Listening to Ed – the trailer-drivin’ ‘expert’ – explain the art of backing up a trailer into a spot is considerably different than watching him try to execute the same maneuver.
I was almost in need of Pampers as I watched him try to back into the spot we’d picked at the Big Pines Recreation Area in the Yakima Canyon – for the 9th time.
“The first day with the new trailer”, I explained to the folks watching from the adjacent site. Unlike me, they were too polite to double over with laughter.
Finding a riverside site at MaryHill the next day with a pull-through was a complete godsend, so we stayed for 2 nights. 🙂
After running a bush over at the first (unpowered) site that Ed tried to back into at Cape Lookout (if you look carefully at the pic above, you’ll see Ed pushing the T@B into position), when we decided to find a full hookup site, he threw me the keys.
Egads.
Oh well, turnabout would be fair play.
But miracle of miracles. I somehow managed to back it in straight the first time.
Proof positive that ignorance is bliss?
Two things to keep in mind when backing a trailer.
1. Focus on the rear of the trailer using your rear view mirrors.
2. Use the steering just the opposite of what you think is normal.
Go slow and with a little practice you will master the skill of backing up.
By the way backing a small single axle trailer is the most difficult of any trailer to back up.
Gee Ros,
You’ve come a long way since this RV!
WOW! I was just going to ask you what happened to your RV when I noticed this was a 2009 post. Definitely pays to move up! Maybe I’ll visit and see your new “UP” when you get it. . .