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msmith1199
Jun 19, 2013Explorer II
I don't have those latches on mine, but one lesson I learned is when you bring people along that aren't familiar with the RV, you need to do an airline style briefing where you basically tell them don't touch anything! The first time (and last time) the in-laws came along I backed the RV into the space. The father-in-law felt the need to head to the back to guide me in. I just ignored him because I have a camera back there. Anyway once we got parked I went out and hooked up the power cord and took a look around to make sure I had enough clearance to open all the slides, which I did. The in-laws had gone over to sit at the picnic table. I went inside to open the slides and heard a strange noise coming from outside. Luckily I heard it in time to let go of the button before too much damage was done. I went outside and the father-in-law decided he still needed to help and had opened one of the compartment doors and started pulling out chairs. Of course the door opens directly into the path of the slide and had I not stopped it in time it would have ripped the door from it's hinges. Luckily all I got was a small scratch on the door.
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