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Mondooker's avatar
Mondooker
Explorer
Jun 13, 2022

Curiosity of RV Park parking?

Hi guys, I’m here at a very nice RV park in the mountains of NC. I’ve been surprised at the number of trucks over parked EVERYWHERE!

Many sites the trucks are hanging over the road a little. Some are even parked horizontally across the front of the site. It looks like this could be solved by the fifth wheel hanging over the grass a little instead of 100% over the concrete pad. Not the wheels of course, just maybe 4 to 5 feet of the body.

Is there a reason why a fifth wheel should not hang over grass?
  • Lwiddis's avatar
    Lwiddis
    Explorer II
    Jun 14, 2022
    If park management isn’t concerned and these parking scofflaws don’t impede your movement…
  • enblethen's avatar
    enblethen
    Nomad
    Jun 14, 2022
    Some parks have sprinkler systems that could be under the rig.
    Staying for a long period of time could stunt the grass.
    Need to keep stabilizers on the pad so they don't sink.
    Same with motor homes that are too long for sites. some MHs have around 12-13 feet of over-hang in the rear. Stabilizers are behind the rear wheels. But you can let ten feet or so hang over back of the site. That would leave enough room for toad to stay out of roadway.
    Just my observations!
  • Sjm9911's avatar
    Sjm9911
    Explorer
    Jun 14, 2022
    Some do it for the hook ups. They don't want to have overly long waste lines or electrical cords. Or they dont have extea. Others, well, who knows.
  • Mondooker's avatar
    Mondooker
    Explorer
    Jun 14, 2022
    Hi guys, I thought about the hookups etc but didn’t consider the sprinkle system or killing the grass. I was in the office the other day where a guy was complaining that two trucks on two different sites had to move so he could make the curve with his 40’ motorhome. Plus it makes the park look junky. Great park but I don’t know about all these trucks hang out over the park road.
  • jdc1's avatar
    jdc1
    Explorer II
    Jun 14, 2022
    I don't let what other people do affect me that much.
  • hotjag1's avatar
    hotjag1
    Explorer II
    Jun 14, 2022
    I've seen trucks hanging outside the end of their pad and partially blocking the roadway. Most of the time when I'm checking in, I look to see the path to my site. If it looks like I can't squeeze through because of a vehicle blocking the road, I ask the mgr to notify the owner that I will need to come through there. The mgr and the offending vehicle owner have always complied. Both mgr and the customer have been nice and courteous about my request.
  • Campinghoss's avatar
    Campinghoss
    Explorer II
    Jun 14, 2022
    Some parks don't want to kill the grass which the levelers would if off the concrete. But the main reason I don't put my fiver over is I prefer to keep the levelers on the concrete. Now if I was only staying a few nights it would not bother me but generally I stay two weeks or more at a park. There are a lot of cg's that were built when most folks had short campers and shorter trucks.
    I just don't sweat the small stuff.

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