Congrats to both of you! If I'd tried driving when my husband was alive, someone would have been facing murder charges. Now I'm full-time solo at 67 towing a bumper pull. You can do it!

@Elizabeth-rq1vi

2 жыл бұрын

I’ve been trying to imagine you two & driving “lessons” & I could envision murder being an option for both of you! 🤣🤣 🩸. My hubs is almost a painful driving teacher so that’s why our kids drove with me when they were learning & my imagination didn’t have too much of a stretch. I fully intend on driving our rig & truck when we get it, though Hubs prefers to but understands I MUST be able to do it.

Marissa: “There’s a loop!” Right there with you Marissa. No surprises Nathan lol. You did great Marissa and good coaching Nathan.

@LessJunkMoreJourney

2 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂, I was not aware of any loops.

Way to go Marissa, so proud, those precise moves you’ll get it. Keep doing it.

@LessJunkMoreJourney

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Way to go Marisa! My name is Joy and I'm a 68 year old woman and my husband and I went full timing 2 years ago. I learned to drive a 40 ft class A pulling a 4 door jeep. Practice = confidence is what worked for me. The more I drove, the more confident I became. It can be done!

Got to say that clip of both your moms walking with JJ is pure gold. Makes me smile every time. Glad you are home safe!

Marissa!!!! That’s amazing! Girl, if you can drive through crazy rain AND construction, you can do anything! Haha Thanks for showing the ladies that we can be awesome drivers too. -Michelle

@LessJunkMoreJourney

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks friend!

Way to go Marisa! My husband doesn't drive our 5th wheel. I grew up driving horse trailers so driving the 5th wheel is pretty natural for me. Just don't be in a hurry. I love the backup camera for passing vehicles, not sure what I would do without it.

It's a learning curve with loads of surprises, I did 30 years as a long haul trucker and feel I can still learn things. The trick is to drive in your comfort zone and then try to push beyond it. Personal recommendation, 60's a good safe speed trailering, beyond 70 is iffy and chews fuel.

Congratulations you did a great job at driving the fifth wheel. I actually find it easier than a bumper pull. I would caution you and Nathan on your towing speed. The size tires your running often have a max speed rating of 65 depending on manufacturers. When your headed down a long grade it’s not uncommon to gain 5-10 mph. Even on cruse control. I aim at 60mph, plus it give more time to react to a situation or tire issue. Safe travels to your family.

I'm proud of you Marissa for wanting to drive pulling your 5th wheel and actually doing it! Bravo young lady!!! As a truck driver, I know there feeling. It's taught and drilled into our head that it's Very Important to slow down with inclement weather and NEVER use cruise control when there's inclement weather. Great job!!

@LessJunkMoreJourney

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! That is very encouraging!

I drove a big rig for awhile years back. Learning how to handle 80,000 pounds of tractor-trailer on the road and, especially, in cities was a challenge. But the most challenging part of it was learning out to parallel park a big rig. It isn't often necessary but when it is, you have to know how!

@LessJunkMoreJourney

2 жыл бұрын

❤️❤️❤️

"JJ is our Alaskan souvenir" I'm still laughing about that one !!! Fantastic job young lady !!!

Good job Marissa. Just something to think about. The proper following distance for a car is 3 feet for every mile per hour, so at 65 mph the proper following distance for a car is 195 feet, you can just about double that for an RV or a motorhome. Just something to keep in mind when you're on the road. Keep the good stuff coming guys.

Way to Marissa!!! You are a nurse you can do anything!! That is so cool and what a great example for your kids!!!

My first time towing the fifth wheel was great! I was towing a travel trailer before and as everyone knows they can act squirrelly when towing. Had nothing to complain about with the fifth wheel, towed like it wasn’t there!

I am just watching this video. You are so awesome for doing this. I am going to "Make" my wife watch this so she can see that she "Can" do it. Thank you for all your videos. You all are so great. God Bless you all.

We have a Forest River Stealth toy hauler. My husband has let me drive our Ram 2500 while towing it once. In Nebraska, while we drove across country to our next duty station. Flat lands, no curves, nothing but two lane highways. It was sunny and easy breezy. You go girl! So proud of you!!!

I’m proud of you. I’m still trying to work up to learning to back. It’s on my list before we go full time. It helped me tow by driving my 450 as a daily driver years ago. I then towed our 42 ft 5th wheel on a trip we had taken several times close to home. Knowing the road helped me with my confidence. Proud that no fuss took place with driving or parking bc control is hard to hand over so way to go Nathan.

Good job, Marissa. Sorry you didn't get to spend time in OKC. A lot of new things to see. That week was a weird week. We had to sound the sirens twice that week and that never happens in October. Of course last October we had a really bad ice storm. Glad you made it home safe and sound.

