Neighbors Dad learning the hard way

It sounds like going back to tent camping might be a really good idea!

For everyone's safety....lol !

Humerous but sad.
No one wants their equipment damaged. We all do stupid things occasionally..

However, is their something going on with the dad? Most people are super careful with new equipment, especially when backing a trailer.

Hopefully, he just had a string of bad luck and will have many trouble/incident free years with his new rig.

I liked the advice of people on here who said get a used rig first.

path1 wrote:

...He's was over at his sons house (my neighbor). Says he is going back to tent.

In addition to the tent, maybe he should walk to the campground! :B

Nothing like laughing at other people's mistakes/accidents and making ignorant comments. Just proves not all RVers are the friendly sort. :R

That stinks! Not exactly how you want to spend the first 3 months of being an RV owner. It sounds like he didn't spend too much time practicing with the trailer before his trips.

3oaks wrote:
Nothing like laughing at other people's mistakes/accidents and making ignorant comments. Just proves not all RVers are the friendly sort. :R

I have noticed that about this site since I came back just a couple weeks ago. There are lots of rude/ignorant people hanging around here. Also I have found that not everyone that joins a site, actually has anything to do with whatever the forum/site is about. There are lots of kids that get on forums and people that just plain make things up.

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You should suggest to the neighbor that they take the dad for a checkup. A bunch of years ago I noticed the mom-in-law have a small issue. Turned out it was a brain tumor. My dad had an issue, so I took him. Turned out premature shrinkage of the frontal lobes.

One issue is an oops. Multiple in a row, especially so close together can be the canary in the coal mine.

drcook wrote:
You should suggest to the neighbor that they take the dad for a checkup.

Beat me to it. Once is an accident. Sounds like he has cognitive issues.

FYI: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cognitive

path1 wrote:
New trailer in July this year.

First trip out---Clips big iron pipe barrier thing at gas station. Big gouge about 1/2 the length on left side.

Second trip out---(after getting back from shop). Forgets about water regulator at campground. Wakes up to water flooding inside. Gets it back home, backs into his own house putting trailer away.

He's was over at his sons house (my neighbor). Says he is going back to tent.

He is certainly not the lone ranger.

Almost each and everyone of us, no matter how long RV'ing have had those same things happen. He just got them out of the way and consolidated a couple of them within two trips! :W