Does 2 feet really make a difference
Hello all, long time lurker, first post. Spent many many months now looking and touring fifth wheel plans with the intent of nothing larger than 35'. Most of our planned camping will be boondocking, s...
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People who have larger (36'+) rigs will always tell you that they have no problems fitting where they camp. I would guess they camp at places that have sites large enough for them and don't pay attention to the campgrounds that don't.
We are on our way to Greenbelt National Park - 35' limit. Some of the sites are 65' long but the roads limit turns and the larger your rig, the greater chance you have of getting stuck in a turn.
Also in MD (our home state): Cunningham Falls, Swallow Falls, and Cedarville all have limited sites for 35' and no sites for anything longer.
We have stayed in dozens of campgrounds with 35' limits. A 36' may be able to squeeze in and you might be able to manage a 38'. But the longer you are, the less sites you will find available. We have had to pass on campgrounds we really wanted to stay in because, at 34', we were just too big.
If one prefers to stay in RV Parks, 95 percent of them will hold large rigs. If one prefers forest service and national parks, the shorter you are the easier it is to find and get into a site. When we went from a 22' tt to a 34' class A, we found quite a few of our favorite campgrounds were no longer available to us.
You need to choose which rig you will be more comfortable in. But you might keep in mind your favorite campgrounds and how likely you will be able to find sites that fit.
We are on our way to Greenbelt National Park - 35' limit. Some of the sites are 65' long but the roads limit turns and the larger your rig, the greater chance you have of getting stuck in a turn.
Also in MD (our home state): Cunningham Falls, Swallow Falls, and Cedarville all have limited sites for 35' and no sites for anything longer.
We have stayed in dozens of campgrounds with 35' limits. A 36' may be able to squeeze in and you might be able to manage a 38'. But the longer you are, the less sites you will find available. We have had to pass on campgrounds we really wanted to stay in because, at 34', we were just too big.
If one prefers to stay in RV Parks, 95 percent of them will hold large rigs. If one prefers forest service and national parks, the shorter you are the easier it is to find and get into a site. When we went from a 22' tt to a 34' class A, we found quite a few of our favorite campgrounds were no longer available to us.
You need to choose which rig you will be more comfortable in. But you might keep in mind your favorite campgrounds and how likely you will be able to find sites that fit.
