2019 Cross country RV trip planning

You ask about trip planning? By all means get the Mountain Directory both East and West additions. It's an invaluable tool to use in planning routes with heavy rigs!! If you have never towed anything heavy, the feeling of going up a steep grade and getting the engine and transmission hot is only a minor worry compared to heading down the other side and having brakes get hot and fade out to zero or see smoke rolling out from the wheels when you do get stopped. Not to scare you but you need to read this and other forums about mountain towing. Also, mountain roads in the West have steep grades that go on for miles and miles. This gives the brakes time to get toasty hot if you don't use the gearing to help. Never ride the brakes constantly........get on and reduce speed by 10 mph and then coast in a lower gear while the brakes cool down.