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Golden_HVAC
Aug 16, 2015Explorer
You might want to post a question like "I am looking at a Dutchman 26RLSL" What do you think?
As for learning to back in a 30' VS 25' long trailer? Probably fairly close on the learning curve.
What you might not find is a lot of forest service campgrounds with space for a 35' or longer RV. 30' sites are a little easier to find, and 25' you can find them all over. With the 40' Country Coach that I drove up to Sequoia NP for my buddy, we pulled into a campground, and took the very first site that happened to be about 41' long. Drove around the campground looking for a better site (not in full sun in July 9th) and found nothing large enough for his RV.
So on a popular weekend, you might find it easier to find a campsite for a 26' RV than for a 30' RV. That said, my motorhome is 30' long, and I have backed it into some sites rated for a 26' long travel trailer, with about 5' sticking over the parking bumper, due to the 8 foot rear overhang on my motorhome. I can fit that into places that you might not be able to back in a trailer, because it is easier to back in a motorhome, than a trailer of the same length.
Good luck with your purchase! Practice backing up in a local paring lot. If you can back the truck into your parking space at work, or at home, do that. You will gain practice in backing up, and will find it easier with the RV too! Now I hate 'pulling' in to my carport at home, as I find it more difficult to back out of the carport, and I can see the kids playing in the street much better when I pull out, not back out. And early mornings when the windshield is not clear, it is safer to pull out VS backing out.
Fred.
As for learning to back in a 30' VS 25' long trailer? Probably fairly close on the learning curve.
What you might not find is a lot of forest service campgrounds with space for a 35' or longer RV. 30' sites are a little easier to find, and 25' you can find them all over. With the 40' Country Coach that I drove up to Sequoia NP for my buddy, we pulled into a campground, and took the very first site that happened to be about 41' long. Drove around the campground looking for a better site (not in full sun in July 9th) and found nothing large enough for his RV.
So on a popular weekend, you might find it easier to find a campsite for a 26' RV than for a 30' RV. That said, my motorhome is 30' long, and I have backed it into some sites rated for a 26' long travel trailer, with about 5' sticking over the parking bumper, due to the 8 foot rear overhang on my motorhome. I can fit that into places that you might not be able to back in a trailer, because it is easier to back in a motorhome, than a trailer of the same length.
Good luck with your purchase! Practice backing up in a local paring lot. If you can back the truck into your parking space at work, or at home, do that. You will gain practice in backing up, and will find it easier with the RV too! Now I hate 'pulling' in to my carport at home, as I find it more difficult to back out of the carport, and I can see the kids playing in the street much better when I pull out, not back out. And early mornings when the windshield is not clear, it is safer to pull out VS backing out.
Fred.
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