Oh, excuse me; I didn’t see you there driving by on the breeze. This camouflage mingles with modern art to create a look that says, “Hey, we’re on cloud nine when we travel in our RV.” No bumper stickers required.
Traveling in an RV lets you pack up a little household within the walls of your vehicle. However, you may want to bring along a few items that won’t fit inside, say a pair of four-wheelers. You can still carry them along, with the help of a trailer. Here are three tips for finding the right one for your motor home.
1. Check Your Vehicle’s Tow Rating When shopping for a trailer, keep in mind your RV’s maximum loaded weight and towing capacity, usually found in the owner’s manual. If you are hauling a motorcycle, for example, include the weight of the trailer, the bike, additional fuel tanks and any other equipment you will carry. 2. Use Proper Brakes An RV, and any other vehicle, has a braking system designed to handle a specific load. If you will be adding more weightthan it was designed for, you may need additional brakes. If your load is too heavy, your brakes could fail. 3. Install the Proper Hitch Hitches are designed for a specific trailer type. To decide which one will work, determine the trailer’s gross weight (GTW) and tongue weight (TW). Hitches are rated by category: Class one can carry up to 2,000 pounds GTW and 200 TW, while a class five can carry a maximum 18,000 pounds GTW and 1,800 TW. Choose the right trailer and hitch for your RV so you can concentrate on the road ahead, not what you’re towing behind. Learn more about finding custom hitches in Santa Cruz at this website. Making summer vacation plans? Wanting to live a simpler life? Thinking about different employment options.....read more
A white 4-door pick-up truck on the San Diego Convention Center floor shows off a snazzier cover design with convenient side access to the bed. Ah, spring: the time of year you realize you forgot to disconnect your classic car's now-stone-dead battery back in the fall.....read more
ARE truck accessory stand at a convention center with two white pick-up trucks begs the question. Is your truck properly outfitted so that you can perform your job as best as you can? If you are fairly new to customizing your truck, or if you just haven’t needed to use roof racks much in the past, then this question might seem a little confusing. After all, most people are familiar with a variety of roof racks for other vehicles, but most of the time they are single-use accessories. A cargo master rack, though, is a bed-length rack that fits on your truck’s roof, usually attaching to a cap.
Benefits & Features Unlike many other kinds of roof racks, it attaches to the cap even when it extends forward, allowing it to be removed with the truck cap in the event you need an open bed. Its other features include:
Options & Availability The term “cargo master rack” refers to a variety of designs from different manufacturers with their own subtle benefits and features. This means that finding the best one for your particular truck and your cargo hauling needs will take a bit of research, but it will also result in a great fit for your vehicle and your lifestyle. To learn more about cargo master racks in Murrieta, visit this website. Just the other day, I was in a grocery store parking lot in San Francisco when a kid approached me..... read more
Most people hardly use their vehicle’s fog lamps, and it is not hard to see why. Manufacturers often prioritize quality headlamps and high-powered brights at the expense of providing a rounded and supportive experience for this lower-glare option. As a result, many drives run with full headlights in times when fog lamps might offer more benefit, or they do not realize the way that they can support your regular headlamps to provide added benefits. Key Features When you upgrade from stock to high performance fog lamps, you will start to notice improvements in the areas where your fog lamps really help out. That includes:
For Lamps vs. Headlamps Despite the advantages of upgrading your fog lamps, many people still choose to run with headlamps instead, citing cash savings or a simple lack of need for the additional support. This misses the fact that headlamps have a harsh, penetrating light that is great in the dark, but that easily gets refracted and reflected to produce glare in conditions where precipitation is interfering with visibility. For that reason alone, upgraded fog lamps are worth it. When you add in the benefits of better safety and support for your headlamps at night and under other conditions, the difference between the two strategies becomes highly visible. To find out more about fog lights in San Diego, visit this website. A convention center stand highlights the convenience of some truck caps. Displayed in its proper place on a pick-up truck, it’s easy to see the accessibility of cargo at both the back and sides with this particular accessory. |