Towing with Cruise Control

[terry and jo]

Sorry for what will probably be a dumb question, but the majority of my towing experience has been at a time before cruise control was available on trucks.

I have a tendency to NOT want to use cruise control while towing, simply because of reaction time should something, either the traffic situation or a camper problem, occur while going down the road. However, there have been times when I was tempted to do so with our 26 foot and smaller campers, especially on long stretches without many towns.

If finances work out for us, we are scheduled for a two week vacation near Pagosa Springs, CO in late August. Since a lot of those miles to get there are interstate highways, it is possible I may want to use cruise control. However, since it will be the first long "haul" with a 38 footer, I may be too leary to use it.

So, the question is do you use your cruise control when towing, and if not, other than traffic situations or camper problems, why not?

Thanks in advance for your replies.

Terry