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01-10-2014, 06:41 PM
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Senior Member
Newmar Owners Club
Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: MidWest
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New Definition of "Big Rig" Friendly...
We've been on the road for a month now on our "Christmas" trip across the Gulf Coast. Driving a 45 foot Newmar Essex, I routinely use "Big Rigs Best Bets (BRBB)" to find Big Rig friendly parks... but occasionally you find yourself in an area that "BRBB" doesn't cover, so I rely on Good Sam's Web Site and their "Big Rig" friendly designation. When I call for reservations, I always state the size of the coach and specifically confirm that the site can handle a Big Rig! Ya gotta love Southern ingenuity...
First they pull you forward in the site where the coach chin is "JUST" nudging the road in front of the coach...
Then they place a traffic cone behind your toad that's sticking out in the road behind the site... and they had the traffic cone sitting there waiting for me... welcome to the new definition of Big Rig Friendly... 
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Ken & Anita[FONT=Lucida Console] 2011 Newmar Essex,4522,Cummins 500 ISM,2013 CRV,RVI2 Brake with TPMS
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01-10-2014, 06:49 PM
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Senior Member
Newmar Owners Club
Join Date: Oct 2009
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Sure is a great looking Coach you have there Ken! Love the greens........
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2012 Essex 4544 2011 Jeep JK, M&G Braking, 2014 MTI 27' Hog Hauler, Wireless brake control, 2006 Ultra & 1989 Springer, 2003 Harley-Davidson
FLHR Road King Anniversary
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01-10-2014, 06:58 PM
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Senior Member
Damon Owners Club
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Annapolis,MD
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Nice wide paved streets. Grass and trees. Yeah the site's a little
short, but I've sure been in a lot worse. If you were in for
more than one night, you would have disconnected and been fine.
I'd be happy !
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01-11-2014, 03:18 AM
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Senior Member
Newmar Owners Club
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Diamondhead, MS
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Ken - If you're coming through Gulfport, MS PM me. I've got a 45' Mountain Aire and where I am they have drive throughs that you can fit your coach and toad and still have room to walk around.
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Charlie, Jackie
w/Lucy the Dog & Jack the Cat
2008 Newmar Mountain Aire 4529
NHSO
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01-11-2014, 05:54 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Apollo Beach & Key West , FL
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Big Rig Friendly at many places I've been mean that they will take your $$'s and cram you into whatever site they can.
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01-11-2014, 06:56 AM
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Senior Member
Newmar Owners Club
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Location: MidWest
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Quote:
Originally Posted by palehorse89
Sure is a great looking Coach you have there Ken! Love the greens........
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Thank you Palehorse89... the colors change... they go from deep green to magenta, depending on your angle to the coach.
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Ken & Anita[FONT=Lucida Console] 2011 Newmar Essex,4522,Cummins 500 ISM,2013 CRV,RVI2 Brake with TPMS
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01-11-2014, 06:59 AM
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Senior Member
Winnebago Owners Club Freightliner Owners Club
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Home on the hill in Georgia
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I like the tree between the slides, been there, done that
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1999 Coachman Catalina Sport
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01-11-2014, 07:47 AM
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Moderator Emeritus
Winnebago Owners Club Freightliner Owners Club RV Trip Wizard
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Location: Poinciana FL
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We've decided "Big Rig Friendly" simply means the site might be long enough for the rig. There may not be any consideration for whether or not you can get to the site, on even into it, slope, low hanging trees, etc. The owners see all these big RVs driving by on the interstate and want some of that.
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"Can't take it with you..."
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2020 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited
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01-11-2014, 08:23 AM
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Senior Member/RVM #90
Monaco Owners Club
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Columbus, MS
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Now THAT'S tight! 
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Joe & Annette
Sometimes I sits and thinks, sometimes I just sits.....
2002 Monaco Windsor 40PBT, 2013 Honda CRV AWD
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01-12-2014, 09:27 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2005
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Keep in mind that 45' rigs are fairly recent in the scheme of things. Up until a few years ago the longest available were 40'. Even now there are technically roads that require special permits for anything longer than 40' or wider than 8' (even though the standard widths are now 8' 6" and maximum length can be up to 45').
It looks like the space would easily accommodate your rig without the added length of a towed vehicle.
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2013 Adventurer 32H
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01-12-2014, 09:33 AM
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Senior Member
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Quote:
Originally Posted by JMonroe
We've decided "Big Rig Friendly" simply means the site might be long enough for the rig. There may not be any consideration for whether or not you can get to the site, on even into it, slope, low hanging trees, etc. The owners see all these big RVs driving by on the interstate and want some of that.
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Maybe they advertised "Most cubic footage around"
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