You may face rain at some point during an RV road trip. Use the below tips to set yourself up for a safe and successful road trip despite the rain!
Before Your Trip
Your tires keep your RV in contact with the road and it’s important that they remain in good condition. Driving on bad tires isn’t safe at the best of times, but it’s going to be significantly worse when it’s raining. You’ll want to use a tire-pressure gauge to check the pressure of each tire and air them up to the manufacturer’s recommended psi levels.
While you’re doing that, inspect the tread depth of your tires and make sure there are no embedded objects or cracks in the sidewalls. There are tire-pressure monitoring systems you can install on your RV that will take a lot of the guesswork out of analyzing tire condition for you, too.
During Your Drive
The general rule when driving a typical car in optimal conditions is to give yourself two seconds of following distance between yourself and the car ahead of you. With an RV, it’s wise to increase this to five seconds in good weather.
In poor weather conditions, you’ll want to increase your following distance even more while reducing your maximum speed at the same time. Giving yourself a larger cushion will allow you to have sufficient room to bring your RV to a full stop when you hit the brakes, which will be more challenging when it’s raining. Make sure to slow down well in advance of any turns and stoplights, too.
For more information or to explore RVs for sale, visit JTS RV Super Center. We are a dealership located in Grafton, Ohio.