Showing up late

rhagfo wrote:

Muddydogs wrote:

DutchmenSport wrote:


4. Don't listen to anyone else except your spotter. Tell every one else you appreciate their efforts, but you have your designated spotter. And if you have a family, still take directions form only 1 person. This greatly reduces confusion and anxiety! If you have other family, they can respond with only 1 word and 1 word only! That word, yelled from the top of their lungs is "STOP!" Nothing else should come out of their mouths. You listen to only your spotter. "STOP" is the only word you listen to from every one else. Make sure they all know that. But if all is going well, they keep their mouths shut. Always!

How about just learning how to back? There is no reason for hand signals, radios, or flashing lights. I pull up to a sight and I know what I need to do to get backed in and don't need anyone telling me which way to turn or move the trailer. My standing order with the wife is to yell stop if I'm going to hit anything other then that just stand back. I might kick a line or hole in the dirt or gravel and tell her to stop me when the back of the trailer is even with the mark but other then that I can see what I need to do to get the trailer there.

My wife doesn't know how to back a trailer and doesn't care to learn so why would I want her to tell me what to do when she has no idea what's really going on? I have watched more than one spotter telling the driver to straighten out when the back of the trailer really needs to be pushed over a few more feet.

Biggest mistake I see with others backing is when things don't go right they think they need to pull forward 20+ feet when just pulling forward 5 feet and turning the steering wheel to kick the back of the trailer around is all that's needed.

Your local WalMart parking lot at 6am or 7am is a great place to practice your backing skills.

X2!

DW job, is warn if I am going to hit something, hold the dogs, and keep stupid kids on bikes from going behind me!

Except for one thing, I agree with you. My steps are for when it's completely DARK especially in a new campground. Can you HONESTLY back in when it's completely dark into an unknown spot with out getting out a few times to check where the trailer is heading or without assistance. Re.ember, this response was for darkness. If you can do this in total darkness alone wit no assistance or getting out to check the end of the campers position then you truly ARE a remarkably driver!