Day 42
Blowout on the camper.
July 18, 2023 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 90 °FHad a blowout on the camper, east Colorado about 50 miles from Kansas border. Nothing out here at all. Changed the tire in the breakdown lane of I70 in 98 degrees full sun. Took about an hour and aRead more
Traveler Wow, so glad to hear you both are ok! Sorry, no one stopped to help. Just curious, do you have a tpms? If so, did you get any advance alerts on temp or pressure? obtw, the goodyears are good tires!
Traveler No tpms, not sure it would have mattered as the tread ripped off and the tire went boom all in about 2 seconds. I checked the psi that morning as I always do before a full day of driving. 98 degrees+cheap tires (oem) and just turned 5 years old then add the potholes of far easter Colorado and this is whats possible. It was between Goodyear and Michelin. $5 difference. These were in stock and no waiting. Those guys at discount tire had us on the road again in about an hour and a half!