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Empty_Nest__Soo's avatar
May 05, 2014

36-foot vs. 40-foot?

Over the years, I’ve seen a number of references to 40’ motorhomes being a problem in certain campgrounds, and that shorter is better in regard to fitting better in more CG camp sites.

In buying our first motorhome, one of our decisions is, “what length?” We feel like we need at least 35 or 36 feet, but the floorplans and features we would like seem easier to find in 40-foot.

The CG’s we frequent most often are populated by a number of large fifth-wheels on the order of 37 or 39 feet in length. I don’t think a 40’ motorhome would be a problem there, but I don’t know about other places we may want to go in our future travels.

What kind of CGs have been a problem for your 40’ motorome, but would have been okay for a 35- or 36-footer?

As far as driving, I assume that there would be little difference in difficulty in driving based on a 4-foot difference in length from 36’ to 40’. Am I wrong?

Thanks!

Wayne
  • the main thing I would be concerned with would be special restrictions/licensing/etc. required in some areas for over 40 ft. don't know how strict they are since I assume most 40 footers exceed 40 ft. most every DP will exceed the limit in many states of 26,001 lbs. so a few feet won't affect that situation.
    bumpy