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jts140
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Nov 14, 2013

38.5 foot too big to take cross country?

We are about to purchase a 36 Montana, which is actually 38.5'. We plan to travel the nation. Worried about it being too big.. Would like to stay in national parks if available, but not opposed to private rv parks. Anyone out there with similar size that could give some advice..
Thanks

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  • Mine is 43 ft and we take it ever where. Never not been able to find a spot close to where we want to be.
  • There is about a million trailers that length and longer traveling the highways every day. Just need the right tow vehicle and adequate driving skills
  • My MIL and her husband drug that same Montana all over the place with a 06
    D/A 2500 shortbed. Maine to Florida to California and back. She is still in love with Sedona. They agreed they were getting too old to keep going, but they had a heck of a time before they quit. I say go for it.
  • We have a 38'Carriage and have been fulltiming for 17 years. We have found only a very few places we couldn't get into. Hugs, Di
  • We're 39 feet and previously owned a 37-foot motorhome. We've found that most state parks do not have space for that. It's a little better at the national park level, but not much. We seldom find an open space in a national park, so we generally stay in private parks.
  • Actually there are quite a number of National Park campgrounds you would not fit in. Most of the time there will be a private campground outside the park where you can
  • We have pulled a 38' 5th wheel in the Western States w/o a problem. Haven't run into too many places that can't handle that length. Just plan ahead and you might want to get a book to help called "Big Rig" for campsites that can handle the bigger RV's.
  • We're 35 ft and been from Washington State to Florida and everything in between. Never had a problem. Just pay attention & plan ahead to avoid space length limits. We always check ahead on Internet & web sites to make sure. On occasion we call ahead. You could run into an issue if you just stop in cold.