Sarasota FL
The last few days have been devoted to completing tasks. Nothing terribly exciting.
1) We finished the cupboards in the garage and started filling them with items we’ll need when we settle in Sarasota.
2) After an hour on the phone, I was able to schedule a mammogram – it’s on Tuesday February 2 at 10:00.
3) We picked up our bikes from the repair shop; Kelly got a haircut; the returns were finished.
The big issue has been trailer weight and truck size. We were nervous about our weight at the beginning of the trip. But, when we weighed the rig in Virginia and it totaled somewhere around 9,000, Kelly was relieved to find we were not over our weight limit. Her logic was this: if Chevy says the total weight of truck and “stuff” cannot exceed 9,000, then we’re spot on. She wasn’t worried until we hit mountains, but she was upset to be max’ed out so early in the journey.
The last few days have been devoted to completing tasks. Nothing terribly exciting.
1) We finished the cupboards in the garage and started filling them with items we’ll need when we settle in Sarasota.
2) After an hour on the phone, I was able to schedule a mammogram – it’s on Tuesday February 2 at 10:00.
3) We picked up our bikes from the repair shop; Kelly got a haircut; the returns were finished.
The big issue has been trailer weight and truck size. We were nervous about our weight at the beginning of the trip. But, when we weighed the rig in Virginia and it totaled somewhere around 9,000, Kelly was relieved to find we were not over our weight limit. Her logic was this: if Chevy says the total weight of truck and “stuff” cannot exceed 9,000, then we’re spot on. She wasn’t worried until we hit mountains, but she was upset to be max’ed out so early in the journey.
I’ve been reading a lot about towing and learning there’s more to it than total weight. There are about seven different truck, hitch, and trailer limits to consider, plus four different weights to consider. These eleven variables are not linear – there are ratios all through the comparisons of one weight to another. It is complicated and confusing. Every time I did the math, we were coming up too heavy to be safe – even on flat roads. I tried the math from different angles, trying to back in to some of the numbers. The results were roughly the same.
I wasn’t just worried – I was angry. The folks who built our trailer were pretty clear that we could easily tow it with our Colorado. This was a helluva time to find out differently. I was also angry about the timing. We’re living on less money now and our trip has already begun: why am I hearing about this NOW???
I felt like a failure – not a feeling I handle well.
I wasn’t just worried – I was angry. The folks who built our trailer were pretty clear that we could easily tow it with our Colorado. This was a helluva time to find out differently. I was also angry about the timing. We’re living on less money now and our trip has already begun: why am I hearing about this NOW???
I felt like a failure – not a feeling I handle well.
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