Anyone else tow with standard mirrors?
I have always towed my 102" wide tt without towing mirrors and never had a problem. I even towed for a few years with a narrow ford ranger. Am I one of the few?
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6.7 tow rig wrote:
Plenty of people don't "think" they need them because they don't see the people they are cutting off. I've seen it several times. What really dangerous is when they go to switch lanes and notice a quarter way in the change they are cutting someone off and then jerk it back into their lane almost losing control.
Use tow mirrors PLEASE
I don't agree that the mirrors are the issue. The issue is people not checking their mirrors, regardless of mirror type or length.
My stock mirrors (not factory towing, just normal mirrors) on my Sierra allow me to see down the entire length of the trailer, both sides. I just can't see the first 100 feet behind the trailer. When I put my extension mirror on, I reduce that blind spot by about half. I don't use my extension, because the 100 feet behind my trailer isn't a critical sightline area for me.
When I tow with my SUV, I can not see down the sides of the trailer, so I use the extension mirrors.
Most pickup truck factory mirrors allow adequate visibility for a travel trailer. Extension mirrors do offer more visibility, but the lack of extension mirrors should not be the reason lazy drivers cut-off other drivers when changing lanes. Smaller vehicles like cars, suv's, and minivans usually require the extensions for safe visibility.
