by tonyj » Sat May 10, 2014 10:45 pm
As I have said many times, successfully backing a trailer of any type is a black art that can only be accomplished by the Dark Lords of the Universe (but it is that skill which enables us to spot and identify those Dark Lords!).
Back very slowly. Make small corrections. Stop. Pull forward. Try again, slowly. Slow, minor corrections allow you to see what the trailer is doing, and make it do the opposite.
Don't feel intimidated even though everyone is watching you back up. You will screw up. Everyone does. There is no better afternoon entertainment than grabbing a cold one (or several) and going to a camp site or boat ramp to watch people back trailers--or try to. Almost as much fun as watching people parallel park.
Get a tongue jack with wheel, and enjoy your camping trips.
Oh, and the trailer chains--been there, done that, wear the t-shirt. Haven't ripped out the trailer wiring. Yet.
Still graced with two eyes and ten fingers (due in no small part to luck!).
Just when you think a problem is solved, an uglier result replaces it.
tony