built.  For chassis, the minimum would be the M112 (NOT 106) Freightliner.  Allows placement of a larger engine

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If he/she is any good, I wouldn't expect same day service.  He/she will be busy

I'd call that success.  Ya did good

I have my TST set up to monitor the 6 coach tires + the 4 toad tires

I have no experience with the exact Dynaquest but do have a 2007 Dynaquest 34XL.  The pre Forest River Dynamaxs were well built units.  I suspect the the Dynamax would have greater carrying capacity than the Sprinter.  I do also have a Sprinter cargo van, and really like it.  If I were buying a Sprinter based unit that has been converted to camper/RV, I would have it weighed before writing a check.  Many are at or above the GVWR before loading your stuff in

By all accounts New Horizon is a reputable company that stands behind their units.  If it has been factory reconditioned, I am not sure that the exact year makes a difference. 

Thanks folks

Kind of the way I was thinking.  There are times that the increased interior room of a Claas A over a Super C would be nice, but not for what we do most of the time

We currently have a 35' Super C, and are considering a change.  Either go slightly larger to a 38' Super C with either a DD13 or DD16 engine, or a 37/38' Class A DP with a Cummins L9.

We spend most of our time in CO, MT, UT, ID, WA, and OR boondocking.  We have a Jeep for our TOAD, and like going off the beaten path.  Many of the roads we take with our rig are dirt/gravel.  How much of an impact would this have on a Class A with a side facing radiator.  I worry about plugging the radiator.  How much ground clearance does a Class A DP have?

I really like our rig, but considering our options.  Any input would be appreciated

Barb beat me to it!  I was going to bring up Super Cs.  They have as much or more carrying capacity as a class A.  Can sleep 6 (not ours).  My budget was similar to yours, which will place you in the used market.  Look at Renegade and pre 2010 Dynamax.