TurnTwoNet
Junior Member
Hi all,
I've been reading for awhile and am really glad I found this site. Seems like quite a bit of excellent info here and much more still to be read...Right now though, I need a bit of guidance - sorry in advance for the long post...My wife and I are looking to purchase a Class C in the 20-25 foot range. We are probably looking at new, but at this point we haven't settled on any one RV or even any particular model / style at this point. We're going to try and see a few more in person over the next week or two to help narrow down our search...While I expect it will mostly be used by the two of us, we also have two teenage boys (18, 16) that will likely join us - especially the younger since the older one goes off to college next month...
I'd really appreciate it if someone could assist us in sorting out who makes what and if there is any high end / low end to the naming convention...Right now, it seems we like the Four Winds models the best, but I've been very confused by the names...We looked at one location and liked a Four Winds 23U and the Four Winds Siesta 23S (although I think we really need the cab over bunk if we have both boys)...In looking online for other Four Winds models, I noticed the Four Winds Freedom Elite 21C and 23S (which had the cab over bed)...
The big problem is that I don't seen anything about "Freedom Elite" or the floor plan for the 21C on their web site and that has me totally confused as to whether or not they're made by the same manufacturer or are no longer being made (though they're all 2011 models)...Can anyone provide a bit of history / guidance? Any thoughts or knowledge of any of these models and the quality? Any other manufacturers we should compare with?
As near as I can tell, the diesels will last longer and give better MPG...of course, they're more expensive...any thoughts opinions on which way to go assuming the price doesn't matter (and of course, it does!)? Our plan at this point is mostly weekend camping and using it for travel to some of college son's baseball games. We are also hoping to do a big cross country round trip once we have an empty nest, so we hope to be using it for many years to come...doubt we'll tow anything right now, but will probably pull a small SUV or pickup at some point in the future...
Thanx in advance!
Tom
I've been reading for awhile and am really glad I found this site. Seems like quite a bit of excellent info here and much more still to be read...Right now though, I need a bit of guidance - sorry in advance for the long post...My wife and I are looking to purchase a Class C in the 20-25 foot range. We are probably looking at new, but at this point we haven't settled on any one RV or even any particular model / style at this point. We're going to try and see a few more in person over the next week or two to help narrow down our search...While I expect it will mostly be used by the two of us, we also have two teenage boys (18, 16) that will likely join us - especially the younger since the older one goes off to college next month...
I'd really appreciate it if someone could assist us in sorting out who makes what and if there is any high end / low end to the naming convention...Right now, it seems we like the Four Winds models the best, but I've been very confused by the names...We looked at one location and liked a Four Winds 23U and the Four Winds Siesta 23S (although I think we really need the cab over bunk if we have both boys)...In looking online for other Four Winds models, I noticed the Four Winds Freedom Elite 21C and 23S (which had the cab over bed)...
The big problem is that I don't seen anything about "Freedom Elite" or the floor plan for the 21C on their web site and that has me totally confused as to whether or not they're made by the same manufacturer or are no longer being made (though they're all 2011 models)...Can anyone provide a bit of history / guidance? Any thoughts or knowledge of any of these models and the quality? Any other manufacturers we should compare with?
As near as I can tell, the diesels will last longer and give better MPG...of course, they're more expensive...any thoughts opinions on which way to go assuming the price doesn't matter (and of course, it does!)? Our plan at this point is mostly weekend camping and using it for travel to some of college son's baseball games. We are also hoping to do a big cross country round trip once we have an empty nest, so we hope to be using it for many years to come...doubt we'll tow anything right now, but will probably pull a small SUV or pickup at some point in the future...
Thanx in advance!
Tom