Advice on taking an Amerilite 21MB to Alaska
Hello Friends!! We have a 2004 Amerilite by Gulfstream light weight tag-along. We wish to travel from SC to Alaska next summer with this camper. Last year we did the West coast without any problems...
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Thanks for such quick replies!! The advice from each of you is what I was looking for so I will address each reply:
Romore, we tried to pack light on our trip West last summer, but that trailer sure felt heavy when crossing the Rockies! I tried to keep most of the extra weight in the truck (spare tires, gas, and water ect.) but I guess I took too much. The 5.7 Ram with 3.92 axle just barely pulled us up to Grand Mesa in Colorado...shifting into first several times. After tire trouble on that trip (and advice from this Forum) I now have Michelin Defender E rated tires...I know that this Ram is just a 1500 with weight limits but I now feel more secure in the tires. Romore, since you are from that area of the world and I suppose have traveled the Alcan, what are the essentials that I should not leave home without?? Most online advice comes from RVers with motorhomes or 3/4+ ton tow vehicles and not 1/2 ton trucks.
Wayne, I guess I am a little concerned about the "heaves"...we hit a few of those last summer in the Western U.S. and they were not marked...one even brought our front wheels off of the pavement...and I never saw it coming. If those in Alaska and on the Alcan Highway are marked that will be a great help!!
Chuck my concern with this camper has always been overloading those little axles and tires...did you experience any problems with your Amerilite 21MB?
Thanks!!
Romore, we tried to pack light on our trip West last summer, but that trailer sure felt heavy when crossing the Rockies! I tried to keep most of the extra weight in the truck (spare tires, gas, and water ect.) but I guess I took too much. The 5.7 Ram with 3.92 axle just barely pulled us up to Grand Mesa in Colorado...shifting into first several times. After tire trouble on that trip (and advice from this Forum) I now have Michelin Defender E rated tires...I know that this Ram is just a 1500 with weight limits but I now feel more secure in the tires. Romore, since you are from that area of the world and I suppose have traveled the Alcan, what are the essentials that I should not leave home without?? Most online advice comes from RVers with motorhomes or 3/4+ ton tow vehicles and not 1/2 ton trucks.
Wayne, I guess I am a little concerned about the "heaves"...we hit a few of those last summer in the Western U.S. and they were not marked...one even brought our front wheels off of the pavement...and I never saw it coming. If those in Alaska and on the Alcan Highway are marked that will be a great help!!
Chuck my concern with this camper has always been overloading those little axles and tires...did you experience any problems with your Amerilite 21MB?
Thanks!!
