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Old 03-04-2014, 10:30 PM   #141
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Old 03-05-2014, 06:06 AM   #142
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Old 03-05-2014, 06:58 AM   #143
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We're both 65 and pull a 39' 5er. It's all in your physiological makeup!
What am I missing here your unit grew 3', I thought it was 36' CC ?......
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Old 03-05-2014, 07:49 AM   #144
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Old 03-06-2014, 12:31 PM   #145
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Old 03-06-2014, 12:36 PM   #146
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Old 03-06-2014, 05:45 PM   #147
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We just recently bought a Forest River Surveyor Select SV305 and I've been wondering if we bit off more than we can chew. The length of it is 36' 4". It could be just me, but there seems to be a big difference than our 29U that we had earlier. We are getting close to retirement age so was wondering how old is too old. I want to really be able to enjoy our new camper and I really love it and how much easier it is to set up. Need some opinions.

Do you plan to perform a statistical analysis on the data you receive? Not sure what it will show, but it would be cool to see it plotted...
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Old 03-06-2014, 06:24 PM   #148
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Many 70 year old pulling big fifth wheels. Depends on your comfort level. I'm 71 pulling a 36'.
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Old 03-11-2014, 07:40 PM   #149
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Old 03-11-2014, 07:41 PM   #150
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Old 03-11-2014, 08:27 PM   #151
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38 pulling a 40' at the present time. Longest rig was 82' (doubles) truck front bumper to back of boat. A shade over the legal length in Louisiana.
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Old 03-11-2014, 08:34 PM   #152
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Old 03-15-2014, 12:14 AM   #153
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Old 03-15-2014, 01:15 AM   #154
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Old 03-15-2014, 05:10 AM   #155
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Old 03-15-2014, 09:42 AM   #156
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Almost 47, family of three and pulling a 25', it's our first trailer and we love it.

It's also just the right size that'll get you into almost any campground because all the other spots for bigger trailers/RVs are usually full. I know this because we just reserved camping spots last week for spring break and memorial weekend at two different state beaches
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Old 03-15-2014, 10:42 AM   #157
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Old 03-15-2014, 11:09 AM   #158
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It would be interesting to bump the data received from this poll against the age/equipment type and length of the big rig drivers just for comparison.

As far as I know there's no age limit for the big rig drivers,just duty time limits.
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Old 03-15-2014, 12:23 PM   #159
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62 pulling 34 ft. sometimes I think (wish) the numbers were reversed. LOL
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Old 03-15-2014, 12:33 PM   #160
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I'll be 67 yrs old next month and have a 41' fifth pulled with a 1 ton. You are as young as you feel - your physical and mental health is what counts. I've seen 40 yr olds that couldn't get a 8 ft trailer in a camping spot if they had to do any backing up.
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