2011 Trip across the US
2012 Trip across the US
2014 Trip across the US
2015 Trip to Alaska
2015-16 Southwest Trip
2016 New England Trip
2016 - 17 Southwest Trip
2017 - 18 Trip to Pick Up a New Escape 21 Trailer & More
2018 - 19 Trip to Winnipeg & the Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta
2019 - 20 Trip to the Southwest
2021 - 22 Trip to the Southwest
2022 - 23 Trip to the Southwest (A short trip)
2023-24 Trip to the Southwest
Day 1, October 20, 2024 - The Guidos, Binghamton, NY 128.6 Miles, 128.6 Miles for the Trip
I finished packing, hooked up the trailer, said goodbye to Kyle, then headed out around 12:00. First stop as usual was the nearest CAT scale. The combined weight of the truck & trailer was 11020, and the trailer axle 4480. A second weighing with the truck alone showed 6000. Subtract the truck weight from the combined weight to get the trailer weight - 5020. Tongue weight is the trailer weight minus the axle weight or 560. So, the trailer is 10 pounds heavier than my last cross country trip & the tongue weight is 40 pounds heavier. The truck is exactly the same.
An uneventful drive down I 81 to Binghamton. I arrived at 3:30, just as Guido was heading out to wash the trailer. I parked, gathered the clothes & stuff for tonight and headed into the house.
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I started my trip spreadsheet that I use to keep track of campground costs, fuel costs & propane expenses. No good reason, other than it also gives me a quick list of the campgrounds I've strayed at. I also started Day 1 (this page) of the Southeast trip journal.
Dinner was a chicken Speedie salad.
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