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02-09-2015, 01:59 AM
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Fustrated... with 5er model #'s
I know this may sound trivial, and I'm not sure if anyone else finds this frustrating but why the heck dont manufacturers include the length of the 5er in their model #'s??? Or am I missing something?? 
Its so frustrating finding an ad that says its a 29bla blah only to find out its a 36' model.
And to make things more frustrating is the dumb sellers who don't even put length in their add??? Wth!! does no one proof read their ads?? 
So now I'm left trying to find out specs of each model just to find out the length.  Doing their job for them.
Length is a pretty important spec to me and the wife (no pun intended lol,) and I'm sure it is for a lot of Rv'ers.
Rant over!!!! 
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02-09-2015, 03:21 AM
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Could be the manufacturers think interior length is more important?That is what the model number reflects (mostly).
That and the weight is more important,either way you have to look at the specs to find the exact numbers.Once you zero in on a few trailers it gets easier .
Overall length is not that critical.
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02-09-2015, 03:32 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by TheMatrix
Length is a pretty important spec to me and the wife (no pun intended lol,) and I'm sure it is for a lot of Rv'ers.
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I hear that width is even more important than length. 
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02-09-2015, 05:10 AM
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Rule of thumb. The model number reflects the distance from the truck rear bumper to trailer rear bumper. What's in the box ix additional 5 feet. That is to Fifth wheel units.
Mine I a 35 RL and is 40 ft overall. I still can park in a 35 ft CG lot.
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02-09-2015, 05:10 AM
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It's irritating. Mine is a 346RETS, so I and the salesman thought 34.5" length. Nope, how does 38'4" actual length grab you? The advantage is twice I've told them the model number and parks with 35' restrictions have let me in.
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02-09-2015, 08:02 AM
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Thank you all!
I was just about to post a similar question. After many years towing pop-ups and hybrids, DH and I are looking at 5ers in preparation for full timing when we retire in two years. I've been trying to figure out how to understand trailer lengths since we started because I read one floor plan that says 34', another says 35' (pin to tail, add x" to nose). And then how to map that into our actual ability to park in a place with say a 35' length limit (does the truck bed count? Is the nose ahead of the pin in or out? Does the fact that I can park the truck bed partly under the trailer count?)
I know this is part art, part science, but at least I now have a general guideline to think from until the day we are ready to shop for real.
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02-09-2015, 12:55 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by fvstringpicker
I hear that width is even more important than length. |
Oh I get it now... is that why your handle is
Fv"string"picker ???
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02-09-2015, 01:08 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by caissiel
Rule of thumb. The model number reflects the distance from the truck rear bumper to trailer rear bumper. What's in the box ix additional 5 feet. That is to Fifth wheel units.
Mine I a 35 RL and is 40 ft overall. I still can park in a 35 ft CG lot.
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I don't get it. How can you park in a 35ft lot with a 40ft trailer? So confused. I think I'll stick to computers lol. Way easier to understand. Lol .
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02-09-2015, 02:54 PM
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It does not reflect the distance from the truck bumper to the trailer rear bumper,its is closer to the inside 'floor'
My 34rsks is 36' long only a couple of feet
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02-09-2015, 07:59 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by TheMatrix
I don't get it. How can you park in a 35ft lot with a 40ft trailer? So confused. I think I'll stick to computers lol. Way easier to understand. Lol .
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If you can you hang the back of the trailer past the end of the official site. I will do that even when not necessary so that I can gain more room in front.
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02-10-2015, 06:01 AM
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I thought the numbers might reflect the length from the rear bumper once the 5er is hooked up.
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02-10-2015, 07:10 AM
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Get used to a model number being a model number. Who said a model number should be the length? If they changed the model number to the length then there would be a lot of different models with the same model number and you would be complaining about that.
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02-10-2015, 08:32 AM
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^^^^^^^^
Exactly
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02-10-2015, 04:58 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by wandering1
Get used to a model number being a model number. Who said a model number should be the length? If they changed the model number to the length then there would be a lot of different models with the same model number and you would be complaining about that.
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Great point! I just thought that's how they did it.
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