He Who Hesitates

We finally finished surveying our driveway to see where the Sprinter RV would bottom out in trying to negotiate the hill. Used a Sears laser level device to project a horizontal beam at the bottom of the garage door (which is at the top of the incline), then took vertical measurements every one foot down the drive, out to 46 feet, which is the middle of the crown of the road in front of the house. Plotted that on graph paper, then did a same-scale drawing of the profile of the Sprinter using the clearance measurements we made at the dealer. Sure enough, it bottoms out and would not be able to climb the hill. However, it would only take a few strategically placed 2 x 12's in the gutter and where the drive meets the sidewalk to create an adequate clearance (ok, just 2-3 inches, but it should work, right?). I guess before we shell out beaucoup d'bucks we'd better test it out somehow. No hurry, the Airstream Interstate we were interested in at the Oregon dealer just sold. Somebody got a good deal (all things being relative). Now that we've seen the new green(s) paintscheme, we don't want to settle for anything else. At least it'll soften the blow on the neighbors. Here's a pic: