Backing up training for newbie TT
After driving a small MH for many years I have recently bought a small TT. Only one little tiny detail... I need training to learn to back up. Does anyone in the San Diego area know of a person or s...
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I had to learn to back without a spotter, too. Not all of us have partners who can help.
Go to a school when it's closed. Or a church. You need a big, empty parking lot. Find the stall you want to back into. Pull forward so that the back of the trailer is past the stall. Now, put your hand on the BOTTOM of the steering wheel. Move that hand the direction you want the BACK of the trailer to go. Go slow. Pull forward, straighten out, then continue backing. Use the white paint marking the stall as a guide while you back.
The first time takes a bit. Then you'll get the hang of it.
In the real world, backing one of these bricks without a spotter involves physically walking the site and picking out landmarks for myself. Trees or boulders I'll use to line myself up in the site. I carry a bamboo wand to tie to the hookups so I can see them in my mirror. Then, go slow and get out to look when you need to. There's no shame in pulling forward and taking another shot at it.
Go to a school when it's closed. Or a church. You need a big, empty parking lot. Find the stall you want to back into. Pull forward so that the back of the trailer is past the stall. Now, put your hand on the BOTTOM of the steering wheel. Move that hand the direction you want the BACK of the trailer to go. Go slow. Pull forward, straighten out, then continue backing. Use the white paint marking the stall as a guide while you back.
The first time takes a bit. Then you'll get the hang of it.
In the real world, backing one of these bricks without a spotter involves physically walking the site and picking out landmarks for myself. Trees or boulders I'll use to line myself up in the site. I carry a bamboo wand to tie to the hookups so I can see them in my mirror. Then, go slow and get out to look when you need to. There's no shame in pulling forward and taking another shot at it.
