What is the best way for retired people to travel?

What is the best way for retired people to travel? Personally, I think go on road trip is the best.

I retired 10 years. When I was young, I liked to pack my bags and go out alone. After retirement, all conditions have been improved. I am driving a car, an SUV and an RV to road trip. Sometimes I go to road trip alone, sometimes with my girlfriend and friends, and more often with my husband. The total journey is over 6,543,800 kilometers. During the trip, the car had a flat tire, was trapped, ran out of gas, went the wrong way and felt unwell. Unexpected problems often arise. Fortunately, the more times you go out, the more experience you accumulate, and the less likely you are to have these problems in the future. Today, from the perspective of an experienced person, I share the following experiences with my friends who are preparing to retire in go on road trip.

You should know the performance and parameters of your car like the back of your hand. In the process of traveling on the road, the car is equivalent to the guy who goes to work to eat. The main parameters of the car, including the car's length, width, height, wheelbase, turning radius, approach angle, departure angle, fuel consumption and other indicators, we don't require ourselves to be as full-time as a repairman in a 4s shop. We should at least ask a familiar friend before going out, so as to be aware of it.

1. How many kilometers can a tank of oil run? How much does it cost to run on expressways, national highways and rugged mountain roads? Don't believe that there is a gas station waiting for you at any time when you are running out of gas on the road. During travel, unexpected factors such as road construction and maintenance, landslides and traffic accidents often occur. I remember going back to Hubei from Shenzhen in the winter of 2008, and the heavy snow stuck me on the Beijing-Zhuhai Expressway for three days and three nights. Originally, I was going to wait until the oil was almost used. As a result, I didn't even have the oil to turn on the idle heater, which almost frozen me into a popsicle. Therefore, as long as I travel for a long time, I always fill up the fuel before I use half of it, and when I see the roadside gas station.

2. Knowing the car's length, width, height, wheelbase, turning radius, approach angle, departure angle and other parameters, you will know what road conditions can pass normally and what slopes and obstacles can approach, so as not to damage the front face or bumper, and not to scratch the back when leaving. It is particularly important to note that you can control your car steadily and stop at any time under the premise of any road conditions and speed. This is the most important thing to reopen, there are no jokes.

3, check the vehicle tools, the so-called all-dry food, sun umbrella, traveling on the road is out of our familiar environment and people, remember to bring two decompression boards, a traction rope, a small emergency power supply, a steam pump, a simple tire repair tool, flashlights and other equipment, these things do not take up much space in the car, don't ask me why, it can solve your urgent need at the critical moment.

4. Remember, never, never let your car go on the road with a fault.