Went to the KOA in Garden City, UT, near Bear Lake to dump my holding tanks.While waiting in line for the dump station, a horrific screeching and crunching sound was heard in another part of the campground.2 travel trailers attempted to pass, in the opposite direction, on a road wide enough for one.Needlessly to say, broken side window glass and they appeared to be stuck pretty tightly.There were several folks attempting to separate them.I emptied my tanks and headed home.Ruined 2 families camping experience for sure!As Harry Callahan says "a man has got to know his limits"!

Yep and a goal of getting the gear home undamaged should have more priority than saving a minute here and there. Sometimes I do have to kick myself to be patient-but it's always a good idea. Take the extra step that you're not backing into a tree limb etc. Cost is only a few minutes.

Tango, AE7UI wrote:Went to the KOA in Garden City, UT, near Bear Lake to dump my holding tanks.While waiting in line for the dump station, a horrific screeching and crunching sound was heard in another part of the campground.2 travel trailers attempted to pass, in the opposite direction, on a road wide enough for one.Needlessly to say, broken side window glass and they appeared to be stuck pretty tightly.There were several folks attempting to separate them.I emptied my tanks and headed home.Ruined 2 families camping experience for sure!As Harry Callahan says "a man has got to know his limits"!Well worthless without pictures, just guessing that one of the two or both didn't know how to judge distance to the edge of the road!!

tpi wrote:Yep and a goal of getting the gear home undamaged should have more priority than saving a minute here and there. Sometimes I do have to kick myself to be patient-but it's always a good idea. Take the extra step that you're not backing into a tree limb etc. Cost is only a few minutes.X2.The time spent being patient and doing it right is a LOT LESS than the time fixing the damage done by not doing it right.

Sounds like somebody wasn't following the "rules".

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midnightsadie
Explorer II
Aug 10, 2015
AH !! two hard heads meet.
korbe
Explorer
Aug 10, 2015
Sounds like somebody wasn't following the "rules".
toedtoes
Explorer III
Aug 10, 2015
tpi wrote:
Yep and a goal of getting the gear home undamaged should have more priority than saving a minute here and there. Sometimes I do have to kick myself to be patient-but it's always a good idea. Take the extra step that you're not backing into a tree limb etc. Cost is only a few minutes.

X2.

The time spent being patient and doing it right is a LOT LESS than the time fixing the damage done by not doing it right.
rhagfo
Explorer III
Aug 10, 2015
Tango, AE7UI wrote:
Went to the KOA in Garden City, UT, near Bear Lake to dump my holding tanks.
While waiting in line for the dump station, a horrific screeching and crunching sound was heard in another part of the campground.

2 travel trailers attempted to pass, in the opposite direction, on a road wide enough for one.
Needlessly to say, broken side window glass and they appeared to be stuck pretty tightly.
There were several folks attempting to separate them.
I emptied my tanks and headed home.

Ruined 2 families camping experience for sure!
As Harry Callahan says "a man has got to know his limits"!

Well worthless without pictures, just guessing that one of the two or both didn't know how to judge distance to the edge of the road!!
tpi
Explorer
Aug 10, 2015
Yep and a goal of getting the gear home undamaged should have more priority than saving a minute here and there. Sometimes I do have to kick myself to be patient-but it's always a good idea. Take the extra step that you're not backing into a tree limb etc. Cost is only a few minutes.

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