Thoughts on a 2001 Franklin 426RLB 42ft travel trailer to park permanently

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shaun27@hotmail.com - 19 Sep 2006 01:39 GMT

saw one for sale may be cheap needing a little work. the park where I
want to bring it has a size limit and must comply with the standards
for park trailers set by RPTIA not to exceed 400 sq ft which is
measured to the maximum horizontal projections of exterior walls in
the setup mode this thing has 2 slides dont know how big have to drive
90 miles to look at it is it worth the trip

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Ralph E Lindberg - 19 Sep 2006 13:32 GMT

> saw one for sale may be cheap needing a little work. the park where I
> want to bring it has a size limit and must comply with the standards
> for park trailers set by RPTIA not to exceed 400 sq ft which is
> measured to the maximum horizontal projections of exterior walls in
> the setup mode this thing has 2 slides dont know how big have to drive
> 90 miles to look at it is it worth the trip

All I can say is I've never heard of the brand, and that means
something, since there are few decent brands I've never heard of

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Brian V - 19 Sep 2006 15:40 GMT

>> saw one for sale may be cheap needing a little work. the park where I
>> want to bring it has a size limit and must comply with the standards
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They have been around for 16years and are still in business today. That
should say something meaningfull right there. My neighbors have a 2002 40',
the thing is gorgeous. They have not had any issues that I know of with it.

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HD in NY - 19 Sep 2006 19:03 GMT

>>saw one for sale may be cheap needing a little work. the park where I
>>want to bring it has a size limit and must comply with the standards
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> All I can say is I've never heard of the brand, and that means
> something, since there are few decent brands I've never heard of

Franklin is pretty much a park model trailer. I have seen a few that
were being towed but IIRC, they were Gypsies. Now watch them come out
of the woodwork <g>.
Hugh

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Advocate - 19 Sep 2006 16:10 GMT

If you need to measure from the outside dimensions, the trailer would be at
least 12' wide with the slides extended; for the sake of argument lets
underestimate, claiming the slides only extend 2' (which would be absurd in
such a large trailer) which would give an overall dimension of 42' X 10",
giving a foot print of 420 square feet.

Save your gas.

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Dapper Dave - 23 Sep 2006 12:44 GMT

>"Advocate" <Advo@hotmail.com> wrote:

>> saw one for sale may be cheap needing a little work. the park where I
>> want to bring it has a size limit and must comply with the standards
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>Save your gas.

In general, stated trailer lengths include the hitch. A "42 foot"
trailer is probably around 38-39 feet long.

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