The primary goal of this page is to provide some RV tips and make a couple of specific suggestions on how to get the
most recreational performance
out of your Class C Motorhome.  Custom Search I also want to discuss some ideas on how to protect your rig from a variety of stuff that can happen to an unprotected, isolated motorhome over the winter months. When winter comes, you may have to deal with a freezing climate. The good news is that there are some things you can do to protect your investment. There are also issues with how to prepare the engine, drive-train, and tires for harsh winter conditions... and you will not want to overlook your batteries! You may want to store your Class C Motorhome and hunker down for the winter, drive south to warmer climates, or park your unit in the snow and have fun... it just takes a little planning and you are good to go! Hopefully, these RV tips will give you information that allows you to reduce your RV's weight and get you to your favorite destination trouble-free and ready for fun. This topic can be a little bit daunting. In a sense, I have to put myself in the shoes of all Class C Motorhome owners... ranging from the newest owner to the seasoned vet. And yet, an RV tip for the new owner could be "old hat information" for the veteran. On the other hand, an RV tip for the "seasoned vet" could be a bit much for a new owner. I'm taking the risk of compromising my RV tips and suggestions and not giving full benefit to each extreme Class C Motorhome owner segment. However, I'm going to charge on in the hopes of not overwhelming one segment and boring the other. You can use the Response And Comment Page if you have any questions or concerns about any RV tips and suggestions that I may have. If we get a good dialog going here, I will probably set up some type of forum and let you guys bounce things around a little bit. If you are stressing over your CCC (Cargo Carrying Capacity), it may be time to discuss the problem that we are all faced with... that is weight. Not our weight, our rig's weight. A new Class C Motorhome owner (and us old guys) may not fully appreciate all of the pitfalls involved with potentially overloading our rigs with all of our favorite toys. Even the seasoned vets may, over time, allow an overloading condition to occur just because it is easy to do and available accessories are almost limitless. To utilize their rigs to their fullest potential, a lot of Class C Motorhome owners will pack a bunch of aftermarket stuff into them. People have a tendency to fill up the available storage spaces. We have all purchased our rigs for our personal benefit and to enhance our RV lifestyle. Whether we are only wanting to take short local trips and stay connected to some type of shore power for all of our electrical needs or make the 6,000 mile drive to Alaska where it may be necessary to camp off of the grid, we can soon realize that our rigs may not satisfy our needs because we do not have unlimited cargo space, weight capacity and potential Phantom Loads that will drain our big deep cyle batteries while we are trying to use all of our aftermarket toys. We need to focus on just exactly what our needs are. All RV's, no matter the type or model, are prevented from carrying everything the owner may want, due to weight restrictions... and sometimes the lack of storage space. At that time, we need to make the best choices when choosing the stuff we take with us. Class C Motorhomes come in a variety of sizes, but their storage and weight limitations are not always considered until after the purchase. This may become apparent when we start to realize a conflict that surfaces when we begin the process of buying and storing our aftermarket stuff. However, there are rigs on the market that could help you out. For example, there are various models of Class C Motorhomes that use multiple truck chassis from less than 24' up to and including rigs that use professional tractor truck running gear and chassis.
For example, when referring to the Ford E-450 chassis, most of us would see that it has a GVWR of 14,050 lbs. However, with the newer 2008 model E-450, Ford has changed their GVWR to 14,500 lbs. All things being equal, this would give us another 450 lbs of CCC on this particular chassis. Whether you are new to motor homing or have been "around the block”, I cannot overstate that the biggest RV tip that I can give you is to be aware of the total weight of your vehicle. Simply put, if you do not know what the weight of your vehicle is, you will not know how much aftermarket accessories you can lug around. You have to have your rig weighed. If you have never used a professional scale to determine the exact weight of your vehicle, you are just guessing. Even if you pay attention to the manufacturer’s carrying capacity sheet that comes with your unit, you are still just guessing. Do NOT rely on anything the salesman tells you on this matter. Some are very good… some aren’t. Oh yeah! One last thing... the lighter your vehicle, the better the fuel economy you will get!
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These are the same truck chassis that carry tons of commercial cargo hundreds of thousands of miles. These diesel pullers are able to compete very well with the top of the line Class A diesel pushers.
