one tip for backing a fifth wheel and bumper hitch trailer is to put you hand at the bottom of the steering wheel and then move your hand in the direction that you want the back of the trailer to go.

@brucefay5126

3 жыл бұрын

True, but that is only the beginning of the story and the rest of the story never gets told. Once the back of a trailer (5th wheel or bumper pull) starts to move in that direction if you maintain the wheel in that direction the angle between the trailer and the tow vehicle will continue to change (get smaller) until you jackknife the trailer. Think about how your steer tires are turned when making a turn going forward. Once you have the trailer moving around to the left or right you have to return the wheel to the center or slightly the other way to maintain that radius of turn.

@WhiteFox011

2 жыл бұрын

Spot on! been doing that for 20 years. Been towing pull behind RVs for 30 years, so I guess I am a slow learner!

My brother drove 18 wheelers for over 45 years. To relieve boredom, he got so he could knock down road cones with the cab tires, stand them back up with the trailer tires. Keep practicing!!☺

@todayissomeday

3 жыл бұрын

That is awesome.....I'll work on it. LOL

My 2 favorite rv couples. Glad to see you back this new year

I love how Daisy popped up her little head and just looked at Phil like "your not my daddy"...you did good, scary driving someone else's home...

@todayissomeday

3 жыл бұрын

LOL. It was way scary!!!!!

Yes it is hard to drive a 5th wheel. Its a whole lot easier just to pull it with a nice pickup truck. That's what we do.

@todayissomeday

3 жыл бұрын

Right you are. But this is more searchable.

@brianrobertson8808

3 жыл бұрын

I was going to say it would a little hard without a motor

@delmarsbeensaved8569

3 жыл бұрын

You know that went right over the heads of a lot of people 🤣😁

@Milesco

3 жыл бұрын

Ba-dum-tshhh! 🥁

@sharonsteele8915

3 жыл бұрын

Lol.. agreed

Hey Chad, that was one of the best and simplest explanation to understand how to maneuver a fifth wheel, "Think of the whole truck as the front wheels of the fifth wheel trailer". That is fantastic!,!!!!!!!!!!!

“I gotta get it perfect” It’s a military thing. Civilians wouldn’t understand the overwhelming compulsion for perfection and how we all got that way. Most of us anyway. Love it when my favorite channels collaborate. Your two channels are at the top of my my short list. Love the Cousin Eddie dance!

@todayissomeday

3 жыл бұрын

Spot on!!!!

@TheUnplannedRoute

3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely a military thing! 👍🏼

@tracyc2695

3 жыл бұрын

Some of us were trained to be OCD, and some of us were born with it!

@Graygeezer

3 жыл бұрын

@@tracyc2695 Yes, there’s that too.

@SCRedneckRC-Productions

3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely, USN still haunts me to this day

Good job guys. Phil, a trick I learned when driving big rigs was to steer from the bottom of the steering wheel. From the bottom to make the tail turn left you push the wheel left, two go right push right. That way you don't have to remember left to go right and right to go left which is what you have to do when you steer from the top. But great job.

I really came here to learn, but at 3:15 I can't stop watching the dog. So, good luck Phil!

Sorry, what did you say? I was watching the dog 🤩😍🥰

@todayissomeday

3 жыл бұрын

😅

@paulsylvester1394

3 жыл бұрын

They dog definitely stole the show. What a great traveling companion!

Daisey is so cute and attentive and quiet ...as I said before...I LOVE to see when you guys are together.... nice exchange. 💕🙏🏾💕

Lol! That’s the sailor talking. He’s used to big ships, so a land yacht feels similar. 5th wheels are bendy!

hope you guys are having fun together. I like the sneeze "not covid" I got my grandkids doing that last week.

@todayissomeday

3 жыл бұрын

That is awesome!

