Training the Wife

[Gr8bawana]

 

[Laszlo Cravensworth]

My grandpa was the best and most patient man I ever knew. The one and only time in 30 years I got to spend with him where I witnessed him lose his shit was a camping trip to Seeley Lake when I was 7 and it was a direct result of my grandma giving him instructions to back the 5th wheel up into a telephone pole.

My wife does a superb job of staying where I can see her and giving directions that make sense in the cab.

The problem is that occasionally those directions are directly into something...

 

[Misguided]

You train dogs, you educate people. Follow me for more relationship advice

Tell her that you want to educate her and let me know how that works.

 

[Dan-06]

I have been trying to work with my wife on this topic for 25 years…. Still no luck. I do have my daughter trained to give directions and back up.

 

[IDFireLass]

Drive the trailer when backing up not the pickup. I can't give directions to the other half when backing up. Put I can back up and he can guide me just fine. Switch up and have her try backing the trailer but go practice some place with space.
I had to learn when I was a in my late teens while rodeoing and went from a little 3 ton cattle truck to a pickup/camper and horse trailer. Didn't hurt our other place you had to back in the drive or out the drive way with trailers, to park was extremely hard but that is how you learn.
New place was set up for trailers to turn around and its all on flat land.

 

[RealMuddyboots]

Over the years, her back up instructions became spot on when we stayed at hotels.

 

[ismith]

A true test of any relationship is working cows. Trailer backing is the warm up.

 

[Dan-06]

A true test of any relationship is working cows. Trailer backing is the warm up.

Haha boy aint that the truth!!!! Best to let her feed the crew.

 

[howl]

You may have noticed that men and women are different. Bit of a lost cause unless you just get lucky.

My wife is the only woman I know who's any help at all in that regard. I was honestly confused the first time she wanted to help and actually was a help. She also insists on doing everything with electronics and sometimes repair kitchen appliances. I would be suspicious but I watched her give birth to our children.

This reminds me of a story I probably shouldn't tell. She's always had a very distracting way of walking. I mean she shakes it no matter what she's doing and can't not. So anyhow after many years of marriage, she had a surgery and had to do physical therapy. The therapist observed her walk and recommended she try some sort of belt that goes low around the waste. The belt deleted the walk. Apparently it's a problem for some people they eventually need the belt for to prevent pain hip joint pain.

I been lusting after that sexy gimp walk for years, man.

 

[IDFireLass]

howl, I have sciatic pain and just found the belt a month or so ago. It actually works. First good sleep I finally started getting after a year or more of nothing more than 4-5 hours a night.
Plus red light laser work.

 

[Elkmagnet]

Sorry, nope, not going to.

 

[Foxtrot1]

Everytime my wife makes my eye twitch, I go sit down, pet the dog, and if it's really bad pour a glass of bourbon. Take a deep breath and remind yourself, that you are in fact one of your wife's decisions. Don't dig too deep. Haha

 

[geetar]

People request a site change all the time because they can't get their camper backed in at the state park I work in. It amazes me that I am required to have a CDL to pull a skid steer behind a truck here in the park but they will allow anyone to pull a large travel trailer or drive an RV with no extra endorsements.

 

[Mussgrass]

People request a site change all the time because they can't get their camper backed in at the state park I work in. It amazes me that I am required to have a CDL to pull a skid steer behind a truck here in the park but they will allow anyone to pull a large travel trailer or drive an RV with no extra endorsements.

And they are also not subject to any hours of service regs. Can jump in and drive as many hours as they want down the highway.

 

[Sheltowee]

"Fine... then YOU do it."

And that, gents, is how we left the bumper from a U-haul trailer in the street outside of a Airbnb in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

 

[geetar]

And they are also not subject to any hours of service regs. Can jump in and drive as many hours as they want down the highway.

Loophole

 

[Redmt]

I've been backing trailers in all conditions for 55 years. Some people can do it, some can learn, some will never get it. Nobody has ever been able to train a wife.