Importance of accessing TC without opening a slide.
I have seen a few comments on TC forums and other RV forums regarding the benefit of entering without having to open a slide. I was just wondering what the thought process is.
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Bedlam wrote:SidecarFlip wrote:
Been reading along with interest.
This was posted on another forum I frequent. Glad I don't have a slide, never needed one anyway.....
"Drove to an adjoining parking lot to park the truck between 2 semi trailers and forgot to put the slide in. Needless to say, the camper is totalled.
Luckily, I was only 914 miles (13 hours, 40 minutes) away from home
Making for a rather unpleasant, expensive trip to the Laconia Bike week.
I just wanted to say, I can't tell you how much I've appreciated your helpfulness, knowledge, tips and experience. I won't be doing a truck camper again. dry.gif
Thought you might like to read about his misfortune...
That would be no different than someone forgetting to raise the stabilizer or tongue jacks before moving a trailer or forgetting to raise camper jacks and fasten tie downs before taking off with a truck camper.
I think it's a little different than say forgetting to raise a tongue jack expense wise. I'm guilty of that with farm implements. I usually wonk the jack and have to buy a new one. I do that about once a year. Not this year yet, but I'm sure it's coming. Ripping a jack off is costly to fix but ripping a slide off is terminal.
Don't know they guy and he posted no pictures but I'm pretty sure it's ugly.
