Max. Trailer length - NP and state parks
I know this topic has been discusses maybe many times before, but I have a particular questions about those "lengths" trailer vs. 5th wheel. Very often campgrounds have a max length for RV and for ...
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MFL wrote:
To answer the backing question, a bumper pull trailer will start to turn quicker, when backing, due to being hooked to the very rear of the tow vehicle. A FW turns much slower when starting to back, but turns very quickly, once the angle starts to make a major change.
I never have much problem with SP campsites being too short for my 31' FW. I have found the FW height to be the bigger problem. Most SPs have a lot of trees, with low hanging branches.
Unless you get one of the really small FWs, most will be closer to 30 feet or more, overall length. There are not many newer 24' FWs available anymore.
Jerry
Turning radius is a function of the distance from the pivot point to the CL (center line) of the trailer wheels.
It has nothing to do with 5th wheel or bumper hitch.
The shorter the distance noted above the quicker it will respond and vice-versa.