It all depends on what you get used to. I've been towing trailers for 50+ years, starting with pulling a hay wagon with a tractor on my grandpa's farm when I was a kid and currently tow a 24+ foot boat trailer at least several times per week, so pulling and backing a trailer has pretty much become second nature. That being said, I'm sure there would still be a learning curve pulling a 5th wheel since the pivot point is in a different location. The first time I got behind our "new to us" Class A, however, it was a TOTALLY different experience and harkened back to my days as a bus driver when I was in high school (and, yes, high school students driving the school bus was a real thing back in the day!). It quickly became second nature after the first several thousand miles. I have to agree with Phil that the ability to grab something to eat or drink, or go to the bathroom without having to stop at a restaurant or rest area is FANTASTIC!!

Last comment,Daisy doesn't care who's driving as long as she gets to go😇.

I can’t believe this channel doesn’t have a million subs yet. I’ve been dealing with multiple deaths in the family. Most recent was my mom on the 6th of this month and I’ve just been tuned out of so much. So it’s my first time back on your channel in a few months and I’m shocked to be honest I never looked at the sub count. You guys are some of my favorite youtubers. Keep up the great work, be safe and huge blessings to you all. Go Navy!

@todayissomeday

3 жыл бұрын

Sorry for your loss! Thank you for the kind words. Hopefully, this year will be a better year for all of us.

We tow a 31' 5th wheel with a 2019 Ford F350 single rear wheel axle. We very seldom have trouble driving in traffic, going into parking lots, fuel stations and rv sites. When we had our 30' motorhome, it was different. The motorhome moves as one unit and challenging to manipulate/articulate when in tight spaces. You just have to get the experience behind the wheel to get comfortable.

@todayissomeday

3 жыл бұрын

Spot on!

with a 5th wheel/pull behind, use the bottom part of the steering wheel. then you will turn the wheel the same as the direction you want your trailer to go. try it. it works. Go left -->turn bottom of the wheel left. Go right --> turn the bottom of the wheel right.

Loved Daisys reactions.

Great job!! The best advice my husband gave me was if I want the fifth wheel to go right turn the truck wheel left. So if you need right turn left and if you need left turn right. It’s so confusing but every time I park I say it over and over lol AND just act like the 20 people yelling about what you need to do are not there lol the first time I parked the fifth wheel I had my husband, park manager, other campers...trying to help and I seriously got so confused! My husband just told me to imagine it was just me and him there and it went so smooth!

@jaytibbles2223

3 жыл бұрын

Use the bottom of the steering wheel to back up. If you want the trailer to move right, move the hand on the bottom right.

@jaytibbles2223

3 жыл бұрын

Use the bottom of the steering wheel to back up. If you want the trailer to move right, move the hand on the bottom right.

@Milesco

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, that's my biggest fear when I eventually get a 5th wheel -- not backing it up, per se, but doing it front of an *_audience!_* 😬

@jenniferparr7491

3 жыл бұрын

People love to watch lol

So Phil....I am super impressed with your first 90 degree back in! Be very proud!

@todayissomeday

3 жыл бұрын

You and me both...LOL

The two best RV couples on the road today. I've learned so much from both of you thank you so much for all your hard work.

@todayissomeday

3 жыл бұрын

Wow, thank you!

When Phil started driving Chad’s rig, it was Chad that looked more nervous. Great video guys.

@Milesco

3 жыл бұрын

I would be, too! 🤯

@brucegruenbaum

3 жыл бұрын

That’s exactly what I thought too! Chad was incredibly generous to let Phil drive his home around like that! I’m not sure I would be willing to do that.

#1 takeaway from this video -- both gentlemen checked egos at the door. I am glad I found your video. I learned a lot. Well done.

Two for the price of one! Two favorite KZreadrs! Thanks for the video. Can't wait until Sunday's release by Changing Lanes.

@todayissomeday

3 жыл бұрын

Our pleasure!

