RV Chassis; Truck Chassis or Bus Frame

For those that have considered setting out on themight like a truck chassis underneath your motor
open road to explore America in a recreational vehiclehome for improved reliability? It is all a matter of
or motor home they know that there are manylooks and opinion really.
choices. Not all motor homes are created equally andIf you want a Truck Frame under your recreational
each motor home or a recreational vehicle has itsvehicle then there are many different manufacturers
pluses and minuses.to choose from such as Kibbi, which makes the
Many motor homes come on a bus chassis and theRenegade Series and Dynamax, which makes the
motor home is built on top of this frame. SomeDynaQuest and Grand Sport. Both of these
recreational vehicles come on a truck chassis andmanufacturers make high-end and high quality
sometimes they keep the truck front end as part ofproducts. They are truly a breed apart from the
the motor home.other motor homes and recreational vehicles on
For my recreational vehicle I chose a truck chassis onAmerica's highways.
a Freightliner frame, it is a popular truck model andAfter driving nearly 500,000 miles around the country
easy to get parts for and it has a reliable Caterpillarin my motor home in the last five years, I can tell
engine. It makes for a very nice sturdy and strongyou that I recommend the Caterpillar engine and a
motor home.truck chassis rather than a bus chassis motor home.
Other people like the boxy look and most of thosePlease consider all this in 2006.
motor homes do come on bus frames. Perhaps you