PenMan wrote:
I went from a 23 foot to a 37 foot TT. I pull with the RAM in my signature. Total length is 59 feet. It is actually easier to back the longer trailer but as others have mentioned the road width is fairly important when trying to back into a space. As far as pulling on the road I can barely tell the trailer is back there until it's time to stop. It is a much heavier trailer and does take longer to stop. It all comes down to practice and knowing what your setup can handle.
the road width issue when backing is something we often encounter. Start with an older relatively narrow road, then let saplings grow just next to the roadway, and pretty soon, it's to narrow to get turned completely to back in without the Tow vehicle bumping into saplings or trees.
A little tree trimming and the problem would be gone.
And then there are sites where they put the site # sign right on the edge of the pad, when there is 10-15 ft of room either side of the pad at the entrance for sign placement. Again making it much harder to get in.
Sometimes I think that those that maintain or set up the campgrounds have never towed a trailer or camped.
Same thing goes for the design of many campsite fire rings. Many are better for sending smoke signals than a campfire. We carry a SS washing machine drum to solve that problem.
