How do you estimate overall length?
Lets say a National Park limits the overall length of the TV + trailer to 40ft. For PU/FW combo, how do you determine this? Is it when it is hitched up (most amount of overlap) or do they measure the ...
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It is important to realize that the park is giving you a length for your safety and convenience. Not theirs. They don't really care if you're a few feet over, as long as you can make it work.
In my experience, the lengths given on the web are how deep the site is. It's up to you to figure how you fit in that given length. If you want to leave your truck hitched, you'll need a site long enough for that. If you don't, you will need to park next to the trailer if the site is wide enough, or you might have to park somewhere else and walk in. It's up to you. Google Earth can sometimes help with that decision.
Most often I've found the sites can handle more than the quoted length. For example, you can overhang rocks or a bumpstop at the rear. But of course you can't be sure until you've been to the park at least once.
In my experience, the lengths given on the web are how deep the site is. It's up to you to figure how you fit in that given length. If you want to leave your truck hitched, you'll need a site long enough for that. If you don't, you will need to park next to the trailer if the site is wide enough, or you might have to park somewhere else and walk in. It's up to you. Google Earth can sometimes help with that decision.
Most often I've found the sites can handle more than the quoted length. For example, you can overhang rocks or a bumpstop at the rear. But of course you can't be sure until you've been to the park at least once.
