Darell, what a radical idea, using your garage for your van! If you came to our neighborhood, maybe we could give a class on just what that part of the house was designed for.
I, too, shift into reverse when I want to back up, Hee! Hee!
I like to let the juices get to all the parts and let the engine settle just a few rpm before putting the van into gear. Ya oughta see how my neighbor, the service station owner does it. He jumps into his truck and cranks the engine and has the truck moving before the engine has a chance to even achieve full idle rpm. If he is backing out of his driveway, he is in forward gear and burning the clutch before the truck has stopped its backward progress.
To each his own, but, I like to treat my expensive machinery with a little more care. That care usually returns greater reliability, in the long run. I never had a minute of trouble with my DC minivan and many others did. You decide.........
Jerry O. 2001 GG LX