Some people seem to fear pulling a trailer over some certain magical length. Why, I do not understand. You aren't going to parallel park with a 24' anyway. If you have to back up, for example, a longer wheelbase trailer is actually less susceptible to jacknifing. The only disadvantage is if you have to back around a corner into a particularly narrow space. I had to deal with this when visiting in rural Connecticut where the road was narrow and lined with low stone walls, and "my parking spot" was a 10' wide driveway "cut" in the wall into a pasture. But other than that, we have successfully negotiated any thing and everything, including fast food drive-through windows, with our 31' Sovereign. Don't worry about length. Worry about height and weight. If your tow rig can handle the weight, and if you never try to pull a 10' high trailer (remember the A/C unit!) under a 9' overhang, you'll be fine. 31' gives a lot more livability and storage than 24', and it probably won't cost any more money. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hello - > I'm new to the list, and I thought I would introduce myself and ask a > question. First, I do not yet have an airstream - but I am looking for one. I > am enjoying the interaction on both the airstream and vintage lists! > > We are looking for an airstream from the 60's or 70's. After doing some > preliminary research, I decided that we should stick with the 23-24 foot > range. I've never towed anything in my life, and I'm a little worried about > the managability of a larger trailer (someone told me that 24' is some magic > cut-off for ease of towing :-). Also, I think I'd like a dual axle, for > safety reasons... And it seems like I need to go to the 24' range to get dual > axles. On the other hand, we have come across 27' trailer. Based on all > this info, can anyone advise me on this? Is there a big difference in towing > a 27' vs 24' (a whole 3 feet!)? Are there any big advantages comfort-wise of > one over the other? Note that we don't yet have a tow vehicle, so we will try > to find one that will suit the trailer. > As you can tell, I'm pretty new to this -- and I'd really appreciate any > input. > Thank you - > Jackie
