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Old 09-16-2018, 07:57 AM   #21
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Been raining all week along the Texas coast, going to be fun getting it out of the back yard anytime soon. Hope to be able to take it out in October, heading up to Fredericksburg, TX for a couple of days. If we can get another trip in after Thanksgiving, will hold off winterizing until then.

Question: how tall is your rig when hitched up? Do you have the second AC and are you concerned with height?
We live in Washington State so unfortunately our camping season is a bit shorter. When the DW retires, we plan on heading south for a couple months so that we can enjoy camping a bit more.

I’ve never measured the height, but I know it’s listed as 13’ 2”. Lets just say we both are looking for the height signs when we come up to a overpass Next time I have the rig hooked up I’ll get out the laser measuring device and see what it is down to the ground and then add the AC cowling height.

We have both AC’s, one in the living room and the other in the bedroom. To be honest, I can’t imagine trying to cool this rig without both AC’s, especially in Texas. The one nice thing about the 320/321 is all the lovely windows. And with that, all the light they can let in to heat things up On the hotter days, we usually have to turn on the AC units early and pull the shades down as the sun moves around the rig. There is a thead on the forum called Amazing A/C Airflow Improvements where we made some mods like taping the ducts so that air doesn’t escape into the ceiling space and enlarging the vents. Only after doing those things could we keep the rig at a reasonable temp. It seems like across the board, no matter which rig you buy, they suffer with poor A/C ducting.
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Old 09-17-2018, 07:58 AM   #22
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Congrats on your new 5er. I've got a '17 Keystone Alpine 3401RS. Hope for the best, but be prepared for the worst. Put together a good complete tool kit, and a bunch of small parts in a wide variety of sizes, (screws, nuts and bolts, washers, etc.) I hope you're luckier than me, but you'll likely find all KINDS of stuff will break, fall apart, etc. etc. Usually something you NEVER would have guessed. Try to keep a good sense of humor and be flexible. HAPPY SAFE TRAVELS!
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Old 09-17-2018, 08:48 AM   #23
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To be honest, I can’t imagine trying to cool this rig without both AC’s, especially in Texas.

There is a thead on the forum called Amazing A/C Airflow Improvements where we made some mods like taping the ducts so that air doesn’t escape into the ceiling space and enlarging the vents.
Thank you. I plan on measuring when next time I get the chance to take her out.


For the air flow, will check this weekend. When we did our PDI, it was cold in the FW when it was 92 outside. Much nicer than when we had a single AC on a 32FT TT. But as you pointed out, Texas is hot. Better to check and make sure we stay comfortable than find out in the heat of next summer.
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Old 09-17-2018, 09:28 AM   #24
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I’ve never measured the height, but I know it’s listed as 13’ 2”. Lets just say we both are looking for the height signs when we come up to a overpass
Not sure about other states, but inTexas you won't normally see overpass heights posted unless it's less than 13'6".
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Old 09-17-2018, 10:50 AM   #25
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Not sure about other states, but inTexas you won't normally see overpass heights posted unless it's less than 13'6".
Not true since they raised the height limit to 14 feet.
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Old 09-17-2018, 11:11 AM   #26
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If it's not marked, I'd wonder if it's included in the contract to remark them next fiscal year, but they went ahead and cleaned up all the old markings to make things go faster....

If it is marked, I'd wonder if the measurement was before or after the recent 4" of asphalt was added to overlay the cracked concrete......

I'm sure (at least I hope) that it's not quite that critical, but ......
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Old 09-17-2018, 02:02 PM   #27
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Old 09-17-2018, 02:18 PM   #28
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If it's not marked, I'd wonder if it's included in the contract to remark them next fiscal year, but they went ahead and cleaned up all the old markings to make things go faster....

If it is marked, I'd wonder if the measurement was before or after the recent 4" of asphalt was added to overlay the cracked concrete......

I'm sure (at least I hope) that it's not quite that critical, but ......
I can vouch for one overpass on US 77.. it says 13' 8" and I was in the 13' 6" truck that scraped.. my trailer is 13' 8" because the front A/C is not a low profile... I detour around it..

My personal limit is 14'
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Old 09-17-2018, 06:58 PM   #29
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Congrats! We also have a 321RS. Got it this past spring and love it. Biggest issue we’ve had so far was the A/C vent airflow restriction but we found great info on here on blocking off the Dead space in the air ducts. Worked great! We also changed out the vent covers as they were too restrictive and didn’t allow enough airflow. We got replacements off Amazon that open/close and are directional. The height of FW with the 2 A/C’s on the TV is 13’6. We went under a bridge just outside of Rockdale, TX with a marked height of 13’9 and cleared it. One blind in the LR kept falling so we called the Mfgr and they sent replacement metal brackets.
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Old 09-18-2018, 03:44 AM   #30
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Congrats! We also have a 321RS. Got it this past spring and love it. Biggest issue we’ve had so far was the A/C vent airflow restriction but we found great info on here on blocking off the Dead space in the air ducts. Worked great! We also changed out the vent covers as they were too restrictive and didn’t allow enough airflow. We got replacements off Amazon that open/close and are directional. The height of FW with the 2 A/C’s on the TV is 13’6. We went under a bridge just outside of Rockdale, TX with a marked height of 13’9 and cleared it. One blind in the LR kept falling so we called the Mfgr and they sent replacement metal brackets.
Watch out for the one at Schulenburg on 77... It's marked 13' 8" but they've paved the road since then.. easy to detour around.. take loop 222
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Old 09-18-2018, 06:31 AM   #31
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Watch out for the one at Schulenburg on 77... It's marked 13' 8" but they've paved the road since then.. easy to detour around.. take loop 222
Yep. I travel through there practically on a weekly basis and when I'm behind a semi I back way off.
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