When I was 15 and a half, my dad owned the 1973 VW Camper that I have today. He taught me how to drive on that car, because if you can drive it, you can drive anything. Not only is driving a manual transmission something rare today, but this is one of the most challenging. But before going on a longer camping trip, we both wanted her to have some experience driving the camper, so she gave it a shot in an elementary school parking lot and around our neighborhood. Once again, she surprised me.