socrne1 – you sound like an awesome dad! The tandem trailers give you more tires in case of a blowout, but you wouldnt really want to tow a tandem any serious distance with a flat, anyway, which would mean youd still have to change the tire. If you dont have Goodyear Marathons on the trailer, thats really a good place to start with your existing trailer. Much less chance of a blowout with tires that are made for trailering — especially when youve got long hauls. The premium tires on the Panteras and Jaguars used to be Firestone Firehawks, and in my experience, while they looked pretty, they werent great tires for long hauling or trailering on bad roads. Dad was in a boat accident at a tournament one year, and I had to fly from NYC to Minnesota to get him out of the hospital and on a plane to Florida, then I towed the boat back from Red Wing, MN to Palm Bay, FL. One Firehawk blew out about halfway home, and the other had a bulge in the sidewall just as I made it to Dads driveway. We were always replacing those Firehawks. So, good tires for your existing trailer (if you dont already have Marathons) might be a better investment in the longrun, because youve still got to change those flats on a tandem when youre away from home.
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