We're buying our first RV and considering either a used diesel or new gas. During our shopping experience, someone commented that you'll be surprised how much you go in and out of the camper. That made me wonder if using passenger door to enter the diesel is a pain? Thoughts?
Thanks in advance!
Terry and Jo said
08:59 AM Sep 19, 2015
I'm presuming that you are referring to something like a diesel Class C. Those would have driver and passenger doors for entering/exiting the cab while traveling. I've not looked at a Class C in like forever, but I presumed they had a separate door for entering the "camper" part of the RV. I'm also presuming that in a Class C that one can enter and exit the camper part through the driver and passenger doors, but that way could be a bit awkward.
If you are referring to a diesel Class A, then in most cases, all entry and exits are done through the one door.
So, what type of RV are you looking at?
Terry
Cartap said
10:27 AM Sep 19, 2015
It's a 2005 class a Winnebago Journey and the only entrance is the passenger door.
Barbaraok said
12:51 PM Sep 19, 2015
Very few Class As have more than one door. A few will have a driver's door. Most DPs have front doors, and gassers have mid doors. We happen to have a mid-door DP and like it very much. Just takes a while to get use to them.
Barb
LifeBeganInaWinnebago said
07:59 PM Sep 19, 2015
Never really thought about the doors. Our Winnebago had a front and rear door on the curb side and the front door was wide which made loading and unloading easier. Our current RV just has the front door which is not bad but the passenger chair must be moved back to have much room for getting in and out. I would think if you are only going to have one door the mid door might be better. It does seem we make a lot of trips in and out of the RV.
Mark
-- Edited by LifeBeganInaWinnebago on Saturday 19th of September 2015 08:00:31 PM
TRAILERKING said
11:21 PM Sep 19, 2015
Some say you lose valuable floor space with the mid-door models as compared to the front door models.
bjoyce said
08:48 AM Sep 20, 2015
Our first motorhome was mid-entry and our current one has a front entry. I agree mid-entry is better, but not massively better. We have been dealing with a front entry for 11 years and are still OK with it.
Cartap said
08:49 AM Sep 20, 2015
Thanks all. I probably wouldn't have noticed the door thing if I hadn't heard the in and out comment during our shopping. I'll check to see how far the seat goes back and if it's roomy enough. I'm sure it is but In my memory it seemed a little inconvenient.
Barbaraok said
09:13 AM Sep 20, 2015
When parked, we swivel our front seats and the navigator one slides back to the dash - into where the door is on front-door models, so I'm not sure how we lose. But either way, you just get use to it.
We're buying our first RV and considering either a used diesel or new gas. During our shopping experience, someone commented that you'll be surprised how much you go in and out of the camper. That made me wonder if using passenger door to enter the diesel is a pain? Thoughts?
Thanks in advance!
I'm presuming that you are referring to something like a diesel Class C. Those would have driver and passenger doors for entering/exiting the cab while traveling. I've not looked at a Class C in like forever, but I presumed they had a separate door for entering the "camper" part of the RV. I'm also presuming that in a Class C that one can enter and exit the camper part through the driver and passenger doors, but that way could be a bit awkward.
If you are referring to a diesel Class A, then in most cases, all entry and exits are done through the one door.
So, what type of RV are you looking at?
Terry
Barb
Never really thought about the doors. Our Winnebago had a front and rear door on the curb side and the front door was wide which made loading and unloading easier. Our current RV just has the front door which is not bad but the passenger chair must be moved back to have much room for getting in and out. I would think if you are only going to have one door the mid door might be better. It does seem we make a lot of trips in and out of the RV.
Mark
-- Edited by LifeBeganInaWinnebago on Saturday 19th of September 2015 08:00:31 PM
Barb