Another thing to guard against is a move into a lot without checking the grade of the entrance. An unanticipated slope taken a bit too fast and you might end up damaging your back end or undercarriage.

Of course you won't always be able to see what you are getting into ahead of time and will have to take a chance. If you MUST stop and a given place is your only opportunity - well, go slow and keep your fingers crossed. Depending on your specific circumstances, it might be a better option to drive further up the road. If you are in a motorhome with a car in tow, it might be prudent to find a place to detach the toad and use it to scope out the situation.

Buyer beware: RV advice at the fuel pumps - advertised fuel prices may be misleading. If you see a great price on the signs, make sure you know if taxes are included or not. Some fuel stations post the price for tax exempt purchases (which applies to some truckers doing interstate traffic). This gets the unknowing driver into the station, and more likely fueled up, before the real price is discovered.

Take the "red roads": You will probably hear this RV advice from many veteran RVers...if you can, take your time and take the scenic roads. The term "red roads" generally refers to those routes shown on maps as red lines AND which also have some marking denoting them as scenic routes. For example, our road atlas denotes scenic routes with a series of dots (...).

Don't take the "red roads" terminology too literally - not all red roads on a map are scenic, and the scenic roads are not always red. The "red road" concept simply refers to the preference of many RVers to avoid the busy interstates, and instead travel the back roads to see the local communities and landscapes of the country.
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