Have you ever have this happen to you??

Looks like parking lot at camperworld

IAMICHABOD wrote:

opnspaces wrote:
So now I'm assuming he used a gray fresh water hose and connected it to the dump. I'm assuming there is a potable spigot nearby and he didn't use it.

The potable water spigot is on the rear side of the pedestal,out of sight,and he is hooked to it, with the black hose and the regulator attached to the RV. This campground has high water pressure,65-70 psi.

When you sign in you are advised of that fact and on the backside of your parking permit you must initial that you have read that "A water pressure regulator is needed"

Even with regulator connector attached, the water pressure is so high I woke the next morning with a 1" puddle of water and wet carpet in the front of our MH! Water was dripping outside, too, creating a fairly large puddle.

Even though four years old, the idiots at the factory had not quite hand tightened the connection to the kitchen faucet. The leak had happened before, but was so little it only discoloered the wood under it. This time however it was a steady flow several drops per second. It took a couple of days to make sure everything was dry.

So make sure you have functioning regulator (adjustable is highly recommended) if you go to Dockweiler.

P.S. - Not only is the Sewage treatment adjacent to the park, the flightpath for LAX is only about 0.5 mile from there, too.

rockhillmanor wrote:

IAMICHABOD wrote:

Harvard wrote:
The guy/gal was thinking ahead before he/she parked. He/she could see there was going to be a problem accessing the compartment so he/she had his DW/DH hold the door open while the RV was moved to the final position. Picture is worth 1000 words, you just have to use a bit of imagination. Smart guy/gal, eh!

Bingo,The space is at Dockweiler State beach,back row the spaces are pull-ins with a large pole at the front the
space is angled and if you want to park a car behind your RV,as he did,it must be behind the white line or you will get a $60 ticket,so he had to get as far forward as he could....

That part with the bay door open before pulling in was the obvious, so we all looked for something else! :W

Yup, been there done what that too. Hooking up to shore power at some places takes a lot of ingenuity with all what they throw at you.

Here's a shore station that I won't forget and what I had to do to hook up to it. Won't make you guess.....the outlet was installed "upside down". Cord with surge protector wouldn't stay seated upside down!. So I had to run the cord 'up' and secure it.

That would be very helpful during a heavy downpour!

IAMICHABOD wrote:

Harvard wrote:
The guy/gal was thinking ahead before he/she parked. He/she could see there was going to be a problem accessing the compartment so he/she had his DW/DH hold the door open while the RV was moved to the final position. Picture is worth 1000 words, you just have to use a bit of imagination. Smart guy/gal, eh!

Bingo,The space is at Dockweiler State beach,back row the spaces are pull-ins with a large pole at the front the
space is angled and if you want to park a car behind your RV,as he did,it must be behind the white line or you will get a $60 ticket,so he had to get as far forward as he could....

That part with the bay door open before pulling in was the obvious, so we all looked for something else! :W

Yup, been there done what that too. Hooking up to shore power at some places takes a lot of ingenuity with all what they throw at you.

Here's a shore station that I won't forget and what I had to do to hook up to it. Won't make you guess.....the outlet was installed "upside down". Cord with surge protector wouldn't stay seated upside down!. So I had to run the cord 'up' and secure it.

opnspaces wrote:
So now I'm assuming he used a gray fresh water hose and connected it to the dump. I'm assuming there is a potable spigot nearby and he didn't use it.

The potable water spigot is on the rear side of the pedestal,out of sight,and he is hooked to it, with the black hose and the regulator attached to the RV. This campground has high water pressure,65-70 psi.

When you sign in you are advised of that fact and on the backside of your parking permit you must initial that you have read that "A water pressure regulator is needed"

Only thing I see is that the camper has TWO power cords and thus runs the risk of overloading the pedistal.

Campground I'm at I can run 2,3,4 cords but my primary cord is 50 amps. and the breaker that feeds the pedestal is also 50 amps. So though I can run a 2nd cord, If I go over 50 amps (on either leg) I'm in the dark.. Nice way of enforcing the power limit in my book, PLUS it means I am the ONLY RV on this "loop" power wise. (most campgrounds will have much larger breakers but several sites "Daisy Chained" down the way.. This park each site has it's own main breaker back at the power distribution panels.)

Of course the spaces are pull in - it's a parking lot:

Nice view of the ocean to the west:


And beautiful vistas of the sewage treatment plant to the east:


So no - this would never happen to me.

So now I'm assuming he used a gray fresh water hose and connected it to the dump. I'm assuming there is a potable spigot nearby and he didn't use it.

I used those same lights to illuminate a parking lot at night until I went LED.

I sure would not leave a compartment door open at Dockweiler :E

I always put my water regulator on the supply spigot.

Harvard wrote:
The guy/gal was thinking ahead before he/she parked. He/she could see there was going to be a problem accessing the compartment so he/she had his DW/DH hold the door open while the RV was moved to the final position. Picture is worth 1000 words, you just have to use a bit of imagination. Smart guy/gal, eh!

Bingo,The space is at Dockweiler State beach,back row the spaces are pull-ins with a large pole at the front the
space is angled and if you want to park a car behind your RV,as he did,it must be behind the white line or you will get a $60 ticket,so he had to get as far forward as he could.

Rockhill,the trailer is an all aluminum tilt trailer that belonged to another camper to haul his Can-Am Spyder

smkettner, Yes that is a VERY BRIGHT night light,every space has them.
It is like daylight when you step out of your RV at night,I carry a piece of 2x2 cardboard that I duct tape to the pedestal covering it.

I am surprised that all the sharp eyed members did not see the other problem with the way he had hooked up. :B