Who has towing experience?

Geeno · 09-16-2009, 12:37 PM

What does it take? I want to go get my pop up camper but my fathers telling me I shouldnt tow it for a 3 hr drive my first time.

I mean come on, how much is there?

Sugar420 · 09-16-2009, 12:42 PM

yeah it takes a little practice, its the backing up thats really hard if youve never done it b4

Geeno · 09-16-2009, 12:43 PM

Ah fuck it im just gonna bring multiple tents and have my own tent city. It's a slick move.

**Mafoo** · 09-16-2009, 12:44 PM

the backing up is the only thing that requires thought. you seem to be able to make coherent sentences, id say just go for it

Geeno · 09-16-2009, 12:47 PM

Well it needs to be registered, tire replace, driven 6 hrs total and cleaned... soo... next year

**AlteredStateGrl** · 09-16-2009, 12:50 PM

No1 knowz aboot towing...

Flamingnun · 09-16-2009, 12:55 PM

Depends on the length/weight. If it's a pop up trailer, presumably you can see over it, so reversing should be piss easy. Just remember to take yo' corners wider, and drive a bit "softer" on the whole. And accelerate smoothly if you do fishtail brah, forward inertia creates teh weight on whatever you're towing and plants it on the straight and true.

Linkey · 09-16-2009, 01:08 PM

just take slightly wider turns. towing a popup shouldn't be a problem at all. if you have a weak car then just watch the temp in case it overheats.

**Kompressor** · 09-16-2009, 01:20 PM

Usually trailers of a certain weight requires a class C license. Normal licenses are D.

like most said, just gotta take wider turns, longer brake distance going forward, and turn the wheel opposite the norm when backing up.

ionlylooklazy · 09-16-2009, 03:38 PM

if you outfit your car with inertia suppressors, it makes things much easier

Flamingnun · 09-16-2009, 03:45 PM

lulz

~1~ · 09-16-2009, 05:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ionlylooklazy

if you outfit your car with inertia suppressors, it makes things much easier

Brakes?

HTAM · 09-16-2009, 05:31 PM

Wow, Geeno. Who knew?
Thank you for asking that question.

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Geeno · 09-16-2009, 07:01 PM

^damn, thanks

Burner of trees · 09-16-2009, 07:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Geeno

Ah fuck it im just gonna bring multiple tents and have my own tent city. It's a slick move.

you dirty dirty hippie.

Geeno · 09-16-2009, 07:41 PM

you should go

**~~SpankyMcLankey~~** · 09-16-2009, 07:46 PM

one time I saw a truck that flipped that was pulling a pop up camper. I'm pretty sure they fish tailed and only like half the camper was still hooked on and the other half was shattered. It was a pretty cool accident scene.

I would say it depends where you are going and how the weather will be.

**SageTree** · 09-16-2009, 08:07 PM

When you are backing up and want the trailer to go left, turn the steering wheel left, and go slow so you don't jack knife that shit....Take wide turns and when the roads are wet and if they aren't take it easy on the speed Casey and leave plenty of room for breaking.

Take it to a lot to try some of this out before the day, it's all about the confidence.

Take care and enjoy.

Geeno · 09-16-2009, 08:11 PM

Im not towing anymore but still taking paid vacation time

**~~SpankyMcLankey~~** · 09-16-2009, 08:34 PM

congrats, I wish I had a job that allowed me paid vacation. someday..someday...

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Flamingnun Shpadoinkle Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: roflmao Posts: 17,538 Thanks: 1,046 Thanked 2,611 Times in 1,178 Posts	Depends on the length/weight. If it's a pop up trailer, presumably you can see over it, so reversing should be piss easy. Just remember to take yo' corners wider, and drive a bit "softer" on the whole. And accelerate smoothly if you do fishtail brah, forward inertia creates teh weight on whatever you're towing and plants it on the straight and true. __________________

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Kompressor Voice of Reason Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Illinois Posts: 8,066 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2,849 Times in 1,509 Posts	Usually trailers of a certain weight requires a class C license. Normal licenses are D. like most said, just gotta take wider turns, longer brake distance going forward, and turn the wheel opposite the norm when backing up. __________________ Think like a man of action, act like a man of thought. -H. Bergson

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Sugar420 Old School Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 6,093 Thanks: 32 Thanked 132 Times in 706 Posts	yeah it takes a little practice, its the backing up thats really hard if youve never done it b4

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Linkey . Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: USA Posts: 1,463 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 425 Thanked 235 Times in 75 Posts	just take slightly wider turns. towing a popup shouldn't be a problem at all. if you have a weak car then just watch the temp in case it overheats.

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ionlylooklazy no left turn unstoned Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: washington Posts: 3,993 Thanks: 51 Thanked 500 Times in 262 Posts	if you outfit your car with inertia suppressors, it makes things much easier

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~~SpankyMcLankey~~ Banned Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 3,310 Thanks: 1,748 Thanked 1,063 Times in 703 Posts	one time I saw a truck that flipped that was pulling a pop up camper. I'm pretty sure they fish tailed and only like half the camper was still hooked on and the other half was shattered. It was a pretty cool accident scene. I would say it depends where you are going and how the weather will be.

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SageTree ~Kalyāṇa-mitrā~ Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: In Love Posts: 22,612 Blog Entries: 26 Thanks: 11,486 Thanked 5,709 Times in 4,024 Posts	When you are backing up and want the trailer to go left, turn the steering wheel left, and go slow so you don't jack knife that shit....Take wide turns and when the roads are wet and if they aren't take it easy on the speed Casey and leave plenty of room for breaking. Take it to a lot to try some of this out before the day, it's all about the confidence. Take care and enjoy. __________________ YaHooka is.... Cannabis lovers from around the world pulling up a comfy chair, picking up a vaporizer, a bong, a brownie, a pipe, or a joint, getting high, stoned, buzzed or healthy. Uniting our minds in conversation...While Portraying a Positive Image of marijuana and marijuana users to the world. Treat your fellow YaHookans with kindness,respect and tolerance. "We're not here to judge what's good from bad, But to do the things that are right."

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