Coast Resorts Open Roads Forum: Class C Motorhomes: B+ motorhomes

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Topic: B+ motorhomes

Posted By: burlmart on 11/02/16 01:44pm

paddykernahan wrote:

Long time pop-up camper >30 years.
I was in the market for a B or a C without the bed over the cab.

Like the idea of a class distinction of B+.
It helped me do the research.

I bought a C (B+) about 6 weeks ago.
Pleasure-Way Plateau XLMB

your PW is an exemplary example of the B+ distincrion

like pleasure-way, several former mfgrs of B vans (e.g., LTV, Coach House, Phoenix) have largely switched to the B+ platform. the cutaway B+ is simply the natural evolutionary advance that allows improvements in their experience and dedication to building quality compact (previously limited) spaces for 1 or 2 persons in diminutive streamlintd vehicles

2005 Trail Lite 213 B-Plus w/ 6.0 Chevy

Posted By: Gary Swanson on 11/14/16 10:05am

The Pleasure-Way Plateau XLMB is a beautiful and well done B+, and 2' (that's two feet!!) shorter than Leisure Van's Wonder. The deal breaker for us in both units: the inside (driver's side) sleeper has to crawl over the other sleeper in the middle of the night to use the bathroom. Not a problem in our younger years but it is now. Phoenix Cruiser's 2100 and 2400 solve the problem by having a slide with an electric trifold bed that you can walk around.

Gary
2003 Trail-Lite B+ 211S on
2003 Chevy 6.0 liter V-8

Posted By: garmp on 11/14/16 03:18pm

Couldn't agree more that's why we're looking real hard at the Phoenix Cruiser 2100. Really like the walk around bed feature with a full time dinette. Not fond of the sofa to bed arrangement, but don't want anything longer.

Our 2351D Phoenix Cruiser, Jack, has turned us from campers into RVers and loving it!

Posted By: Gene in NE on 03/20/17 08:07am

Gary Swanson wrote:

It has been too long since I checked this thread. That XLMB looks like an excellent size for many individuals.

Here is their website http://pleasureway.com/plateau-xlmb/

2002 Trail-Lite Model 211-S w/5.7 Chevy (click View Profile)
Gene

Posted By: Teacher's Pet on 03/20/17 12:43pm

The folding bed ..doesn't impress us at all. Scottiemom feels the tri-fold would be murder on her back after trying the bed in a Dynamax on the Promaster chassis last fall. The Murphy type beds appear to be better for her or we could go to a 25' B+ with a corner bed. We're in the Indy area for back surgery for her this Friday, arrived from the Rio Grande Valley Saturday night. Today was MRI and pre-op appointments. We will be here 1-2 months since we have follow ups in 1 week, 2 weeks, 4 weeks and 6 weeks, plus our normal doctor's appointments in the area at the end of April. Hopefully the B+ comes out of storage after mid May, for some summer use.

'06 Phaeton 40' QSH
'14 Ford Flex SEL AWD Toad
'04 R-Vision Trail-Lite 213
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Posted By: chasingsixty on 03/23/17 11:57pm

I've been part-time vandwelling for the past year. I started full time around six months ago. Middle of January we had an issue with our Toyota Sienna that resulted in an RV Purchase. I'll be full timing in the a 2017 Pleasure Way XLMB now. It's been about two months so far. I absolutely LOVE it - but, if you want to read about some of the hiccups in this fella I've written about them here:

http://chasingsixty.com/vandwelling/rv/Two-Months-In-Pleasure-Way-XLMB-Part-2/

I lived in a forty foot Diesel Pusher about six years ago. I stayed in that fella for about a year. Everyone's experience is their own but I absolutely love having the smaller RV. These things are built very well - I believe the hype surrounding their build quality mentioned in their marketing videos is pretty accurate. The wood work in here is impressive.

Posted By: cheeze1 on 09/07/17 04:34am

Hi Folks, been a very long time. Seems like we might be returning to the fold in the future. I have lost touch with some of the sources of used coaches, so if anyone has some references I would appreciate it!! Thanks!

Chas Morristown, NJ
Trail Lite
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Posted By: Teacher's Pet on 09/07/17 05:36am

Put some more Seafoam in the 213 yesterday. I checked her all out, batteries up, ran her for about 3/4 of an hour, checked tires, will need to put new batteries in tire pressure sensors - 2 down, generator will need to be serviced, did not start, turned over well though. Sorry to say no use this year due to surgery on both my and wife's part the past 6 months, but it was needed and planned since last summer. So the 213 in out of the weather, safe and will be warm for another winter. Hope to use her next spring. That said, under 4000 miles on our Phaeton this year since leaving The Rio Grande Valley in mid March.

Posted By: garmp on 09/07/17 07:29am

Got our first B+, a 2017 Phoenix Cruiser 2100, in March and currently on our third two week stint.
Never thought we'd become RVer's. We were diehard Campers with a disdain for people that lived in either fiberglass or aluminum boxes on wheels. But as things evolve we grew from ropes & tarps to tents to vans. Our last being a Sportsmobile with a microwave. Felt like a hypocrit, but age and medical issues have a way of forcing us to do certian things. But still won't give up my coolers.
As age and medical issues didn't stop, neither did our desire/need for more comforts. So then came Bob, our Phoenix Cruiser. Not only did I give up my precious coolers I gained a freezer. The wonders of it all. So now we're B+er's.
Even with the Sportsmobile we considered ourselves B'ers, still with a dislike for the C folk and their cab over.
Funny how age has a way of varying one's opinion.

Posted By: pnichols on 09/07/17 11:40am

garmp1 wrote:

Even with the Sportsmobile we considered ourselves B'ers, still with a dislike for the C folk and their cab over.
Funny how age has a way of varying one's opinion.

We went the backpacking, to tenting, to homemade-Dodge-van-camper route ... before finally doing it really right by buying a Class C.

We are now non-towing "C folk" in our small but mighty compact 24 footer and love it. We can comfortably dry/boondock camp as we rockhound and explore for days - even off highway out in the middle of nowhere - cloudy or clear due to it's quiet built-in generator fueled off the main tank and it's large batteries, and we don't have to replenish constantly due to it's 29 gal grey, 39 gal black, 45 gal fresh water, 18 gal propane, and 55 gal fuel tanks. It's built on an over-kill E450 Ford van chassis (instead of the usual E350) for additional braking reliability and frame stiffness (to minimize coach structure stress during travel on rough gravel or dirt roads).

My DW has a bad back - so must sleep spread out on her own permanent queen bed while I use the other queen bed in the cabover. How do you do this in a B or B+?

2005 E450 Itasca 24V Class C

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