Many years ago, when I was a young Lieutenant, my driver broke his leg the day we were supposed to redeploy from an exercise to home base. We were returning on a C-130, and it would be a hot load, meaning the aircraft would land, taxi over to us, and we would load the aircraft with the engines running. I had to drive the 1/4 ton (Jeep) pulling a trailer and back it into the aircraft. I was having a difficult time, made even more so because the C-130 loadmaster was screaming at me for taking so long, “Do you have any f..king idea how much fuel we’re burning while you’re d..king around!!!!” Of course, he had no way of knowing I wasn’t the assigned driver, but ever since then I have nightmares about backing a trailer!

@todayissomeday

3 жыл бұрын

I can see why! That would have me up at nights as well.

@billdennis2993

3 жыл бұрын

PTSD? Thanks Robert for your service.

@Graygeezer

3 жыл бұрын

Been there done that Brother! Back in the 70, I used to work in an Air Force Tactical Reconnaissance mobile Photo Processing and Interpretation Facility. All of our equipment and workspace were built into air mobile shelters with detachable wheels that convert them into trailers. They were just able to fit into a C-130 ramp door. And of course the web seats barely cleared the shelter walls and tires. Three guesses where we had to sit. Anyway we were in a similar situation trying to hit a tight chock time and it was not going well getting the blasted thing up the ramp straight. Unbeknownst to us the loadmaster had opened the side door and left it up while we were maneuvering the shelter. That side door slides up and inward on a track following the curve of the fuselage. We were all so focused on getting the shelter up the ramp that nobody saw the door. It took overnight to get the door repaired and back on the track.

@harterbob

3 жыл бұрын

@@Graygeezer Thanks for your service! I am very familiar with those side doors. I spent many years in the 82nd Airborne Division and those are the doors we'd jump from.

@billdennis2993

3 жыл бұрын

Gray Geezer Thank you for your service was your rece work with 9th SRW support I worked at ADP keeping those birds flying after tour in Brown Water Navy.

I recently upgraded from a TT to a 5th wheel. I'm still intimated by my 5th wheel rig, but one statement has made an impression with me. It's "The whole truck is the front wheel of a 5th wheel". Very good observation, and it settles a lot of this confusion I've been having. Love both your channels!

Oh my GOSH!! My two favorite RV channels in one video! I’m fangirling so BIG right now! ❤️🏍💙⚓️

@todayissomeday

3 жыл бұрын

Wow, thank you!

Daisy was having a blast...Total trust in Phil!

@todayissomeday

3 жыл бұрын

We hope so....LOL

All 4 of you are awesome! Can't wait for tomorrow to see Chad drive the class A

@todayissomeday

3 жыл бұрын

Us too..:)

Phil, the facial hair is on-point....crisp and distinguished. Thank you, to both couples, for being so generous with your rigs, to each other, for our benefit. This was wonderfully educational and entertaining.

my first experience driving our pretty new-to-us 24" class C.. last year end of June going through a mountain pass - somewhere. I was complaining about Hubster's sight-seeing while driving.. he pulled over and told me to drive. Um. OK. no problem. Loved it. Then it started snowing.. then visibility went waaaay down... a great trial by fire! now I have no worries.. and getting ready for my first solo trip! Great video and as always - great content! Best to you in getting to your goals!

Good job Phil, having hauled a 35' fifth wheel and a driving a 34' Tiffin Allegro, I was much more comfortable with the fifth wheel.

That 5th wheel is huge! I would be a little nervous about towing one that big for the 1st time and I have a 5th wheel! Good job!

Great video. I personally would rather pull 5th wheel over driving a class A, 5th wheel bends and get into places easier. Great info, thank you for sharing 👍

I drove our 29 foot Class C for the first time this summer with my husband on a trip to Yellowstone from WV. Learning to drive something that big is stressful at first. Now I love it.

@todayissomeday

3 жыл бұрын

That is awesome!

Two Navy guys together, awesome. Hoorah! Brent Navy Chief (Ret.)

