jason26 wrote:
We're planning a family trip in the very near future from Saskatoon to Legoland (Carlsbad, CA), via Grand Canyon and maybe Vegas. and I'm trying to cover all the need to know things about travelling with a trailer in the US (29 ft), right down to route advice?
This would be our first major trip with a trailer - we've pulled a 10' popup all over western Canada so do have a little experience, but there's a big difference from 10 to 29'.
Things that worry me:
- running into road restrictions on chosen routes. Are there helpers for planning the route? Several publications that we carry to avoid such things - Mountain West Directory and there is also a Mountain East Directory - for truckers and RV'ers to let you know of grades and mountain passes. The Motor Carriers road atlas - truckers information that helps RVers such as truck routes around large cities, height of overpasses, etc. Also, milebymile.com is helpful.
- navigating the bigger cities with a trailer - coming back home we'd probably to Disney Land, and perhaps San Francisco. Motor Carriers Road atlas again.
- break downs, is there an association I can join, Good Sams? Yes, Good Sam or any club like that, even AAA.
- nearing the end of day and not having a place to park stay (though I hear some people just pull into a Walmart lot for the night). Walmarts are good, but you can find other quick stops too on freecampgrounds.com, and there is a publication called Next Stop that lets you know of such things as amenities - gas, food, overnight stops. Some truck stops also have hookup areas for RV'ers.
And of course the stuff I just don't know about as this is quite different than parking the trailer at the lake for a week and heading home.
Thanks for any tips and advice.
