Towing up to Big Sur, Ca
Hello All, Planning a trip this spring up to Big Sur, Ca. I am out in the Inland Empire and I wanted to get feedback on routes so I am battling as few hills as possible. My thought is to take the 5...
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msmith1199 wrote:
And every time this comes up you have people saying to stay off of highway 1...
I have wondered about this myself. Some poster will comment 'Highway XX is a horrible road, cannot be safely used towing, you will regret it' etc, and often it is a road I have driven many times without any concern. CA Hwy 299 Redding to the coast is a good example. To me it is a snoozer -- an easy relaxing tow without any trouble. Utah 12 is another (admittedly, I have not towed on Hwy 1, only in a single vehicle, but I do not foresee any problems. It is straighter and wider than many other roads I have towed).
Conversely, people have stated no problem easy drive on some roads that left me wore out and white knuckled.
Of course, I spent all my working career driving remote unsurfaced forest roads that would give most city dwellers both a nervous breakdown and a heart attack, often at night, alone, foot of fresh snow...
Now put me on a flat and straight interstate with 40 mph crosswinds, and half groggy drivers passing me at 75 mph, and you have my full attention.