@bobshaw4063

3 жыл бұрын

Chief Thank You for your Service Fellow Veteran . My father & 2 uncles were Tin Can Sailors during WWll in the Pacfic during WWll . Brother In Law is Retired Navy . My brother was on the USS Sam Rayburn nuclear submarine out of Holy Loch , Scotland during the Cold War / Vietnam Era's .

@brentnelson1270

3 жыл бұрын

@@bobshaw4063 my pleasure Bob. And hand salute to your family. 🇺🇸

@todayissomeday

3 жыл бұрын

Hand Salute to both of you! Love our Military and those who have paved the way for the rest of us!

Hello to my two favorite RV travel KZreadrs. I have a video suggestion when the four of you are back together. I think both of the gentlemen are former military, I think both Navy. I think many of your followers would like to hear a camp fireside chat on both your individual military careers. Both formal and fun and serious stories. And maybe talk about how each other’s military positions interacted and relied on each jobs in terms on how our countries military performs as required and expected. Just a thought. Thank you both for your service. ❤️🇺🇸👍.

Great job. We keep meaning to go to that abandoned Walmart so I can test drive our 5th wheel.. We're not far away. Love the drone shot of the traffic circle. Glad those were recently completed for you guys 😁

@todayissomeday

3 жыл бұрын

It is the perfect lot to practice in.

Great video, I'm nervous about driving a 5th wheel also. Like you we like being able to get things or relax without getting out of our coach

@todayissomeday

3 жыл бұрын

So true!

We had a fifth wheel toy hauler for years when we were motorcycling and loved it. We are into Jeeping now and have bought a Tiffin Phaeton 44OH and tow the Jeep. We love it. Both have ups and downs. One is not better that the other its just ones preference. Happy Days.

Now that’s funny, two of my fav channels at the same time and both Navy guys...GO Navy. We have had both Class A and 5th. I like stopping to eat and the inside of the rig is cooled off, also the family gets to relax, watch tv and sleep in the bed going down the road (motorhome). I did enjoy the family being inside the truck and I think it was easier drive and you didn’t get the rattle of all your stuff going down the road (5th). Both types have their benefits.

@geanitsucuneli7278

2 жыл бұрын

Class A Diesel Pusher better.

Love pulling my 5th wheel! My only problem, wife keeps tellong me to slow down! Pulls and handle's like a dream!

Loved this! Two of my favorite KZread couples. Still loving our motor home.

We enjoyed watching Gizmo and Daisy reactions in their rigs! Smart idea to practice both type of rigs! Thank you!

@todayissomeday

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

Great video - so nerve wracking having someone else drive your home! Couldn't tell who was more nervous in both videos, the owner or the driver! Thanks for sharing.

@todayissomeday

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

You’re right Phil,you have to love what your getting.Tou guys are awesome 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

"The whole truck is the front wheel of the vehicle." Hands down the BEST statement ever on towing a 5th wheel. I recently upgraded from a travel trailer to a 5th wheel. Driving away from the dealership was the first time I ever towed a 5th wheel, so I was nervous and watched as many youtube videos as I could. I then practiced for hours in an empty parking lot. You're one statement is better than anything else anyone has said.

Good job Phil! Remember you are learning on one of the largest 5th wheels they make. If you get comfortable with Chad and Tara’s toy hauler, there’s nothing you can’t drive!

A trick to backing up a trailer that my dad taught me is to always have your hands on the bottom of the steering wheel. If you want the trailer to go left, move the wheel to the left, etc. With your hands on the bottom of the wheel, moving it left turns the front wheels to the right.

Yup, we went from fulltiming in a Class A for 6 years to a 5th wheel. Certainly a learning curve. Great job!

@Milesco

3 жыл бұрын

Which do you like better?

@daveanddianethrowingcautio5707

3 жыл бұрын

@@Milesco well, on travel days the Class A hands down but while sitting we like them both, maybe the 5th wheel a bit more. Because we sit a little longer now after 8 years on the road not having belts, hoses, seals and such sitting is a huge plus for the 5th wheel. Yearly maintenance fees so far have been less with the 5th wheel also.

