I'm the OP and want to update on how it had turned out.
I'm really, really glad I didn't go with the wrong advice to ignore the length and just buy a bigger motorhome.
Length is critical. I ended up buying 26', mainly because it's harder to buy 24' and with me looking for low mileage and good condition motorhome my options were limited. I had been boondocking in it for almost 3 months now. With 26' length I'm almost oversized for many tight turns and small spots.
Someone on here gave me really good advice about a truck with a camper top.
I now know that what I really need is a high clearance and preferably 4x4 setup.
I'm glad I got a motorhome, because I feel it's best for me as a beginner, but I can't even start getting into most camping spots with standard class C, which is not high clearnace. A truck with a camper or a small high clearance trailer would let me get into the spots I need to be (camper tops are too small for full timjng though)
Dispersed camping is extremely overcrowded, continues to be so. First off it's the outdoor madness that started in 2020, secondly it's major homelessness crisis, worsed by intentional devluation of dollar since 2020, then, there's overpopulation in this country (growing population for which there's not enough infrastructure), and over-commercialization of many locations promoted online, combined with outdoors blogging/youtubing boom.
It's not like it's impossible to find places to park at all but it's hard to find enjoyable private places for normal 2-week stays. In many locations most spots are occupied on any day of the week and I'm talking some remote locations included. 10, even 3 years ago, these location usually were uncrowded. So, the way to go is to drive futher, over rough narrow roads, to more remote spots, which requires high clearance and often 4x4. (I know and found some more currently uncrowded wild areas accessible to MHs, so I will be fine since I only want to live in the MH for a year or two, but these areas are only open/comfortable in limited season and weather due to snow, road conditions, mud, temperatures, etc).
So far I've been camping where I hardly could see others far away or don't see anyone else, so had been fine, once the season starts in June my options for solitude will explode.
