Question about height?

docnascar wrote:
You could come up to some low clearance bridges in your travels.

Here is a list of some.
http://www.aitaonline.com/Info/Low%20Clearances.html

Don't be this person. :E

1) Why is it that those bridges are always in places where you cannot hope to turn around and only appear at rush hour?

2) Does anyone know the requirements for labeling bridges and overpasses off of the interstates? If a bridge is not labeled, does that mean that it's 14' or higher or does it mean that it just doesn't have a sign?

el Rojo wrote:
Not too worried about trees and overhangs, you come upon them with time to stop.

..and then what? I've been stopped at a few entrances to parks, friends homes, CG roads, residential streets, by a forest of low-hanging branches that I'm sure would have ripped the roof up pretty good. Sometimes the only way out is backing, and that presents a whole other danger.

It's one of my pet peeves of most campgrounds. Tree-trimming is not a high priority (which it should be), and I look around and wonder how some of the bigger rigs got in there. Maybe they haven't yet learned to "look up."

the bear II wrote:
Trees and other overhanging obstacles on streets and in campgrounds. Your old MH may have gotten by with out any problem but now you are nearly 2 feet higher.

Not to worried about trees and overhangs, you come upon them with time to stop. It's the fast surprises that I'm concerned about.

Yeah, the added height is a major consideration. Be careful.

The new Solitude by Grand Design. My TV F-350 was set up for a Lance camper and has air bags on the rear axle. You're not supposed to deflate them all the way so I have approx 20 psi in them. I guess I could lower that some.

Trees and other overhanging obstacles on streets and in campgrounds. Your old MH may have gotten by with out any problem but now you are nearly 2 feet higher.

What do you have that is 13'4"? Mine is 12'6" and so far I have had to avoid only one overpass. By slamming on the brakes and blocking traffic for a while :)

You could come up to some low clearance bridges in your travels.

Here is a list of some.
http://www.aitaonline.com/Info/Low%20Clearances.html

Don't be this person. :E

We are 13'6" at our highest point. I have never had a problem on interstates BUT once you get off those and onto state or county roads you MUST watch the signs for heights of bridges, gas station over hangs, etc. You might want to visit internet sites listing low clearances, get a truckers atlas listing low clearances and may be even a GPS with height setting. But all in all if you stay observant you should be ok.