Cubbyfan
Panhandle, Florida
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You should be very happy that the DW will do it. Mine just sets in the passenger set and say that is not her job. You are the one that likes camping and traveling. Wish mine would even try getting behind the wheel of the truck and drive is a couple of block and she will not even try that alone.
Ken & Millie,
Min Pin & Chihuahua
06 GMC 3500, CC, Duramax/Allison
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Vulcaneer
Northern New England
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You guys make me sick. But good for you.
I am still trying to get my wife to empty the tanks. She even has trouble keeping her foot on the sewer connection. Needs to put on her rubber boots. And can't even look at the clear drain adapter, on our Sewer Solution.
I have been after her to attempt to just try driving our F350. Just around the block. But "Noooo" it's just so big. I even tried the "I thought size didn't matter?". But was told, that even after 35 years of marriage, I just don't understand her.
I am grateful that she will even guide me with a radio when I back in. She does a great job at that, now. But really did not want to do that at a CG. "I don't want to look that stupid, talking to a radio. People will think I'm crazy." Well, when she saw me struggling and almost back into a tree, she decided that like it or not, she needed to protect our investment in the trailer. And stepped up to the plate. Has done it ever since.
Maybe there is hope for her someday driving our truck and pulling our trailer. But this is going to be a long process.
I did get her to try waterskiing once, even though she cannot swim. But I had to get her drunk to try it. Probably not the best strategy for driving our truck. She is very "girlie".
2006 F350 V10 4X4 SC SB SRW 4.30 22,500 GCWR
Keystone Sprinter 33'9" 12,500 GVWR
Pullrite Super Glide 18K
Super Duty, Super Cab, SuperGlide
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Vulcaneer
Northern New England
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FamilyCamping wrote:My wife tows better than your wife! 
Is your wife a one ton dually, with an exhaust brake? Sorry just couldn't resist.
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Rbrunson
Tangent, Or.
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My wife can't even push the clutch in, I am on my own.
Dodge Quad Cab Cummins turbo diesel 3500 4x4 5-speed. U.S. Gear exhaust brake, 1500w inverter, 115v onboard air compressor.
'07 Mobile Suites 36 SB3 #3424
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Uppercrust
Wisconsin
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I want to learn but my DH is nervous about it. I do know how to hook it up, unhook it & everything else.
2005 F350 CC, PSD, FX4, Toreador Red/Silver
towing a 2006 Cougar 309EFS & passengers,
Mom, Dad, 12 yr. old son, 14 yr. old daughter
Diesel Border Collie
Daisy Beagle/Border Collie puppy
Lady, lab mix who's 15
Camper's have smore fun!!
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Joyce in NY
NY
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Good for your wife! I took the trailer to "town" today for repairs because DH had to work. It's a 36-foot fifth wheel. DS sat in the co-pilot's seat and helped with lane changes. On the way home, we pulled into Walmart and got some pickling spices before heading home. For the second time, I backed it into the driveway and got it level. Now if I could only learn to back it into a campsite!
I really do think it's important to be confident enough in your abilities to get the camper home if something unexpected happens to the "usual" driver. You never know when you might be days from home and have an incapacitated driver due to some kind of injury or illness!
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sue.t
Vancouver Island, BC, Canada
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If a woman can't take care of all the chores and drive frontwards and backwards, just how can she expect to go camping without her DH?
When I take off on my own, DH struggles a bit knowing he'll be without his truck for a bit, but it gives him an excuse to commute in his classic car.
Now ... if I can just get it so he knows where everything is in the KITCHEN ...
sue t.
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mighty aphrodite
San Diego
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More than 20 years ago, DH said that if I "couldn't drive it, we're NOT getting it." Needless to say, I do most of the towing in our family.....and I like my driving a WHOLE lot better!!
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Vulcaneer
Northern New England
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sue.t wrote:If a woman can't take care of all the chores and drive frontwards and backwards, just how can she expect to go camping without her DH?
Sue great point. Guess I really don't want her to learn to tow our trailer after all. Then we'll always go together. At least until she finds some other guy to take her camping. But if that happens, I sure will miss my truck.
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Merrykalia
SW Virginia
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We went camping several years ago and the DH ended up in the emergency room and was "out of it" the entire trip and for a week or two after we got back home. I HAD to tow it back, good thing I usually drove and could break camp, hook up and tow the thing. If not, we would have been there for several weeks. If you are going to use it, you need to know how to setup, break it down, then drive it. One of you may be better at going forward, going backward, etc., but you should at least know how to do it.
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