Good for you for learning! We had begun getting my wife to pull our 5th wheel some when the roads were easy, until this past July when I fell and hurt my knee. Being a manual truck, that made it very difficult for me to drive so she drove us home from Asheville to Raleigh and did great! Keep practicing from time to time to continue building your skill level.

Marissa, the anxiety was palpable. Whew, I felt it! I have been in your shoes. Best to practice now so you can handle it in case of emergency. You did GREAT!

@LessJunkMoreJourney

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much!

Glad to see Marissa did so great at driving the RV!!! Thanks for the equipment review especially the backup camera placement. I always had it well below the rear view mirror, but was washed out by sun and reflections, but after seeing where you placed it, it has worked out much better. Thank You!

Great video and way to go Marissa! I am our primary driver now because my husband suffered a spike in his glaucoma about 6 or 7 yrs ago while we were in FL. He has some permanent damage but we chose to drive home to SE Michigan at the time so he could get the needed surgery. He was completely out of commission as a driver because the ophthalmologist in FL put him on an oral med to lower his eye pressure and he was a zombie! Thank God I had been doing some driving of our 5th wheel all along and though I was stressed for the 1100 mile drive home, I was competent. I am always surprised at the number of women who don’t want to learn any part of this, but when things go wrong you want a few basic skills. My husband is still a better backer than me even with some vision issues but I often back anyhow because I am determined to improve. Now he is the one who spells me for an hour or two on long travel days “from rest stop to rest stop”. You got this girl!

GO Marissa!!! Motivating me to drive our Class A....well, not right now, but someday... Beast mode driving through the night to get to home base - woot!

@LessJunkMoreJourney

2 жыл бұрын

Whoo hoo! ❤️❤️❤️

You both did great on the first Marissa drive! Keep doing it Marissa, and if something goes not to plan.. Learn from it and keep doing it! Also, once you really can back up that RV.. everything is a lot less intimidating!

Way to go Marrissa you did a great job driving. I so love all of your videos. Sending many prayers and love to your family. Safe travels

Great job Marissa. Nothing like being challenged by rain, construction, husband etc.!

Congratulations Marissa! When we got our travel trailer I wanted my husband to hook it up to our truck and let me try driving it so I would at least get my feet wet. He never would do it & the worst happened one day. He got sick and my son had to come down to AL, help me pack up and he drove the our truck and trailer home. In that instance it wouldn’t have made a lot of difference because I had to be with my husband. Our church rented an RV for us and drovd us home. But I still felt inadequate because of not being able to tow the trailer myself. For now I’m grounded and whether I’ll be able to travel again is unknown. I’m learning other life’s lessons the hard way now but there are still some things I wish I could have tried out to give me more confidence. You go girl!!

@LessJunkMoreJourney

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much.

fifth wheels are alot more stable to pull and easier, just remember to swing out a little wider than a trailer because the swivel point is alot more forward on the truck

@LessJunkMoreJourney

2 жыл бұрын

👍

@tazhorse

2 жыл бұрын

Yup. Tail swing can be very costly. I have pulled a fifth since I was 16. I pulled a 4 horse with living quarters from the time I was 16. Then later in life switched to a fifth wheel My husband does the majority of the driving as I navigate but sometimes we swap out.

I really like the b-roll footage of the rain around the RV in the parking lot

@TexasFamilyCamping

2 жыл бұрын

Nate's a magnet man, that's why Marissa is attracted to him, LOL.

So awesome Marissa!!! Thank you for your words of encouragement! I drive an ambulance for a living but haven’t had the nerve to drive our new rig yet! You have inspired me!

I feel your pain. I drove I40 as well this summer. I hit every construction zones and rain as well. Our 5th wheel is not as long but it was easy too. I said the same, “what happens if my husband got sick?” I wanted to learn. Everyone needs to do this. Thanks for the shoutout. Love you guys. Deana. And Duane of course.

Love it! Rest area to rest area is a great way to begin! This video give me more confidence to try towing! Thank you Marissa for stepping outside your comfort zone!

@LessJunkMoreJourney

2 жыл бұрын

You are so welcome!

I absolutely loved hauling our Airstream! From time to time I found myself checking to make sure the trailer was still back there because it was so smooth! When we switched to a 5th wheel, yes it was intimidating but once you get the feel for it, you will enjoy it! You go girl!

You did wonderful! I'm the driver for us. Our first tow day was a 10 hour drive from Florida (where we bought our TT) to Georgia (home). And it rained the whole day.

