The Oscar's stories # 14: "Inflate to the maximum .."
"Look, I have to go with my camper for a month to Africa. Can you give me some suggestions on how to maintain tire pressure?" This is my question to the Roman tire dealer who had been serving me for years. "To decrease the friction you have to keep them inflated well to the maximum ... this reduces the contact surface. However, I recommend that you bring two spare tires, many times ..." The appointment for the African tour participants was in Algeciras (Spain) where we were supposed to take the ferry to Ceuta, the last Spanish outpost on Moroccan soil. (from Rome 2700 km). For months 2C magazine had been bringing the latest updates to this demanding African tour that was supposed to go as far as Tamaranset after crossing the desert and then returning to Tunisia and from there embarking for Sicily. For a total of 9700 kilometers for those departing from Rome. None of the 15 participants in the demanding African program could boast experiences of consistent desert cr...