Re learning to drive a motor home.
I began driving motor homes in 2000 when I bought a 35 ft.National Tropical with the Tritan 10 then moved up to a 39 ft. National Tradewinds with the 330 CAT a year and a half later. I drove it for 14...
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Recently went from a 34 ft DP
To a 36ft gassed
Yes more tail swing, shorter tighter running radius
But the fuel fill , went from being right next to the driver on the DP
To dead center rear of the coach behind the license plate on the Bounder
The getting in and out of the station drive way is the same
But positioning the coach at the pump, to get the fuel has changed
And I have to make sure the pump hose is long enough
So far I use the same fuel stops I did with the Safari DP
But not the ones I used with previous smaller 30ft gasser ,
We had before the DP
The local chevron, and 76, have pump hoses and positions that make them hard to reach the centre rear of the Bounder unless I back the coach in at an angle, forget that I'll drive a few miles to the one that fits, the one I've been using for the DP
Changing from 39 ft to 40 ft, is nothing
It's the different location of the tank fill
That is throwing you off, you will get used to it
To a 36ft gassed
Yes more tail swing, shorter tighter running radius
But the fuel fill , went from being right next to the driver on the DP
To dead center rear of the coach behind the license plate on the Bounder
The getting in and out of the station drive way is the same
But positioning the coach at the pump, to get the fuel has changed
And I have to make sure the pump hose is long enough
So far I use the same fuel stops I did with the Safari DP
But not the ones I used with previous smaller 30ft gasser ,
We had before the DP
The local chevron, and 76, have pump hoses and positions that make them hard to reach the centre rear of the Bounder unless I back the coach in at an angle, forget that I'll drive a few miles to the one that fits, the one I've been using for the DP
Changing from 39 ft to 40 ft, is nothing
It's the different location of the tank fill
That is throwing you off, you will get used to it
