Tight Windy Roads
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Jan-12-2018 05:06 PM
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Jan-20-2018 06:47 AM
On Route 66 east of Oatman, the road is narrow and curvey, semi's aren't supposed to be on it, but met one on one of those curves. Or for fun you can go thru Jerome Arizona squeeze around corners in town, then head south on 89 and hit more tight curves and steepness. Then there's the highway that heads south from I-70 near Green River Utah down to Monument Valley where the signs say no trailers. They are right on this one cause as it descends off of a mesa, its, dirt, much of it one lane and really steep. Fun to drive solo though.
My problem is I see those "don't do it" signs to be a challenge to my manhood and driving prowess. Wife usually prevails though. Never had a ticket or accident so I am very careful at all times.
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Jan-19-2018 12:19 PM
And we pay attention to road signs as they whiz past.
You should also listen to local info. My aunt tried to warn me of "the back wy up the mountain" to Monte Sano State Park in Huntsville, AL. She was telling me (in the background while I was talking to her daughter/my cousin) about how terrible it is, tight and twisty. I didn't heed her advice.
2 weeks into owning a 42' fifth wheel (coming from a pop-up camper before that) and we hit that road. It went from small to smaller and ultimately had 1 horrid switchback. We made it through and I gained a lot of confidence.. but man, I still wish I had listened!
The switchback:
https://www.google.com/maps/@34.7477732,-86.5295227,3a,75y,210.42h,73.7t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sBiCXJuE...
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Jan-18-2018 09:49 AM
drsteve wrote:
Sure looks like he had enough room. Must have been freaked out because he just trashed his rig, and thus missed the curve.
Wonder what his wife had to say about it all?
HA! I would be single after that. LOL
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Jan-18-2018 08:35 AM
transamz9 wrote:myredracer wrote:
You mean like the "Old man drives his trailer into a narrow winding "small cars only" road and gets stuck" FW owner, lol? 🙂 See the whole rescue on youtube here. Entertaining!
Always watch the road signage and if a road starts to look questionable, stop. If you have to back up, use a spotter. A backup camera may or not help. Our Garmin GPS gives us warnings in advance. If you miss a planned turn and think you can simply take the next turn coming up, don't assume it will be okay as an alternative. Checking road conditions in advance on the internet can help a lot. A secondary type road on a map may *look* fine but can be a road from hell when you get on it. Carrying a laptop and having a mobile hotspot/mifi can really help. Know your turning radius and if you have to, take a corner wide even if you have to cross the center line (oncoming traffic permitting). If using a GPS, make dang sure you have the destination correctly programmed into it and don't assume it will always get you there without issues. I always go over paper maps in advance so I have at the min., a basic idea of where we're going and if something isn't clear, I'll take a closer look along with more info.
That was just just a case of bad driving right there. Nothing more. He should have never went through the tunnel be clearly he made it. The turn should not have stopped him. I have a turn that I go around when I go to Dale Hollow that is sharper than that. I can literally see the tail lights on the boat behind the RV looking out my driver side window.
To the OP. Rand Mcnally makes a map that we use that's called "Large Scale Motor Carriers' Road Atlas" The pages are laminated and it has truck routed marked, restricted routes , low clearance and also city to city mileage.
Road atlas
Sure looks like he had enough room. Must have been freaked out because he just trashed his rig, and thus missed the curve.
Wonder what his wife had to say about it all?
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Jan-18-2018 04:08 AM
myredracer wrote:
You mean like the "Old man drives his trailer into a narrow winding "small cars only" road and gets stuck" FW owner, lol? 🙂 See the whole rescue on youtube here. Entertaining!
Always watch the road signage and if a road starts to look questionable, stop. If you have to back up, use a spotter. A backup camera may or not help. Our Garmin GPS gives us warnings in advance. If you miss a planned turn and think you can simply take the next turn coming up, don't assume it will be okay as an alternative. Checking road conditions in advance on the internet can help a lot. A secondary type road on a map may *look* fine but can be a road from hell when you get on it. Carrying a laptop and having a mobile hotspot/mifi can really help. Know your turning radius and if you have to, take a corner wide even if you have to cross the center line (oncoming traffic permitting). If using a GPS, make dang sure you have the destination correctly programmed into it and don't assume it will always get you there without issues. I always go over paper maps in advance so I have at the min., a basic idea of where we're going and if something isn't clear, I'll take a closer look along with more info.
That was just just a case of bad driving right there. Nothing more. He should have never went through the tunnel be clearly he made it. The turn should not have stopped him. I have a turn that I go around when I go to Dale Hollow that is sharper than that. I can literally see the tail lights on the boat behind the RV looking out my driver side window.
To the OP. Rand Mcnally makes a map that we use that's called "Large Scale Motor Carriers' Road Atlas" The pages are laminated and it has truck routed marked, restricted routes , low clearance and also city to city mileage.
Road atlas
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Jan-16-2018 05:35 PM
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Jan-16-2018 09:05 AM
Aside from knowing your length, weight and height, I also heed signs that say "no trucks". The sign may not state a reason, but more often than not it's because trucks don't fit.
There are several apps you can use, my Pioneer AVIC nav system allows me to create a vehicle profile where I enter my vehicle size/weight and it keeps me off of roads where I shouldn't be. You can also buy a "trucker's Altas" for old school folks...
Search in the iTune or Play stores for "trucker's maps" or similar.
Also be aware of haz-mat restrictions on flammables...there are tunnels where you shouldn't be with propane tanks (your trailer has 2).
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Jan-16-2018 08:03 AM
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Jan-16-2018 07:05 AM
Always watch the road signage and if a road starts to look questionable, stop. If you have to back up, use a spotter. A backup camera may or not help. Our Garmin GPS gives us warnings in advance. If you miss a planned turn and think you can simply take the next turn coming up, don't assume it will be okay as an alternative. Checking road conditions in advance on the internet can help a lot. A secondary type road on a map may *look* fine but can be a road from hell when you get on it. Carrying a laptop and having a mobile hotspot/mifi can really help. Know your turning radius and if you have to, take a corner wide even if you have to cross the center line (oncoming traffic permitting). If using a GPS, make dang sure you have the destination correctly programmed into it and don't assume it will always get you there without issues. I always go over paper maps in advance so I have at the min., a basic idea of where we're going and if something isn't clear, I'll take a closer look along with more info.
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Jan-14-2018 07:13 AM
Check your state.
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Jan-14-2018 04:23 AM
The roads like this I encounter usually aren't "highways" ... They're back country gravel/dirt roads that go to something like a trailhead or canoe launch.