Who has "Trained" the "other half" to Tow

[Gran Casita]

Ouch! I am having to re-learn heights now that we have the 5er. Scary sometimes when you come up on a bridge that states it 11'6" and your rig is 12'3". Bridge height purposely understated by 1', I think in all states.

Hey Bob, how 'bout when your clearance height is listed as 13'6" and you enter the Chesapeake Bay bridge/tunnel that clearly warns, No Vehicles Over 13'6"!!! That'll sure give you some pucker factor! Talk about demanding every bit of your attention in the process!

[SGT ROC]

Hey Bob, how 'bout when your clearance height is listed as 13'6" and you enter the Chesapeake Bay bridge/tunnel that clearly warns, No Vehicles Over 13'6"!!! That'll sure give you some pucker factor! Talk about demanding every bit of your attention in the process!

Yeah that sure does cause the sweats - the one I mentioned last year was in either Buffalo or Niagara Falls. People behind me were not happy until I finally go moving again. I had to convince DW that here brothers and I had discussed bridge heights the night before. I have to say, I was not positive but I'll never tell her that!

[livinthelife]

[QUOTE=SGT ROC;289562]Ouch! I am having to re-learn heights now that we have the 5er. Scary sometimes when you come up on a bridge that states it 11'6" and your rig is 12'3". Bridge height purposely understated by 1', I think in all states.[/QUOTE]

I wouldn't count on that.

[SGT ROC]

[QUOTE=livinthelife;289592]

Ouch! I am having to re-learn heights now that we have the 5er. Scary sometimes when you come up on a bridge that states it 11'6" and your rig is 12'3". Bridge height purposely understated by 1', I think in all states.[/QUOTE]

I wouldn't count on that.

Yep - hence the pucker factor and going REALLY slow through the thing.

[Gran Casita]

Yeah that sure does cause the sweats - the one I mentioned last year was in either Buffalo or Niagara Falls. People behind me were not happy until I finally go moving again. I had to convince DW that here brothers and I had discussed bridge heights the night before. I have to say, I was not positive but I'll never tell her that!

That's funny! Yeah, the pucker factor totally kicked-in before I traveled through the Chesapeake, until I realized the key word "over" & decided to "trust" the engineers!

[Roll With The Changes]

Update:

After a few years of trying, our plan of living in the 5th wheel while I work is finally starting to work out.

DW is doing great. In the last two weeks we have been at 5 different sites and she has done all the driving (while I move the helicopter). Most times I need to back it into the site, but her confidence is growing and soon, she may not let me drive anymore.

[SGT ROC]

My wife is still a big NO for moving the rig at all. She will drive the truck if she needs to, and even pulls our ATV's on a trailer with her car. As for the rig - nope.

[Cajun Couple]

My wife of almost 51 yrs has a hard time backing her Highlander under the carport to unload things. I've been trying to teach her how to handle the trailer when hooked up but she can barely make it to the front of the campground when we leave. Excellent cook so she can cook and I'll keep truckin' like I've been doing for over 50 yrs!!

[Timmer]

My wife grew up on a farm. She can drive anything and backs up a trailer like a pro! We fight over who gets to drive.

Also, I'm pretty sure if you made a "trained" comment in front of her you would learn that a farm girl would not be afraid to tell you she's "not a #$@ golden retriever!"