When backing up your RV, tilt the electric mirrors down to see the lower rear corner of your coach. To practice, use rubber cones in an empty parking lot. Try to align the rear of the rig with the cone, using only your mirrors.

When backing up, your concern is no longer with traffic approaching from the rear but with carefully guiding the rear of your coach into a site and avoiding any obstacles.

Weekly RV tips provided by Ronald Jones and Robert Lowe from their book, "All the Stuff You Need to Know About RVing." Ron and his wife, Sandy, write RV articles and books and present RV-related seminars. To purchase their books:

USA: RVStuff.org 800-262-3060

Canada: RV-PartsPlus.com 877-266-5398