Hwy 50, the lonely one, Nevada

You have a false sense of security about helicopters, Good Sam and AAA.

Maybe your relatives would drive 10 hours each way to help you.

Have you ever tried calling for a helicopter? I broke my femur about ten years ago in eastern OR in a mule wreck. I had several people out trying to find phone reception. There were no helicopters available. We drove 100 miles on dirt roads to a ranch air strip and a fixed wing Cessna with EMTs and first morphine after 8 hours.

Remote country is different and that is my point.
"money will buy anything." In Nevada it buys prostitutes, dope, alcohol 24 hours a day and gambling. Good luck getting a tow truck.

ppine wrote:
Even if you can communicate with someone, they are not going out there to help you.

We have children, relatives, and close friends who would make happen for us whatever had to be done if we were to text them using our satellite communication device regarding help. They would know exactly where we were at due to the satellite route tracking that we activate through the device when we turn it on at the beginning of every RV trip. They can also text us back through the device.

Of course the device has an emergency rescue button (under a protective SOS cover) that will bring in a helicopter to anywhere for medical emergencies.

The above is in addition to our Good Sam Travel Assist membership and membership in a couple of ERS programs.

Money will buy anything ... so we might have to figure out how to pay afterwards for unusual $$$ help we receive.

All of this is well and good ... but what scares me most is a failed in-tank electric fuel pump out in the middle of nowhere. I WISH Ford offered a double fuel pump option for their E450 chassis used under motorhomes. :(

pnichols wrote:

ppine wrote:
For the group without spare tires, I would suggest going around Nevada except for I-80.

As an RV'er gets old enough such that they no longer consider theirself as immortal and/or invincible ... perhaps a help-access technology based on satellites instead of cell towers just might prove beneficial in Nevada, too. ;)

Even if you can communicate with someone, they are not going out there to help you.

ppine wrote:
For the group without spare tires, I would suggest going around Nevada except for I-80.

As an RV'er gets old enough such that they no longer consider theirself as immortal and/or invincible ... perhaps a help-access technology based on satellites instead of cell towers just might prove beneficial in Nevada, too. ;)

For the group without spare tires, I would suggest going around Nevada except for I-80.

As mentioned, there's camping at Great Basin NP. Near Ely, Cave Lake SP is nice. Bob Scott outside of Austin is right off the highway and easily accessible. Depending on how early in the spring you are going, it might be still closed.

Do be aware that early spring along US 50 can bring tough driving conditions. Ely and Eureka are both above 6500' and once you get off the main highway, you can find snow packed roads.

One of our favorite Drives!

rocmoc n AZ

The "Lonely Road" was of yesteryear. No more!

ppine wrote:
For people that think US 50 is a lonely road, I would not recommend trying the secondary roads in Nevada.

Or even worse yet ... out in the middle of nowhere on tertiary roads in Nevada, Utah, and Wyoming!

A few times we've gotten way out there in our Class C looking for rocks. ;)

For people that think US 50 is a lonely road, I would not recommend trying the secondary roads in Nevada.