For my wife and I, one of the biggest hurdles to purchasing a trailer or 5th wheel is where to put it when it's waiting for the next adventure.
Storing it offsite is out of the question financially and our property is quite tight to say the least. The layout does provide a long driveway 10' wide next to the house (quite steep) and if I can swing a tight left (getting the backend of the trailer to go left) down at the bottom, I may be able to stuff something into the space in front of the garage.
I am guessing a 22-24 foot unit may fit as my f250 long-bed (club-cab) can get into that space currently.
I'm not sure if a 5th wheel would be easier or harder to navigate but my guess is a TT would be more responsive to input from the driver's seat.
To get an idea of the limitations, imagine a 10' wide backwards L. My concern is that the nose of the truck will need to swing wide to get the trailer to do what I want and there is simply not enough room without taking out the fence.
My question is, does anyone have a "rule of thumb" I could apply here? I even thought of making a cardboard cut-out of a rig and trying it out on the kitchen table - not sure how realistic that would be though. Maybe I could go to a toy store and get a close facsimile of a rig and draw a plan view of the limits on a piece of cardboard ;D
All perspectives appreciated
Storing it offsite is out of the question financially and our property is quite tight to say the least. The layout does provide a long driveway 10' wide next to the house (quite steep) and if I can swing a tight left (getting the backend of the trailer to go left) down at the bottom, I may be able to stuff something into the space in front of the garage.
I am guessing a 22-24 foot unit may fit as my f250 long-bed (club-cab) can get into that space currently.
I'm not sure if a 5th wheel would be easier or harder to navigate but my guess is a TT would be more responsive to input from the driver's seat.
To get an idea of the limitations, imagine a 10' wide backwards L. My concern is that the nose of the truck will need to swing wide to get the trailer to do what I want and there is simply not enough room without taking out the fence.
My question is, does anyone have a "rule of thumb" I could apply here? I even thought of making a cardboard cut-out of a rig and trying it out on the kitchen table - not sure how realistic that would be though. Maybe I could go to a toy store and get a close facsimile of a rig and draw a plan view of the limits on a piece of cardboard ;D
All perspectives appreciated