Recent content by vito55

For our upcoming trip we literally have have not decided. We are in northern IL and we might start by heading to KY. Not likely that we will go very far West as we are only planning on being away for no more than a week. This will be the first trip with two dogs. We have always traveled with our...

I had been told to keep the original tires at 65 psi. I'm not sure what the new tires being put on today will have as a recommended pressure. The RV dealer is putting on Goodyear tires, saying that they are the only brand that they recommend for the RV's they sell and service. If you put the...

Last summer I suffered a bad tire blowout when returning from a 4,000 mile trip to and from the west coast, doing extensive damage to the travel trailer. That was bad enough but we thought we could make it home with the camper so we could then get it repaired. And on the way home with the...

In looking at alternatives I might well come back to the idea of traveling by RV, but I have lost faith in the one I now own and will sell it. Being able to sleep in our own bed each night and having our dogs with us may be the deciding factors. If I stay with a travel trailer, I want a larger...

We've stayed at the campground right on the ocean at the airport in L.A. Its run by L.A. County and has been a great place to stay while visiting our son and his family in Santa Monico. Reservations are a must. Spaces are close together but manageable. The biggest downside is the sound of planes...

I appreciate the advise offered. I am quite sure that the trailer was not overloaded. There was minimal water in the fresh water tank, and a modest amount of other items including clothing, food and wires/hoses/sewer hoses in the bottom compartment. The tires were the same size as the OEM tires...

My 19 foot camper has a single axle, and I assumed that it was adequate when I bought this travel trailer. For a few years I had no problems, but two years ago I suffered a tire blowout that did a moderate amount of additional body damage to the camper. We had the repairs done, and replaced all...

I have 19 foot travel trailer and despite having it a few years, still dread having to back it up. I try to always get a pull through campsite. I came to this thread hoping to find that a 5th wheel trailer would be a magic solution for me, but that is not to be.

For the past several years, other than last summer, we would make a 7,000+ road trip traveling from our home in the Midwest to the Northwest to spend time with our oldest son, then head down the coast to spend time with another son who lives in LA. Then we would head East to Texas to visit old...

After two years, in part due to Covid, we are now getting ready to get on the road again with our small travel trailer. In the next few weeks we depart for a 5 week, 5,000 mile adventure from the Midwest to the West Coast, north and south, and then back home. With all that I have heard about...

I guess I'm lucky or unlucky depending on how you look at it. But my travel trailer is my portable motel room, rather than an end in itself. I read about those that go to a local or distant campground over and over as a means of "getting away from it all". But not being a hunter or fisherman...

I've only been using a travel trailer for a few years now, but I am finding that more and more frequently I am challenged in finding a decent RV park to stop for the night. Not being sure how far I will get on the road each day I hesitate to try to make a reservation in advance, wanting to wait...

While we might disagree among ourselves what a top quality campground is, we probably could agree on a few basics. I'm talking about a place to spend a night or two, not a destination. We would likely agree that it should be such that when you drive up it looks inviting, not like a run down...

I tow a 19 foot travel trailer that weighs, fully loaded, about 4,400 pounds. I use a Dodge Durango with the 6 cylinder engine and a a tow capacity of 6,200 pounds. Had to go pretty slow going up over the Rockies but otherwise was able to easily keep up 65 mph on the Interstate. I also did not...

I have a travel trailer with zero insulation. At the tail end of our long road trip we encountered some freezing temps in Montana and Wyoming where the campgrounds had turned off the water at the sites, but in one campground had a working spigot at the office. We filled up our small fresh water...