How Did You Get Your First Ride In A DP?
Basically, my situation is that I/we (wife & a herd of kids) are TT/5th wheel campers. My wife is much less into the camping aspect but likes to travel. My current TT is 90% me and the kids with my ...
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I first drove a DP (or any motor home, for that matter) when I “test drove” the coach in my signature, below. The previous owner gave me some useful tips, but I can’t say that I’ve had any issues driving it. I find it much easier to back into a campsite compared to the TT/truck combo we had before. You have to understand that the geometry is different and you need to make allowances for sitting overtop the steering wheels and for tail swing on tight curves. Be careful, but don’t be intimidated!
Biggest issue with driving it, I guess, is that it is 8.5 feet wide and some state routes here in WV seem to have lanes only about 9 feet wide, and often there is little or no shoulder. Looking in the mirrors, the lines in the middle and edge of the road are often hugging both sides of the coach. That took some getting used to!
Wayne
Biggest issue with driving it, I guess, is that it is 8.5 feet wide and some state routes here in WV seem to have lanes only about 9 feet wide, and often there is little or no shoulder. Looking in the mirrors, the lines in the middle and edge of the road are often hugging both sides of the coach. That took some getting used to!
Wayne
