How To Tear Off Your Truck Camper Jack Made Easy

deltabravo wrote:
Gas station bollards (posts) are evil too.

Yes, I saw that. I think they're back together now.

Oasisbob wrote:
Sorry my friend. Life is an education. I wonder if the insurance company will total your camper or how it can be fixed? Let us know how this turns out please

I am insured but dont know if it be worth going through insurance. If totaled, I don't know what They would pay.

I must say that your composure is truly inspirational, and there’s simply no doubt that this could happen to anyone…A few months ago a fella and his wife got distracted by conversation while driving his new Lance beneath a low hanging awning at a nearby Sinclar gas station…Nearly sheared the air conditioner off the roof…De-aired the rear tires down to about 1” and slowly crept out…

I myself had the left rear jack sheared off by a distracted feral human chit-chatting on her cell phone with young children in her car - crossed over the yellow line, hit the left side dually before bouncing off the rear jack and hitting another car…Knocked my rear axle back about 1.25”, but totaled out her borrowed, unregistered, uninsured junker…Even with 2 witnesses on site the Sacto Cops wouldn’t even write an accident report, or gather any info (a resource thingy…), City Cop merely stopped to inform her that it was her responsibility to her to get her demolished vehicle towed off the street (all air bags went off), then casually drove off…Kinda appeared to me that Sacto had gone third world…Nearby permanent tent dwellers only added to this perception…

I just counted my blessings as it might easily have been a head on…Thankfully my insurance kicked in…

3 tons

Sorry my friend. Life is an education. I wonder if the insurance company will total your camper or how it can be fixed? Let us know how this turns out please

Gas station bollards (posts) are evil too.

That’s a major bummer. And a major fix. Sorry to see that.
If it makes you feel better, I’ve wiped the AC off the top of a truck camper and smushed the ladder on our toyhauler.
Chit happens.
Good thing you’re mechanically inclined!

Well, you'd think they'd put a flag on it or something to alert.
As noted above, I just don't think they give a ****.. been coming to the Q winters for last 6 yrs and stopped using them in 2nd year...

bgum wrote:
It appears there was a second water station or something else was in that spot which would explain why the pipe is so far away. I agree it is an accident about to happen. They could strap a couple 2 x 4 x 8 to the problem. Sorry about your camper.

I've used that station many times over the years which makes it even dumber. It's been that way for years. There may be pipes or electrical in the ground closer to the sign. That's where it is.

It appears there was a second water station or something else was in that spot which would explain why the pipe is so far away. I agree it is an accident about to happen. They could strap a couple 2 x 4 x 8 to the problem. Sorry about your camper.

JRscooby wrote:

RetiredRealtorRick wrote:
Too bad the boneheads that set up that water fill station, wherever it is, didn't take into consideration that literally EVERY vehicle that gets near it is substantially taller than their guard pipes. I absolutely guarantee you those things have been hit scores of times. Just the sign of an operator that doesn't really care. Too bad. Rant over.

Not sure, but I think the purpose guard pipes is to protect the fill from people that would hit it. Sorry OP, but nobody damaged your stuff but you.

I think I was clear it was my fault. They also know there is a problem with visibility after talking with the attendant. They should put up flags like wheel chairs, dune buggies have to prevent it from continuing to happen.