What is a good size for a 5th wheel trailer?
To be more clear, what is the longest length 5th wheel you can get that will still be suitable for majority of the camp sites in US and Canada? As an example, does 32ft and 34ft (box sizes) trailers m...
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We plan on full timing in a couple of years. We've already started downsizing and getting rid of stuff towards that goal. Although we'll be full timing, we also want to be able to get in to all the state parks and national parks and for that reason we went with a smaller 5th wheel.
Many of the state parks and national parks are older and have a size limits. For instance, Calaveras Big Trees State Park here in Calif. has a maximum trailer length of 30'. That's pretty common in state parks. For that reason, we bought an "all seasons" 5th wheel, an Fox Mountain.
Another example....we would not have been able to stay in Jumbo Rocks Campground at Joshua Tree National Park if we'd been in anything larger than 30'. Copy and paste in your browser this link for a blog that shows some of our locations with the 27' 5er (you'll see what I mean about Jumbo Rocks Campground)..... http://jczquartzsitejourney.blogspot.com/
By many people's expectations, it's just to small for full timing. But we're very active and will be spending most of our time outside, anyway. We're just more concerned with location rather than size. The 27' Fox Mountain meets all of our basic needs and actually does it quite well.
Many of the state parks and national parks are older and have a size limits. For instance, Calaveras Big Trees State Park here in Calif. has a maximum trailer length of 30'. That's pretty common in state parks. For that reason, we bought an "all seasons" 5th wheel, an Fox Mountain.
Another example....we would not have been able to stay in Jumbo Rocks Campground at Joshua Tree National Park if we'd been in anything larger than 30'. Copy and paste in your browser this link for a blog that shows some of our locations with the 27' 5er (you'll see what I mean about Jumbo Rocks Campground)..... http://jczquartzsitejourney.blogspot.com/
By many people's expectations, it's just to small for full timing. But we're very active and will be spending most of our time outside, anyway. We're just more concerned with location rather than size. The 27' Fox Mountain meets all of our basic needs and actually does it quite well.
