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10-07-2020, 05:26 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2019
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Why Wife/ traveling partner needs to be able to drive Rig.
This is my reason. Suddenly had retinal detachment in one eye.Cant see well enough to drive 7 hours home. Chance of you having this happen is slim. Right eye last year, Left eye this year. My wife can drive a truck, 5th wheel trailer, and boat in tow. Taught her how to do it .
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10-07-2020, 05:52 PM
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Site Team
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Goodyear, Arizona
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There have been many posts here about this subject.
Unfortunately the majority state that the wife refuses to drive the truck/trailer combo. For those that own a Motorhome, the responses were better.
My wife has no problems driving our combo but is reluctant to back it up.
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10-07-2020, 06:04 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: May 2019
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Thanks for posting. This is a good point about having an alternate driver. I do the over half of the motorhome driving but the wife does a fair share so she can be relieve me at times, and be comfortable handing the RV.
Same way with the boat. She drives it often and puts it on the trailer. It sure is easier when you have a team effort.
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10-07-2020, 06:06 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2017
Location: North of Seattle, WA
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My wife passed away 4 years ago this month. I travel alone but my emergency plan is to buy my Son a plane ticket to wherever I am and have him drive me home.
At my age the plane ticket is definitely less expensive than a "Traveling Companion" or new Wife.
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10-07-2020, 06:13 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2019
Location: Rockford, Michigan
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Why Wife/ traveling partner needs to be able to drive Rig.
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Originally Posted by TitanMike
My wife passed away 4 years ago this month. I travel alone but my emergency plan is to buy my Son a plane ticket to wherever I am and have him drive me home.
At my age the plane ticket is definitely less expensive than a "Traveling Companion" or new Wife.
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Sorry for your loss TitanMike.
True words.
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10-07-2020, 06:19 PM
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Site Team
Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: Grayson County, Texas
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Every time a new thread appears on this subject, I mention it to my DW. She has a similar answer as TitanMike's ==> "Nope... no way. I'll pay Nathan's way (our son) to come wherever we are to drive the rig home."
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10-07-2020, 06:40 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2014
Location: Northern KY
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Quote:
At my age the plane ticket is definitely less expensive than a "Traveling Companion" or new Wife.
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true, so true
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10-08-2020, 01:11 PM
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MCTroy
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: Troy.Ohio
Posts: 1,176
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I like towing our 35 ft TT. The 2500 Ram is easy to handle. I can tow our 24ft 6000 pound boat too but like the way the trailer handles much better. My father gave me the best advise. Point the truck where you want to go, swing her wide, and the trailer will follow you! I admit to not backing either of them much, but if needed I would try or find someone to help. We tow from Ohio to Maryland so it is important my DH gets a break!
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10-08-2020, 01:14 PM
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Member
Join Date: Dec 2018
Posts: 44
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My wife has no problem driving to give me a break. But, she has no interest in hooking up, or backing up. We tow a travel trailer with a one-ton van. Were I to buy a truck and fifth wheel, I doubt she would want to drive at all, much less hook up or back up.
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10-08-2020, 01:25 PM
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Pickin', Campin', Mason
Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: South Western PA
Posts: 19,074
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My wife LOVES to camp.
She is absolutely great at a lot of things but has ZERO interest in driving the truck and the 5th wheel and IMHO would be a poor candidate to learn since she wants NOTHING to do with it.
We often travel in a group so I (we) usually have someone around or I'd fly someone in. It is what it is.
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10-08-2020, 01:48 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2017
Location: San Francisco Bay Area
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My wife can do it as well .. Shes towed all of our toys . Backing them up is another story lol
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10-08-2020, 01:57 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2019
Location: Family room couch
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My wife was a firefighter/paramedic for 26 years and she rarely lets me drive.
I was a firefighter/paramedic for only fifteen years so she outranks me on this. So I nap in the passenger seat.
Works for me.
Ray
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10-08-2020, 02:17 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: USA
Posts: 190
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Quote:
Originally Posted by TitanMike
My wife passed away 4 years ago this month. I travel alone but my emergency plan is to buy my Son a plane ticket to wherever I am and have him drive me home.
At my age the plane ticket is definitely less expensive than a "Traveling Companion" or new Wife.
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Alzheimer just took my wife. This is info I never thought of since I will be traveling alone for the first time in 20 years. Use to do that a lot in the Army. Anyway thank you for the emergency plan.
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10-08-2020, 02:21 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: USA
Posts: 190
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About 54 feet of rolling stock going down range. Wife would never drive at all. I think she backed up one time. Got her to drive the 22ft long truck once and only once. She was a city mouse and I was and still am a country mouse. So emergency plan call son.
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10-08-2020, 04:11 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2017
Posts: 1,813
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Quote:
Originally Posted by bikendan
Unfortunately the majority state that the wife refuses to drive the truck/trailer combo.
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This describes my wife. We would be in deep doodoo if anything happened to me on the road.
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10-08-2020, 04:38 PM
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Georgia Rally Coordinator
Join Date: Jun 2015
Location: GA
Posts: 24,357
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Quote:
Originally Posted by TitanMike
My wife passed away 4 years ago this month. I travel alone but my emergency plan is to buy my Son a plane ticket to wherever I am and have him drive me home.
At my age the plane ticket is definitely less expensive than a "Traveling Companion" or new Wife.
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I'm in the same position as my wife passed away 19 months ago so I will call my son in law and pay to fly him to take my rig back home. I like traveling but you never know at our age when something will go wrong. Later RJD
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10-08-2020, 05:12 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2018
Location: TEXAS
Posts: 9,131
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Actually, a medical emergency is why we joined FMCA and now Coach-net who also have put 'RV return' into their coverage.... as long as you are over 150 miles from your home. While both of us can drive the rv and we have someone we can fly in to help if necessary, we like to have another option.
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10-08-2020, 05:22 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2017
Location: Florida
Posts: 492
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Reverse_snowbird
Actually, a medical emergency is why we joined FMCA and now Coach-net who also have put 'RV return' into their coverage.... as long as you are over 150 miles from your home. While both of us can drive the rv and we have someone we can fly in to help if necessary, we like to have another option.
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I agree, my wife would never drive the DP nevermind with the toad attached. She insisted on insurance that will drive it home if there's an emergency. Worth a piece of mind that she doesn't have to worry every time we head out.
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10-09-2020, 07:21 AM
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Shelley
Join Date: Sep 2017
Posts: 63
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Our adventures in our MH are more peaceful with me at the wheel. Sorry gentlemen, but I'm the better driver. My hubby is the backup.
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10-09-2020, 07:46 AM
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Brake is on left
Join Date: Jul 2019
Location: USA
Posts: 1,095
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I'm the one stuck driving all the time. My wife could, if I taught her the basic stuff- trailer wheels make tighter turns than the truck, wait till headlights are way back before moving over, etc. Alas, she has no desire to pilot a 21k 62' missile down the road. She drove a bus for a year for crying out loud. Lol.
At my age (young) the greater chance is that I will be injured racing. So we will already be parked somewhere, and the race community is good about taking care of our own. Most of us have taken a trip to go pick up a rig for someone that cannot drive it back. I do want to convince my wife to give it a go. I just dont want to push it because that would make the experience more of a chore. Which would not be good for either of us.
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