alamo47
Nov 09, 2020Explorer
30 foot limit
I have read/been told that I should not get a motor home over 30 feet because some places, like national parks,have length limits. How often is this an issue? Thanks, Alamo47.
bobndot wrote:This is very true. Most places I camp like first come first served CG's don't specify lengths and I never had a problem fitting in. However Bob's description in 1,2,and 3 have all been a problem. I have a cracked AC cover, a puncture in my rear side wall, a cracked front end, a bent ladder to prove it, all of which I had to repair. Another problem I encountered was a hidden rock in weeds at Glacier NP that scraped one of my baggage doors when entering into the site. I found that staying in NFS CG's outside the NP's had larger sites and were more secluded and were better options for a 32ft MH. I am looking at downsizing to a 24 ft C that has more GC and that would be better suited for this type of camping.
I have not found length to be a problem yet but I can see how it could be a problem.
what I have found so far:
1. The entrance apron is too steep and the rear over hang drags entering the site.
2. The site itself is not level enough.
3. Overgrown vegetation. I have found state park managers with issues trimming trees that scrape my roof and sidewalls.
They advertise and charge for an rv site and ask 'how many feet long you are" but the entrance to the sites are often only wide or tall enough to fit cars.
I am not possibly damaging and scraping my rv on tree branches and shrubs, I have asked at the park offices that their advertised rv sites are too size restrictive. They usually send someone with a pole trimmer to cut branches back.
UV over time makes roof vents and skylights too brittle to play games with even thin low tree branches.