Length of Trailers
A little confused here , when everyone talks of their 22 or 24 ft. trailer ( for instance) are they referring to box length or overall bumper to end of tongue ? TIA
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SoundGuy wrote:RinconVTR wrote:
For camping reservations...ALWAYS use the bumper to ball trailer length.
I never do as that limits the number of possible sites that might be available and if a site is so tight that I can't squeeze an extra few feet for the tongue then I don't want to stay there anyway. In nearly 20 yrs of RV camping I've only once had a situation where a large tree trunk prevented backing the trailer any further into the site, otherwise this has been a non-issue. Our current rig measures 22' 6" coupler to bumper but when I reserve it's a 19 footer, even an 18 footer when I'm reserving here in Ontario ... never an issue. :B
There is a reason why sites a limited for certain lengths. You have simply been lucky ignoring campground recommendations, luckily most have a buffer in place. (And I've taken advantage of that, but open and honestly so there are no surprises.)
I have been in some sites so tight within our Wisconsin State park system the access roads are more like a bike paths in the woods. I can imagine the same in Canada.
Would 3 feet make a difference? Yes. It sure would. All the trees hit by trailers speak volumes.
