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Originally Posted by dyna mo
I would have guessed no more than 12. Man, I saw a very trick 4x4 class b motorhome tooling down the road recently, it looked ready to go anywhere and set-up camp. I need more room, I'm a 30' footer camper !
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I started off with a class B and toyed with the idea of converting it to 4x4. However after I drove the van around last summer I realized I hated driving something that big and awkward. It's ok to take out for a weekend trip or a week or so, but I knew I'd hate driving cross country in it.
I then looked for various options before settling on the Vanagons. Now I'll admit it does get a bit small at times and I dunno if I'd want to use it with two people, but I kinda look at the van as sort of a experience in an of it's self.
I meet a lot of people just because of the van, so when you are traveling alone that's always a plus. The other thing is I've liked them since I was a kid and always wanted one, so I went for it.
I would actually like a full size van 4x4 van to build a custom set up out of like say a sportsmobile but those things get 10 to 12mpg and that's if you are lucky. With fuel cost being what it is I wanted to make something that was economical to drive and is 4x4.
The reason I want 4x4 is this year I'm going around much of the mid & south west but next year I'm thinking of either Alaska or perhaps south America so I need something that is dependable off-road but also I'd like decent mileage. With that in mind as far as smaller RV style vans go you just can't beat the Vanagon.