Check your tires every travel day!

[Crazydog]

A very tragic accident for sure. But how do we know it was caused by tire problems? It could have been caused by any number of things such as another vehicle, debris in the road, a moment of inattention or one of the thousands of potholes in the freeway.

 

[Scotttkd2]

Unfortunately tire pressure is only part of it, my pressures were perfect until blowouts occurred with no warning on any of the tire sensors. The tire conditions have to be checked as well, and both inner and outer sides visual inspection is the only way to tell if you have a bulge, checking, cracking etc. I now have a cheap flexible bore scope attachment for my phone that I can reach over and behind the tires to "see" the condition without having to crawl under. Paranoia some say, but some of us have lots of expensive 20/20 hindsight available to us now to have learned from.

 

[DavidL]

Most of the time high speed and under inflation will be the cause a blow out.

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Pressure washing your tires will degrade tires also.

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I saved a fellow camper this on my last trip. The camper needed help hooking up. When we hooked up his trailer, I noticed his tire in the rear was low. He did not even have a tire gauge. Sure enough all his tires were closer to 20 pounds than 30. The door sticker for tire inflation called for 35 pounds. My camper has air ride, so I was able to air up his truck before he left.

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I have tire pressure monitor on my bus and tow vehicle. Tire pressure monitors will give you peace of mind. Do not leave your campground without checking air pressure, manually or from your monitoring equipment.

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88 feet per second is plenty fast for retired folks

Well, if you don't know how to properly use a power washer, yes, it can damage lots of things. Just like a hammer can. It's just a tool. Needs to be in the right hands.