Beginner Driving Tips for New RV Owners

While the controls of an RV are almost exactly the same as those found in your car or pick-up truck, driving an RV is a very unique experience and it can take a long time for new owners to get the hang of things. If you’re in the market for a new RV, but a bit nervous about going behind the wheel, we recommend reading through our article below. In it, you’ll find a number of helpful tips to help you get the hang of driving an RV in no time flat!

Practice, Practice, Practice

If you’ve recently purchased your first RV, it’s incredibly important that you practice driving your rig before you hit local highways or even city streets. While RVs do come in a range of different shapes and sizes, they’re still much larger than cars. As a result, turning, stopping, and even accelerating in your rig can feel like driving a car for the very first time. To ensure you don’t crash your brand-new RV, we recommend practicing as much as possible in empty parking lots and eventually busy streets and highways before you make plans to travel long distances.

Tips on Reversing

Reversing in an RV is incredibly difficult, and many owners choose to try and avoid reversing altogether rather than practice their skills. However, parking an RV—especially near campgrounds or wilderness attractions—often requires quite a bit of difficult maneuvering and reversing. As a result, it’s one of the most common places that RV owners end up damaging their rigs.

To keep this from happening to you, we once again recommend practicing with your rig using a few cones or any available parking lots that are nearby. When reversing, try to have a spotter nearby to help give you instructions as you back into your spot, and remember to keep movements minimal, as even small adjustments can result in big shifts from your RV.

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