Why no over 40-foot trailers?

[raydf]

Please pardon the basic question but I've noticed that even the most expensive travel trailers are almost never over 40 feet in length. Are there some regulations or laws that preclude manufacturers from exceeding 40 feet or is it just that the market doesn't require them?

Thanks!

[rbpru]

Interesting subject, even my 25 ft. TT with the bumper and tongue is 28 ft. If I add my WD hitch and my F-150, my rig is well over 50 ft.

The longest tow behind toy hauler listed in the recent Trailer Life Magazine was Jayco's Octane T32H. It measures 38 ft. The KZ Sportster came in second at 33 ft. 2 in.

To go longer it seems you need a 5th wheel.

[Cobra21]

SoundGuy wrote:

raydf wrote:
... or is it just that the market doesn't require them?

"Require them"? ... more correctly, the market doesn't want them. Good grief, these are travel trailers, who would want to tow anything anywhere near that long?! :E Bigger ain't always better. :W

That's something I would live in, not tow around camping! If I needed something that big, I would stay home.
Brian

[ken56]

Who in their right mind would want one that long? Unless of course they were going to park it on a permanent lot. My TT is 37ft. and the truck is another 20f. Its problematic finding a gas station I can get in and out of, but my truck is a gasser not diesel which opens up some options. While my rig pulls just fine its a beast to maneuver. To each their own I guess but I have found my limit...37ft. lol.

[Lwiddis]

Watching an RVer back a 40 foot plus TT into a campsite could be very entertaining at cocktail hour.

[Chuck_thehammer]

a F 250/350 or 2500/3500 class truck is 20 plus feet... add 40 foot trailer plus 3 feet for "A" frame....

65 feet is the limit set by DOT...

my understanding..

I know my F250 long bed and my 30 foot trailer is 55 feet long.

[Dick_B]

I wonder what the hitch load would be? 2000#?

[SoundGuy]

raydf wrote:
... or is it just that the market doesn't require them?

"Require them"? ... more correctly, the market doesn't want them. Good grief, these are travel trailers, who would want to tow anything anywhere near that long?! :E Bigger ain't always better. :W

[newman_fulltime]

Second Chance wrote:

newman fulltimer wrote:
country coach makes them up to 54ft.

Subject line says "travel trailers..."

Rob

look up forks rv it is a trailer

[Route_66_Travel]

State laws for one, campground limits for another.

https://www.goodsamcamping.com/plan/SizeLimits.aspx

[Second_Chance]

newman fulltimer wrote:
country coach makes them up to 54ft.

Subject line says "travel trailers..."

Rob

[newman_fulltime]

country coach makes them up to 54ft.

[Triker33]

40' plus TV could be at the 65' length limit of most states.