Can anybody give me an estimate?
Below listed MH. Gonna start programming our new Garmin GPS Sunday in preparation for our trip back north next Friday. How tall would you think our rig is with an in motion satellite dish? Just b...
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tragusa3 wrote:
Some will surprise you. Allegro Open Road gassers are 12'10". I sure wouldn't want to put in 13' for that! 13'6" would be a minimum.
Why? Is it somehow safer to fit under something with eight inches to spare than it is to fit under it with two inches to spare? Or do you prefer to take a longer route than necessary to avoid an overpass you would fit under without drama?
Obviously, in any case, a GPS's database of clearances is no substitute for looking out for clearance signs etc. on one's own. Since the database isn't entirely trustworthy (if only because new structures could have been built since it was last updated, or construction or maintenance activities temporarily lower overhead clearances, etc.), what is gained by assuming the information it does have is not only incomplete but errant as well?
