5th wheel on the freeway with the slide out!
Coming home today on the freeway I saw a truck pulling a 5th wheel with the living room slide out. :E He was going northbound and I was going southbound so I only had a few seconds to tell whether or ...
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Maybe the owner did not know how to retract the slides with the hand crank?
Everyone should try this once in a while, so they can remember what compartment the handle is located in, and even if they are not able, any camper nearby will help the elderly, or they can call Good Sam Roadside assistance or something!
Sometimes the RV battery can go dead, and then they will not retract properly, even if you plug in the RV to the truck and run it's engine. It might take 30 minutes at idle to get in enough charge, unless you turn the truck around and use jumper cables.
Fred.
Everyone should try this once in a while, so they can remember what compartment the handle is located in, and even if they are not able, any camper nearby will help the elderly, or they can call Good Sam Roadside assistance or something!
Sometimes the RV battery can go dead, and then they will not retract properly, even if you plug in the RV to the truck and run it's engine. It might take 30 minutes at idle to get in enough charge, unless you turn the truck around and use jumper cables.
Fred.
