DW and I talk to everyone but I don't always get it...One guy won't travel with any fresh water or anything in the waste tanks. No convenience of freshening up or having the bathroom?Another guy shuts his propane tanks so he can only run six hours at a time before his fridge gets too warm. Won't drive with his tanks open. Also shuts them when he leaves the camper.Another guy checks his tire pressure every morning. Every morning? Really?Another checks his oil at every gas stop. I asked him how often he needs to add oil and he said he goes oil change to oil change without ever adding any.Another guy unhitches even if he doesn't need his TV. Says its rediculous to keep all that extra weight on his truck.Another guy won't put his slide out unless he's staying more than a day. He said every time he puts it out its one less time it will work.I've met a number of people who won't do their business in their own toilet. They just don't want that in their tank.:@

I don't get any of those either. oh well, different strokes..

Add me to the list, don't get any of the above either.

Everybody has their idiosyncracies. It's like the guy who separates his food on his plate because he can't stand his corn touching his potatoes, or the guy who won't pee on a tree in the woods because he is afraid someone might see him commit a no-no. I reckon people just got their own ideas about things. As long as they don't bug me with it....:S

Another one for your list ...Quite a few, a friend of mine included, insist on using BAL X-Chocks and nothing else to chock the trailer and (they think) prevent it from inadvertently shifting or rolling away even though the manufacturer Norco includes a note with every box of X-Chocks warning to not rely on their X-Chocks as a "parking brake". I guess some just can't read. :S

I went with a buddy one time to look at a used TT. The owner said he couldn't open the slides for him since the jacks weren't down. :h

Things I don't understand | Good Sam Community

119 Replies

_1nobby
Explorer
May 13, 2016
DE88ROX wrote:
My wifes uncle used to camp in the same state park as us during the 4th of july. (not with our group, but they were always there) Every time he would leave and return to the campground, he would open the hood of his truck to help the engine cool.

We always teased Uncle Joe about it.

Well he passed away a couple of years ago. when the Wife and I went to the visitation and funeral. everyone who was there had their hoods open on the cars in the parking lot of the funeral home. Thought it was a very nice tribute.

I can just imagine what people thought driving by the funeral home, that didn't know Uncle Joe, trying to figure out why everyone had the hoods open on their vehicles..

5 Star story.

Thx.......love that sh*t.
salem
Explorer
May 13, 2016
DE888ROX: Great story about your uncle's funeral. Thanks for sharing. My friends grand dad passed away a few years ago. Everyone in town knew that he always wore overalls. They dressed him in a new suit and laid him in the coffin. Just didn't look right. They had the funeral director undress him and they put a brand spanking new pair of overalls on him. People still talk about how "natural" he looked.:)
whjco
Explorer
May 12, 2016
I always give the tires a thump before the start of each day. I guess it's habit with my CDL experience but it's an added peace of mind.
DE88ROX
Explorer
May 10, 2016
apr67 wrote:
aftermath wrote:
Here is another one I don't understand. Some folks out there refuse to open both propane tanks at the same time. They don't trust the crossover valve and don't want to have to get up in the cold to discover they are out of propane. They choose to open one until it runs dry and then get up in the cold dark night to switch over to the spare tank. If you check your tanks you won't have a problem and will be able to sleep through the nights just fine.

I don't camp when its cold, so my propane gets little use. However I do exactly this because I don't want a leak to suck all my propane out of both tanks (on my old keystone I was chasing leaks forever).

However in the winter when I am keeping my RV warm (because I really don't live where it makes sense to winterize) I open both tanks up so it stays warm.

I never camp without electric hook up. If I need heat, I bust out my little Kenmore oscillating heater. Keeps my TT nice and cozy.

I figure i would rather use their electricity ( that im already paying for) than burn up my propane.

I used to boon dock for 5 days every year at the NASCAR race at MIS in august. that time a year, heat was never an issue.
DE88ROX
Explorer
May 10, 2016
My wifes uncle used to camp in the same state park as us during the 4th of july. (not with our group, but they were always there) Every time he would leave and return to the campground, he would open the hood of his truck to help the engine cool.

We always teased Uncle Joe about it.

Well he passed away a couple of years ago. when the Wife and I went to the visitation and funeral. everyone who was there had their hoods open on the cars in the parking lot of the funeral home. Thought it was a very nice tribute.

