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RE: Anyone ever get caught in the snow?
And then if it gets really icy and you are crawling along at 10 mph, the trailer starts to slide sideways on the curves, which are banked for 45 mph in dry weather so they slope. This happened to me at 3 am on a highway in the Sierra, after a sudden rain/ice/snowstorm left an inch of ice on the road capped by six inches of wet snow. We had to pull out of our boondocking site in the middle of the night to avoid getting trapped by the snow, and then crawled along for 10 miles on a deserted hiway in a blizzard. Had to steer UPHILL on the banked turns just so we could stay on the pavement.
Fun, fun, fun!
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profdant139
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11/12/09 03:38pm |
Travel Trailers
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RE: RV park (full hookup) recommendations - Santa Rosa CA
Cloverdale KOA is nice and fairly quiet and very near some great riding, if you like hills. Santa Rosa is farther south and is somewhat more urban. The roads leading west from Cloverdale and Healdsburg toward the ocean have no traffic and wonderful views. It can get hot in the summer. This is where a lot of the Tour de France folks do their training.
Too rugged for me, though. Riding through Dry Creek is more my speed -- excellent old vine Zinfandels.
Also, check out Dutcher Creek RV Park near Cloverdale -- very quiet, fewer amenities.
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profdant139
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11/05/09 08:10pm |
RV Parks, National Parks, State Campgrounds & More
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RE: White Rim Trail Drive Report
Thanks for the photos and text -- very entertaining! I just missed an inning of the 3rd game of the World Series because of your great writing. (And congratulations on having married such an adventurous lady -- if she is willing to do more serious desert boondocking after that windstorm, you are a lucky guy!)
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profdant139
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10/31/09 09:33pm |
Public Lands, Boondocking and Dry Camping
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RE: What do you consider......
Our Fun Finder T-139 is 139 inches long -- less than 12 feet -- it not a small trailer -- it is a big ice chest. But we sure have fun in it:
Adventures in a Little Box
And if you want some tips and tricks on how we cope with such deprivation, see:
Care and Feeding of Little Tin Box
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profdant139
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10/28/09 07:15pm |
Travel Trailers
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RE: Gas Mileage
Schwartzworld asked about 4 wheel drive vs 2 wheel -- I have 4 wheel because we boondock in muddy or sandy areas of the national forests. My guess is that someone who stays on pavement could do ok with 2 wheel drive.
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profdant139
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10/27/09 08:58am |
Travel Trailers
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RE: Well, happened again
I can just imagine the conversation among the deer: "Gee, I heard that if you look right into the headlights and open your eyes real wide, they see you a long way off and they stop right away! Works every time!"
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profdant139
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10/26/09 08:57am |
Travel Trailers
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RE: Gas Mileage
With no tow, I can get 22 mpg in my Pathfinder under perfect conditions. Towing a little trailer with a headwind, 10 mpg. Most of the time, 12 to 13 mpg. This is the price of fun.
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profdant139
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10/26/09 08:52am |
Travel Trailers
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RE: Do you routinely retire your tires after 3 or 4 years?
I don't mind changing a flat tire. But I sure mind a blowout at 60 mph with a single axle trailer!! Very tricky.
Some great advice in your posts -- thanks!!
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profdant139
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10/23/09 09:48pm |
Travel Trailers
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Do you routinely retire your tires after 3 or 4 years?
As you can see from the picture below, I have a little single axle trailer. We had a blowout several years ago. No major damage done, although the wheel well got pretty badly beat up. So I put on Goodyear Marathons, and I'm religious about checking the air pressure. Also, when the trailer is parked, I cover the wheel on the south side of the trailer that is exposed to sunlight. We tow the trailer about 5000 miles a year -- sometimes more, sometimes less -- and some of it is over fairly rough dirt roads.
So here's my question -- would you routinely replace the tires, even if they look pretty good, after several years? Or do you wait until they start to look a little worn out? (These still look fine -- lots of tread, no cracks or anything.) I'm one of these "belts and suspenders" safety people, so I tend to err on the side of conservatism. But on the other hand, I don't want to spend money for nothing.
