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florida panhandler · 01-24-2021, 06:23 PM

Yep, I have to agree with LargeMarge. Are you overthinking this?

You are young with a young family. I understand your concerns with safety for the kids, but you have to also realize that they are a heck of a lot more flexible to situations than you and your missus are.

My first class A was a 31' Georgia Boy class A on a Dodge 440 (OK, we won't talk about the *#^@) Dodge). We had 4 teenagers and we all slept comfortably. Lord, were they designed so much better back then?

A U-Dinette in the rear slept three easily in their sleeping bags, with the youngest daughter taking over the cabover pull down. Wife and I slept on a very comfortable Flexsteel couch. We had two barrel chairs opposite with seat belts, couch had seat belts, cab had a single driver's seat and a double wide passenger seat with two belts that rotated to the coach.

We slooooooowly decided just what did we actually need. It was another 3-4 years before we stepped up. Then the kids graduated and we stepped back until we finally, in our elder years, got into a class A that satisfied our needs. The kids got their own RV's and we group up now and then. Just some thoughts for you to hash over.

01-24-2021, 06:23 PM	#7
florida panhandler Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Posts: 3	Overthinking? Yep, I have to agree with LargeMarge. Are you overthinking this? You are young with a young family. I understand your concerns with safety for the kids, but you have to also realize that they are a heck of a lot more flexible to situations than you and your missus are. My first class A was a 31' Georgia Boy class A on a Dodge 440 (OK, we won't talk about the *#^@) Dodge). We had 4 teenagers and we all slept comfortably. Lord, were they designed so much better back then? A U-Dinette in the rear slept three easily in their sleeping bags, with the youngest daughter taking over the cabover pull down. Wife and I slept on a very comfortable Flexsteel couch. We had two barrel chairs opposite with seat belts, couch had seat belts, cab had a single driver's seat and a double wide passenger seat with two belts that rotated to the coach. We slooooooowly decided just what did we actually need. It was another 3-4 years before we stepped up. Then the kids graduated and we stepped back until we finally, in our elder years, got into a class A that satisfied our needs. The kids got their own RV's and we group up now and then. Just some thoughts for you to hash over.