Towing a full profile fifth?

laknox wrote:

Masscamper wrote:
Looking to take the jump to a 5th wheel. Anyone have any issues towing a full profile 13'-0" rig? I understand there will be a few more backroad overpasses to watch for. My main concern is low wires, tree limbs etc.

There is an app that lists > 8,000 low clearances in all of N. America. It's called Route 1. Runs $75 for both U.S. and Canada, with lifetime updates. Loads as a POI database right into your GPS, Android or Apple device, mapping software, and even built-in nav systems (this is new). IIRC, once you pay, you can d/l different formats for =all= your devices. Lots of cool features, too. www.lowclearances.com I do not own it (yet) because I don't need it (yet), but reviews give it high grades.

Lyle

I did buy this database, but not the lifetime version. It does work as advertised, and I do like it. I've not had to amend my route to avoid any of the alerts, but I have been alerted when I've passed near them. It works very well, and you can set the height that you wish to be alerted about.

Now a caveat: when they talk about 8,000 low clearances they are referring to all low clearances, which include ones that are less than 11 feet. Now you can imagine there are large numbers of clearances less than 11 feet. The clearances that concern most of us are the ones less than 13 feet. There are only about 1100 of these. So while they talk about 8,000 points, less than 1500 actually are some to be concerned with.

The one time download is worth the price of admission. IMO anyway.