Your advice will be greatly appreciated!
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profdant139
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10/23/09 03:29pm |
Travel Trailers
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RE: How do I camp this winter?
Go! And don't bother with an electric blanket -- just bundle up. Hot tea. Lots of blankets. Great weather for sleeping. Check out this blog entry -- with no winterization or anything, we camped in 20 degree weather, no problem:
Semi-cold snow camping
I would guess that if it is going to get down to 10 degrees for a long while, you might worry about freezing. Otherwise, just go.
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profdant139
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10/22/09 09:04am |
Travel Trailers
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Baja Seasons, at KM 72 ?
Has anyone been to this RV park within the past year or so? How are the facilities? How is the beach -- is the water clean? How are the waves? How is security in the park?
I would appreciate any info -- thanks!!
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profdant139
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10/21/09 06:07pm |
RVing in Mexico and South America
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RE: base camp for sequia and kings canyon park
We like Azalea CG -- check out our blog post:
Azalea area
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profdant139
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10/19/09 09:53pm |
RV Parks, National Parks, State Campgrounds & More
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RE: More LED lights (long post with lots of pictures)
Will these units fit into ANY 12 volt bayonet fixture? How do I figure out which LED to order? (Sorry if this is obvious to everyone else -- but I have had a heck of a time figuring out how to get rid of my darn old-style bulbs.)
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profdant139
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10/19/09 09:48pm |
Travel Trailers
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RE: HiLo
Note to the OP -- you say you want a trailer as a traveling hotel room and are not interested in camping. Watch out! We thought that was what we wanted, too -- camping is dirty and disgusting, right?
Much to our shock, we have turned into no-kidding campers, way out in the boonies. This is not what we anticipated, but it turns out that it is a heck of a lot of fun.
So -- bottom line -- you just might want to get a trailer that can serve you well, even in a plain old campground (as distinguished from a full hookup RV park). I am not talking about buying a huge rig -- even a very small trailer can be a lot of fun, but it needs to have a decent bathroom and kitchen.
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profdant139
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10/19/09 02:02pm |
Travel Trailers
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RE: New for 2010 Chalet Takena CURV
As far as I can tell, the specs and so forth are not yet posted on their website. Also, where is the air conditioner??
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profdant139
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10/16/09 10:15pm |
Travel Trailers
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RE: Olympic National Park Washington
If you want hookups, we liked Hard Rain near the Hoh Rain Forest, and Elwha Dam, near Hurricane Ridge. See our blog for a little more info and some pics:
Olympics
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profdant139
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10/16/09 10:03pm |
RV Parks, National Parks, State Campgrounds & More
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RE: New for 2010 Chalet Takena CURV
I like this unit! I will have to check out the specs -- concerned about black and gray tanks. But I sure like the separate shower and all the windows.
Not sure if the aerodynamic styling will make much difference in towing -- it would be interesting to do some careful testing to see if a square trailer is less efficient.
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profdant139
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10/16/09 09:59pm |
Travel Trailers
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RE: Single vs dual axle
Single axles are pretty wiggly when it comes to backing up! On the other hand, it is really easy to maneuver by hand on level ground.
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profdant139
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10/16/09 09:50pm |
Travel Trailers
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RE: National forest boondocking in Northeast New Mexico
DesertHawk, that was an amazing summary!! Thanks! I am going to save your reply in my "places we are eventually going to get to, Lord willing" folder.
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profdant139
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10/13/09 09:09am |
Public Lands, Boondocking and Dry Camping
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RE: Mammoth Mountain RV Great experience
Yep. My Pathfinder can get 22 mpg under perfect conditions -- 59 mph on a flat freeway. But towing with a headwind I get 10 mpg, and that is with a very small trailer (see below). It is just part of the cost of trailering.
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profdant139
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10/10/09 09:02am |
RV Parks, National Parks, State Campgrounds & More
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