Small mistakes can make big problems
Think you're having a bad day? I bet these people have you beat? So I was setting up my travel trailer last night and as I was hooking everything up a young guy comes up to me and says "excuse me s...
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We were camping in Yellowstone years ago. A young couple with brand new everything,- brand new tent, (not seam sealed) brand new sleeping bags, brand new hiking boots, brand new everything.
As the guy tried to light his brand new Coleman LP stove. He opened the valve on the stove, lit the match and held it above the burner. Of course LP is heavier than air so the stove filled up with fumes and flowed out. When he lowered the match enough to get to the fumes, he had a huge fireball. He panicked and used a towel to fan the flames. I ran over and simple closed the lid on the stove and snuffed out the fire. I turned off the fuel and simply asked him to get the directions for the stove and I watched him light is correctly.
Later that night, the same guy was unpacking his brand new propane lantern. His wife was talking to him and pointing to me. He kept shaking his head and continued to put the lantern together. The wife came over and asked me if I would help him. I spent about a half hour going over most of their equipment and told him a very important thing. When the wife tells you to ask for help, ask for help.
The next morning, he came over again to ask that I watch him light his stove. His wife was very happy with him.
As the guy tried to light his brand new Coleman LP stove. He opened the valve on the stove, lit the match and held it above the burner. Of course LP is heavier than air so the stove filled up with fumes and flowed out. When he lowered the match enough to get to the fumes, he had a huge fireball. He panicked and used a towel to fan the flames. I ran over and simple closed the lid on the stove and snuffed out the fire. I turned off the fuel and simply asked him to get the directions for the stove and I watched him light is correctly.
Later that night, the same guy was unpacking his brand new propane lantern. His wife was talking to him and pointing to me. He kept shaking his head and continued to put the lantern together. The wife came over and asked me if I would help him. I spent about a half hour going over most of their equipment and told him a very important thing. When the wife tells you to ask for help, ask for help.
The next morning, he came over again to ask that I watch him light his stove. His wife was very happy with him.
