Whoo Hoo, thanks to Sherry's inspiration (WestWardHo) and my husband's nagging, I signed up for RV Driving School and completed the training in Yucca Valley CA as we were enroute from Tucson to Sacramento. Phew, it's done, that's all I can say.
Sherry's enthusiasm was great and contagious, but I was scared to death I would wreck the house or kill one of us. Well, we all survived, no damage to the RV or truck except somewhere along the training route we picked up a nail in one of our truck tires, got that fixed today. I now feel like I might be able to be of some help as the second driver. I still have a lot to learning, lane changes are a little scary and I absolutely HATED the super strong side winds we enountered on I-10 through Palm Springs yesterday,
My backing will need LOTS of practice and was not going to be accomplished in the Yucca Valley RV park where we were assigned the absolute narrowest site. We'll see how Saturday goes, anyone north bound on I-5 from SoCal might want to watch out for the "student driver"!!!
BiggarView said
07:13 PM Apr 23, 2014
Yeah!!! Ruth, you can do it!. Practice practice practice. We will take the same course when our time comes. Congrats!
Brian
Lucky Mike said
07:28 PM Apr 23, 2014
.........H a Pp Y Dance!!!! Congrats!!
Now I must go find a hardhat and my camera
-- Edited by Lucky Mike on Wednesday 23rd of April 2014 07:30:05 PM
Dogpatch said
08:19 PM Apr 23, 2014
The anxiety wears down with practice. Good on ya for taking it on.
My wife always complains about my driving till I hand her the keys! LOL
dianneandsteve said
09:09 PM Apr 23, 2014
At a girl Ruth!!!!!! Maybe one day Dianne will join you and Sherry behind the wheel.
Steve
TRAILERKING said
09:39 PM Apr 23, 2014
See...............That wasn't too hard now was it? Now you can travel with confidence and safety for yourself and others.
NWescapee said
10:27 PM Apr 23, 2014
Thanks all, lots of practice still needed.
Steve - Dale loved the comment but was wondering how Dianne, Sherry and I would all fit behind the wheel in one rig??? LOL!! Your worst nightmare, 3 strong willed women all wanting to drive your truck
-- Edited by NWescapee on Wednesday 23rd of April 2014 10:28:23 PM
Howard said
07:17 AM Apr 24, 2014
Congratulations!! Very happy for you.
In fact, Sherry inspired me too. So, we are bringing RV Driving School to the Fall Rally in Goshen in September. They will be doing their two-hour "Driving Your RV Safely" seminar and offering Behind The Wheel driving lessons before and after the Rally. We're excited to offer this new opportunity to our Rally attendees!
Dave and Denise said
07:26 AM Apr 24, 2014
Congratulations! Of all things RV'ng, this is what concerns me the most. Heck, I have trouble backing the lawn mower into the shed. How am I going to manage a 18 ft truck + a 35 ft trailer. I am very interested in attending driving school too!
NWescapee said
07:34 AM Apr 24, 2014
Howard - great idea for the Rally.
Lucky Mike said
07:36 AM Apr 24, 2014
Great addition!!!!.......will help alot!!
cherylbrv said
03:31 PM Apr 24, 2014
I contacted them for lessons when I pick up my rig in FL early June, but they are not available. Neither is anyone from the other RV driving school. :(
WestWardHo said
03:32 PM Apr 24, 2014
So proud of you Ruth. The worry in advance of this school is not unlike the worry about going full time! What if....
I hate any strong winds when we're pulling no matter who's driving.
Still laughing about Ruth, Diane and I driving Steve's truck!
Great idea, Howard.
It was Bill Joyce's Diane who kindly said all women should learn to drive so she gets credit for starting this round!
Sherry
Terry and Jo said
06:24 PM Apr 24, 2014
Hey, Ruth.
If you need more space to practice, head back to Oklahoma. Lots of room here, but I'd delay the trip until after May (and storm season) has pretty much passed by.
Congratulations on the school. When you drove our F450 way back when, I was pretty sure you would do well as soon as you "bit the bullet."
Terry
NWescapee said
11:11 PM Apr 24, 2014
Terry - OK is NOT where we are headed any time soon, I prefer to avoid tornado season, besides, now that we're this far west, we're just continuing west and then north, art show season is heating up for Dale so we have a busy few months ahead of us.
Cheryl - not sure if this helps, but if you're near Lazy Days RV in FL, if they offer the same instruction as their AZ business, I was told repeatedly while we were in Tucson that they offered driving lessons.
Sherry - I'm sure you are way ahead of me in your confidence level, but thanks for the inspiration!!
So, for anyone headed north on I-5 Saturday between Bakersfield CA and Sacramento CA, please be kind to the student driver!!!
cherylbrv said
06:29 AM Apr 25, 2014
Thanks, Ruth. I inquired with LazyDays and they only offer classroom training - no hands on. Hopefully we'll be able to find a big empty parking lot to practice turns and backing up and to get comfortable behind the wheel, then we can take a classroom workshop.
