Perfect backing!

That is one thing that is missing in the RV park I'm in.

The "Novice backing into site Show" Often much better than anything on TV.

(All but the two tent sites and one open back in site are pull through here and no trees to doge.. Still one lady backed over the water spout :) )

ChopperBill wrote:
Wife helping me back in would have to have a marriage counselor involved. She disappears and I get help from one of my male friends. No yelling and screaming that way.

My job is pretty simple. I am just there to tell him if he is going to hit something and to watch for kids on bikes etc. When I think it might be right I tell him "GOAL" - get out and look and we are done.

Wife helping me back in would have to have a marriage counselor involved. She disappears and I get help from one of my male friends. No yelling and screaming that way.

restlesswind wrote:
Watched a fellow backing into the space. His wife was giving hand signals with both hands. She had one hand up in what I took as a signal to stop, with the other hand she was motioning to keep coming on back.

Talk about "mixed signals"! They got the rig parked, so I guess they had their own signal system.

That's the signal that you need to back slowly but still a little ways to go.:B

Watched a fellow backing into the space. His wife was giving hand signals with both hands. She had one hand up in what I took as a signal to stop, with the other hand she was motioning to keep coming on back.

Talk about "mixed signals"! They got the rig parked, so I guess they had their own signal system.

owenssailor wrote:
At our marina we had a guy back down the launch ramp and slam his brakes on. He had disconnected all the ties for the boat. Boat slid backwards onto the concrete launch ramp.
Then he threatened to sue us because the ramp was on a slope.
Endless fun

Ha! Seen that a number of times. Then you have the guy that guns the engine up the slope after he gets the boat on the trailer without securing it! Same thing-just going the other way!

In fourteen years of camping I've only seen one person have any real trouble backing into a camping spot. My hometown is right on the Ohio Rive and most of my friends have boats. Been with them many of times and I've never encountered anyone have trouble at at boat ramp. I can't relate.

The odds of messing up when backing are proportional to the number of people watching.

I drove a truck for a number of years and consider myself better than some.Always a good feeling when we back up and hit it the first time.Not so much when I don't.I hate arriving late to a spot.The gawkers are usually out and having a adult beverage in hand.Love it when the SWMBO gets out and stands pointing to a spot and when the 5er hits it she throws down the Anderson levelers,I back up while watching the level on front.She turns on her heel and starts doing her thing while I finish up the outside.She has the slides out and everything ready when I'm done.She has her to list and I have mine.Large glass of tea when we are through.Takes us about 20-30 minutes,start to finish.

Best backing job I have ever seen was at a lake in Georgia. There was a fishing tournament going on and I just happened to be there fishing (not in tournament). The ramps actually had concrete curbs on both sides so the "lanes" were very clear. They were at least 40 yards long. As I was slowly and carefully backing my boat down the ramp, one of the pros was doing the same on the ramp next to me. He had his partner in the boat and he must have been backing about 40 mph. When the trailer tires hit the water he hit the brakes. The boat launched perfectly into the water and the guy in the boat had the engine down and running in seconds. The truck driver was parked and in the boat with his partner before I got my boat in the water.

The odds of messing up when backing are proportional to the number of people watching.