What NOT to do

[LuckyDuck]

I always wear gloves when pumping diesel. I don't think that I've met a pump yet that isn't covered in fuel. Toss the gloves in the bed and then I don't have to smell diesel from my hands and then steering wheel for days after fueling.

Same here. I also stash a little container of wet wipes behind my seat in case I forget the gloves or am in a hurry. They come in handy even when not pumping fuel.

 

[Taftcoach]

Bleach, gloves, flashlight . . . I always hope if a law enforcement person is searching my truck that they own an RV.

 

[LuckyDuck]

Bleach, gloves, flashlight . . . I always hope if a law enforcement person is searching my truck that they own an RV.

LOL.

“Sir, why do you have a hatchet back here?”
“Honestly officer, it’s for chopping firewood…”

 

[Crabman]

Our next doo neighbor brought me a cool red and white metal sign a couple of weeks ago. It reads "You Can't Fix Stupid". I don't know if I should hang it in the garage, or on the camper.

I like John Wayne's quote. " Life is hard, it's harder if you're stupid"

 

[Happy wife / happy life]

I don’t know who said it , but I do agree “ Stupid should hurt “!!

 

[JFlightRisk]

I don’t know who said it , but I do agree “ Stupid should hurt “!!

No, it shouldn't, but that's the number one way I realize I did something stupid!

 

[OntFF]

I don’t know who said it , but I do agree “ Stupid should hurt “!!

“The stupid shall be punished.”

― G. Peter Fleming

 

[Bugzilla46310]

I like John Wayne's quote. " Life is hard, it's harder if you're stupid"

Visited the John Wayne museum in Iowa 2 years ago. Bought a t shirt with that quote. Camped about 10 miles from the museum. Good trip.

 

[Randel J]

So what water to bleach ratio do you recommend for the spray bottle?

 

[Midnightmoon]

So what water to bleach ratio do you recommend for the spray bottle?

Here is a link to the recommendation chart from Clorox. I mix mine probably a little stronger than their recommendations since I don't necessarily measure when I'm mixing. But, this should be a good starting point.



Bleach Dilution Ratio for Disinfecting | Clorox®

 

[Randel J]

Here is a link to the recommendation chart from Clorox ...

Bleach Dilution Ratio for Disinfecting | Clorox®

Thanx Midnightmoon!

 

[Velz]

“The stupid shall be punished.”

― G. Peter Fleming


No, the stupid usually punish the rest of us.

 

[Hollander Mutthaulers]

That's a terrific idea, Grumpy, and one we will start doing after 40+ years of camping. Thanks!

Yup - we hose it down real good with a big can of Lysol - any camp spot could be a hazmat site

 

[mjdcwo]

What not to do

I work as a camp host in a local park for several weeks each summer and have witnessed a few dandies. Several years ago a gentleman was emptying his black tank into his portable blue dump tank when I made my morning rounds. I assumed that he was just preparing for several more days of camping. a couple of hours later I saw him pulling out with TT hooked up and the portable blue tank being towed between his truck and camper. Yes, between.........
Half way to the dump station it came unhooked and wedged under the trailer, cracking the blue tank and spilling (you know what) over the roadway. I yelled for him to stop, went and got my portable blue tank, and helped him empty his into mine and clean up the mess. After getting him emptied and cleaned up, I offered to help him dispose of the broken tank into the dumpster. He replied "No thank you, I'm going to take it home and fix it". Wuhhhhhhh?

It takes all kinds.

 

[PACA]

At some of the rest areas in California they have free dump stations, so we figured after three days of boondocking we would stop at one on I5 on the way home and do a thorough dump and clean until we witnessed what the truck with a cab over camper in front of us did. He pulled up to the dump station and was about 4 feet from the drain hole and just opened his tank valve and there was no mistaking that it was the black tank he was emptying! Needless to say, very little of what left the exit tube made it to the drain hole! He grabs the flush hose, turns on the water and proceeds to wiggle it on the ground like a snake to attempt to get his mess to move towards the drain. The DW almost puked in our truck! We pulled out of line and headed down the road!

 

[JayX3]

For mjdcwo - Thanks for that one. I hope you awarded him a Darwin Award Medal with oak leaf cluster. He certainly qualified. Un real!

 

[PACA]

Nope, we didn’t want to get anywhere close to him…..

 

[garywilson]

Great, something else for my setup checklist! Never crossed my mind that the faucet could have been treated with e-coli.
Gas station pump handles have concerned me for years, that previous person possibly just picked a scab or booger.. or worse before filling up. I always wear gloves.

As long as the sores have quit draining it should be OK...

 

[bucko-JAY]

I have no issues in approaching someone that is ignorant with dumping or flushing human waste on the surface at campsites. I bring my cell phone and snap a few shots of their results, and make sure I get their face in the pics. I then ask them if they do this at home. Usually I get no answers, just stupid looks.
I hope I at least embarrassed them enough to think twice before doing it again.