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Green Sailor
Newbie Joined: 04 Nov 2019 Location: North Carolina Online Status: Offline Posts: 9 |
Topic: Trailer and TOW length Posted: 21 Nov 2019 at 8:19am |
As a prelude to making a decision on a R POD I have started looking into places I would like to camp. After looking at National Parks and State Parks I noticed that there are restrictions on trailer and tow vehicle length. I was wondering if this was an impediment to camping at National Parks and State Parks?
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StephenH
podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 29 Nov 2015 Location: Wake Forest, NC Online Status: Online Posts: 6288 |
Posted: 21 Nov 2019 at 8:37am |
Should not be a big deal for an RPod. Even the biggest RPods are not of such a size as to exceed any restrictions I have seen. That would apply to the big 5th wheel rigs and the huge motor homes. The RPods are Lilliputian in comparison to those Brobdingnagian rigs.
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StephenH
Happy is the man that findeth wisdom,... ouR escaPOD mods Former RPod 179 Current Cherokee Grey Wolf 24 JS |
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offgrid
Senior Member Joined: 23 Jul 2018 Online Status: Offline Posts: 5290 |
Posted: 21 Nov 2019 at 8:46am |
There will be a small number of state and national parks/forest campgrounds that you can't get into with an rPod. There might be more that have undeveloped access roads that might make you think twice too. If you have any destinations you specifically want to be able to visit and are unsure about you can look online or call and be sure you'll be Ok before you buy.
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StephenH
podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 29 Nov 2015 Location: Wake Forest, NC Online Status: Online Posts: 6288 |
Posted: 21 Nov 2019 at 9:04am |
Thank you for that clarification. I should have qualified my statement with any park with paved roads should not be an issue. As for unpaved, none of the RPods are really suited for off-road. The No Boundaries (NO-BO) line is better suited for that.
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StephenH
Happy is the man that findeth wisdom,... ouR escaPOD mods Former RPod 179 Current Cherokee Grey Wolf 24 JS |
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Olddawgsrule
Senior Member Joined: 20 Sep 2017 Location: New Hampshire Online Status: Offline Posts: 1014 |
Posted: 21 Nov 2019 at 10:55am |
I, much like others here, mainly boondock off the beaten path. I've been in a few areas that I couldn't get the Truck and Camper in together, well, nicely.. Yet in. The rPod will go where basically any other 'commercial' trailer will go. I don't consider the 'real' Overlanders as commercial, though they are becoming more popular. My next trailer will be a true Overlander and I will build it. |
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TheBum
Senior Member Joined: 26 Feb 2016 Location: Texas Online Status: Offline Posts: 1407 |
Posted: 21 Nov 2019 at 10:58am |
20' is a pretty standard minimum length for camper spots almost everywhere. The 195 and others of that length slightly exceed 20', but none of the other Pods do.
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Alan
2022 R-Pod 196 "RaptoRPod" 2022 Ram 1500 Lone Star 4x4 Three cats |
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furpod
Moderator Group - pHp Joined: 25 Jul 2011 Location: Central KY Online Status: Offline Posts: 6128 |
Posted: 21 Nov 2019 at 11:44am |
We never found a spot we couldn't get the 177 into.. approach and entrance roads that were crap was an issue a couple times. Most parks have at least a couple sites where the Pod fit fine, (but may not be available for the dates you want.. etc etc) though a couple times parking the truck was an issue, and we ended up with it in overflow parking or something. We also used a tent site more then once. |
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Tars Tarkas
Senior Member Joined: 14 Jan 2013 Location: Near Nashville Online Status: Offline Posts: 1446 |
Posted: 21 Nov 2019 at 7:09pm |
There are occasionally vehicle/trailer combo length limits. Getting in to Chisos Basin at Big Bend, they recommend a limit of 35', I think. I don't know if they enforce it, but you will be very frustrated and will annoy a lot of people if you try to exceed it by much. One of the main roads through Zion has a combo limit. The Road to the Sun in Glacier NP has a combo limit of 20 feet (which seems like a odd way to say trailers not permitted. There are great campgrounds on either end though. These are the ones I know about. I'm assuming you're asking about road restrictions, rather than camping spots to back into. And I'm not talking about back roads at all, which should almost always be avoided with an RPod. (The definition of "back road" is subject to discussion.) Check websites or call before planning a visit if you have any doubts. I've never had much trouble. TT
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Tars Tarkas
Senior Member Joined: 14 Jan 2013 Location: Near Nashville Online Status: Offline Posts: 1446 |
Posted: 21 Nov 2019 at 7:30pm |
The Road to the Sun length limit is on all vehicles or combos. At 29 foot bus won't do. TT
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Olddawgsrule
Senior Member Joined: 20 Sep 2017 Location: New Hampshire Online Status: Offline Posts: 1014 |
Posted: 22 Nov 2019 at 7:47am |
That's where my statement of 'common sense' comes in. I will say many a class 6 dirt road has been nicer than several of the major highways I've traveled, though at reduced speeds.
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