Length, wheelbase, state RV parks.
Hello everyone. Wife and I currently own a Jayco 5th 30.5 BHS to be exact. measure out to 32 feet. Anyways the kid has moved out and the lightening storm of last year has mad it impossible for t...
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"So is the 6 feet really that much? when trying to park?"
Um, all you need is 1 inch clearance wherever you decide to go. But that 1 inch is absolutely critical. It is the difference between going there and not going there. And yes, 6 feet is even more critical, like 62 times as critical.
There is a simple truth at work here in that every site in every campground has its limitation on how long your rig can be and still fit both in the site and getting into and out of the site. Whatever length that is, anything shorter, life is good, anything longer, and unhappiness follows. If you have a 17 foot Casita, you'll fit in anything, anywhere. If you have a 55 footer, very few sites will suit. You pays your money and you takes your pick.
And yes, I have been in campgrounds where my 21 foot TT was not suited for some sites. And I've been unable to stay in one or two and had to move on for that reason. I also know of campgrounds where I WAS able to stay ONLY because I had ONLY a 21 footer.
I think you will find that state and national park campgrounds tend to have smaller sites that private campgrounds, mostly because state and national parks facilities are older, designed when rigs were typically smaller.
Um, all you need is 1 inch clearance wherever you decide to go. But that 1 inch is absolutely critical. It is the difference between going there and not going there. And yes, 6 feet is even more critical, like 62 times as critical.
There is a simple truth at work here in that every site in every campground has its limitation on how long your rig can be and still fit both in the site and getting into and out of the site. Whatever length that is, anything shorter, life is good, anything longer, and unhappiness follows. If you have a 17 foot Casita, you'll fit in anything, anywhere. If you have a 55 footer, very few sites will suit. You pays your money and you takes your pick.
And yes, I have been in campgrounds where my 21 foot TT was not suited for some sites. And I've been unable to stay in one or two and had to move on for that reason. I also know of campgrounds where I WAS able to stay ONLY because I had ONLY a 21 footer.
I think you will find that state and national park campgrounds tend to have smaller sites that private campgrounds, mostly because state and national parks facilities are older, designed when rigs were typically smaller.
