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Car Forum / Driving, Maintenance, Tuning / RVs / November 2006Class A gas with wood cabinets and 2000 watt inverter from factory (high-end)
My wife and I are interested in buying a high-end Class A gas motorhome with wood cabinets and a 2000 watt inverter from the factory. So far, we've only identified National RV's Dolphin XL line as having these. We want to keep the model length to 32 feet fin order access to our favorite California state parks. The inverter is important to us for comfortable dry camping (running our 120 Volt appliances) and rapid battery charging. The 2000 watt Xantrex inverter unit charges the four golf-cart batteries at 100 Amps, which means we won't need to run the generator for too long each day. We looked at a Fleetwood Pace Arrow which was very nice inside (minus the inverter), but the plastic woodgrain appearance was peeling off the cabinet side wall right next to the entry door. The Dolphin cabinets by contrast appear to be finished with "real" plywood veneer. We've looked at Winnebago and Itasca models also, but they are lacking in the features we desire. Do you have any other suggestions for high-end gas motorhomes? Thank you! Joel > My wife and I are interested in buying a high-end Class A gas motorhome > with wood cabinets and a 2000 watt inverter from the factory. So far, [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > golf-cart batteries at 100 Amps, which means we won't need to run the > generator for too long each day. If you come to Texas state parks you won't be allowed to run the generator at all. It would disturb the campers. Most, however, have W&E hookups. I guess California doesn't? MTV > My wife and I are interested in buying a high-end Class A gas motorhome > with wood cabinets and a 2000 watt inverter from the factory. So far, [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > in the features we desire. Do you have any other suggestions for > high-end gas motorhomes? All I can contribute is that having owned one, I wouldn't consider the Pace Arrow as being "high end" in a long shot. We were very disappointed in ours and got rid of it. Expensive lesson. Eisboch >>My wife and I are interested in buying a high-end Class A gas motorhome >>with wood cabinets and a 2000 watt inverter from the factory. So far, [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > > Eisboch At one time they sold for a third more than a Winnebago product of the same length and some of the increase was warranted. That day is past. I'd buy an Itasca and add the inverter/charger. I don't consider anything with a gas engine to be a "high end class A". Nor are all the diesel pushers "high end". It all depends on what the OP wants to pay for. LZ > We've looked at Winnebago and Itasca models also, but they are lacking > in the features we desire. Do you have any other suggestions for > high-end gas motorhomes? Look at a Tiffin (Allegro and Allegro Bay) I believe the inverter will be an option.  SignatureJanet Wilder Bad spelling. Bad punctuation Good Friends. Good Life > My wife and I are interested in buying a high-end Class A gas motorhome > with wood cabinets and a 2000 watt inverter from the factory. So far, > we've only identified National RV's Dolphin XL line as having these. Hehehehe! :) Your primary criteria is amusing, at least. Of course, the features important to one person may not be nearly so to another. I consider the CHASSIS (Workhorse or Ford), the coach warranty (if buying new) and proximity to a GOOD dealer to be of greater importance than whether the cabinets are solid hardwood or if the inverter is installed during original assembly by the factory. In fact, I think I'd give the most "weight" to the proximity to a good dealer. Talk to a salesdroid for ANY major gas coach manufacturer and, if buying new, I'm sure they can accommodate your needs - all it takes is money. And yes, there are "high end" gas motorhomes, just like there are low-end diesel pushers - albeit not many. If your money tree is mature enough and in full "bloom", you shouldn't' have any trouble finding what you "need". Good luck! Signature:) JR 2000 Skamper Ultra 249 TT 2002 Chevrolet Silverado 2500HD Vortec 8100 - Allison 1000 >joelnews@hotmail.com wrote: >We want to keep the model length to 32 feet fin order access to our >favorite California state parks. The inverter is important to us for >comfortable dry camping (running our 120 Volt appliances) and rapid >battery charging. The 2000 watt Xantrex inverter unit charges the four >golf-cart batteries at 100 Amps, which means we won't need to run the >generator for too long each day. I agree that the 2000 watt inverter is a good idea, but the length of time you will need to run your generator each day depends much more on how much power you drain from your batteries than on the bulk charge rate capacity of the inverter. We have had big inverters in both of the motor homes we have owned. We use a lot of electricity, and before we added solar panels we needed to run the generator 5-6 hours/day. A large part of our energy consumption is due to leaving the inverter on 24/7. If you can do without 120 VAC at night, you will do a lot better than us. SignatureDave > My wife and I are interested in buying a high-end Class A gas motorhome > with wood cabinets and a 2000 watt inverter from the factory. So far, [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > in the features we desire. Do you have any other suggestions for > high-end gas motorhomes? Hi Don't know from nothing what is considered high end but have been highly satisfied with my Cruise Master from Georgie Boy. I am sure there are a lot that cost more and have the glitz that you will pay for but so far other than minor stuff it has served us well. Check out their web site and the sites of others and maybe subscribe to something like Motor Homes magazine and a few others and of course there is a magazine or something that evaluates MH and stuff and I am sure that has been mentioned all ready! It is what you like that will count on your satisfaction. Lee (in Florida) > Don't know from nothing what is considered high end but have been highly > satisfied with my Cruise Master from Georgie Boy. I am sure there are a [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > mentioned all ready! It is what you like that will count on your > satisfaction. Georgie Boy builds a solid coach. Never met an owner who was unhappy. Know several who fulltimed in theirs. They don't have "solid wood cabinets" IIRC. That seemed to be a big thing for the OP. I have yet to see a gas puller that has completely solid wood cabinets. Most have solid wood cabinet doors and drawer fronts only. I don't think one can get completely solid hardwood cabinetry in anything under a $350,000 DP these days. I had them in my 2000 Kountry Aire fiver, but friends with a Mountain Aire (one step lower) of the same year had the solid fronts. IMHO, having all of the cabinets made of solid hardwood is very heavy. The biggest chassiss on a gas machine that I know of is the new Workhorse 24k. Stick a toad on the back, fill the tanks and bring your personal stuff, add a slide or two and there isn't a lot of extra room for wood one doesn't need. SignatureJanet Wilder Bad spelling. Bad punctuation Good Friends. Good Life |
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