Class B Motor Home

Class B motor home is perfect for two to four people planning for a home-away-from-home vacation on wheels.

Yes, there is such a thing! Class B motor home is in fact used by many campers these days for the comfort, luxury and safety it provides.

Throughout the world, the Class B motor home is specially recognized as the most versatile and economical type of the motorized recreational vehicles. It is also known by the name “van camper” or “camper van” and is deemed perfect for any travel occasion for the fact that it can easily be readied and loaded.

According to some resources, it was in 1970s, when the recreational vehicle or RV industry decided to classify van campers as a new type of motor home, the Class B motor home was first introduced.

The idea of van camper can be traced back to early 1960s when a regular van was transformed and used a campe rvan. Following that introduction is a massive production of Class B motor homes, and it is nice to know that this phenomenon is evident up to these days.

There are a lot of features associated with the Class B motor home. The following are the wonderful features of Class B motor home:

Easy Driving and Loading

The Class B motor home is said to be perfect for someone who is after easy driving and loading. Well, the main support for claim is that the Class B type of motor home can be left ready for a quick getaway. As simple as that!

Full Stand-Up Room

Another great feature of a Class B type of motor home is full stand-up room. Basically, this feature is achieved the camper van’s raised roof, but this can also be achieved by the use of dropper floors which can be used as an extra head room inside.

Spacious and Well-Equipped

 The Class B type of motor home is said to be narrower than the other types of recreational vehicles mainly for the reason that it uses the space within the body of the vehicle. Most of the van’s body is dropped with a raised roof.

Also, the Class B motor home is fully equipped with all the essential amenities featured in a luxury home. It provides a comfy living space and some essentials for young families such as sleeping rooms, dining area, cooking facilities, and shower. (Luxury Motor Homes)

Fully Winterized

The van campers, just like the Class A motor homes are also perfect for winter getaways as it features BTU furnace, upgraded insulation, double glazed windows, as well as heated tanks.

Towing Capability

One of the features of a Class B motor home that makes it attractive for a full time RV or camper is its capability to tow travel trailers. A camper trailer can in fact be towed behind the camper van and this is highly favorable as it gives you extra rooms to rest and sleep.

This is perfect for kids and guests. Aside from that, the Class B motor home can tow snowmobile or a boat, and even a small family car for the reason it has proper combination of transmission, final drive axle ration, and engine.

At present, Class B motor home is considered as an engineering marvel. It comes in a modified and full sized Chevrolet, GMC, Ford or Dodge van and is best suited for short trips.