Why I prefer a bus conversion over a stick-n-staple factory-built motorhome

Gary Hatt - Publisher BCM · August 24, 2024, 12:11:52 PM

What Year, Make, and Model is this one?

dtcerrato · August 24, 2024, 12:45:17 PM

Surprised they even allow them on the road. With all the safety requirements manufacturers are forced to design into their vehicles how is is that the RV industry is allowed to make a fortune on these wooden matchboxes. We graduated from a S&S class C to a vintage commercial bus for the same reason in the posted photos. BTDT.

luvrbus · August 24, 2024, 01:26:47 PM

Looks to be under 40 ft built on Freightliner chassis ,probably a piece of crap built by Thor with cheap slide framing,the slide is out of the framing,what ever it was it cheaply made lot of those on the road made cheap for a high price .

I never feared a roll over or collision in our Country Coach at almost 50,000 lbs it had a lot of steel and made from the ground up not bolted to a revamped truck chassis ,I have saw some Fleetwood made class A that the body were held on by 4-1/2 bolts one on each corner

Van · August 24, 2024, 01:48:14 PM

Drives a Ford, explains the poor choice in rv's lol!

Jim Blackwood · August 25, 2024, 08:24:23 AM

At least some time before '96 Coachman began to use a steel framed box with cast in place styrofoam insulation, making a pretty rigid structure overall. I think it would not be too likely to collapse in a rollover. I'm not sure how it was attached to the frame, but really does that matter? As long as the box retains it's integrity.

Jim

luvrbus · August 25, 2024, 05:13:20 PM

Quote from: Jim Blackwood on August 25, 2024, 08:24:23 AM
At least some time before '96 Coachman began to use a steel framed box with cast in place styrofoam insulation, making a pretty rigid structure overall. I think it would not be too likely to collapse in a rollover. I'm not sure how it was attached to the frame, but really does that matter? As long as the box retains it's integrity.

Jim

iI have a 1985 Coachmen President here my wife bought new that has the steek frame box ,I don't think our 84 had it the siding was different it wasn't the hard siding .I need to get the 85 going and give it way the old thing was always a dependable motor home till we parked it in the 90's cost $32,000.00 new for 34 ft class A in 1985 loaded ,ice maker, kitchen center, microwave and central vacuum solid Hickory wood cabinets no particle board all wood

Iceni John · August 26, 2024, 02:27:07 PM

The first photo looks like someone's trying to jump start that RV (or what's left of it)...

John