Coconutz
08-04-2016, 11:03 AM
This is our first season owning a TT and we've been out with it nearly every weekend since the season opened up here in New England. We've done mostly local stuff over the weekend, just getting the hang of things, how the TV and TT interact, setting up camp, etc.
We had an opportunity to travel to Cedar Point Park in OH and jumped at it. Overall all went well, I say overall because we had a water pump go out on us on the NY Thruway and set us back about 4 hours. I got lots more on that story if you're interested as well as the name of a good mechanic. We planned on a 2 day trip out and 2 days back in which helped once we had the breakdown because we could figure out the issue and still get to our destination on time.
I was nervous about a 13-14 hr drive but traveling in a caravan made things a little easier, for one I had more resources available during the breakdown and also someone who already knew the route, stops, overnight campgrounds, etc. I have a CB in my truck for situational awareness but we used GMRS/FRS radios between our TV and our friend in his Class A (I'm licensed for GMRS) which made lane changes, detours and other road hazards easy to spot and correct as well as making stops for fuel, etc.
Learned a lot on the drive, especially being aware of those driver that make you want to :banghead: and that while my 1500 is good for short hauls it really struggles over a longer period of time, I know this is because I'm near the max of what truck can handle, and now that the wife has seen it, I think I have a strong argument for an upgrade :D
This forum has been great to get information on trailers in general, not many 232's out there yet, new floorplan, but general info helps a lot especially for a newbie. Next up are a few more local trips as we plan for a fall trip, makes no sense for the thing to sit in the driveway!
We had an opportunity to travel to Cedar Point Park in OH and jumped at it. Overall all went well, I say overall because we had a water pump go out on us on the NY Thruway and set us back about 4 hours. I got lots more on that story if you're interested as well as the name of a good mechanic. We planned on a 2 day trip out and 2 days back in which helped once we had the breakdown because we could figure out the issue and still get to our destination on time.
I was nervous about a 13-14 hr drive but traveling in a caravan made things a little easier, for one I had more resources available during the breakdown and also someone who already knew the route, stops, overnight campgrounds, etc. I have a CB in my truck for situational awareness but we used GMRS/FRS radios between our TV and our friend in his Class A (I'm licensed for GMRS) which made lane changes, detours and other road hazards easy to spot and correct as well as making stops for fuel, etc.
Learned a lot on the drive, especially being aware of those driver that make you want to :banghead: and that while my 1500 is good for short hauls it really struggles over a longer period of time, I know this is because I'm near the max of what truck can handle, and now that the wife has seen it, I think I have a strong argument for an upgrade :D
This forum has been great to get information on trailers in general, not many 232's out there yet, new floorplan, but general info helps a lot especially for a newbie. Next up are a few more local trips as we plan for a fall trip, makes no sense for the thing to sit in the driveway!