Backing up a TT
Any tips or tricks to backing up a travel trailer? I have a 21ft TT. TY
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Really all good hints but I will add, Don't open the door and hang your head out looking backwards!
As for me personally, I have been a professional truck driver and I prefer to not have a spotter because I am ultimately responsible for the safe movement of the vehicle. I get out and look and I set the move up in my minds eye and then do it!
I pulled out of a site one day to go to the Dump station and the wife waited at the site for my return, local park and had been there a few days! I pulled off my lynx blocks, One under each tire on the curb side. When I returned the guy next to me came running over to pick up the lynx blocks so that he could replace them for me to get re leveled! My wife told him that I would be alright and to leave them there. So he began to give me directions and motioned for me to turn this way and that way! I ignored him and in fact was not pleased with him trying to help without asking and I did my own thing!
When he saw me stop right on the blocks, he just looked at my wife and told her, "I guess he doesn't need help does he?" She told him I do this all the time where ever we go. Occassionally I have the wife watch overhead branches and such but I preferred to back up with out a spotter and to me its easier! You might get into a spot where you wont have a spotter and be glad you don't need to rely on one! Also, there is no shame in have to make more than one attempt at back up try, sometimes the juices just don't flow the same way we want out RV to go!
As for me personally, I have been a professional truck driver and I prefer to not have a spotter because I am ultimately responsible for the safe movement of the vehicle. I get out and look and I set the move up in my minds eye and then do it!
I pulled out of a site one day to go to the Dump station and the wife waited at the site for my return, local park and had been there a few days! I pulled off my lynx blocks, One under each tire on the curb side. When I returned the guy next to me came running over to pick up the lynx blocks so that he could replace them for me to get re leveled! My wife told him that I would be alright and to leave them there. So he began to give me directions and motioned for me to turn this way and that way! I ignored him and in fact was not pleased with him trying to help without asking and I did my own thing!
When he saw me stop right on the blocks, he just looked at my wife and told her, "I guess he doesn't need help does he?" She told him I do this all the time where ever we go. Occassionally I have the wife watch overhead branches and such but I preferred to back up with out a spotter and to me its easier! You might get into a spot where you wont have a spotter and be glad you don't need to rely on one! Also, there is no shame in have to make more than one attempt at back up try, sometimes the juices just don't flow the same way we want out RV to go!