Lucky Mike said
07:20 AM Apr 25, 2014
If you google RV Driving schools Florida , there is one in almost every major RV destination in Florida...
cherylbrv said
11:04 AM Apr 25, 2014
Lucky Mike wrote:
If you google RV Driving schools Florida , there is one in almost every major RV destination in Florida...
I tried that, Mike and it didn't yield a lot of results. Mostly just LazyDays (who don't have hands on classes), RV School (whose instructors left FL -- it's only a seasonal location; the next closest one is in Myrtle Beach, SC), and RVbasictraining who I am still waiting on an answer from.
Thanks, Mike. They are the ones who said all their instructors left FL for the season.
Lucky Mike said
04:31 PM Apr 25, 2014
.....They Knew you were coming!!!!!........
bjoyce said
11:42 AM Apr 26, 2014
I don't blame them for leaving Florida before June. Me, I would enjoy being further north until late Fall, and then visit.
NWescapee said
08:49 PM Apr 26, 2014
Did my first 150 miles of driving without an instructor heading north on I-5 today. Dale wasn't too worried, he got out his Kindle and started reading so I must not be scaring him much
WendysPhotos said
08:20 AM Apr 27, 2014
Great for you. Your fears will slowly melt away with lots more practice.
Whoo Hoo, thanks to Sherry's inspiration (WestWardHo) and my husband's nagging, I signed up for RV Driving School and completed the training in Yucca Valley CA as we were enroute from Tucson to Sacramento. Phew, it's done, that's all I can say.
Sherry's enthusiasm was great and contagious, but I was scared to death I would wreck the house or kill one of us. Well, we all survived, no damage to the RV or truck except somewhere along the training route we picked up a nail in one of our truck tires, got that fixed today. I now feel like I might be able to be of some help as the second driver. I still have a lot to learning, lane changes are a little scary and I absolutely HATED the super strong side winds we enountered on I-10 through Palm Springs yesterday,
My backing will need LOTS of practice and was not going to be accomplished in the Yucca Valley RV park where we were assigned the absolute narrowest site. We'll see how Saturday goes, anyone north bound on I-5 from SoCal might want to watch out for the "student driver"!!!
Yeah!!!
Ruth, you can do it!. Practice practice practice. We will take the same course when our time comes. Congrats!
Brian
Now I must go find a hardhat and my camera
-- Edited by Lucky Mike on Wednesday 23rd of April 2014 07:30:05 PM
My wife always complains about my driving till I hand her the keys! LOL
At a girl Ruth!!!!!! Maybe one day Dianne will join you and Sherry behind the wheel.
Steve
Thanks all, lots of practice still needed.
Steve - Dale loved the comment but was wondering how Dianne, Sherry and I would all fit behind the wheel in one rig??? LOL!! Your worst nightmare, 3 strong willed women all wanting to drive your truck
-- Edited by NWescapee on Wednesday 23rd of April 2014 10:28:23 PM
Congratulations!! Very happy for you.
In fact, Sherry inspired me too. So, we are bringing RV Driving School to the Fall Rally in Goshen in September. They will be doing their two-hour "Driving Your RV Safely" seminar and offering Behind The Wheel driving lessons before and after the Rally. We're excited to offer this new opportunity to our Rally attendees!
I hate any strong winds when we're pulling no matter who's driving.
Still laughing about Ruth, Diane and I driving Steve's truck!
Great idea, Howard.
It was Bill Joyce's Diane who kindly said all women should learn to drive so she gets credit for starting this round!
Sherry
Hey, Ruth.
If you need more space to practice, head back to Oklahoma. Lots of room here, but I'd delay the trip until after May (and storm season) has pretty much passed by.
Congratulations on the school. When you drove our F450 way back when, I was pretty sure you would do well as soon as you "bit the bullet."
Terry
Cheryl - not sure if this helps, but if you're near Lazy Days RV in FL, if they offer the same instruction as their AZ business, I was told repeatedly while we were in Tucson that they offered driving lessons.
Sherry - I'm sure you are way ahead of me in your confidence level, but thanks for the inspiration!!
So, for anyone headed north on I-5 Saturday between Bakersfield CA and Sacramento CA, please be kind to the student driver!!!
I tried that, Mike and it didn't yield a lot of results. Mostly just LazyDays (who don't have hands on classes), RV School (whose instructors left FL -- it's only a seasonal location; the next closest one is in Myrtle Beach, SC), and RVbasictraining who I am still waiting on an answer from.
Did my first 150 miles of driving without an instructor heading north on I-5 today. Dale wasn't too worried, he got out his Kindle and started reading so I must not be scaring him much
