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  1. Bad_Carp

    questions for california owners

    Correct. There is also 6.040 Misc. Additional Information There you find the further definitions Recreational Vehicles A recreational vehicle is defined as any motorhome or housecar, travel trailer, truck camper, or camp trailer with or without motive power designed for human habitation...
  2. Bad_Carp

    questions for california owners

    Yea, it's there but pretty obscure and no one could direct me to it, stumbled across it while searching one day.
  3. Bad_Carp

    questions for california owners

    You do not need a class b for a housecar under 40 feet long. A class C is all you need.
  4. Bad_Carp

    questions for california owners

    Wasn't suggesting that you weren't going to make it a housecar, only that there is more to the issue than just paperwork. Don't want others reading this thread to be mislead and think this is just a paperwork loophole. Here are the requirements: Housecars must contain permanently-installed...
  5. Bad_Carp

    questions for california owners

    You do know that while simple to file as a housecar, you need to have actually converted it to such. If you get stopped and it is not permanently altered for human habitat then expect it to be impounded and being charged violating the vehicle code.
  6. Bad_Carp

    questions for california owners

    Yes, much easier route if you have an M35 and don't care if it is left original. I haven't seen a M109 bobbed...and I don't think I want to!
  7. Bad_Carp

    questions for california owners

    Yea, I was surprised at the lack of issues I had registering the M109 as a housecar. If you do the work, fill out the forms, and of course pay the fees, then it is pretty straight forward. Note of caution: My M109A3 has been actually converted into a housecar, the build thread is linked in my...
  8. Bad_Carp

    questions for california owners

    California only required the housecar form be filled out and signed. No inspection was done (however all the work was done and the vehicle is an actual housecar by the definition), so I wouldn't have issue had they wanted to inspect it.
  9. Bad_Carp

    questions for california owners

    The DMV lists "a 3 axle vehicle weighing 6,000 lbs gross or less" and "Any housecar 40' or less" as two seperate entities. And this follows what I was told by the DMV when I asked if my class C was good for driving my housecar which is a 3 axle M109A3. Remember, a housecar is not a vehicle as...
  10. Bad_Carp

    questions for california owners

    A Class C license is good for driving any RV under 40 feet in length even if it has 3 axles. A Class B is required for any RV over 40 ft but less than 45 ft.
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