@Milesco

3 жыл бұрын

@@daveanddianethrowingcautio5707 : Thanks for the quick response, D! 😊

As a class A semi truck driver of over 25 years now, I don't find it funny watching people learn to pull trailers, but the entertainment value never gets old, Lol! And that rig you're learning in is TINY compared to a full class A semi. Just remember the first rule of pulling large trailers: NEVER, EVER forget that you're pulling a trailer. Believe it or not, you will eventually reach a point where you become complacent, and that's when bad things happen. In truck stops, I have seen well more than a dozen RV'ers forget this rule and plow right into steel guard poles on the outside edges of the fule island, and ripping their trailers up really bad.

@todayissomeday

3 жыл бұрын

Great point!!!

Great job trying it out Phil. Safe travels

This is the same discussion my wife and I have every few months about what we will upgrade to.

LOVE LOVE LOVE this video! We picked up our 42' 5th Wheel yesterday and did these same exercises! It is a sweating bullets excitement!

@todayissomeday

3 жыл бұрын

Congrats!

Seemed as though Daisy was keeping an eye on Phil , so cute. Take care y'all

@todayissomeday

3 жыл бұрын

She could sense the fear!!!

I love watching both of your channels. I am selling my home and wanting to buy a class A. But, I do have one comment. After driving an 18 wheeler for almost 30 years, you all need to know that a person never drives a 5th wheel. You pull it.

Nice job. I LOVE how Daisy pops-up and checks out your backing skills at 7:43 :)

@todayissomeday

3 жыл бұрын

She knew I was driving.....LOL

We love both you guys!! Changing Lanes and You guys are our two top favorites!!

We really enjoyed watching this video! We admire Phil for facing his fears and he was actually pretty good at it! We want a fifth wheel one day but are probably going to start out with a travel trailer at first!

Wow, my favorite couples in the same video, this was really cool! Easy Phil, 5th Wheel is more complicated, but you are a great driver! Hugs from Brazil!

@todayissomeday

3 жыл бұрын

Wow, thanks!

As a single, senior woman who is about to go on the road with a 29 foot fifth wheel alone, I Loved this video and all its practical tips plus showing someone who is brand new to tell him the fifth wheel. I love the respect the teacher gave his student. I had just watched another video where Husband was teaching his wife and it was a whole different story. He would’ve made anyone nervous to learn because he kept saying how he hated relinquishing control to her and how stressed he was. He was so busy talking about his experience that he didn’t understand that he needed to focus on her, her learning, and her stress. I would love to see more videos, showing women learning to take an equal active role. It would really help me out. I have 30 years of experience, putting my ski boat in and out of the water and I am usually the only woman doing it. You learn a lot just by doing it, but it can drive you crazy if you’ve got someone stressed sitting next to you making unnecessary comments! Come on guys… Her up the women and give a role model to your young sons and daughters that this is a possibility. Let’s work for equal partnership please. Someday your wife may be all alone and still want to enjoy the RV life. I should know.

What a great idea for this video. Would like to see this comparo with a smaller travel trailer (not a 5th wheel) and a class A gasser coach. Great job!

My two favorite channels, Phil you are doing great, Chad you look just as scared as Phil is driving your rig.lol take care guys.

Good job Phil😊 I watch both channels. LOve y'all both ❤

💜💜💜 Changing Lanes sent me over... just subscribed and liked. Best of luck getting to your goal guys. 🇨🇦

Love to see the two of you with Chad and Tara!!! Four of our favorite you tubers

we had 2 class a, and last time bought a 5R, trailer first. Then we got our truck. We got a Mack hdt. While I am really comfy in a big rig my hubby was not. but after some practice and the fact our Mack has a turning radius = to a dually, and we can jack knife it if needed, he is doing great. Practice...practice...and the word is....practice. Phil you did great.

