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06-25-2016, 02:24 PM
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On the Road with 2014 31SL
We picked up our 2014 31SL this week in Georgia and are slowly making our way back to New Mexico. We are taking our time and enjoying the good life. This is our first RV. Neither my wife our I had ever pulled or backed anything larger than a Uhaul trailer. So we decided to take some training learning to back, some road safety, prechecks, etc. The training definitely boasted our confidence and I'm sure we are safer road warriors because of it.
The first campground we stayed in had another RW which we camped next to. We never met the owners but it was nice having another RW as a neighbor.
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06-25-2016, 03:29 PM
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Welcome to the Forum and being a RW owner. Now enjoy the ride and life style of RV'ing.
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F450 leading the way for our 2016 38rd Redwood
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06-25-2016, 05:21 PM
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Welcome and we hope you enjoy your Redwood as much as we do ours. What part of New Mexico are you coming too, we are here in Ruidoso, one more Redwood in the park here and another across the street at another park.
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2013 36FL, Winegard Trav'ler Dish 1000, Stacked W/D, Heat pump, Trailair Air Ride 5th Wheel Pin Box, 2016 3500 Ram Longhorn Edition Crew Cab 4x4, 50 gal auxilliary tank, 5000 Airlift bags, 26K Husky hitch
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06-25-2016, 05:42 PM
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Welcome, and enjoy that 31SL. You'll find that the 31 SL is adequate and much easier to get in to and out of many parks. It is a learning experience but a great lifestyle!
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 Rick and Mindy
Retired
2013 Redwood 31SL, 2011 Ford F350 SRW, 6.7, Crew Cab with Firestone Bags, Titan Disc Brakes
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06-25-2016, 10:51 PM
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Riciren, we are from Albuquerque.
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06-26-2016, 06:19 AM
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Congrats on your new right and welcome
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2015 36RL pushing a 2015 Denali
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06-26-2016, 01:37 PM
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Kudos on getting the training. There are a lot of RVers on the road that should take advantage of the same thing. Everyone would benefit.
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2012 F350 KR CC DRW w/ some stuff
2013 36FL
Cindy and Tom, Toby and Kasey (our Berner and Newfie)
Oh...I forgot the five kids.
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06-27-2016, 01:40 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by rb8921
We picked up our 2014 31SL this week in Georgia and are slowly making our way back to New Mexico. We are taking our time and enjoying the good life. This is our first RV. Neither my wife our I had ever pulled or backed anything larger than a Uhaul trailer. So we decided to take some training learning to back, some road safety, prechecks, etc. The training definitely boasted our confidence and I'm sure we are safer road warriors because of it.
The first campground we stayed in had another RW which we camped next to. We never met the owners but it was nice having another RW as a neighbor.
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How or where did you manage to get some backing training? I haven't had any luck in that area.
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06-27-2016, 04:49 PM
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These folks provide the service to The Escapees Club:
RV School
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2012 F350 KR CC DRW w/ some stuff
2013 36FL
Cindy and Tom, Toby and Kasey (our Berner and Newfie)
Oh...I forgot the five kids.
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06-27-2016, 06:21 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by gford10480
How or where did you manage to get some backing training? I haven't had any luck in that area.
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Find an empty parking lot, set up some obstacles & practice, surprisingly it's not that difficult Once you've figured out how to line up.
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Danny & Linda
Full-timed 10+ years
Former '13 FB owner
Traded '13 GMC Denali DRW D/A
Currently rv & truckless
Replacement undetermined
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06-28-2016, 08:03 PM
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We have not had ours very long and have been lucky to get pull-throughs so far. Until I put the RW in storage and needed to back in.....First shot into a relatively narrow spot! Call it luck this time. There's some decent you tube videos. The trick is knowing when to begin chasing from the jack position while backing, and a good spotter. I think it is a good idea to explain to the spotter that the driver needs to not only watch the spotter, but also the TV front end, the trailer wheels and angle. As they say, practice-practice-practice.
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2015 38GK Onan DW W-D Disks MorRyde IS & Pin-box Trav'ler 2015 GMC Denali 3500HD DRW Duramax
"Who lives sees much; Who travels sees more!"
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06-29-2016, 01:04 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by gford10480
How or where did you manage to get some backing training? I haven't had any luck in that area.
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We took our training from RVSCHOOL ( RV School). They have trainers in every state.
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