Parking the 5er
Today we washed the Bighorn and got it ready for its winter nap at the local RV storage lot. We hooked it up and drove it down to the wash station provided by the lot, took our time and gave her a go...
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djgarcia wrote:valhalla360 wrote:
Well of course it was easy...no one was watching. ;)
Consider setting up hand singals and no discussion unless the spotter (who is really the one in charge) walks up to the driver's window to confer in a normal tone of voice. The driver's only right is to stop if they think there is a problem or they can't see the spotter.
My wife uses a hand held CB radio and talks to me with my CB radio in the truck when I backing the 5th wheel into my site. Yelling directions can be confusing, difficult and also provide great campground entertainment for RVers around you:)
Breaker! Breaker!
That's fine but even then it's important to have clear predetermined signals (ie: when the spotter says "turn right" is that turn the truck steering axle to the right or swing the rear of the trailer to the right)
I would still recommend the rule that if you can't see the spotter, the rig stop.
Nice thing about hand signals is you don't have to worry about dead batteries or where did the unit go. Also, the extraneous commentary is limited to the "your #1" hand signal.
Most of all take your time and don't worry if you have to pull forward and take another try at it.
