...positive inches, when you're lucky. I've done a lot of back-and-forth about whether my next travel trailer should be a converted cargo trailer 6 foot or 7 foot wide. When we discussed trailer size a few months back, didn't an experienced RV camper say that width doesn't matter much? He wasn't necessarily wrong, of course. It all depends on your camping style. If you spend a lot of time camping in ponderosa forests, where trees are far enough apart to suck you in, width does matter.
But in this case, I was using a flank attack (where width mattered) rather than a direct frontal assault, where ground clearance was even trickier. It's an example of how logically-distinct design criteria blur together in the real world.
At any rate, the campsite (near Luna, NM) was worth it.
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| Note the driver's side mirror and the nearest tree. To heck with 7 foot wide trailers. Six feet is the width of the tow vehicle. |
But in this case, I was using a flank attack (where width mattered) rather than a direct frontal assault, where ground clearance was even trickier. It's an example of how logically-distinct design criteria blur together in the real world.
At any rate, the campsite (near Luna, NM) was worth it.
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| The forest fire last year near Glenwood NM. |
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Size does matter. It always amazes me when a newbie posts on an RV forum wondering about what rigs can fit in small forest campgrounds and such. Inevitably one or more veterans will respond, declaring that they've been "boondocking" and campground camping for forty years in Class A motorhomes up to 42 feet long with never a problem fitting. Or it's some guy with an HDT plus 45-foot 5th wheel.
Liars? Or did they always predetermine where they would fit and discard everywhere else, labeling them in their minds as unworthy of consideration? Therefore they never encountered a site that was too small and they're not lying. It's a curious phenomenon, indeed.
Full sized pickup trucks or vans have adequate clearance. So do trailers with 15" tires, a skid plate built over the holding tank drain, or a lift kit installed. Or a cargo trailer with the holding tank inside and the drain plumbing out through the wall.
Teri, I'm sorry to respond so curtly, but this "earthroamer" escapism annoys me.