xcntrk

^^Oh man I know that feeling. The spring thaw is right around the corner (and already here for most of us). Won't be long now and you'll be sitting under that awning once again

rweber

Just dug out my Jaco White Hawk 27DSRL out of storage and got cleaned up and ready to go. It's been a brutal winter and mama and me are ready ready to go!

xcntrk

Same here. Snow melted enough to get the first trip of the season in. No buds on the trees and the grass is still dormant, but at least the snow is gone!

KScountryboy

You boys sure have some nice rigs!

Ready for our first trip of the year. But I am reworking our pop up and converting it to a toy hauler. First trip is planned for may. I need to quit working overtime and get to work on the camper.

sjeagles

Here is a pic from a few weekends ago right before we headed out for our first trip

Sketch

We bought our F150 in Ontario to pull our Crossroads Zinger 29DS. We had planned on camping throughout Canada and the US.
We just got back from Florida and the trailer is staying there. The drive down with the trailer was brutal. We registered the trailer in Florida where it now lives. Love the F150 and the trailer, but not the drive.

xcntrk

You'd be surprised how often this happens to new towing and trailer users. I'm not directing this at you personally, but if you're not setup correctly then you have no business towing on a cross country trek. Oversized or overweight loads combined with improper weight distribution and lack of working or dialed in sway control is usually the source of this problem.

When you say brutal, what were the problems? I suspect white-knuckle sway and darting around of the tow-vehicle the whole way? Or did you experience some other unusual problem?

Sketch

We aren't new to trailering, but we hadn't experienced the tough roads in Michigan and Ohio. The weather was awful too. The rough roads resulted in damage to our rig and we had friends that experienced terrible damage to their rigs as well.
I have a complete towing package, so i don't have sway problems. Towing a travel trailer is likely the toughest to pull and I don't enjoy pulling it on rough roads. Driving through the mountains was easier than the bridge transitions and concrete roads in the North. Next year the trailer will be on our lot when we arrive and we can enjoy the trailer without the travel stress.

SultanGris

I was driving through California and crossed this intersection on a 65mph road and I swear my 5th wheel trailer left the ground. It was wicked with no signs or warnings at all. Fortunately there was a car in front of me and I saw it bouncing so I got it shut down to 45 but it was still a good jolt. I shudder to think what would've happened at 65!

xcntrk

Thanks for the clarity. Rough roads are no fun. Have you considered using a trucker GPS? Gets you off the average city paths and onto big-rig friendly roadway.