Entertainer vs Motorhome

[Jon Wehrenberg]

David pretty much nailed it. The difference is in how an entertainer coach is used. It is not uncommon for the driver's seat to be isolated from the front stateroom. He needs some provision for keeping the lights in the rear of the coach from interfereing with his visibility via reflections in the windshield when he is driving at night.

The interiors are generally durable but lack design features we have in a MH. It is not uncommon for the interior to be modular. For example it may take little effort to convert a pair of bunks into a full height closet and vice versa.

It may have OTR, but it is likely to have at least 5 roof airs. It is likely to have 2 gensets. While we can dry camp and want the battery power and inverters to do that, it is not uncommon for the generator on an entertainier coach to be turned on at the start of the tour and kep running anytime the group is in the bus or about to be in the bus. The second genset is backup. Ditto with the 5th roof air.

Expect very little water and waste holding. The group uses the bus to travel, they do not live in it. Some leasors of entertainer coaches will not permit anyone to do #2 in a bus toilet. The kitchen if you want to call it that is for snacks, not for cooking. The rear stateroom is not likely to be a bedroom, but a second sitting area. The entertainer coaches see a lot of miles so in two years it may have the same number of miles typically found in a 10 to 15 year old MH.

The shell is not the same as a MH. It has a longer wheelbase, although future MH shells are going to have the same wheelbase as entertainer shells so that is not likely to be a show stopper. But bottom line, as David says is an entertainer coach has a significant number of changes that have to be made to it to have one begin to match a MH. But the reverse is also true. Our coaches and interiors will not meet the requirements of the typical group that leases an entertainer coach, nor will it have the durability or redundancy those coaches require

[TG Transport]

These two fellas nailed it. I've owned two MH Prevosts and traveled in quite a few entertainer coaches. That being said, entertainer coaches generally have 12 bunks, a front and rear salon, and a bathroom usually without a shower. A star coach is set up more like our coaches typically with 3-6 bunks, bathroom with shower, and a rear bedroom. Google Diamond Coaches in Nashville to see the differences.

[michaeldterry]

These two fellas nailed it. I've owned two MH Prevosts and traveled in quite a few entertainer coaches. That being said, entertainer coaches generally have 12 bunks, a front and rear salon, and a bathroom usually without a shower. A star coach is set up more like our coaches typically with 3-6 bunks, bathroom with shower, and a rear bedroom. Google Diamond Coaches in Nashville to see the differences.

Towson! Where the hell you been? I need to know when either of your bands is playing in my area again! Oh yeah - these guys did nail the differences between a motorhome conversion and an entertainer conversion. I've owned both and can testify that an entertainer conversion is built for utility and durability foremost, where our motorhome conversions are built more with luxury in mind. A leased entertainer coach will get a lot of hard use by people with no vested interest in taking care of it, whereas our motorhomes are usually pampered and treated with kid gloves by the owners who absolutely love them.

Towson - get in touch, man!

[gershwin]

Expect very little water and waste holding.

The shell is not the same as a MH. It has a longer wheelbase, although future MH shells are going to have the same wheelbase as entertainer shells so that is not likely to be a show stopper. But bottom line, as David says is an entertainer coach has a significant number of changes that have to be made to it to have one begin to match a MH. But the reverse is also true. Our coaches and interiors will not meet the requirements of the typical group that leases an entertainer coach, nor will it have the durability or redundancy those coaches require

Well you hit on an interest item there I hadn't thought of - holding capacity. That is a problem.

Also what do you mean future MH's will have a longer wheel base and why are the entertainer coaches based on a longer w-b?