Are you scared of the mountains!!
Are you scared of taking your toad and MH's over the mountains ( let's say out west). If your loaded and within your weight capacity and towing capacity of the rigs you own, would mountain driving sto...
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Klueck wrote:wannavolunteerFT wrote:
I'm with Klueck, I am intimidated by mountains. I haven't been brave enough to pull my TT in the mountains. I hope to find someone to help me when I purchase my MH, so that I am not terrified to take it into the mountains (even NC, VA and GA). We don't even have hills here in South Georgia either (we are slightly higher than FL at 203 ft) so I have no real mountain experience.
We travel from Tampa to our lot in the north Ga mountains in Blairsville via a nice route with no steep grades or curvy roads. We go 75/575/76/129.
We found we prefer Atlanta traffic over mountains!
Most of us are concerned/afraid of the unknown. But once it becomes "known" we are no longer afraid. Mountains are the same thing. Once you have followed the going downhill advise given here, they are now "known" things and are no longer a concern.
I grew up in the country and had to learn how to drive in metroplitan areas - all those cars around me and stopping in front of me! But I did it! In your case it is just a matter of heading west. You will come to smaller hills/mountains first so by the time you get to the big ones, you will be experienced.
As stated above, be conservative coming down. Use exhaust brake if you have one and low gears and all will be fine.