Malissa I have not posted for a while but want you to know I just turned 90 yes 90 years old and I have been a full time RVer for many years. I had a 37' Class A for a long time but now have a 28' 2016 Monaco TREK Class A Motorhome and I still drive it , and do all the chores of full time living in it. Every day is a gift but driving it is a pleasure and I love it when I pull out and start a new run down the road to see what is around the bend. Think of it as just another skill that you can learn and be confident. Plenty of women drive all kinds of big rigs and do just fine. You will be fine too. I have followed your channel for years now. and still enjoy it.

@LessJunkMoreJourney

2 жыл бұрын

Wow Doris, you are my hero! I want to be you when I grow up. That is so impressive. Keep up the great work. I’m so proud of you. So glad you enjoyed the videos friend ❤️

Thank you for the JJ translations. My Dad was a big fan of storms so when it was really bad out, he was so excited for us to watch it. Didn't matter how dangerous, we went out to watch it or tapped up windows and watched it if the wind would take you off your feet. As a result, I've never really had a fear of storms or earthquakes (that I learned on my own, my Dad actually didn't care much for quakes) because they were all the same thing to me. Same thing with flying, turbulence was always a game because we all flew regularly (I've got 3 older brothers) from just about birth on. He just pointed out missle hazards, wind direction and keeping aware of your surroundings. That awareness training has kept me safe for the past 60 something years.

You did really well Marissa. I have to agree with you. You were given all of the obstacles at once. I personally haaaate driving in the rain with barrels and barricades no less.

Awesome driving Marissa! So happy you all are home safely!

Great video guys, Love watching.

Marissa, You Rock! I also tow our RV. Have to admit scared to death the first trip but I was not going to be defeated!! You will be fine. We love keeping up with you guys and those precious children, Good job navigating Nathan.

Marissa is off to a great start. I'm not trying to lesson what she completed because she should be proud. However, most will agree that 5th wheels and travel trailers are very easy to drive on the highway. Where they get very difficult is when you are driving in narrow campgrounds and backing up. So although she off to a great start, the real world challenge for anyone will be to have confidence in those driving situations. The more she drive the more confidence she will get. Happy RVing.

You are awesome taking this on driving!

Way to go!! And thank you for the encouragement, we have a sprinter that I need to learn to drive, we are driving from Va to Az next week. This was perfect timing for me. ♥️♥️♥️

Marissa great job on driving. You over came your fear. You did great in the rain and construction. 👍⭐️Congratulations! Great video too! I’m glad you made it home safely. It didn’t take you long to get home. Great job Marissa and Nathan. 👍👍 Hope you both have a great day and week and see you soon!

@LessJunkMoreJourney

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you 🤗

@sherriweber7105

2 жыл бұрын

@@LessJunkMoreJourney No problem! Those compliments they were spoken from my heart and my truth.

@sherriweber7105

2 жыл бұрын

@@LessJunkMoreJourney 🤗

Great job, Marissa !! And great job, Nathan -- calm and supportive! Well done, both of you. And it was good to go through all those obstacles -- loops, rain, construction. Well done!

@LessJunkMoreJourney

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Rain, Construction and Semis, Oh my!! Great Job Marissa!

All right marissa. You did great. And you even had rain … construction. Ive been asking about driving we have a fifth wheelcalso. Hubby laughs and says not yet. Maybe someday!! Youve made me feel like it possible.

@LessJunkMoreJourney

2 жыл бұрын

You can do it!

Great job! Only way to learn, you’ve got a great teacher and great incentive to be safe!

You go girl! I drove our old rig once and our new one once so far but definitely plan to drive more so I can help out. It takes a lot out of the driver…and it’s too easy to just say “nah you can drive”… you’re inspiring!!!

True teamwork ! Slainte' ! Cheers !

I'm very proud of you for your first drive and keep it up

Every once in a while the six hour drive stretches out. Thanks for sharing Marissa’s experience. So far as the Furrion backup camera goes, we just bungee our monitor (High tech bungees!!) to the rear view mirror when we are on the road. So far, so good!! Thanks again! Love you guys!!

@LessJunkMoreJourney

2 жыл бұрын

That is awesome!

