Advice for Long Distance Towing
My husband, toddler, 2 dogs, and I will be taking a 2 week road trip cross-country (Augusta, GA to Seattle, WA) with an SUV and TT. I've read mentions of how this kind of trip should be handled differ...
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NMDriver wrote:
Take a spare, spare tire. Buying tires that fit in a small town can be difficult and expensive. Finding a shop to mount a tire is pretty easy.
If you are not familiar with the western states and the distance between services, you should use Gas Buddy, as a previous poster mentioned, to plan your fuel stops. Fuel can get pretty costly when the only station for 50 miles is setting the price.
Deer, elk, critters in general, can make driving around sunset and sunrise an eye straining experience. If you are tired from a long day of driving it may be best to just stop a hour or so before sunset.
You may be tempted to let the dogs run loose somewhere along the way. I would advise against it. Spending hours waiting for them to come back from a rabbit chase can be worrisome.
I do not know which route you are planning but take it easy on the down slopes and if you do need to use your brake pedal hit it hard, let off and hit it hard again to slow down. Over heating is the danger. No riding the brake or trying to slow down slowly on a down grade.
You will be going through some beautiful country and pass some great places. Hope you enjoy the trip and enjoy Alaska.
Hitting the brake hard while towing a trailer sounds terrible! I think that goes against what I've read so far (which I understand isn't the same as experience). Seriously?!
