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TNGW1500SE
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Feb 10, 2015

Advice for a cross country trip

Pulling 31' trailer. Never pulled it more than a couple of hundred miles from home. Thinking of a trip from Knoxville TN to Yosemite Park in CA. No generator so no A/C if not plugged in :(. Has slides but bath and bed can be used without opening slides.

Thought I'd change truck oil, get new tires on camper, repack camper bearings, fill fresh water tank and propane. Pack a cooler in truck bed with food and drinks.

I'm thinking drive 6 hours a day for 3 days in a row and then stay two days to get over it. Allows us to empty tanks and reload.

Do you "wing it" or do you plan every stop and have reservations?

Do you just buckle down and do a 10 hour drive for two days, sleep at walmart and then stop and rest up?

New at this. Have all the time off I want. Not really interested in killing ourselves trying to get there fast. Any advice welcome!

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