Towing at night in hot weather

path1 wrote:
I'm at Yuma now and many people are taking off and going back home. Several wait till after dark. I asked others about this and was told "its 20 degrees cooler". Mid 90's to 70's. OK, I understand 90 versus 70. Others have said "its easier on your equipment". Others have said it is "more comfortable" for them to drive in cooler weather.

When I came here when it was already sort of hot. Went thru Las Vegas and it was hot. All my gauges were right where they usually are. Tire temps were normal on the shaded side of RV and not that much higher on the sunny side.

Some of the hills getting into Las Vegas started my cooling fan. But all gauges were normal.

I must be missing something?

What am I missing?

If I listened to those people I wouldn't be able to leave the house all summer :)
If your rig's cooling system is not damaged you should never have any problems using it in the 100+ heat, I do it all the time even when it's 120 here. I have to run the house A/C in the motorhome when get's over 90 while driving. A key thing to remember is to not let the inside temperature get hot or it will take a LONG time to cool down again. In my opinion, it's more dangerous to drive at night in the desert because many the animals come out when it cools off.