Road condition south of San Felipe Baja
Headed to southern baja for quick 3-4 week trip next week. Leaving from Yuma and curious about the road condition south of there on the 5. I know its paved and then goes to dirt. Does anyone know ho...
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DieselBurps wrote:
Thanks, sounds like I will be airing down. I am not in a hurry, and it rides like a caddy compared to them pumped up to 80 psi.
I have a diesel and a 400 mile range.
I thought about doing Mexacali east, but started leaning towards San Luis. Still undecided.
WIll take the hwy 5 up and down.
I think some of the things you are hearing are just so much scare tactics. There is no need to air down anything for that road.
I did it last year towing my 33 foot travel trailer with my Dodge PU 2500.
For a good share of the way the road is great no problem. Then you get into the area under construction. Yes it is rough but doable for sure.
I lost no tires or had any other problems. (I run my rear tires at 80psi and the fronts at 65 per the MFG's Rec) Motorhomes and tractor trailers use this route all the time (daily). I never put the truck in 4wheel drive.
Once out of the construction area it is decent gravel road for the most part. There are areas where you will need to go slowly.
And for my book the scenery is by far better on this route than the western one. And San Felipe is cheap and the food great. Just avoid it at US school vacation times.
Keep in mind that just because someone has the word "mexico" in some form in their handle does not necessarily mean they know what they are talking about on this forum.
