First trip coming up next month (Rental TT)
Well, wife and I have been talking about buying a travel trailer for a while now. We were planning a road trip back east to visit some family next month, then realized this would be a great time to r...
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As you said, it's going to be hot out which means the pavement is going to be hot also which means you're going to have to watch the trailer tires. Look at them to see what speed they're rated at - probably 65mph. You're probably used to driving the truck on long trips at well over 65mph. If the TT tires aren't rated for it, you're going to have problems. Make sure you have a hydraulic jack and the right size of lug wrench with you for the TT.
In our travels around the country during hot weather, we see way too many TTs sitting by the roadside with blown tires. These are the same people you see going down the road at 75mph.
I think you'll be surprised at how much propane the generator will use. I have a friend in Calif with a truck camper who normally flat tows a Jeep. If he heads out for a week in hot weather, he usually trailers the Jeep instead of flat towing it so that he can take along 8 propane bottles with him.
Bill
In our travels around the country during hot weather, we see way too many TTs sitting by the roadside with blown tires. These are the same people you see going down the road at 75mph.
I think you'll be surprised at how much propane the generator will use. I have a friend in Calif with a truck camper who normally flat tows a Jeep. If he heads out for a week in hot weather, he usually trailers the Jeep instead of flat towing it so that he can take along 8 propane bottles with him.
Bill
