mlts22 wrote:
.....there are some thresholds which make it difficult to park. Once you get past the 21-22 foot threshold, taking up one spot in a parking lot becomes impossible....
Our rig is 23'-8" end to end and I agree. We are 2 feet too long for "acceptable" rear-end-stick-out for a typical automobile parking space. Parking our rig requires special planning.
Because we vacation mostly in the national park system, we tow and don't sweat it. With the 4x4, it provides additional opportunity to take the primitive road systems that some such parks have. It's real nice to get off the beaten path away from the crouds and see "other" beautiful sights and formations. In a few NPs, a 4x4 is surely benefitial, but surely not a requirement for places like Yellowstone & Yosemite.
If the national parks are new to you, there is so much you can do without a 4x4, but I feel getting around in a 30 foot rig will have you feeling you missed out. The shorter the rig, the easier special planning will work.