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mekkerl
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Apr 06, 2018

Backing-In from SINGLE Lane Road

We are about to start our third season of camping with our 40' fifth-wheel. I've done a great job driving and backing in to campsites, between trees, and other places I probably shouldn't have even tried.
My problem is at home.
I park the camper on a stone pad next to our driveway.
This pad and the driveway comes off a single-lane 'access road'...about 10-12' wide.
I have a lot of trouble staying off of the grass on either side of the access road, where I put tire divots, and tear up the grass. And the side I mess the most grass up, is not my property!

Does anyone have good advice or videos on how best to back in a 5'r coming from a single lane road without any driveway aprons?

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  • Approach your drive with the driveway side wheels on the edge of the road or even in the grass if you can. When your truck gets past the drive, turn hard away from the driveway side and keep going until you are near the other side and then turn back. The goal is to end up with the camper started pointing toward the drive and the truck already in the middle of the turn so the trailer turns quickly as you back straight up.