Total vs Nominal length

Mostly unreal. And removing a ladder would leave ugly holes.

Just had 2 sales folks tell me to use the nominal length. On one unit that was 6 feet shorter!

Have never had anyone pull a tape measure on me.

Mike

I never had anyone pull a tape measure, either, but why would you want to squeeze a too big rig into a too small spot?

Crowe wrote:
I never had anyone pull a tape measure, either, but why would you want to squeeze a too big rig into a too small spot?

I think its a rough guide. We stay at state parks a lot and in parks or sites we are familiar with I often stay on ones that are listed shorter than our 5th. The stated sizes are often way off the mark.

Dan

Only campground that I ever found with a length problem measured 30' from a rock wall to the edge of the road.

Had one private park in TN measure when I could not fit into one of their sites. I was 2 inches shorter that I stated so they found me a different spot. Never had anyone measure before there was a problem.

Since I use a lot o USFS and NP campgrounds, the length can make a difference if you find a proper sized spot or not, on the automated reservation systems. Rather than leaving it to chance, I measured my trailer from rear bumper to hitch coupler. That's the figure I use, although I have a 5 ft slide out on the rear. Has never made a difference or been a problem.

The only time we've ever been measured was when we went from Vancouver, BC to Victoria - they need to know your full length because they charge by the foot! Other than that you're usually good if you're reasonable - don't tell the campground that you're 25 feet long and show up in a 42 foot pusher!

I use Google Earth/Maps to help me judge the actual site sizes and access to them. The fist site below was listed at 30' on the state park reservation system, and that's our 34' coach and toad on it as seen from the edge of the road. The second photo is another state park from the edge of the road with a 35' listing. Our 34' coach obviously fit easily, but what you can't see is how tight the access road was getting to the site. We saw more than one RV decorated with Mother Nature's pin stripping while we were there.

30' listed site


35' listed site