5th wheel length - trailer length - RV length?

[bodomalo]

Hello

I am planing to buy a 5th wheel/or trailer. For 2 years we had a 27" RV, but I would prefer driving in a car/pick-up now.

So my question is now: How do 5th wheels compare in length to an RV? Especially when there is a length limit on some campsites (like in national parks)

For example: We went to White Wolf campground in Yosemite. With our 27" motorhome we found a nice spot there, I guess it would not have been a problem if it was a 29 or 31 feet, but their sites are not really very big up there.

On their website they write: Length limits (recommendations)
RV: 27"
Trailer: 24"

But now my question: Isn't a trailer+pick-up much longer? Pickup alone would measure a 18" at least. That would sum up to around 42" (unhooked)
So how do they measure the space of their campsites?

On a campground for a 24" trailer, can I park with a trailer+pick-up? But why can't I bring an RV longer than 27"?
I don't get it. 🙂

Thanks
Bodo

[JIMNLIN]

A RV can be a truck camper or a 5th wheel trailer or a TT or motor home or a pop up or...... any vehicle used for recreational purposes.

So my question is now: How do 5th wheels compare in length to an RV? Especially when there is a length limit on some campsites (like in national parks)

Length limit is the recreational vehicle which the tow truck is not.

But now my question: Isn't a trailer+pick-up much longer? Pickup alone would measure a 18" at least. That would sum up to around 42" (unhooked)
So how do they measure the space of their campsites?

I think you mean feet not inches (' vs ").
There are no certain lengths for a pickup as some can be a short bed regular cab and another may be a long bed crew cab. Several feet difference in the two.
Every campground I use go by the length of the trailer.
Each campground measures their own sites so how actually long the site is may be determined by a phone call to the campground operators.

[Jim-Linda]

So my question is now: How do 5th wheels compare in length to an RV? Especially when there is a length limit on some campsites (like in national parks)

Please understand that a trailer is also an RV, so keep that in mind.

Jim

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