Concourse for touring?

[Snap]

Looking for opinions on whether the Concourse is big enough with enough amenities, water storage, frig, etc for a month or two on the road.
Putting together a bucket list roadmap and a list of potential vehicles.
We've had a 24' class C and would not want bigger than that; but smaller?

[deppstein]

Snap...My wife and I have toured for up to two months at a time in our 2004 Premier (same size as Concourse). We have the dinette model with jackknife sofa that converts sitting area to larger than queen size bed in less than two minutes. We put REI 1 1/2” mattresses (stored during day deflated behind the sofa) down for sleeping (snugged by a sheet that holds them together), with double sleeping bag. As past tent campers now in our late 60’s, we feel like we have the honeymoon suite! All bedding stores nicely in compartment over the cab. Storage for clothes in overhead cubbies and closet is a bit tight, but totally manageable. Ample room for kitchen stuff in cubby over sink and cubboard (and drawers) below. We removed the microwave (cook mostly outside over fire at campsites with outdoor stove (sometimes use stove inside for rice and stuff). The old microwave space makes a great pantry for dry food, with pots in bin below stovetop.
We tend to shower mostly in campgrounds, carry separate drinking water, so water supply last 3 days or so between fills. We run frig on propane most of the time. Use hot water for dishes and occasional showers—propane lasts use about 6 weeks between fills. We have dual group 31 deep cycle batteries that are charged via alternator when driving, solar (200 watt solar suitcase) in campground, with backup smart charger hooked to shore power or our backup 1000 watt Honda quiet inverter generator—got rid of the bug onboard generator (no micro and don’t use AC)—a battery fan in warm nights does the trick—so no need for it. That generator space provides us with a good deal more outside storage!
Summary—if you are willing to make bed up at night and reconvert to sofa dinette in the AM, our Rig is just fine for a couple of months of travel...Nova Scotia/Newfoundland, Gaspe, Wyoming/Montana, Utah/AZ/CO/NM, and VA/NC/SC/TN. Keeping in mind that we use it like camping...spend as much time as we can outside in campground, hiking, or riding our electric assist bikes.
David

[caconcourse]

I would very much echo Dave's response, as our experience is quite similar. We've been on a couple of 6-week, 13000+ mile trips across the country and Canada, and have been very comfortable. We have a club setup, so we sleep on the jackknife sofa, also in a double sleeping bag, but we probably spend more time inside the unit looking out the big "picture windows" on the Concourse. It's only a couple of minutes to setup/break down the bedding, as Dave described. It is important to keep things in their designated place, so the cabin does not get cluttered.

We kept the microwave but use it as a cabinet unless we use it on a rare occasion. The key for us is not to bring too much stuff, so we are really not overloaded, even without additional storage outside. Our clothing fits in a few stuff bags in the overhead compartments, and we hang shirts and jackets in the closet, which also holds our chairs, laundry sacks, shoes, bike helmets, and some long things. We do laundry about once a week. We tend to stay in a well equipped campground (laundry, showers, dump, and hookups to refill water tank) about every three or four days. The shower is more than adequate, and we use a rinse, wash, rinse approach, turning off the shower head when soaping up or shampooing. I installed a built-in vacuum, which is a big help on long trips in keeping the cabin clean. We keep pillows, big towels, blanket, etc in the front overhead, and the sleeping bag in a long storage area under the sofa. We have a new mattress topper which fits behind the sofa. One of our big storage items is a couple of shopping bags full of VHS tapes! so you can see that we aren't really cramped for space.

If you carry big recreational items, like kayaks, or skis, etc, you may need some additional outside storage for the accessories, but for just living, there is plenty in a 21' Chinook. We carry two bikes on a custom mount on the rear of the Chinook above the spare tire.

It's not super-luxury, but compared to tent camping, it is the Ritz. Closed up at night, it is like our own cocoon, whether we are in a waterfront campsite, in the woods, at a rest area, or a Walmart parking lot.

[pdemarest]

Hey Snap - the only limitation I can think of is the relatively small size of the holding tanks; However, most campgrounds and RVs have dump stations so other than having to do that nasty chore more frequently I can't think of any other reason that would limit your time on the road. I pulled out the original television and VCR and got a ton of space above the cab for linens, pillows, towels, etc.. One of the things that we do when traveling is to have a few motel nights built into the trip so you can regroup, do laundry and basically have a little more space to spread out. Good luck on your trip!

Paul