I agree! I used to drive a school bus, backing is easier than my bumper pull! My friends dad put the "Auto pilot " on and went to the bathroom in their motorhome. Fortunately his wife jumped into the driver's seat

Never towed a 5th wheel myself, you did good, face your fear, another utuber, hooks up his gooseneck camper and drives with a handicap, Harmless Farmer, Preparing for Labor day

Love the video of the swap. Can't wait to see Chad & Tara's tomorrow. I'll try to get my family to participate the dance in our new RV.

@todayissomeday

3 жыл бұрын

That would be awesome!!!

Phil, good Daisy was helping out too. adorable, stole the show👍 Great test drive, both you and Changing Lanes vid.

I had the opposite fear. I towed trailers & boats for years with little to no fear after the first few trips. Moving to a 34' Class A un-nerved me the first few trips. But then you get use to it and its no big deal. Now we are back to a trailer again. I think it's all just a matter of perspective. He backed in like he's done it dozen of times...

Awesome video! My two favorite RV KZread couples combined!

Good job on your fifth wheel driving Phil. And a little tip I tell people I am teaching to back trailers is to put your hand at the bottom of the steering wheel and move your hand in the direction you want the trailer to go.

@todayissomeday

16 күн бұрын

Thanks for the info

Wow I just realized I could totally drive this, I drive a one cabin tractor trailer at work. Parking is annoying well Parking between two trailers is difficult for me but I can do it. . I'm sure by now you're a pro,, btw its opposite from cars. During parking, when you want to turn left, turn the wheel right, etc.

I have the opposite fear. The fear of driving one of those huge class A’s.

@blessedtoquest

3 жыл бұрын

Me too! 😆

I’ve driven both. Class A is easier but trailer gives me more flexibility. When I finally hang up the keys the trailer will still be my home.

A huge fifth wheel backing truck we learned from a semi truck driver, turn the steering wheel the opposite direction you want your tail end to swing.

@drinkinslim

3 жыл бұрын

That sounds confusing, LOL.

@twdobesh

3 жыл бұрын

DrinkinSlim Because backing a fifth wheel into a camping spot IS super confusing until you master it. 🤣

You guy's ought to try moving very large aircraft as in B -52 as the tow vehicle operator. I started driving farm equipment in the 50's and have driven TT's, 5th's, straight trucks, 78 passenger school buses in both conventional and pusher chassis formats. My farm boy experiences made the rest of it almost second nature. Good job Phil.

Great video! Can't wait to see Chad driving the motorhome. I think I could tow a 5th wheel as long as I only drove in a straight line. LOL

Love watching two of our favorites together! We are about to make to the change from a travel trailer to a fifth wheel. We keep hearing it’s easier. Can’t wait to find out!

@todayissomeday

3 жыл бұрын

That is awesome!

Last year I went from a 23' bumper pull to a 40' 5th wheel. It was a little intimidating at first, but now I can just wipe around. Never driven a class A. So long as you are having fun and making memories, that's all that matters. Thanks to my 2 favorite youtube couples. Have a wonderful new year. 2021 will be the year for fun trips

@todayissomeday

3 жыл бұрын

That is awesome!

Keyswap!!! That'll get ya to 100,000 subscribers!!! :)

@todayissomeday

3 жыл бұрын

You are the first to pickup on that! LOL

wow, I am more scared of driving a Class A then a 5th or travel trailer! Nice job….

LOL, we are pulling a 27 ft Front bedroom Airstream and we keep going back and forth about the drive and learning the way we travel. You guys are great and info very on target. Love you, and forgive for being Navy, from Air Force and Army

I think one huge thing to help people is to find an empty lot if you can and do just like you did - get some soccer cones (they are fairly inexpensive) and just play with your rig and see what the capabilities are, and see what your limits are. I drive a 30' DP with an 18' open deck car trailer, and every chance I can I play in parking lots to keep myself familiar with how it turns and backs with the trailer back there.

@todayissomeday

3 жыл бұрын

Great tip Duane!