Great Job Marissa! If I may add a bit of advice since I was assigned to "red light photo" enforcement for two years and I learned a lot as to why "some" people run RED LIGHTS unknowingly. I am short in stature and raise my seat. I see that Marissa is sitting really high, that is great, until she lowers the visor. I've seen so many people running red lights because they never saw them; they were seated so high and with their visor down their visibility through the windshield shrunk immensely. So if the seat is up, remember to just barely angle your visor or you may not notice that red light :) I just bought my tow rig and just saw your video on when you picked up your truck. I will be flying out on Thursday, Veterans Day to pick it up! That day has such a significance to my life because of all the VIETNAM WAR VETERANS who brought my father to life for me. My dad did not make it back from the war alive, but these Veterans, whom I refer to as my uncles, brought his photos to life for me. Anyways, didn't mean to get sidetracked, but I am forever grateful! Tow rig: 2018 Ram 3500 Diesel SRW, just couldn't do the dually, I'm almost 5-03 in height and can barely look over the bed of these rigs - LOL! Flying up to Washington State to bring her home to California for now. Hope, Lord-willing to see AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL, starting next summer for my 5-year road trip a month in every state. God bless your family! Proud daughter of SGT Eddie E Chervony, KIA 05May1968. Happy Truckin'!

Hi Marissa! You did a great job pulling the rig. Use your bottom half of the mirrors to watch your tires as they meet the curbs when making turns. I taught new bus drivers. Knowing you can rely on those mirrors is such a relief! You got it, girl!!!! 💜💕

@LessJunkMoreJourney

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tip!

You go girl! Thank you for the encouragement. I have yet to drive our 5th wheel and our kids are all grown up!!!

@LessJunkMoreJourney

2 жыл бұрын

You can do it!

@cherylneuman2002

2 жыл бұрын

I will need to soon. We are starting our adventure as full-times by Christmas! Currently in the down sizing stage.

Thank you for your words of encouragement. I have never driven our camper, but will be the only driver from now on. I am nervous, but will definately give it a try.

OMG.....merging would stress me out.😂 And not the LOOP!!! Good job, you did great.

Good job Marissa. Keep doing it. The more you do it, the better you'll get at it. You know that. Just reminding you. Great video. Stay safe.

@LessJunkMoreJourney

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!!

Great job Marissa! I’ve been doing the majority of our driving with our 5th Wheel and Mega Cab Dodge for a couple years. It’s very empowering to be able to manage your own rig! We had big trip this past summer thru Texas and it was the most stressful driving I’ve had so far. Merging can be challenging when people are exiting / entering the interstate and then the other drivers waiting to merge till the last minute and creating a big potential for rear collisions. We had a couple close calls so keep your distance between other drivers. You can do it!! It’s fun when you get the hang of it. Driving in the rain sucks and you did a great job!

I think Nathan should have been telling us about all his cameras and gadgets while Marissa was driving instead of while driving in the rainstorm. Marissa you did great. I had to learn how to drive our fifth wheel after my husband had strokes in his eyes and with limited sight it was either stay home or learn to drive. I have driven from Bellingham Wa all the way over to Boston Massachusetts. We are able to trade off in our driving so we can keep RVing. Keep practicing. As they say. Practice makes perfect. Love listening to you two. Keep up the great work.

Yes!!! So proud of you! It took me a while to drive too, but so glad I finally did!!! - Mrs. G

We are new full timers and were caught in that storm on I-40 too. We were at a campground in southern Illinois with large oaks looming over, so we opted for a hotel that night. It was our first “damaging winds, confirmed tornadoes, and possible hail” storm in an RV…wow what a difference in how you view a storm, in a house versus an RV!! Great job Marisa!!

@LessJunkMoreJourney

2 жыл бұрын

You always have to be aware of the weather. :)

Love your family, and look forward to maybe seeing y’all on the road!

Yay Marissa! Great job! It's always a good idea for both partners to be able to drive the rig in an emergency. You never know what may happen.

@LessJunkMoreJourney

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much!

Another great epic-sode; with epi-driver Marissa! You always do a great job with the capture and editing. Appreciate the setup of your rig - and its magnets too !

Great job! Keep it going.

WOOHOO Marissa!!! Great job, you looked good in front of that 5th wheel driving...

Omg MARISSA!! So proud of you! We just got our TT the end of last season so we only went out a hand full of times. I never drove it. I will this season! Now I’m excited!! ❤️

Nice job. I firmly believe that both of us need to be able to drive. Whenever I drive and my hubby sleeps, I can guarantee we will have bad weather and road construction. I’ve managed through it, some without waking him up. Best lesson you will ever learn if you are going to live in your RV. Let me make it clear, I am not good at backing up. Lesson in progress, always!!

watching you do this has encouraged me to finaly take the plunge and get an RV. I cant do full time but after when the kids are not in school we are hoping to start this summer

@LessJunkMoreJourney

2 жыл бұрын

Awesome.

About time! Go Marissa!

I'm proud/ happy for you doing that. I keep asking my wife to try driving when towing the trailer but she has no desire yet. When she's ready to try, the wheel is hers.

Awesome driving Marissa! You nailed it!

