[whatsnewell]

Forgot to mention that when we were in Forks, WA a few days ago we had parked the coach and trailer across the street from the RV park we had planned to stay at if they had space. I did my usual walk around and noticed the right rear tire on the trailer was exhibiting an odd wear pattern. Upon close inspection I determined that the tread was separating (a diagnoses later confirmed by the tire place we were referred to). The owner of the RV park gave me a referral to the only tire store in town, so after parking the coach in the assigned spot in the RV park (Forks 101 RV Park) I removed the defective tire and took it down to the tire store (West End Motors) where they replaced it with a like kind and quality tire (10 ply, load range E) in 5 minutes. So grateful I caught that bad tire before it failed....I do carry a spare, but better to change the tire when you decide to, than in an emergency situation.

When we stop at rest stops each day we are traveling I walk around with an infrared temp gun and check the temp of each tire.....a high temp on one tire can be a warning sign of pending problems.

By the way, yesterday, July 30th, was our six month anniversary of fulltiming on the road!