It seems like more often than not we are on a tight schedule, forcing us to put in more miles per day than we'd like. I wanted this trip to be more leisurely as it pertained to how many hours I was behind the wheel each day.
Admittedly I am one of those people who likes to do all of the driving myself and my wife Dawn is happy with our arrangement. I know Dawn is a competent driver (she even has her CDL) but I still prefer to do the driving. I also think it is extremely important that both individuals are capable of driving or towing the RV. You never know when your travel partner will need to drive the RV and they should feel comfortable and confident in doing so.
As we were planning that summer trip, it brought back a memory of a past trip we took in the RV. We were stopped in traffic because of an accident, and were stuck in the same spot without moving for at least 30 minutes. I told Dawn that I was going to run back and use the bathroom and if traffic started moving to just get behind the wheel and drive. The boys were in the back bedroom playing X Box.
The motorhome started moving about the same time that I came out of the bathroom. Both boys looked up at me with their eyes wide open and my older son (Dawn's step-son) said, "If you're back here with us who's driving the motorhome?" My youngest son (also Dawn's stepson), who was about eight at the time, leaped up and ran to the front of the motorhome and said, "Dawn just pull over as soon as you can and let Dad drive."
The boys never saw Dawn drive the motorhome and just assumed she couldn't or shouldn't be driving it. At that point I made a mental note to myself to one day produce a driving DVD to help teach people who don't drive the RV how to do it. It took a while but eventually we produced these helpful DVDs:
Drive your Motorhome Like a Pro DVD
Trailer Towing, Weights, Hitch Work & Backing DVD
Tow Your 5th Wheel Trailer Like a Pro DVD
Watch my video below that shows how to establish your reference points for safe motorhome driving operation:
Happy RV Learning!
Mark Polk
RV Education 101
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