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Old 04-01-2019, 10:49 AM   #1
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Watching folks back up can be vey funny..

I don’t often repost ads, and especially not from Volkswagen, the corporation that engaged in public health endangering fraud on a high scale, but this is pretty funny...

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Old 04-01-2019, 11:00 AM   #2
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Very funny!
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Old 04-01-2019, 11:26 AM   #3
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Watching others back up a trailer is very entertaining. I can watch at a boat ramp all day for entertainment. Some people are so well organized and efficient, and some make for a good laugh. I also like watching campers come and go from their campsites for the same reason. Sometimes I'm the one providing the laughs even though I am very experienced at backing up trailers. There are just some sites where a tree is in exactly the wrong spot or the site is at a bad angle. I'm sure we've all been entertainment for others at times in the past.
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Old 04-01-2019, 02:32 PM   #4
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Backing up (or not)

Video made my day! About 2 million miles driving Class 8 tractor trailers so backing up is not a problem. When I lived in Naples, Fl. I used to go to the marina down the street on weekends for entertainment. You see some unbelievable things. So far I have not destroyed anything backing up the Airstream, but never say never. Happy travels.
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Old 04-01-2019, 02:59 PM   #5
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I find it hard to watch when people are having trouble backing into a site. Our last camping trip an older couple was trying to get their TaB trailer backed into a very easy site and took them over half an hour, I wanted to go help them in the worst way but not sure how they would respond to a stranger offering to back in their trailer. My typical procedure is to stop in front of my new site and get out and access my options, where do I want the door? level conciderations etc. Well I had a guy camped next to our new site as we came in and seeing me look over the situation proceeded to tell me how I should arrange myself in the site as if I had no clue. It was very hard to bite my tongue and be polite.
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Sorry for what I said while we were trying to back up the trailer.Click image for larger version

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Old 04-01-2019, 05:31 PM   #7
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Where oh where did you find that shirt. I NEED one!!!
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Old 04-01-2019, 05:50 PM   #8
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I think that t shirt is from Amazon.

I saw somebody wearing a shirt like that recently so I just googled it now for the image for the thread

I thought it was quite cute also
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Here’s how it should be done.

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Old 04-01-2019, 07:47 PM   #10
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Watching others back up a trailer is very entertaining. I can watch at a boat ramp all day for entertainment. Some people are so well organized and efficient, and some make for a good laugh. I also like watching campers come and go from their campsites for the same reason. Sometimes I'm the one providing the laughs even though I am very experienced at backing up trailers. There are just some sites where a tree is in exactly the wrong spot or the site is at a bad angle. I'm sure we've all been entertainment for others at times in the past.
X2 on watching people at the boat ramp
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VW is very good at cheating, although I don't blame them for putting one over on the stupid EPA nonsense. Here is another example, and how they made the great ad for their back-up assist:

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I love to entertain my fellow campers - I think providing people with reasons to laugh and smile is good for the soul! I always say to myself - been there done that - karma
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Old 04-02-2019, 10:52 AM   #14
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I have not seen that commercial. Lol Thanks for sharing
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Old 04-02-2019, 11:17 AM   #15
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Watching folks back up can be vey funny..

Cleverly done. It just shows lots of creativity marketing a decent towing feature.

I’ll stick with my fleet of Toyotas anyway...it doesn’t take me too many tries to back the Airstream...
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That was funny!

Thanks for sharing!
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Ford trucks has offered the trailer assist for a few years but this is the first I've seen it in anything else. Personally I think I'd find it confusing and not sure it would work with a long RV trailer but for short trailers AND inexperienced drivers I think it just might work well. Nicely done
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My TA has two legs and adequate amplitude. 🤔

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Talking you laughing at me?

Since I am new to trailering and airstreaming and heading out on my first camping trip this weekend...I expect to elicit a few chuckles.

as long as I can laugh at myself, I am ok with it. I figure I will get it... eventually!
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