Overall length question

[jg6182]

Hello all. I'm new to this and am thinking about getting a class A DP. When they list the length of a motorhome is that bumper to bumper or is it rear view mirror to the ladder and/or tailpipe in the back.

Thank you in advance for your help. Please excuse my naivete.

[rebe462]

My 2004 Monaco Camelot 38 pst, is 40 feet long. It was measured for river trip charge $$ between Haines Alaska and Skagway Alaska. 38 pst is just the advertised model not the length.
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[bluwtr49]

I looked a the specs for a new 45' MH and the overall length was listed at 44' 11" so it looks like some take the 45' length restriction seriously.

[WyoTraveler]

I bet there are a lot of illegal RVs out there on the road. When western RV (Alpenlite) was in business I was touring their facility. We walked by a MH just off the assembly line. I pulled out my tape measure. (always carry one. retired leo) Measured exhaust height from ground. 30". So I ask the guide about exhaust being illegal in CA. No response. Exhaust cannot go to the side between 2 and 11 feet. Of course state to state may be different.

[mowermech]

okgc wrote:
So if a Brand X motorhome Model 45XX is actually 46'4" is it actually illegal on most highways? :h

I guess first of all it would depend on which state you are in at the time. Maximum single unit length varies by state the same as maximum overall length for a combination does.

[okgc]

So if a Brand X motorhome Model 45XX is actually 46'4" is it actually illegal on most highways? :h

[bluwtr49]

It may depend on the make and model. Our 40' is ~42 overall.

[tahiti16]

Macktee wrote:

Executive wrote:
Depends if you're buying, bragging or selling.....:B:B....Dennis

Dennis that is so true. Love that line. Macktee

Is that anything like whether he is telling it or she is telling it? :B :B

[Macktee]

Executive wrote:
Depends if you're buying, bragging or selling.....:B:B....Dennis

Dennis that is so true. Love that line. Macktee

[jg6182]

Thanks guys. You've been a big help.

[WyoTraveler]

The number on the model is only a appox size not a meadsurement. I have a 33 and the specs say 34' 8". Add the mirror and you have about 35'. For the tax guy I tell them 33. :B

[tatest]

Overall length in specifications is usually bumper to bumper.

Numbers used in model names are not specifications of length. They are just model names.

[ArchHoagland]

My model is a 36DBD which would lead one to believe it is 36 feet.

Front bumper to rear bumper is about 37'11".

Go figure.

[Executive45]

Depends if you're buying, bragging or selling.....:B:B....Dennis

[rvten]

Bumper to bumper