My take from this was that everyone does things differently (there’s no right or wrong) and, takes themselves out of their own comfort zone when changing to something new. I’ve never driven any r.v. but, would be really excited and relish the challenge (I suppose it’s a state of mind type of thing at that point of time), I definitely wouldn’t have thought Phil would be so concerned about the fifth wheel, he reminded me a little bit of when Stacy was driving 😬, (I thought she was brilliant but, she obviously felt outside of her comfort zone). Once you alter the style of driving to what’s required, it will be fine, after practice etc... Regarding being able to not climb back to make a sandwich etc... surely that’s just more time consuming organisation, once it’s planned it becomes second nature. They’re just totally different styles, it was so nice to see you four together though. Watching Tara made me laugh she said what I thought 😈 but, she did seem to be thinking about swinging, for a little bit too long though 🤣🤭😂. Just for the record, this type of content is so appealing, well done guys 👍🏻🤛🏻.

The easy way to back up a trailer or fifth wheel is to hold the steering wheel from the bottom. Turn the wheel you want the trailer to go.

@arbonneladyTN

3 жыл бұрын

Yes! I learned how to back up from the Lucy/Desi movie “The Long Long Trailer” 🤷‍♀️💁🏻‍♀️😍

@testersbc1

3 жыл бұрын

James i understatnd what you are saying. however, when you look at the top of the wheel it is going totally opposite. i grew up on a farm so i learned how to do the opposite turns. Whatever make you comfortable do it!!

Enjoyed the comparison. Also like watching Chad and Tara

Love that info we are researching for our purchase . I’m a huge fan of both channels

@todayissomeday

3 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Thank you!

Love both of you guys, it's good to see you guys get together. There's good and bad to all rvs.

@todayissomeday

3 жыл бұрын

Spot on Wayne!!

No way in a million years would I want to travel in a 5th wheel!!! I've towed 40ft long 5th wheel car haulers, so it has nothing to do with the drive part, it has everything to do with the convenience, plus I can tow a Jeep for off road fun. It really is a no-brainer if you right out the pros and cons. Phil and Stacy, you're 100% right in your opinion. Sidenote: I have a bladder like a thimble, and I often jump up at a traffic light, run back, take a pee, and I'm back in the seat before the light changes, even with a quick hand wash. Try that in a 5ver..

Yay! Our two fave RV KZreadrs together again! Phil, love that you’re facing your fears - you did a great job! Here’s wishing you a speedy 100K!

@todayissomeday

3 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Thank you!

We just started in October with our 5th wheel and not only can my hubs drive it - but I can too! I was determined that I won’t ever be stuck if he can’t drive. We hitch together and drive together. I think we always overthink it in the beginning. It definitely pulls like a dream with the F350 dually.

Great job Phil on the fifth wheel pulling!!

Hand on the bottom of the wheel, turn in the direction you want the trailer to go. Follow that rule and you will always be successful. I know you guys had a wide open area with cones, but it's always a good practice to have your significant other on the blind side with a radio or cell phone (and cell phones can have a short delay) watching for clearance. Some of the engine noise in that environment is the fan clutch engaging. Our 2017 F350 towing a 40ft Montana will pretty much roll off at idle on a level area. Great fun for all of you. Looking forward to Changing Lanes video!

Good job Phil. we too prefer the Class A (Bathroom, fridge, etc.).

Looks like you will be hitting that 100K mark any day now. I have never towed a 5th wheel, but I have towed a lot of commercial trailers that had goose neck hitches, so I imagine it will be similar enough to be comfortable with it. The sheer size of those Class A's is intimidating, but after seeing this, and Changing Lane's video, it might be easier than I think it is. Great idea the two channels had to do this, very good information.

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Thanks, Dale. As of this reply, we are 86 subs away from 100K! I thought the same thing about the 5th wheel.

Dad drove semi's for years and backing up any trailer is pretty easy. Put your hand at the bottom of the wheel and push the bottom of the steering wheel the direction you want the rear of the trailer to go. It really takes all the pain out if it.