What`s your most boneheaded RV moment?

[JFlightRisk]

Originally Posted by Bluesky46

I know this is not the right place to ask this question but maybe someone can point me in the right direction. How do I start a new thread? I go to the HELP screen and it says I need to click on the "new thread" button but I can't find a button that says that. I've been a member here for a long time but just never tried to start a new thread before. Any suggestions??

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[shrpshtr]

Originally Posted by norty1

I belong to a camping club called Palmetto SunnyTravelers. We used to be exclusively a SunnyBrook affiliated club. At one time back in 2001, We had a membership limit of 35 rigs and we had a waiting list. Now days with old age, bad health and no inflow of younger couples we are down to 12 rigs, We camp somewhere in SC,NC or Georgia 7 scheduled times a year, skipping Jan., Feb. July and Aug.. We go those months also on a unofficial basis.

All of the remaining members live in SC and are good friends, we have all been camping together for close to 20 years. We are lucky to have 6-7 rigs now at a campout.

I love the idea of this type of group. I can only imagine how much fun you all must have.

shrp

[Chet & Marie]

Going down I 90 near Chamberlain SD headed home to GB with out TT yesterday and got passed by a dually pulling a very new and very long FW. He got past us rolling along about 80, pulled in front of us and then we noticed. He had the front slider of his FW fully extended. There was no way I was going to catch him as I drive about 65. We wondered why he never noticed it in his mirror, how far he came that way, and how much farther he got? An accident waiting to happen.

[dennis b]

Originally Posted by Chet & Marie

Going down I 90 near Chamberlain SD headed home to GB with out TT yesterday and got passed by a dually pulling a very new and very long FW. He got past us rolling along about 80, pulled in front of us and then we noticed. He had the front slider of his FW fully extended. There was no way I was going to catch him as I drive about 65. We wondered why he never noticed it in his mirror, how far he came that way, and how much farther he got? An accident waiting to happen.

Maybe he could not get slide in. ........

[Chet & Marie]

Originally Posted by dennis b

Maybe he could not get slide in. ........

Could be Dennis, he sure was in a hurry.

[MichaelO]

Originally Posted by dennis b

Maybe he could not get slide in. ........

I thought the slides have way to manually retract them incase of a problem.

[Rednight55]

Buddy came out and camped with me when i had the old W&P Toy Hauler out in Colorado. His first time. He had a heck of a time with a door that didn't have a knob. Kept getting stuck between the screen door and outside door, he would just fuss.. Breaking down camp, he wants to help. OK roll up the power cord and stow it in the box. OK I am on the other side of the camper and I see the trailer rocking and hear cussing. He come around the side rolling up the cord and declares "that plug is a sumbith!" I laugh and said it is a quarter turn locking plug and the black round thing there is a threaded collar. He had pulled it straight out, no damage... What a bull, should have got him on the WDH bars next!

[dennis b]

Originally Posted by MichaelO

I thought the slides have way to manually retract them incase of a problem.

If it's the small closet slide there may not be a manual over ride.Mine doesn't have one. slide only goes out about 16' so if you would stay to right of lane you;d be ok. just my opinion though

[nambarc]

Me so enjoys these bonehead posts. Makes nambarc look like a genius.

[Woodworker]

I'd rather not try to explain. I'll leave it at I was leavin huntin camp last weekend.

UGH with a huge mix of GRRRRR!

[Hazman65]

Didn’t have a good one until this week. Wife went to deploy the awning and it made a loud clunking sound. Thought on of the locks was still screwed down. Nope, I must have brushed a tree or other object with it. Ouch. Insurance is a good thing.

[Rednight55]

Done that!

[Rednight55]

Originally Posted by 2naEagle

I'm such a bonehead. I do it every time. You think I'd know better by now. Greasing the wheel bearings and put all the wheels back on. Yes I forgot to put the center cap back on one.
This time I was down to my last torque before I noticed.
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Done that!

[JohnWedell]

Probably trading in a perfectly good and properly working travel trailer for a defective fifth wheel.

[ALJO]

John: buyers be aware - made in the USA and China.

Aren't many parts made in China nowadays. But even the US or Mexican made parts are failing, we have seen this for the last 15 years in our shop.

[Jacotim]

Originally Posted by Chet & Marie

Going down I 90 near Chamberlain SD headed home to GB with out TT yesterday and got passed by a dually pulling a very new and very long FW. He got past us rolling along about 80, pulled in front of us and then we noticed. He had the front slider of his FW fully extended. There was no way I was going to catch him as I drive about 65. We wondered why he never noticed it in his mirror, how far he came that way, and how much farther he got? An accident waiting to happen.

Nice. As an old truck driver I can't imagine not seeing that in the mirror, but you'd have to use the mirrors first.

[AKRUEBBE]

A couple of weeks ago, we hitched up and left the CG...............WITHOUT putting the tailgait up!!! Drove over 350 miles and didn't notice it until we got to our next CG. We lost 3 of our 4 rubber chocks. Could have been worse since I carry 3 aluminum ladders in the bed also.

[Duke4857]

I added a extra battery bank to our TT about three years ago. I put some 2" X 8"s across the a-frame to mount all four batteries. Later I found a dent about the size of a silver dollar in the back bumper of the pickup and had no idea where it came from. I was checking water levels in the TT batteries and found a rounded off corner in one of the 2" x 8"s. The light went on. I had turned a tight enough corner to hit the board with the back bumper of the truck, that is where the dented bumper came from. This is why I now cringe when I see someone put a box on the tongue of their trailers that stick out past the propane tanks. Sometimes you need that extra few inches.

[Scott]

I think it's time for this thread to come back to life, so I'll post something. It's not too boneheaded as nothing was damaged--only time wasted.

We store our new TT in a storage lot about 15 miles from home (on 2 lane roads with about 20 stop lights). This is new to us because our popup fit in the garage. Well, after camping for the first time, we had just about gotten home from dropping the TT off in storage when I asked my DW if she had gotten our personal care items out of the trailer. Nope, still in the trailer.

Like a good DH, I didn't say anything. So yesterday I drove all the way back to the trailer and home again to get them. Took about an hour. Not too boneheaded, but the storage lot is actually much closer to the campground we went to for our shakedown cruse than it is to our home.

I was working on a checklist last week, but didn't finish it. Guess what I'm working on today!

[Woodworker]

Since you revived this I may as well.
Parked the TT, leveld it then grabbed the screw jack stands I bought. Set one up on each side of the frame. Snuggled them up against the frame then went around an put down the stabilizers. Figured all set. Wife asks what are the stands for an I said they help take some of the movement out of the trailer. No comment from me after that explanation. [emoji6]
Well that night I wondered why the trailer still had that little bit of movement to it. Forgot about it the next mornin then Sat. night I felt it again but figured oh well were leavin tomorrow.
Came time to break everything down an low an behold the stands I once had snuggled up against the frame were no more. I don't lift the trailer with the stabilizers but apparently I lifted it just enough that it rendered the stands useless.
Next time I'll do what I normally do. Put down the stabilizers then utilize the stands