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Old 06-06-2016, 01:43 PM   #15
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Congrats on the first trip !! It will get easier and more relaxing ! As far as the backing thing, don't worry, the fun of watching, is that all of us have been there before !!!!
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As far as the backing thing, don't worry, the fun of watching, is that all of us have been there before !!!!
No doubt. And some of us will be there again!
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No doubt. And some of us will be there again!

This... On the hardest back in's i make it look like a pro driver and on the "easy" jobs the wife starts screaming because I've run over half the other campers.
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Only half? You need to try harder!
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Only half? You need to try harder!
I go on vacation June 16th... Consider it my mission.
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This... On the hardest back in's i make it look like a pro driver and on the "easy" jobs the wife starts screaming because I've run over half the other campers.
Omg. The wife and I have been laughing hard at your comments. Especially this one. Thank you for making me feel normal again.

I have to be honest, I took the TT out today to dump two door down as my neighbor has a dump hole on his lawn, and I backed in to my drive way first time and felt really confident. I felt like superman.

Now....back to the mods!! 😨😨😆😆
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Matrix, how long was your trip ! We just back from a 4 day stay at our favorite local CG ( Crooked River )about 40 miles,

A good indicator ( that you will find yourself ) that you and a nice long trip, is when you return home and try to flush the toilet with your foot !!!
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Yeah I know you're right. I'm dreading the day I put a dent in any of my vehicles including my RV. And yes, I probably would start crying lol.
I made my first dent last summer. I had borrowed my dad's 32ft Winnebago for a week. As I was backing into a tight sight with a pretty good incline at night, I stopped and asked the wife "Are we still clear?" She yells "All clear !!" I hit the gas and hear crunch on the front drivers side. I bashed in the hubcap with the camsite marker. Took the marker right out of the ground. Funny, it was inches from the RV and at least four feet high - she still didn't see it.

I'm still trying to convince her that she needs to see both sides of the rig when guiding me in - especially at night.

My lesson, I should have got out and looked around the rig myself before driving.
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Matrix, how long was your trip ! We just back from a 4 day stay at our favorite local CG ( Crooked River )about 40 miles,

A good indicator ( that you will find yourself ) that you and a nice long trip, is when you return home and try to flush the toilet with your foot !!!
I did a 3 day trip to Paul Lake (Kamloops BC). It's 30 mins from us incase we had some major issues, wanted to be close to home for the maiden voyage.

I have so much to do in the house/yards/business yet I keep getting distracted with doing stuff on the RV. Lol. I must have the bug by now hey?
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I made my first dent last summer. I had borrowed my dad's 32ft Winnebago for a week. As I was backing into a tight sight with a pretty good incline at night, I stopped and asked the wife "Are we still clear?" She yells "All clear !!" I hit the gas and hear crunch on the front drivers side. I bashed in the hubcap with the camsite marker. Took the marker right out of the ground. Funny, it was inches from the RV and at least four feet high - she still didn't see it.

I'm still trying to convince her that she needs to see both sides of the rig when guiding me in - especially at night.

My lesson, I should have got out and looked around the rig myself before driving.
Omg that's depressing! Was it just the hub cap or did you break some outer skin?
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