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Just missed the cutoff, I guess. 47 when I bought our first TT.

We did do a "trial first RV experience" a few years prior, when we rented a motorhome to do Boston/Tampa RT. That gave us all experience living in a rig, but nothing that translated to the trailer world.

The first few trips in our own rig, we made our share of rookie mistakes. One that was almost disastrous was forgetting to chock the tires before unhitching. The TT took a slow roll towards a big ditch, but luckily stopped before getting there.

We made up a setup/setdown checklist before leaving on our first trip., which helped immensely. The rookie mistakes came when we thought we had it memorized, and we didn't.