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pnichols
Aug 29, 2017Explorer II
One can't confuse roads with teeth rattling "washboarding" with just plain rough outback roads. This is an example photo that doesn't do it justice, but here's what washboarding is and what we have had to drive slow on for miles with our short-but-full-sized Class C:
I wish I had a picture of the very nasty approach to this - the DW and I were too busy navigating down that steep and rough slope - but here's the "RV's Not Recommended" loop road we wound up on and toured on the Monument Valley floor:

Here's another photo of a road we took on the way to boondock camping - again very slow so as to carefully pick our RV's path:

Here's us traveling on another rough remote road - note the 15 MPH speed limit sign way to the left in the photo:
I wouldn't recommend traveling this way in some "regular" RV's. Good ground clearance with no low hanging plumbing or other equipment is a given. Short length and and a low rear differential ratio also helps. However, the camping comfort once you get there can be priceless.
P.S. Note that the Class B in Robert Ryan's video post above is indeed traveling carefully and slow in the places where it's wise to do so. However - even though it can be misleading in a video - in some places they appear to be traveling way too fast regardless of their RV type. What's the reason for fast travel on dirt roads out in the middle of beautiful nowhere in an RV during lifestyle episodes that are supposed to be for relaxing?
I wish I had a picture of the very nasty approach to this - the DW and I were too busy navigating down that steep and rough slope - but here's the "RV's Not Recommended" loop road we wound up on and toured on the Monument Valley floor:

Here's another photo of a road we took on the way to boondock camping - again very slow so as to carefully pick our RV's path:

Here's us traveling on another rough remote road - note the 15 MPH speed limit sign way to the left in the photo:

I wouldn't recommend traveling this way in some "regular" RV's. Good ground clearance with no low hanging plumbing or other equipment is a given. Short length and and a low rear differential ratio also helps. However, the camping comfort once you get there can be priceless.
P.S. Note that the Class B in Robert Ryan's video post above is indeed traveling carefully and slow in the places where it's wise to do so. However - even though it can be misleading in a video - in some places they appear to be traveling way too fast regardless of their RV type. What's the reason for fast travel on dirt roads out in the middle of beautiful nowhere in an RV during lifestyle episodes that are supposed to be for relaxing?
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