Help!!!! Travel Trailer Back in
I feel so dumb and miss out on a lot of campgrounds, as my anxiety hits an all new level when trying to back in to a site. Part of that anxiety occurs when people are watching me fail, lol. What giv...
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2112 wrote:
It's the Scoop Maneuver
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=RLtfrBWzNCw
This guy calls it the Swoop
https://www.outdoorsy.com/blog/pro-tips-for-backing-up-a-trailer
I can't get into my driveway without doing this. My street is narrow and has deep ditches on both sides
BINGO.
I've heard it called The Swoop and The Scoop.
The details depend on the length/geometry of your trailer and truck. The technique is the same, but the distances will vary.
I have a 44' fifth wheel and a long bed dually.
When I'm pulling up to a back-in space I first cross my fingers and hope that the space is on my left, because it's so much easier to see from the driver's side. It's not much harder on the other side though.
Pull up slowly on the same side as the space. So if the space is on the left, I hug the left side of the road and watch my mirror or hang my head out the window to see when my front trailer wheels get just start to get to the far side of the space's driveway.
When I get to that point, I cut my wheels hard to the right and go almost as far as I can, and then I turn hard to the left and pull forward a little. This pulls my trailer out into the road and ***** it towards the space with the driver's side wheels aligned right with the end of the space.
As I back in, I straighten out the truck (wheels left) so the trailer stops turning, and it backs right in.
At that point, I only have to make slight corrections depending on where the pedestal and any other obstacles are located.
It's usually a one-shot deal.
