It's Really Tall!

When we pulled into our storage facility for the first time Sunday afternoon, we made the property managers a little nervous.

Was it that it took the two of us (one inside and one outside the coach) to make it safely through the entry gate?

No.

What then?

"How big is your rig, exactly?" they asked Natasha in unison when she poked her head in the office after successfully clearing the entrance gate.

"32 feet," she replied.

"Really? Just 32 feet?" they questioned.

"Yep!" Natasha confirmed.

"It looks much bigger," the managers countered as they began to calculate the price of renting a larger space.

Puzzled, Natasha didn't have a comeback. Finally, she said something that quieted them.

"It's really tall," she said.

"Oh yeah," the managers answered. "That must be it."

That exchange prompted a quick bit of research. With 22.5-inch wheels and a satellite dome on top, Bullwinkle checks in at a height of 13 feet. That's about six to nine inches above a typical Class A coach.

When you're 32-feet long and weigh nearly 22,000 pounds, it helps to be tall. It's much more flattering!