Aligning truck to camper using stripes - thank you!
I'm not sure who posted that they mark the center of the camper, near the base; then put a stripe in the bed mat - and back in keeping those two marks in alignment - but it's fantastic!
Ed is an ex-truck driver, so simply backs in using his mirrors (and he's freakishly good at it!). My job is to see any "problems" as the two units come together - and now that I have the spot on the camper following the stripe on the bedliner, I can see clearly if he's wandering a bit to one side or the other. I'm also confident that I could do this by myself if need be. I also marked the middle of the back of the camper, so I can check about halfway in, to see how the back is following.
I used white electrical tape on the bedmat; and a vertical red line (about 1/4" x 2") on the camper, just so there's plenty of contrast.
Ed is an ex-truck driver, so simply backs in using his mirrors (and he's freakishly good at it!). My job is to see any "problems" as the two units come together - and now that I have the spot on the camper following the stripe on the bedliner, I can see clearly if he's wandering a bit to one side or the other. I'm also confident that I could do this by myself if need be. I also marked the middle of the back of the camper, so I can check about halfway in, to see how the back is following.
I used white electrical tape on the bedmat; and a vertical red line (about 1/4" x 2") on the camper, just so there's plenty of contrast.
