When does the fear stop?
I jumped in having never owned an RV before and purchased a 32' Class A motorhome. I am a very confident driver having driven for over 20 years anything from a tiny sports car to a big ass truck. I've rented 28' Penske Trucks and didn't hesitate in driving them at all. Drove a few hundred miles in the 28' Penske and didn't batt an eyelash.
I have zero issues driving at slow speeds in the coach(40 MPH). I am confident in my corners, watch my mirrors, give myself extra time, etc..
What I have issue with is highway speeds. I have taken it up to 60MPH, but above 50MPH i'm just slightly freaked out. I had my wife follow behind me in the minivan and she says from behind it looks great. But I am scared up there. Part of it could be because of the winds here in AZ - been getting hit by 12-15 MPH wind gusts all day combined with my first day of driving an RV. Also looks like the wind is going to follow me on my trip up north going into the 20MPH range.
Tomorrow I am making a 200-300 mile trip over to California. Also I will be towing my minivan 4 down. Already took the dinghy for a short 25 mile trip with no issues, even been passed by a semi, but still quite tentative about the whole thing.
I just dropped the coach off to have the Safe-T-Plus installed after hearing it really helps with the wind/shaky feeling.
How long did it take for people to get use to this?
I have zero issues driving at slow speeds in the coach(40 MPH). I am confident in my corners, watch my mirrors, give myself extra time, etc..
What I have issue with is highway speeds. I have taken it up to 60MPH, but above 50MPH i'm just slightly freaked out. I had my wife follow behind me in the minivan and she says from behind it looks great. But I am scared up there. Part of it could be because of the winds here in AZ - been getting hit by 12-15 MPH wind gusts all day combined with my first day of driving an RV. Also looks like the wind is going to follow me on my trip up north going into the 20MPH range.
Tomorrow I am making a 200-300 mile trip over to California. Also I will be towing my minivan 4 down. Already took the dinghy for a short 25 mile trip with no issues, even been passed by a semi, but still quite tentative about the whole thing.
I just dropped the coach off to have the Safe-T-Plus installed after hearing it really helps with the wind/shaky feeling.
How long did it take for people to get use to this?
