RVUSA wrote:
StephJohn2010 wrote:
RVUSA wrote:
42 feet and first time driving an rv? wow buy some driving gloves, you are bound for blisters otherwise. It will take a while until you experience most of the things that happens on the roads with a big rig so just stay relaxed.
OP here: I am green, but I have driven from South Dakota to Ventura, Ca to Phoenix, Tucson to Denver, to Oklahoma City, to Baton Rouge. So some experience but I realize I have many many years before I'm considered good/comfortable. Hence me being uneasy about the Northeast area that I have zero experience with. All I know is there is A-Lot of people over there. We plan on going to Gettysburg to Maine in the future.
I wasnt suggesting you didnt have any prior long haul driving experience with cars, just big rv's.
They are slow to respond when compared to cars. They take off slow, they turn slow, and they stop slow. It's the lack of the panic speed maneuvers that will get you blisters. You would not believe the amount of people that will pass you and then cut in to your lane with barely inches to spare and then slow down. You'll learn where your brake is first.
Remember to go out into the intersection as far as you can before beginning the turn or you'll wipe out the stop signs. Dont ask me how I know that one. :B
No problem. Just to clarify the conversation though, I drove our RV to all the destinations above so I have 4 or 5 thousand miles of big rig driving under my belt. Again, not enough to be considered good/comfortable though. I'm not looking forward to crazy drivers, I got enough of that around Dallas/Ft. Worth. Thanks for the tips.
