Testimonials

Chuck H.

I had a wonderful experience with this class. When I got back home and had to park the camper, it was a breeze. I did not feel the anxiety I had previously felt about whether or not I would be able to get it backed it. Parked it the first try.

Kind regards,

Judy McBride and Erin R.

Thank you so much for providing this service, and for Randy Stanhope. My spouse and I bought a Class C in October. She is a wonderful driver and having no problems, but I’ve been totally intimidated of getting behind the wheel. The lesson with Randy was exactly what I needed.

We are a two-woman couple. I knew I wanted lessons but both of us feared having an arrogant, macho dude show up as our instructor. Randy was perfect. He treated both of us with dignity and respect. No female jokes, no nothing. Just courteous professionalism.

He taught us everything as outlined on the written evaluation. We had a very large list of questions, and he listened and responded to each one of them. He took his cues from us and never once said anything like, “we’ve already talked about that” or “I’ll get to that” or “that’s not really that important”. Treating people with respect is the name of his game.

We learned a ton. I’ll list just a few of the things we learned about our Class C:

1. Location of the inner tire valve.
2. What type of pressure gauge to purchase.
3. How to empty clean water tanks.
4. How to use CAT scales to weigh the RV.
5. How to use Tractor Trailer pumps (understanding the choices such as Tractor and Reefer, moving forward to the line when finished, downloading app, etc.)
6. Showed us that we don’t have to worry about the water heater anode because we don’t have one.
7. Taught us about smart glow fuses and the large circuit breaker fuse.
8. Taught us the items we should carry as backup.
9. Taught us how to use the black tank flush.
10. Explained the difference between winterizing with air or antifreeze.
11. etc.

Mostly though, he gave me the confidence I needed to drive our rig! He was a calm presence in the co-pilot seat, and I can’t believe how much better I feel. I’m excited about driving. I understand how to drive and why certain things are important. Both of us learned how to be better co-pilots. We also both learned how to use our mirrors, and backing and maneuvering. Even the co-pilot should stand when backing and maneuvering.

Many, many thanks to Randy! This was some of the best money we’ve ever spent. He gave us both confidence and peace of mind. We are now planning on towing a vehicle and will call to schedule another lesson with Randy once we have that set up.

Take care,

Lesson ID:  L16742

David and Debra G.

RV Driving School,

    This e-mail is to advise that my wife and I were very impressed with our instructor, Shane Hendricks.  His 28 years of experience with varying RV types and as a driver of emergency vehicles enabled him to gain our complete confidence in his instruction.

    After completing the two day course, both of us left feeling much more confident in our ability to handle the 36′ Arctic Wolf 5th wheel.  We would highly recommend RV Driving School and Shane Hendricks in particular.

Ken J.

Phil was an awesome instructor.  The experience, knowledge and rv driving skills he has was exactly what I needed.  He was patient, great to work with and adapted the lessons to our rv/rig in the areas where I needed help.  Phil’s lessons gave me the confidence to safely drive our rv.

Thank you!

Dean N.

Corey and I took the two-day RV Driving Course on August 4 and 5, 2025.  Our instructor was Mr. Lance Arnold.

Mr. Arnold was extremely knowledgeable about fifth wheel towing and covered everything about the tow vehicle, hitch and the fifth wheel.  Tire safety, brakes and brake adjustment, tow capacity, hitch height adjustment, slides, awnings, fire extinguisher operation, generator safety, propane and fuel safety, hitching and unhitching, maintenance schedules and a lot more.  He also covered typical campsite layouts.  We could tell that he had years of experience as a truck drive and RV driver.

He initially used a model to demonstrate the techniques applicable to driving a fifth wheel in situations encountered on the road, such as right turns, left turns, roundabouts, and driving on curved surfaces such as highway ramps.

He then provided behind the wheel instruction where he talked us through each of the road situations that had been previously demonstrated, first in an area with limited traffic and then progressing to roads with full traffic and then highway driving.

He explained about hazards likely to be encountered due to the RV height including trees, wires and bridges.  He explained the standard bridge height and where to look for signage indicating a different height.  He instructed to continually monitor the surroundings and the road ahead and how to anticipate upcoming traffic signals.  He instructed on safely crossing railroad tracks.

We also had behind the wheel training in straight line backing and backing the RV into a campsite (both sight and blind side).  He provided a step-by-step method to use to back the RV into the camp site and how the RV should be positioned at each step.  He explained how to position the RV for hookups and to consider the extension of the slide outs and awnings and the locations of picnic tables and utilities.

Mr. Arnold was thorough, patient, and kind.  He made us feel very comfortable and confident in our ability to safely operate our RV.  He is an excellent instructor and exceeded our expectations.  I highly recommend him to anyone seeking a better understanding of RV driving.