"Ductape"......We owned a 36' 2005 Monaco Diplomat for almost ten years and took it all over the country, including MANY national parks, where we camped inside the park. Those included Yellowstone, Yosemite, Zion, Rocky Mountain etc. We eventually sold that coach and bought a TRUE 40' coach, our Newmar Dutch Star. We've taken that coach to all the same places we took the Diplomat. The Dutch Star is 36" longer than the Diplomat that measured 37'.
In all honesty, sites typically larger than 35' are fewer and far between, but they do exist and we just have to plan ahead at places like Yellowstone.
With all that said, put away your engineering degree and angst, and buy a 40' Ventana with the 400 ISL. All your problems will be solved.
In 4 years of owning the Dutch Star, we haven't regretted adding the 36" in length.
