Parking the PT-40

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Ryan,

Interstates and rest areas are great.
One needs to look ahead, drive ahead, & plan ahead.
When in city driving , look for big parking lots, even if you must
circle around the block, Big Block stores are great,
Some local building codes lay out parking lots and have those front
wheel parking bumpers. This is not a good sign to enter these areas.
Many stores and restaurants have big truck deliveries, Just go
where the big truck rigs turn around or park. Many restaurant are
RV friendly such as Cracker Barrel, Most are not.
You may need to pass up the local fare and the Mom & Pop restaurants.
A toad does not back-up. So do not go into a area blind. Always look
for an Escape Route.
Many fuel (gas) station with the overhang do not mark the height
restrictions.
So always know your height and "LOOK -UP"
Our local Township contracted with a different waste hauler, bigger
trucks, they need 12/13 feet. About the size of a Bird. They ripped
out a number of the over head cable & phone lines in subdivisions.
Fortunately the lower strung cables are usually low voltage.

Bill 88 FC Michigan

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Ryan Wright"
wrote:
>
> Folks,
>
> As I consider what to do in my quest for a new motorhome, I
stumbled
> upon a question: Where and how do you large bird owners park when
> you're on the road?
>
> It dawned on me the other day while traveling. I stopped in for a
bite
> to eat at a restaurant and thought, "OK, now if I were in a 40 foot
> coach, where on earth would I park?" I've always been able to park
my
> 28' Travco anywhere. She slips right into a pair of parking spots
> easily. I was looking real close at the supermarket parking lot by
the
> restaurant and thinking there was no place I could reasonably park,
> even in such a big lot. Only thing I could come up with that
wouldn't
> interfere with the normal flow of traffic was to drive around back
and
> park near where their trucks unload and hope there was room for me
up
> against a curb where I wouldn't be in their way.
>
> So what do you do? I don't intend to pull a tow vehicle everywhere
I
> go... or is that a necessity with a large coach like this? Maybe
the
> parking is just something I will naturally figure out once I get
> comfortable behind the wheel?
>
> -Ryan
>