The more I learn about Barths, the more confused I become. We need a coach in which to full-time. Need one with plenty of storage both inside and out. Seems like the Breakaways I've found do not have it. Which models should I be looking for? Help and direction would be appreciated.

The ones with the most storage are the Regency & Monarch.

We bought our 30' Breakaway because, among other things, it had more interior storage than we had seen in units from any other manufacturer which were under 40'. We sure liked the Regency we looked at, but couldn't stretch for the $300,000. The Breakaway is not so wonderful in outside storage for a full-timer, although it is worth noting that all Breakaways do not have identical configurations for storage. Our BS-11-B (Front Entry, 30', drop-down dinette) has a very tall outside storage bay on the curbside which many others we've seen do not have. We often spent 5 months straight in our Breakaway with no storage problems (or cabin fever either). However, we still have a home with a lot of stuff in it. We're not sure we could full-time in our Breakaway, but perhaps with a rental storage unit somewhere if might be possible....hmmmm.

I think that it depends a lot on what you consider necessary to have with you. My wife and I have lived in our 28' P-30 for 11 months at a time and before that two years at a time in our GMC 26' motorhome. Even with our two small dogs we are very comfortable. My wife is an avid quilter so when she needed a large table to lay things out she would always find a sewing shop near-by or often a church where she could use the tables for a day. Always met lots of friends in the process.
It is interesting on how little you REALLY need to live comfortably. Where to keep/store all the family "treasurers" is always a big concern; one thing for sure, you can't take them with you. You'll probably do your kids a favor by cleaning out a lot of stuff that they would otherwise have to sort through some day.

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Gary & Edie
North Idaho
1988 28' P-30 454

Gary & Edie...you are right! Some friends of ours sold their beautiful 40' Prevost to get a 45' model with...you guessed it...more storage. They could have almost slipped my entire Breakaway cargo into one of their huge storage bays...maybe fit the Breakaway itself!

For me, I have acquired a number of smaller sized tools (tiny DVM, miniature propane torch, minivise, mini metal lathe and drill press, etc.) which permit me to carry an amazing number of tools in a tiny volume. Do I always have exactly what I need? Nope. But the same is true at home too. But, I do ok and a lot of people would say I carry too much...but it's all up to what YOU "need". If you "need" too much, you'll never find any motorhome that can carry it all.

My buddy Jim Bentler fultimes (doesn't own a house) with his puppy in a 1987 38 foot Regency (Gillig/CAT). Deb and I have spent hours in his coach and we think we could do that easily. Tons of outside storage as well as inside.

We would still rather have a free standing dining table rather than a dinette.

Not mentioning slideouts which all of us Barth owners have to get past. Is it just me, but have even the new coaches cut down on the amount of inside cabinetry? I have seen 36 foot Winnebago's which don't seam to have as much cabinetry as my 28 footer.

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Well, Debbie and I are professional lookers even though we are not contemplating a replacement in the near term. It is hard for us to believe how the cabinet space has been reduced in most rigs, not to mention the long hanging clothes space which we love in ours. We decided a long time ago that we would never have a slideout (due to all the troubles we have seen next door neighbors get into), so we have no problem with our Barth in that respect...that does significantly reduce the number of rigs that we are able to look at though.

http://www.robgray.com/motorhomes/text.htm

The builder calls it the WOTHAHELLIZAT.

While it is not a Barth it does appear robust and from a cursory inspection I think it has enough storage space to meet even my wife’s perceived needs.


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i have never seen anything like the "Wort" in the US...or ever!! That is one incredible machine!
Does anyone know who bought it, or which Continent it ended up on?

Just curious,
Lola