Snowman9000
IL
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What models are just slightly bigger than a B van? I'm saying something low-ish profile and not 8+ feet wide, but still a bit more than a B. Probably, oh, 22 feet give or take? No slide. Smaller than, say, the PC 2350. One blog I read, the guy travels in a Chinook 21 something, and that is about what I'm talking about. Any others?
2004 Chevy D/A 2WD Crew Cab. Reese 15K slider hitch.
2004 Crossroads Cruiser 28RL 5er. Honda EU2000i.
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mumkin
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Take a look at the Born Free website. They have a couple shorter choices.
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Tiger4x4RV
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Tiger CX
http://www.tigermotorhomes.com/home.htm
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fordsooperdooty
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Laze Daze Class C motorhomes are low profile, have three 24' long floorplans, HUGE DARK TINTED WINDOWS! No slideouts for lower overall weight, yet roomy floorplans with HUGE windows. 10'1" to 10'3" heights, they call them the "sports car" of Class C's due to the handling and low to the ground build. All aluminum construction, aircraft grade smooth panels with aircraft paint...including the roof!
56 years in business...always the same quality, same plant, factory direct sales, classy company!
Lazy Daze...
My posts shouldn't be taken for factual data. They are purely fictional, for entertainment purposes and should not be constituted as actually related to scientific, technical, engineering, legal, spiritual or practical advice. Amen. 
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Handbasket
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As much as I love my Tiger, I'm not sure I'd say that it's really 'bigger' than my prior Roadtrek 190 class B's. With the B's, you get pivoting front seats that kind of give you a 'living room' effect. AFAIK, no modern Tiger offers that, since the front seats sit in a sort of 'well' beside the trans tunnel.
But the Tiger does _feel_ much more roomy, with the wider body and bigger windows. And the cab comfort of the pickup chassis sure beats Ford and even Chevy cutaways.
The OP might also want to look at a few "big B's" like the wide-body RT 210 and Pleasure way Excel. I think Winnebago made a B on the longest (24') Sprinter, too, tho' I think they're few and far between; I know I've never seen one.
Jim, "Mo' coffee!"
'06 Tiger CX 'C Minus' on a Silverado 2500HD 4x4, 8.1 & Allison (aka 'Loafer's Glory') www.tigervehicles.com
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Snowman9000
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Let me state for the record I'm just daydreaming on a cold winter's day.
I have the same fantasy as about a million other people, namely getting everything I want in a 21 foot RV. At first I thought we wanted permanent beds, and not above the cab. But I've come to realize that until you get to at least 26 feet, any permanent bed is either a pipe dream, or too confining for us. Like the rear corner beds in some units.
But if I accept the idea of using a dinette and sofa for sleeping the two of us, that is a game changer. The B's still seem to be too tight. So something the next step up is pretty interesting to me.
I had forgotten about the Born Frees, thanks.
I just discovered that Phoenix Cruiser has a 2100 that looks very sweet too.
I think the Tiger is really cool. Lazy Daze too, although they are a bit bigger and taller than I have in mind.
If we get past the daydream stage, I think it would have to be something used, in the 2006-08 range.
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chinook440
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Check out the GreatWest Vans "Titan" widebody built out of a turtletop Van terra coach body . http://www.greatwestvans.com/the-titan/
I seen one at a park about a year ago and it,s a sweet looking rig!
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Snowman9000
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That Great West is pretty interesting too. They don't have a Titan floorplan on their site that I can find though. I searched Van Terra and came up with the company that makes the body. Maybe a US company builds something with it too. Thanks!
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rsinalski
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fordsooperdooty, I agree with your comments on Lazy Daze from what we have seen anyway, Born Free -seems- to have a solid reputation also.
Handbasket, just how is the Tiger holding up, as I recall you were one of the first to purchase, miles?, mpg, any issues?.
Seems someone is a bit slow on this thread...
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Snowman9000
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Question for you two Tiger guys. What MPG do you get, with what kind of driving? Would you expect the 6.0 to get any different?
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