waldenbound
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I just got back from Mt Rainier, and boy, I still have a lot to learn about driving a full size van.
The biggest thing that gets to me is curvy roads. In my little sedan, yeah, I can whip around curves, in a 3/4 ton cargo van, with my valuables in it, no way. My sweet spot is 50 mph, 45 mph around a curve. Of course, everyone else wants to go 65+, even when it's clearly speeding. I pull over when I can to let the cars go ahead of me, but it's hard to find a safe place johnny on the spot.
And the roads in National Parks, whoo-weee are they narrow! They were clearly built for Ford Model As, not Chevy Expresses.
Anybody else have a steep learning curve when going from a regular passenger car to a cargo van/Class B/ Class C?
How about a Class A? No wonder they teach RV bootcamp, I think that's what I need.
The biggest thing that gets to me is curvy roads. In my little sedan, yeah, I can whip around curves, in a 3/4 ton cargo van, with my valuables in it, no way. My sweet spot is 50 mph, 45 mph around a curve. Of course, everyone else wants to go 65+, even when it's clearly speeding. I pull over when I can to let the cars go ahead of me, but it's hard to find a safe place johnny on the spot.
And the roads in National Parks, whoo-weee are they narrow! They were clearly built for Ford Model As, not Chevy Expresses.
Anybody else have a steep learning curve when going from a regular passenger car to a cargo van/Class B/ Class C?
How about a Class A? No wonder they teach RV bootcamp, I think that's what I need.