[mtlakejim]

Originally Posted by jeffba

International hand signals LOL the DWs favorite one is the hands moving closer together in indicate how far I have left to back up. Only her version results in a "clap". The last 18" of hand movement equals about 3 inches of trailer movement and always ends ups with a loud clap and whoa. If I can see her, I can read her body language and anticipate the clap. We tried walkie talkies, may try cell phones again. Only mine should be on mute. Or I may need that t-shirt.

Right now she is more for disaster and bonehead prevention. The latter is a full time job for her.

I have a friend who uses cyalume sticks for night backing in. he buys them in bulk.
he puts 2 at that front, 2 in the middle and 2 at the back.

That's a good idea on the cyalume sticks! It always helps to have a target! We both work and frequently jump in the truck right after work to get a head start on the weekend. I am very comfortable driving at night but backing into a dark spot is of course tricky. I guess I need to break down and make the LED backup light bar a priority!!!