When traveling through a new area, it’s always helpful to know not only how tall your rig is, but also how long. And if your journeys take you across the border, it’s even more helpful to know what those numbers are in metric too.
We know the manufacturer's listed height and RV length, but didn’t know how long we were when hitched up to our pickup truck. One day we measured the truck and trailer to get our length, making sure we included the ladder on the rear of the trailer.
To make sure we don’t have this worry on future travels, we’ve created a label that is attached to the truck’s dash. Listed in both feet and meters are our height, RV length and length overall (truck and trailer). Now when we make reservations or travel routes, we know for sure what our limitations are.
Knowing our overall length is helpful as some campsites may be ok for a 40' bus. They think since our trailer is 36' long we can fit the same space. When you add in the length of the pickup truck, we need a site closer to 55' if we stay connected.
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