advice for a newbie

g1barron wrote:
Wife and I are thinking about buying a Travel Trailer in the 25ft range. My total experience towing a TT is all of 40 miles on an interstate when I was 17. Now I do have a small 8' utility trailer I pull and still have problem backing it up.

What are your recommendations as do we forget it or just jump in? Don't have any friends with TT's and can't find any training around my area.

I sure don't want to buy one and then pose a danger to you folks with many miles towing a TT or anyone else.

Many of us just "jump in". I never drove any type of trailer in my life but then towed a pop-up, then a 5'er and then drove a Gulfstream Endura with a Chevy Tahoe behind it. Still don't back up very well but that job goes to the hubby! Go to an empty parking lot and practice again and again. If you get to a campground and feel stuck, ask for help. Pretty much anyone will help you.