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JAC1982
Oct 31, 2018Explorer
Our biggest issue since "moving up" last year has actually been our height vs our length. Our TH is 38', plus the long truck. Height is just over 13'. Toyhaulers in general are taller, our last one was a bumper pull that was almost 12. Length is usually pretty easy to work around.... you can check out stuff like satellite view on Google Maps to look for obstacles like ill placed boulders, tight turns etc, or just see what the campground limits are for lengths. But what you generally don't know until you get there is if there's low hanging branches that you can't avoid, stuff like that. We got some good scratches on our first trip in the 5er because the campground we were doing our shake down trip at had some larger rocks (not quite boulders) strategically placed right where we needed to drive to swing out to avoid the tree next to our campsite when we were leaving.
In the end, we eventually want to get something smaller as a second camper to use for quick weekend trips, as it is difficult to find somewhere last minute that can accommodate our size here in CO. Probably just like a 20' travel trailer or truck camper or something. If we plan ahead we don't have any issues finding spots.
In the end, we eventually want to get something smaller as a second camper to use for quick weekend trips, as it is difficult to find somewhere last minute that can accommodate our size here in CO. Probably just like a 20' travel trailer or truck camper or something. If we plan ahead we don't have any issues finding spots.
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