Road condition south of San Felipe Baja

Either way I am not too worried, **** happens. I do like to air down though, it makes the ride on rough roads soo much better, I was more curious if it was a long enough section to make it worth the extra 30 min. to inflate my tires back up at the end of it.

I will be taking the 5, coming back up north at the end of my trip.

DieselBurps wrote:
Thanks, sounds like I will be airing down. I am not in a hurry, and it rides like a caddy compared to them pumped up to 80 psi.

I have a diesel and a 400 mile range.

I thought about doing Mexacali east, but started leaning towards San Luis. Still undecided.

WIll take the hwy 5 up and down.

I think some of the things you are hearing are just so much scare tactics. There is no need to air down anything for that road.

I did it last year towing my 33 foot travel trailer with my Dodge PU 2500.

For a good share of the way the road is great no problem. Then you get into the area under construction. Yes it is rough but doable for sure.

I lost no tires or had any other problems. (I run my rear tires at 80psi and the fronts at 65 per the MFG's Rec) Motorhomes and tractor trailers use this route all the time (daily). I never put the truck in 4wheel drive.

Once out of the construction area it is decent gravel road for the most part. There are areas where you will need to go slowly.

And for my book the scenery is by far better on this route than the western one. And San Felipe is cheap and the food great. Just avoid it at US school vacation times.

Keep in mind that just because someone has the word "mexico" in some form in their handle does not necessarily mean they know what they are talking about on this forum.

Thanks, sounds like I will be airing down. I am not in a hurry, and it rides like a caddy compared to them pumped up to 80 psi.

I have a diesel and a 400 mile range.

I thought about doing Mexacali east, but started leaning towards San Luis. Still undecided.

WIll take the hwy 5 up and down.

One single fist size rock exploded a new 235-85x16" Cooper tire on a friend's ALMOST EMPTY BED pickup. I advised him to deflate. He laughed. A new boot "camisa" had to be installed in a llantera in Guerrero Negro. Voiding any potential future warranty claim. Screwed is the word. If he had not had repaired that tire as a spare, onto the bus at Guerrero Negro I would have went.

Last eye-ball to rock view I got in February, there were lots of them in a 20 KM (unfinished) stretch just east of the old Rancho Chapala. Reports are no road work is in progress as of last week.

For friend's tires I recommended 20 psi and 20 mph. This was so stupid, he may return to Mexico, but I will find myself "somewhere else" during his visit.

Five is the preferred route. Take your time going past Mexicali. Lots of maquinas agricolas (tractors and implements) on the road, plus legions of converted school buses hauling laborers to work.

Tecate shouldn't enter the picture.

For legal sake, anything south of San Felipe requires a paid FMM tourist card. Last I heard. Gasoline at Puertecitos and at Alfonsina's. Next gasolinera is at the monumento with Baja California Sur.