Nervous First Time RV Buyer Looking For Tips & Advice

Unless you are dead set on the big trip, change to something local for a trial run. Far easier to deal with issues if you are within 100miles from home and worst case you can leave the trailer on a camp site and come back the next weekend to sort out issues.

Even if you do it in 2 runs each way, that's a pair of 8hr days to make 1500 miles roundtrip.

Otherwise, you won't notice much difference with a couple feet of extra length.