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Old 03-17-2012, 07:35 AM   #41
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Tip #92 (?) Get a Whistle................
Great idea.

I distinctly recall backing my camper van smack into a tree while DW waved her arms desperately.
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...but your ears work all the time...
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When backing up, for the first 100 times or so always have your partner get out and stand back there to look for obstacles and to guide you.
And if you have no partner? That's my biggest thing. When my wife was alive she'd always be back there telling me if things were okay and also if my lights were working properly. Guess I'll have to get my eyeballs extended. I can see this turning into a big comedy. Hopefully not of errors.
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I made very detailed step-by-step checklists. One for getting ready to tow, one for setting up at a campsite, one for leaving a campsite, and one arriving at home. As long as I carefully check the checklist everything goes very smoothly. If you would like a copy of my checklists I will be happy to send email it to you. Also, there are other checklists posted on the forums. You can start with a list and personalize it to make it work for you.

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I would be very interested in your lists.
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And if you have no partner? That's my biggest thing. When my wife was alive she'd always be back there telling me if things were okay and also if my lights were working properly. Guess I'll have to get my eyeballs extended. I can see this turning into a big comedy. Hopefully not of errors.
If you have no partner, you have two choices:
1. Go slowly, and jump out frequently to look around and UP (tree limbs, eaves, etc); or
2. pray a lot
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Or buy a camera back up system. G.O.A.L. is cheaper.

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besides, I need the exercise
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If you would like a copy of my checklists I will be happy to send email it to you. Also, there are other checklists posted on the forums. You can start with a list and personalize it to make it work for you.
This Fiberglass RV - Document Center - arrival and departure checklist is a version of my checklist(s) that I originally wrote 7 years ago and kept updating as I made changes to my Fiber Stream. I got my ideas from earlier checklist threads on this site.
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Or maybe I can just Get Out and Go Look.
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Gemba walk.... Go look, Go see
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