I can just imagine what people thought driving by the funeral home, that didn't know Uncle Joe, trying to figure out why everyone had the hoods open on their vehicles..
SprinklerMan
Explorer
May 09, 2016
A good friend of mine got his brand new camper , he wouldnt take a dump in the toilet . Second camping trip out , I was with my 2 young boys and one needed the bathroom . So in about 10 minutes I here " Where is the toilet paper ? " I looked at my buddy and laughed , " its broken in now "
rbpru
Explorer II
May 09, 2016
When it comes to propane I like to know the status without checking all the time.

If it is not working, it is time to switch over to the second tank. If I am dumb enough to let the second tank run dry I will have to get the extra tank out of the TV bed.

We use about one tank a season.

Everybody was their own way of doing things.
apr67
Explorer
May 09, 2016
aftermath wrote:
Here is another one I don't understand. Some folks out there refuse to open both propane tanks at the same time. They don't trust the crossover valve and don't want to have to get up in the cold to discover they are out of propane. They choose to open one until it runs dry and then get up in the cold dark night to switch over to the spare tank. If you check your tanks you won't have a problem and will be able to sleep through the nights just fine.

I don't camp when its cold, so my propane gets little use. However I do exactly this because I don't want a leak to suck all my propane out of both tanks (on my old keystone I was chasing leaks forever).

However in the winter when I am keeping my RV warm (because I really don't live where it makes sense to winterize) I open both tanks up so it stays warm.
tomman58
Explorer
May 07, 2016
BobsYourUncle wrote:
SoundGuy wrote:
aftermath wrote:
Here is another one I don't understand. Some folks out there refuse to open both propane tanks at the same time. They don't trust the crossover valve and don't want to have to get up in the cold to discover they are out of propane. They choose to open one until it runs dry and then get up in the cold dark night to switch over to the spare tank. If you check your tanks you won't have a problem and will be able to sleep through the nights just fine.

That would be me. :W The number of times I've had to get up in the middle of the night to switch over from an empty tank to a full one has been exactly zero so far but should that ever happen I would much rather do that than find I'm completely out in both tanks. :M Apparently you don't understand but likewise I don't care, it works for me. :)

I do the same thing (always have) and always have had the auto,I think everyone gets it. When you are in cold climates it becomes quite apparent how long a tank will last. That said I "occasionally turn on the full tank on the eve of the first one running out and then back in the day so the near empty one runs out on my time.
I also prepare as my TT has a cover that requires more than a minute to remove so I do it early. I like to spend no more than a few seconds out side in my underwear before running into the warmth of the DW. LOL

Well that would be me too!
I REFUSE to open both tanks at the same time. I ALWAYS run one dry and then switch over to the full one.
Here's my reasoning:
When I know I have a full bottle I can relax knowing that I won't be freezing my duff off at 3:30AM. When the one I'm running goes empty, it's a very simple and thing to wander outside in minus 30 in my underwear and simply switch the valves. Yes I've been there and done that! :E
If I run both tanks and it runs out, then I'm freezing my butt off until the morning when something is open to get them filled.
When I switch I know I have a couple days to refill.
And yes I have full timed in minus 34 and gobbled a 30 pounder every 3 days keeping things warm!
My rig is older and doesn't have all the fancy doodads to do things for me. Full manual, that's it.
:B
BobsYourUncle
Nomad
May 07, 2016
SoundGuy wrote:
aftermath wrote:
Here is another one I don't understand. Some folks out there refuse to open both propane tanks at the same time. They don't trust the crossover valve and don't want to have to get up in the cold to discover they are out of propane. They choose to open one until it runs dry and then get up in the cold dark night to switch over to the spare tank. If you check your tanks you won't have a problem and will be able to sleep through the nights just fine.

That would be me. :W The number of times I've had to get up in the middle of the night to switch over from an empty tank to a full one has been exactly zero so far but should that ever happen I would much rather do that than find I'm completely out in both tanks. :M Apparently you don't understand but likewise I don't care, it works for me. :)

Well that would be me too!
I REFUSE to open both tanks at the same time. I ALWAYS run one dry and then switch over to the full one.
Here's my reasoning:
When I know I have a full bottle I can relax knowing that I won't be freezing my duff off at 3:30AM. When the one I'm running goes empty, it's a very simple and thing to wander outside in minus 30 in my underwear and simply switch the valves. Yes I've been there and done that! :E
If I run both tanks and it runs out, then I'm freezing my butt off until the morning when something is open to get them filled.
When I switch I know I have a couple days to refill.
And yes I have full timed in minus 34 and gobbled a 30 pounder every 3 days keeping things warm!
My rig is older and doesn't have all the fancy doodads to do things for me. Full manual, that's it.
:B