omg!!!!!!!!

I feel bad for you. I assume the mailbox will get relocated ;)

As for backing up I find I need to pull forward much further to get the trailer turning in a smooth arch. Even draw a line with chalk where the trailer wheels should be in the curve. Best of luck next time. It does get easier. Five tries at it should not get you discouraged. Sometimes I need to get out and look a few times to stay on track.

In 16 seasons of camping I've only had a pull thru 3 times. No matter how many times I back in it's different everytime. Some are better than others. Even my pad a home, which is a back in, I have trouble sometimes.

9 axle B train backs in through a door. One try. No Monback. Clicky

Orion LOL but I was nice when I said it :) All about the tone you use!!! Us wives mean well :)

Ouch! We had a run in between the underside of the nose and the truck bed on a very steep hill and turn.

You will love your Reflection.

Jetstreamer wrote:
Gotta have a spotter!

Can't count the times I have backed up the 5er without a spotter. Most at the storage yard, but also at a park during the off season, (no hordes of kids).
Three things I try to always do.

#1 Steer from the bottom of the wheel so you know which way the trailer should go.

#2. Make small inputs, and start to com back to neutral soon.

#3. Always use the mirrors avoid looking over your shoulder.

caysea7254 wrote:
Jet streamer I was the spotter! I told him he was going to scrape but at that point he was so frustrated he said I will handle this! I know when I'm too close! So when he scraped all I said was yep you handled that real well! :)

as a husband myself I can't tell you how happy we are when you wives say things like this. After we mess up it's always nice to have someone there to remind us that we just messed up. :D

One other thing to watch for when backing is the crown of the road. While backing into a campsite with a large tree at the entrance, I was sure I had cleared the tree but didn't allow for the side to side tip of the trailer due to the crown. A long scape of an upper limb of the tree tore the rubber roof right at the edge of the trailer. I, nor my spotter, realized we had hit until the next day. She says to me, "What's that on top of the trailer?" After an emergency patch of about 6 feet of rubber roof, all was secure until we got a new roof installed. Surprisingly, there was no frame or plywood damage: just a long tear in the rubber.

And a big thanks to all of you with your great advise! Both of us appreciate your kindness!:)

Jet streamer I was the spotter! I told him he was going to scrape but at that point he was so frustrated he said I will handle this! I know when I'm too close! So when he scraped all I said was yep you handled that real well! :)