backing on wrong side
I'm supposed to pick up my 40' 5th wheel friday and have been watching youtube videos on how to back. All of the videos say to have the place you are backing into on the drivers side. Well, our dr...
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We start by us getting out and agreeing on exactly where we want the trailer to end up. We both look at low branches, etc. I look for obstacles near the roadway, overhang issues, etc.
My DW stands there with her arms crossed. Sometimes she's texting on the phone. I don't move if I don't see her and she is acknowledging I exist. She'll stop me if I'm going to hit something, but that's about it. She rarely uses the same hand signals, no matter how many times I tell her it's really important.
I always stop, get out and look if I'm unsure - which I do every time, since I'm never sure if DW sees everything. The only hand signal I trust of hers is the last few feet when she signals me to stop. You should see us when I hook up the bumper pull, she'll guide me back then tell me I missed, try again (it's easier to jump out and look 5x as I back up).
Last year I went camping with my brother for the first time. He doesn't own a trailer nor tow a trailer. He jumped out and started guiding me into a camp spot. Perfect. What a difference between he and my DW, his hand signals made sense.
When backing up into a site on the blind side (passenger side), it helps to have an electric mirror on that side which you can adjust as you backup.
I always get out and look as I backup. Sometimes only 1 time, usually more often. Don't be afraid to pull forward and adjust or start over.
My DW stands there with her arms crossed. Sometimes she's texting on the phone. I don't move if I don't see her and she is acknowledging I exist. She'll stop me if I'm going to hit something, but that's about it. She rarely uses the same hand signals, no matter how many times I tell her it's really important.
I always stop, get out and look if I'm unsure - which I do every time, since I'm never sure if DW sees everything. The only hand signal I trust of hers is the last few feet when she signals me to stop. You should see us when I hook up the bumper pull, she'll guide me back then tell me I missed, try again (it's easier to jump out and look 5x as I back up).
Last year I went camping with my brother for the first time. He doesn't own a trailer nor tow a trailer. He jumped out and started guiding me into a camp spot. Perfect. What a difference between he and my DW, his hand signals made sense.
When backing up into a site on the blind side (passenger side), it helps to have an electric mirror on that side which you can adjust as you backup.
I always get out and look as I backup. Sometimes only 1 time, usually more often. Don't be afraid to pull forward and adjust or start over.
