Charleston Lake Provincial Park - Lansdowne, Ontario

Before we get into the modifications, maybe I should tell you why we opted for the View 24J, after several years of research? In a nutshell, the new 2020 View had all of the system and coach features that we had been wanting in a not-so-big motor home with comfortable sleeping for four. Here is the list of noteworthy advantages to us when transitioning from our Class B:

  1. More room – very comfortable sleeping for four +
  2. Microwave on battery power – new for 2020
  3. Induction cook top – no more burning fossil fuels to make pancakes
  4. 12 volt / compressor fridge - gets cold (and stays cold) very quickly - regardless of the site slope
  5. Roof access port – rooftop flexibility into the future – new for 2020
  6. Large shower – when compared to a Class B!
  7. Residential mattress – full time setup - ease of access
  8. Electric heat pump – less use of a portable micro heater
  9. Big 2000 watt inverter – now allows the microwave to run off of battery power – new for 2020
  10. Tankless water heater – no longer carrying around 60 lbs of water - new for 2020
  11. Tank sensors that work – sensors on the outside of tanks, what a concept!
  12. Freshwater above the floor – with a minor mod, no more frozen fresh water lines when it gets cold
  13. Heated holding tanks – useful for those cold season departure dumps
  14. Black tank flush – always wanted one of these!
  15. Dump valves that can be maintained – ease of access and servicing
  16. Large holding tanks – four times that of our Class Bs
  17. Enough storage that we don’t need to carry our Stow-a-Way2 hitch cargo carrier
  18. Can now carry bikes on the back
  19. Ease of access to the battery bay
  20. Easy Lithium upgrade – new for 2020
  21. Roof is easily accessible via ladder
  22. The Satellite radio antenna is on the roof – full time signal reception! Go Figure!
  23. The entire coach is accessible with the slide in - perfect for being “on the go” or winter camping
  24. The propane solenoid shutoff valve has been removed – no parasitic battery drain - new for 2020
  25. A fairly decent occupant and cargo carrying capacity (OCCC) - around 1300 lbs for us
  26. An OCCC that allowed Winnebago to include a spare tire
  27. An OCCC that gave Winnebago the capability to allow three passengers in the coach

The disadvantages for us:

  1. No macerator system – we fixed that ourselves
  2. Rear Passenger seating - not as comfy as Captain’s chairs
  3. Only one table – we added our own portable table for the cab seating area
  4. Higher fuel consumption – not too much higher, all things considered (We are averaging 15 mpg)
  5. Unable to fit a dedicated chest freezer – we had a 65 quart chest freezer in our Class B
  6. It has a slide - just something else to maintain (But, it is handy with guests on board)

A pretty small list of disadvantages, when stacked up against the advantages.

I hope you enjoy the material; it certainly has been fun making the changes to what was already a very capable motorhome.

Here are Our RV Modifications