My noodles have failed!

[americanrascal]

I am facing a problem with my noodle(s).

I faced one of two choices. Either permanently wear a "brain bucket" to protect my head from continual "noggin busting" on my extended slides while accessing exterior compartments --or-- install the all famous "pool "noodles" around the slide edges to buffer the constant beating my head is taking when accessing exterior compartments.

I went the $1 cheap noodle route as I was trying to avoid a fashion statement with my hard hat when visiting CG's.

I cut them through the middle and slid them over the edges of the slides .

All was well until yesterday when hit by our first significant rain since they were installed. The noodles immediately de-noodled from the slides and fell off.

Is there a trick to keeping "noodles" in place where they belong- especially during rain? HELP!

[TNGW1500SE]

Use Velcro

[xctraveler]

Since we seldom do as told, I have made up signs to put up in the all the place I have banged my head:

"BANG HEAD HERE!"

It works 🙂 I don't ever bang my head on the sign

[Johno02]

Before I got the plastic corners, I made corner protectors from noodles, mitered the corners, and glued them to give protection for the corners and about 18 inches on each side. They survived several bad storms without coming off, guess being attached on the bottom and sides both may have helped.

[Mile_High]

americanrascal wrote:
The DW thinks this one has merit for optimal protection.

Pininterest helmet

I need to get this resolved quick. leaving on a trip with the rig this week and my head is already hurting in anticipation of banging it just knowing I'm gonna knock my noggin if my noodles don't work

hahahaha - that would actually work!

[americanrascal]

The DW thinks this one has merit for optimal protection.

Pininterest helmet

I need to get this resolved quick. leaving on a trip with the rig this week and my head is already hurting in anticipation of banging it just knowing I'm gonna knock my noggin if my noodles don't work

[americanrascal]

That velcro idea sounds pretty good. Might give it a shot on the slide bottom. I could use the extra velcro to fashion the "Noodle helmet" that's now in concept design phase.

Heck I might just do all these things just to make sure it really gives this old geezer's brains (what few are left) the protection they need! Hard hat,clamp on noodles, corner protectors,velcro, velcro circular (or conical)noodle hat now being designed, pipe insulation. I get all this together and I oughtta bounce off these slide edges pretty well!

[YC_1]

Before I permanently glued the pipe insulation to my slides it was my young grandaughters' job to install them as soon as the slides were out. She was about 12. One day I came back in and gave her a big hug and kiss. She asked what that was for. I said for saving your grandpas head and back. By putting those things on asap you saved me a real boo boo. I had really banged the edge and came out with nothing more than a few bad words.

[YC_1]

Mile High wrote:
I am uninsurable around my RV 🙂

Used to have to wear a hardened ball cap liner when I was a carpet walker at an industrial plant. I think I'm about to start using it for the RV!

Protective Shell Insert for Ball Cap

I have one and glued some elastic so the hat is not needed. When I go under the rv to do service it goes on. The scratches and dents are testament to my reduced bad language and use of band aids.

[Kittykath]

How about attaching pieces of velcro along the hidden side of the slide lip, and the opposite pieces in the noodle slot?

[schlep1967]

Go to Wal-mart and get the real pool noodles. Those dollar store versions are no good.

Seriously, I have a nice blue one I've been using for 4 years. I do not cover the whole bottom of the slide. I put an 8" piece of noodle on the corner right above the storage compartment.

This weekend I saw a camper with 2 noodles on a slide out. They started about halfway down the slide and he had them notched with 45 degree angles so they could turn the corner at the bottom. One on each end of the slide and the almost touched in the middle.

[J-Rooster]

WyoTraveler wrote:
Noodles work great. Not only on slides but also put around wiper blades on your MH or PU in hot summer weather. I have also sliced a tennis ball open and used on corners of slides.

X-2, I use winter foam pipe insulation on my blades.

[Executive45]

If you use the clips but are concerned about "fashion", simply hang some rope light off the clips and viola instant fashion. If you want to go "upscale" get the color changing rope lights. The brighter the better....:E:E:E...Please park far away from me..:B..Dennis

[Mile_High]

I am uninsurable around my RV 🙂

Used to have to wear a hardened ball cap liner when I was a carpet walker at an industrial plant. I think I'm about to start using it for the RV!

Protective Shell Insert for Ball Cap

[americanrascal]

RedJeep wrote:
Yall are making this far too complicated. Two years ago I had the wife and kids loaded in the truck. Trailer hooked up. Ran back to the trailer to check something and busted my nose on a hatch door. Owe, that hurt. Walked back to the truck blood all over my face. My wife gave me a band-aid. Fixed me up fine. So, no need to modify your RV, Just carry lots of band-aids.

You have now made me recognize the obvious. Why I had not recognized the most sensible solution to the problem before this is beyond me.

I have changed my mind and will now apply the proper solution wrapping my "noodle" with multi-colored noodles in a circular fashion. Problem solved. Practical and "campground fashionable". :B