Travel Trailer Towing Tips

Towing your travel trailer is not necessarily a very difficult task, but there are some risks you need to consider. Towing safety is crucial to protect yourself, your passengers, your vehicles, and other motorists around you. Here are a few tips you can follow to safely tow your travel trailer.

Inspect Before You Go

Always walk around your travel trailer setup and make sure that everything seems to be in order. Your hitch should be securely fastened, the towing chains should anchor your vehicle to your travel trailer, all tires should be inflated to the correct psi levels, and there should be nothing hanging off or loose on the trailer.

Slow Down

You just can’t go at highway speeds when you’re towing because it’s not safe. You have thousands of extra pounds of weight behind your vehicle, and you’ll need more time to bring the whole setup to a complete stop when braking. So keep to the right-most lane of traffic, increase your following distance to several seconds, allow other drivers to pass you, and drive at five to ten miles below the posted speed limit.

Beware Inclement Weather

A light rain shouldn’t preclude you from towing your trailer, but if there is a heavy storm on the forecast, towing becomes much more dangerous and challenging. You may want to delay your departure if you check the forecast and find severe weather on your route. Another thing to look out for is high winds, which can cause trailer sway. Don’t be afraid to pull over and wait out bad weather if you become caught up in it on your route. Better to arrive late than not at all.

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