@LessJunkMoreJourney

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!! 😁

Girl, you got thrown into the deep end of the pool with all those challenges. Everything else will be a piece of cake for you. Great job!!!

@LessJunkMoreJourney

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!!

You go, Marissa!! I am the primary driver when we are hauling our Airstream. I have to admit I am a bit selfish because I just like to drive, plus history has shown I have better spatial sense than my husband. He has driven when he had to and is an expert at getting hooked up using the truck backup system. It looks like you were doing a great job. Practice makes us all more comfortable with towing. Thanks for all your wonderful videos and safe travels!!

Great Job Marissa! Wow! Fifth-Wheel Driving in Thunderstorms/Rain, Construction, and Interstate Transitions! Now you know the term “baptism by fire.”

@LessJunkMoreJourney

2 жыл бұрын

Haha right?!?!

We love watching you guys!! Thanks!!

@LessJunkMoreJourney

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much.

You rocked it Marissa!! Love you guys ❤️🙏🏻

Well done Marissa you did good, so proud of you. 🤗🤗❤❤🇬🇧

@LessJunkMoreJourney

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Donna!

Nice job! Good to hear the trans break working for you too!

I knew Marissa could do it. She is a country gal and it just comes naturally. Love watching your channel and look forward to them each week. We are just down the road from you in Murfreesboro, so it's good to see neighbors on here.

@LessJunkMoreJourney

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!!

OMG girl I just towed our fifth wheel from Hollywood Florida to Fiesta Keys . I was so nervous but my husband said I did great . Stay well and Travel safe .

Nathan you did well teaching her how to drive the fifth wheel. When I whet for Class A commercial license, we had an instructor who smoked about 2 packs of cigarettes within a 4 to 6 hour time limit during training.

Love this! I learned how to pull our 29' travel trailer when we lived in AK and my husband had to be gone the whole summer. Now we are looking for a 5th wheel and I'm so nervous to learn. Thanks for the encouragement!

Proud of you Marissa, proud of Nathan too it takes a lot to give that wheel up, I'm always my main driver

Marissa, you did an amazing job. I haven't driven our truck with our 38 foot trailer yet. If, and when I do it sure won't be in construction in the rain.

Great job. I admire you for working up the courage to do that. Have a good week.

Great job Marissa!!! 👍

Thank you so much my husband and I full timed in a 44 foot DRV 5th wheel and he recently passed away unexpectedly now I have to learn to drive it, we were double trailering but I'm not planning that , but this is my home we sold everything we owned and I want to keep it so please pray for me that me and my fur babies will be safe and ill become a expert at it. Thanks again for your video. "

That was awesome! Our future plans are to purchase a 5th wheel, but for now we stick with our tow-behind. I've always enjoyed camping, then moved up to glamping. When I met my now husband, he was not a camper, but he tolerated it for me. Now he is HOOKED. I did all the "work" you know. I did the hooking up, the towing, the backing in. Then he started asking to tow and to back in (I'm sorry for what I called you while you backed in the camper! LOL). I was a nervous wreck! Now he went and bought a new truck with all the bells and whistles, and he now exclusively tows and backs in. So I know what Nathan means when he answers "No I'm good" because I've asked my husband to tow with his truck and he now answers the same way. I do not want to forget how, but it sure is nice being a passenger for a change.

Marissa, great job for your first driving lesson pulling that big rig and what a great example for your daughter. My family lived in Germany for 3 years and my mother refused to drive over there and my father had that responsibility. I swore I would never give up my freedom of driving because of fear. My husband and I lived in Germany and Seoul, South Korea and I drove in both of those countries. I spend 30 days in Ireland and put 3,000 miles on the rental car…learning to sit on the right had side of car & drive on the left hand side of road was interesting but got it done.

Way to go marissa My husband is a truck driver he makes it look so easy Now that I see you towing makes me feel Hey I can do it too Love from your Canadian friends

@LessJunkMoreJourney

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks 👍

Great job Marissa!!

Way to go! I towed for the first time this weekend, but it was just a little 20ft travel trailer behind our 3500 while hubby drove our diesel pusher. I was so nervous, but like you said couldn’t feel it back there just kept an eagle eye on my mirrors the whole way.

When we switched from a bumper pull to a 5th wheel I wasn’t nervous driving it. When we switched to a motorhome, I was white knuckling and soooo tense. Now I prefer driving the motorhome! Lol it just takes practice girl! You got this!

Great job Marissa. 👏 I was always told I could not drive a UHAUL I did it. So I knew I could drive an RV

A+ driving Marissa!

You go girl!!

She is just bein’ thorough doin’ Her pre trip inspection …😎