Backing that trailer into a tight campsite..
I think I do everything pretty well with the travel trailer. But, backing into a tight campsite sometimes just stresses me out. In September we went down the the beach and that was the tightest spot...
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gkainz wrote:
The problem with "the scoop" is a lot of smaller sites only have a single wide road, with lovely boulders and trees lining the lane. There's not much room to "scoop" and if you take it to the extreme, you end up with the passenger side of the truck against the lane edge, leaving you no further room to maneuver.
I will grant, that with adequate room, it does position your trailer for a better approach.
Timed right the scoop lets you start with the trailer axles close to the edge of road at the site. This will reduce the width of road you need to get your trailer in the site. On a narrow road, site on left. When you stop TV should be straight with and near the left side. The trailer axle should be tight to left side of road, and just past the drive. Crank hard to right, move back just a little to start increasing the angle between TT and TV, then move steering back to center. As you come back, still left of road center, the trailer will get deeper in site, and closer to perpendicular to road. At the right time you will need to cut steer to left to keep TV in front of trailer
