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Re: Tire Ratings / Weight / Math
Thanks, first trip is approaching so I am just looking for things to worry about. The absence of LT is what had me second guessing. The sidewalls flex a bit loaded, (naturally) but not excessively. I've been at 40lbs and they max at 50 so I imagine I should go up a bit? Hitch looks like it's this exact one. https://www.etrailer.com/Weight-Distribution-Hitch/Fastway/FA94-00-1033.html?feed=npn&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI5Yv2ksnG6wIVrNSzCh2_4Qx4EAQYAyABEgIaNfD_BwE Thanks again!275Views0likes0CommentsTire Ratings / Weight / Math
Can you guys help me out here please? Just realizing my tires aren't LT and am trying to see where my weights are/how big of an issue this is...I haven't figured all of this out yet. Here is where I am at so far. 2014 Ram 1500 5.8 Crew - cargo rating 1377 Falken Wildpeak AT/3W 275/60R20 max load 2679 Trailer GVWR 4400 Trailer factory weight 3556 How far off am i? What else do I need? Please/Thank you!1.3KViews0likes5CommentsRe: STL > SD > WY Route
Jeez I leaving a path of potatoes all the way to Seattle and I'm questioning everything. Seriously thanks for the input. I think I'm gonna take a look at an alternate plan removing Yellowstone from the trip. That and Teton should be their own, and there is an awful lot in the black hills I would like to see.488Views0likes0CommentsRe: STL > SD > WY Route
Holy cow I hope it doesn't take 8 hours to go every 300 miles. I think I see my issue (one of them). How do you guys weigh extra nights vs longer drives? Perhaps my thought process is wrong/pre-RV. I've alwaybe been a power-thru, minimize stops, relax when I get there driver. I'd have thought that a longer(400mile) day followed by two nights is better then shorter days and towing every day...but I'm not used to having my lodging with me yet...probabaly better to poke along each day? Something like this look better? REVISED STL to Sioux Falls (The big day) 590 miles Sioux Falls to Badlands 279 miles Badlands to Black Hills 123 miles 2 nights Black Hills to Wapiti 390 miles 2 nights Wapiti to Douglas? 293 miles Douglas to ?, NE ~300 miles (not so excited about Nebraska, sorry NE) ?, NE to ? ? to STL My nights went from 1-3-2-2-1 to 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 but less miles per day I can probably add a night to get to 10, sounds like I should.489Views0likes0CommentsRe: STL > SD > WY Route
Thanks guys. Was already pushing it to get a taste of Yellowstone (wife-push), I won't do the Teton drive-by. Sounds like I should stop at Badlands to minimize driving there too. Makes the long day easier knowing the following day is shorter (and having it first). We are going the first week of Sept, I am hoping to beat the snow. We were thinking of stopping by Devil's tower, will do. Two drivers, wife would drive to give me a break, but I wont' be relaxing until she's done it a few times. (really heavy foot) How do the kids do? 3 year old twins...they freak out no matter where they are, should be interesting!180Views0likes0CommentsRe: STL > SD > WY Route
dedmiston wrote: I admire your go-big-or-go-home spirit, but I think you're goals are impossible. Day one of your trip from Seattle, WA to Sioux Falls, SD is about a 1,500 mile day, which will take you approximately 30 hours towing. Even if you figured out a way to do it without any stops to eat or pee and you had a fuel tanker refill you without stopping, I still doubt you could get there in 24 hours. Even if you chopped that drive into three days, they would be long days of 500 miles each. If you want your family to enjoy the trip, you should plan lots of Dairy Queen stops and figure out how to keep your days more reasonable. My family's distance record was just under 900 miles in one day and it was a fete of strength for all of us. We left Southern California at 04:00 and made it to Pocatello, ID around 21:00. It was grueling and we were all wiped out the next day. And that was with teenagers who were up to the challenge (it was the only way we could make it to Glacier, MT in two days). I can't urge you strongly enough, don't do it. It's not fun and it's not safe. Your family won't enjoy it and they'll find ways to share their displeasure with you. A comfortable pace is 300 miles a day. Your upper boundary should be 600 miles a day. A good rule of thumb is averaging 50 miles per hour. This includes sops for fuel, food, and bathrooms. Once you get your kids trained up, you'll be lucky to combine some of those stops into one, but don't expect to be that 50 MPH average by much. STL is St. Louis ;) Here is the mileage per leg STL to Sioux Falls (The big day) 590 miles Sioux Falls to Black Hills 381 miles Black Hills to Wapiti 390 miles Wapiti to Cheyenne 412 miles Cheyenne to Lincoln 442 miles Lincoln to STL 422 miles179Views0likes0CommentsSTL > SD > WY Route
I'm trying to make some judgement calls without any experience. Judgement Guesses? First trip in our trailer (minus the mini shakedown trip), tell me what I am doing wrong. Too aggressive? 22ft trailer, Wife and three kids (10, 3, 3) plus two older dogs. Bringing mtbs, (I have a tandem the twins and I can ride on), and inflatable sups. We can get out a bit, but are obviously limited on how much distance we can ride, hike, paddle. The plan is STL to Sioux Falls (The big day) 1 night (falls park) Sioux Falls to Black Hills 3 nights (Rushmore, Needles, Badlands, 1880 Train) Black Hills to Wapiti 2 nights (Drive Yellowstone South loop) Wapiti to Cheyenne 2 nights Relax Day Cheyenne to Lincoln 1 night Lincoln to STL Sioux Falls to Black Hills Leg The Badlands - Stop there for a night trading one of the black hills nights or double back? Was thinking I'd enjoy parking the trailer for 3 nights, but not if I have to double back that far. Trade a Cheyenne night for a night in Grand Teton? We are so close, not sure when we'd go back, but that will create two rough driving days to get home, and not sure how much we be able to do there with the little ones.... Opinions please! I imagine I'd regret squeezing a drive through Teton during the trip, regret not doing it after.4.8KViews0likes21Comments
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