Long Trips

[RoadRunners2]

Does anyone here do long trips pulling a travel trailer? Or, does anyone regularly pull their travel trailer 4000 miles a year?

I ask this question as I pulled a fifth wheel for 20 on these long trips. I found the only tire that would support such trips was the Michelin XPS rib tire.

We sold the fifth wheel thinking we were finished RVing. We bought a vacation home in the midwest. Then we got to thinking we would rather not use motels to travel to the vacation home so we purchased a small trailer - 23 ft long with dual axles and ST205/75R14C installed. They were a brand I never heard of.

We like to drive at highway speeds and don't think these tires will cut it. Can anyone here with long distance driving in the hot summer tell what tires they use.

I am not a fan of Goodyear Marathons. Had lots of trouble with them years ago.

[Lynnmor]

I did 11,000 miles last year. The tires were Goodyear Wranglers size LT215/75-15. If you have room to go larger, I would do it. There are no great tires available, in my opinion, in your current size.

My new Chinese wheel bearings were spent and ready to completely fail in those miles. I replaced with made in USA Timken bearings.

The trailers made today are not ready for prime time, to make them reliable you have a lot of upgrades to do.