Safely Tow a Travel Trailer
Template:Stub When towing a travel trailer behind a car or pickup you need to know it is attached and moving safely. Here are some steps to ensure your travel trailer and your vehicle stay safe!
Steps
- Learn to estimate clear distances. You must know if the car traveling next to you is too close. You must know whether you can fit through a low overpass or not.
- Know the constraints of your side view mirrors. You need to find out how to use your side view mirrors and be aware of what is mirrored in them. You need to realize that when the towing vehicle is not in accordance with the towed car, the side mirrors are useless.
- Reversing a trailer is opposite to backing up your automobile. Not only do you pull your steering wheel oppositely, you have to know the right time to turn it and by what degree. It took years to learn to drive your car safely; it is going to take a bit to figure out how to tow your trailer safely. This will enable you to see over the top of many autos.
