Sleeping In Truck While Solo, and with Trainer

It was the fifth wheel jaw that malfunctioned, possibly weakened by previously trying to hook to a kingpin with the jaws closed already. The driver was found to be not at fault. I just brought this up though to remind of the kind of destructive force these vehicles are capable of. Only an idiot wouldn't have respect for that kind of responsibility.

 

SP told me the king pin snapped off the trailer, I know/ knew everyone involved.

 

I'm "gittin" outta here foe fight breaks out and someone calls the babysitters!! BBAHAHAHA
(u didnt see me here)

 

Ha! I see that. Hard to say if the accident could have been prevented. I wasn't there for the pretrip. I find it hard to believe that the kingpin just snapped off without a previous crack. Still would be hard to see because its covered in grease.

 

The flame war stops now.

 

And now to our regularly scheduled programming...

... to answer the OP I highly recommend getting a sleeping bag until you are running solo and know you won't have to slip seat. Then go for the sheets and doilies.

 

I TOLD Y'ALL yall WAS GONNA "git " it!!! BAHHAHAHAHAH

 

I just bought a fleece sleeping bag at walmart for 14.99. It's made by Ozark Trail, rolls up into maybe a 5 or 6 inch thick roll, and its nowhere near as thick as a regular sleeping bag. It's still summer time, so I figure by the time it starts getting real cold, I will have a better idea what to get at that time. Also got a simple fitted sheet for 3.99 at walmart, put that down onto the mattress, then I have the fleece and my new pillow I got for about 7 bucks, and instant bedding.

 

I've been thinking about getting a fleece blanket, but waiting until I get back home to resupply (with the wife coming aboard). One thing is that if you run in the West, especially the upper mountain states, it can get cold at night. I woke up to 48ºF a last week, so having the Ozark Trail lightweight mummy sleeping bag was a good thing. It was one of the few times I've had to get inside it and zip it up since June.

One thing to remember about temperature and elevation: for every thousand feet elevation you gain there will be about a 3ºF drop in temperature. Some of my trip planning is based on how high I want to sleep, depending on the weather. In hot summer weather I want to sleep as high elevation as possible. On a recent run up the I-15 and catching the I-70 I was planning on stopping at one of the numerous rest areas on the way to Green River for my 10, running out of 14, in the middle of a hot day. The first rest area I came to was just on the east side of a mountain pass (a little over 7000'), and I made the mistake of bypassing it. My temperature gauge read 79º... instead I stopped at the next rest area 20 miles later, after dropping several thousand feet, and the temperature was 90ºF.

By the way, also remember to "put a squeeze" on your bottles when running the mountains in the west. Nothing like opening your shower kit to find shampoo exploded inside....

 

well thats some dang good info. I'm going to be packing some sweat shirts and some other warmer clothes when I eventually get out with a trainer, just trying to keep all my kit as light as possible when I am out sharing the truck.

Can you go into some more detail as to how you put the squeeze on your bottles,i'd imagine you are saying to squeeze the excess air out of them before screwing the top on?