Several years ago, dw sustained an injury while camping that required an ambulance/hospital...I had left the rig hooked up, as our stay was only an overnight.. unhooking the tv from the trailer meant her ambulance was 15 minutes ahead of me..Lesson learned: always unhook upon arrival.. reasons...1) i could see a situation where we would need to roll immediately (can always come back for the tt later..2) if it were ME that was sick or injured, dw would probably not be able to remember how to and/or be physically capable of unhooking to get me to help--dealing with the weight distribution system can be confusing at first, and requires a bit of strength

Other side of coin.....Overnighter stay connected in case you have to evacuate In an Emergency.I could have truck/trailer unhooked BEFORE ambulance even got there

Old-Biscuit wrote:Other side of coin.....Overnighter stay connected in case you have to evacuate In an Emergency.I could have truck/trailer unhooked BEFORE ambulance even got thereTen of one - half-a-dozen of the other.......or vice-versa!...:WObservation: Friend was in RV park (5th wheel) in Paradise, CA.Barely made it out - w/o 5th wheel. (Fire - 2700 homes destroyed).Might have been able to save 5th if hooked up - but might not have been able to "negotiate" the only road out if it was.Ya gotta do what (you believe) works best for you!:C

Where do you draw the line? Do I need to choose a CG within 15 minutes of hospital? Should I choose a site close to the entrance? Is my every move /decision based on what if? I think not.. I go camping to relax. I leave the what ifs at home.

Ideally for an overnight if you unhook you are parked where you can leave the truck in position to "re-hook" in the morning by just lowering the trailer hitch. But, of course, it will be the rare time that you can do that.

The key is to just be prepared. When DH's ICD fired twice one morning (meaning his heart had stopped and had to be restarted), the toad was unhooked from the Class A and I followed the ambulance to the hospital. When we returned home later that morning, a fellow camper asked me. . . "Honey how are you going to leave if he can't drive?" I said, "I will get behind the wheel like I do anyway and drive us out." She couldn't believe I could drive the big rig. And Actually now, our roles are somewhat reversed. I do ALL the driving because of his numerous heart issues. But if something happened to me, I know he could get behind the wheel and drive it somewhere if he had to. We each need to be able to do anything necessary.Dale

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Cloud_Dancer
Explorer II
Jul 16, 2019
I'm a few months away from age 80, but I don't want to die. Sure, this brings on a new set of trip-planning procedures.
mowermech
Explorer
Jul 16, 2019
CPR??
If my heart is not beating, and I am not breathing, I'm DEAD! Leave me alone!
Yep, DNR statement is on file.
Even so, I always unhook the Jeep as soon as we get set up. In fact, one place where we stop frequently REQUIRES unhooking the towed before pulling into the campsite.
As previously indicated, it is your rig, do it your way.
gbopp
Explorer
Jul 16, 2019
If you really worry about what could happen, maybe the best thing to do is sell the RV.
Then get a house/apartment as close as possible to a hospital. That way you're as ready as possible if there is a medical emergency.

Or, just enjoy yourself and don't dwell on what could happen?
Old-Biscuit
Explorer III
Jul 16, 2019
schlep1967 wrote:
Old-Biscuit wrote:
In an Emergency.
I could have truck/trailer unhooked BEFORE ambulance even got there

So if you significant other cut an artery, you could unhook while holding pressure on the wound until the ambulance got there? Or maybe while performing CPR if it was a heart issue?

It's not always as easy as we first think.

Slap a tourniquet ON........use my foot for chest compression with air compressor hose in mouth

WHAT.......can't you multi-task?
am1958
Explorer
Jul 17, 2019
Old-Biscuit wrote:
In an Emergency.
I could have truck/trailer unhooked BEFORE ambulance even got there

Could you do that while providing life saving care to the patient?

If you even started to think "Yes" you are a disillusioned fool especially if the patient is a loved one...

So many internet heroes...
colliehauler
Explorer III
Jul 17, 2019
Reminds me of when dad had his heart attack many decades ago. Mom called work and my boss brought me the message they were taking dad to the hospital. I drove to the hospital and dad wasn't there. I then drove from the hospital to their house and still beat the ambulance.
fj12ryder
Explorer III
Jul 17, 2019
This is one of the silliest threads going: trying to decide whether to unhitch because something, anything, might happen.

What happens if you unhook and a sinkhole develops and the trailer falls in. If the truck had been connected you'd have been safe. Decisions, decisions.

Or unhooking the truck and moving it 3 feet forward puts it in the path of a descending meteorite and it explodes when struck by the space rock, catches fire and burns the trailer, leading to general death and destruction. If only it had been hooked up the space debris would have missed it and all would have been saved.
Old-Biscuit
Explorer III
Jul 17, 2019
am1958 wrote:
Old-Biscuit wrote:
In an Emergency.
I could have truck/trailer unhooked BEFORE ambulance even got there

Could you do that while providing life saving care to the patient?

If you even started to think "Yes" you are a disillusioned fool especially if the patient is a loved one...

So many internet heroes...

Guess you missed my multi-tasking post.......

Get with the program.
Sheesh!

Some are just so easily lead.....by the nose.
Grit_dog
Navigator
Jul 17, 2019
Nice, old biscuit! I like your style!

Let's face it, anyone who is conscientious though does things that make others wonder why??
It may be from previous personal experience, maybe from knowledge, maybe just fear or superstition.
It isn't weird that the OP does this. It's weird that he posts it like he's somehow looking for approval or confirmation that this is a sound practice.
zcookiemonstar
Explorer
Jul 17, 2019
This is dumb. If my wife needs a ambulance to go to the Hospital I AM GOING IN THE AMBULANCE who cares about the truck or camper. I can only say this because we don't travel with anyone else just the two of us.

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