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Old Aug 28, 2010 | 09:20 AM
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From: an Alaskan living in Des Moines Iowa....
toy hauler/travel trailer DOT regs

long story short, my brother in law came into a insanely large portable ice fishing house. its 21 feet long by 10 feet tall. it sits on some real dinky wheels and axles. We have a work trip to alaska coming up that was going to require we ship a LOT of gear, which was going to cost us a ton of money, we figured we could convert the ice house into a travel trailer and use it as a base camp when we get to AK (it has four beds in it) as well as a trailer to haul all our gear in. The problem is, I don't know if this thing would be road legal to get us all the way to AK.

is there a site I can go to that lists the regs for a travel trailer/toy hauler? or does anyone know the basics off hand?

thanks for the help!
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Old Aug 29, 2010 | 08:22 AM
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How wide is it??

As far as being legal to tow..
lights
brakes
and of course making it safe and road worthy
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Old Sep 5, 2010 | 06:45 AM
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The DOT (FMCSA ) only regulates commercial vehicles . Your concern is with each state you pull through . As haulin-rv said , you haven't given the most important dimension - the width . Many state roads are limited to 96" . Over 102" wide will require permit . In some states if you have a 102" RV with awnings they require you to have a permit .
Be sure to check for narrow lanes on construction enroute .
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