Well people who get their camper stuck sure seem to give camping bloopers some good material. This RV bloopers video is no exception.
This time lapsed video shows yet another funny camping blooper and why it is a bad idea to park on the beach. Four hours later, the RV is finally pulled out. Keep this in mind when you go camping next summer. Start planning now! Go RVing can give you some ideas!
This story is courtesy of Jenny at the RV Blog of RVingPlanet.com:
“The year 2003….time 2:00 a.m…..somewhere in the middle of Texas. Ker boom!, Smack!, Shatter! To learn more read on: One of the first RV trips that I ever took was when a group of friends and I decided to rent an RV for a nineteen-hour road trip to Arizona. The RV that we rented had a bedroom in the back, kitchen along the right side, a spacious bathroom, cushy chairs for the driver and passenger, and a TV in the middle front. Not unlike some of the RV floor plans in some of the best RV’s available today. The RV that we rented reminded me very much of a Fleetwood RV, though I do not remember what kind of RV it actually was. Being that I am not an “outdoorsy” kind of person, I decided at that point that an RV was the only way to travel and definitely the only way to camp.
The friend who rented the RV decided that he would be the main and only driver for the trip. So the rest of us passengers settled in for the ride as we pulled out at 6:00 a.m., bound for Arizona. Little did I know at the time, our driver had a “rule” with his family that you wait as long as humanly possible before you stop. This rule was compounded by the fact that we were in a very nice RV with a bathroom, so the only time we stopped for the entire trip was to get gas. My husband and I usually stop every hour when we drive places in our car, so at the end of our Arizona trip, I was sure wishing that we hadn’t had a RV with such great gas mileage! Somewhere in the middle of Texas at 2:00 a.m. our friend, who was sleeping in the bedroom in the back of the RV, shouted up to the driver that something was going on. What? We weren’t quite sure, but we were about to find out.
After stopping the RV on the side of the road, half of the group got out to inspect what was going on. Following a short investigation, they found out that the rear luggage compartment door had popped open and a suitcase had fallen out onto the dark, but heavily traveled highway. So, off the men went, running down that Texas highway in the wee hours of the morning, looking for a lost suitcase. They found the suitcase, but not until after a semi ran it over, a hair dryer was smashed, and Gold Bond powder was showered all over the clothes that the group could find. A study by Progressive Insurance® in 2007 shows that the most common mishaps that RV owners report are driving off with the steps extended, backing up into a post or other stationary object, and misjudging the amount of overhead/or side clearance space. Needless to say, my first RV adventure was definitely that, an adventure.”
What interesting blunders have you had on your many RV trips? I hope that your next RV trip is peaceful, blooper-free, and that your luggage survives! Check this site out to find RV Rentals or to buy an RV from reputable RV Dealers.
This story is from Bob Crawford on My Favorite Camping Store:
“I was tent camping one night when I came upright to the sensation of someone stabbing a white-hot ice pick into my right eyeball. I rubbed at my eyelid and felt a bit of crud and then another lance of pain. I was still groggy from sleep, but I rubbed more furiously at my eyelid and felt a small insect body disintegrate under my friction.
I finally realized that a fire ant had strayed into my tent and stung me twice. It hurt, but being manly I toughed it out. In the morning I awoke and realized something was seriously amiss. I couldn’t focus my eyes and my depth perception was shot.
I seemed to stagger a bit and trip over ant lion pits. It wasn’t till I got to the restroom that I realized I didn’t have brain damage, only some swelling on my left eyelid which caused it to droop over the pupil.
I bought a trailer right after that.”
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There are many GPS programs that attempt to tell you where there are low clearances along your chosen RV travel route. However, it is no wonder that many RV owners do not rely solely on their GPS program to tell them where low clearances exist. The common consensus is to always keep a look out for signs on bridges, awnings, etc. for the posted height to make sure your RV fits under the space, because a RV is too expensive to leave it to a program or up to chance. As is the case with this camping bloopers video.
Oops! And the whole bank awning comes crashing down. Keep a look out for clearance heights, so that you don’t end up on the next post on camping bloopers. If you do get a little too close to something overhead that doesn’t keep your RV in the clear and you need a new RV, check out this RV Sales site or this Used RVs site.
What happens when an engineer designs a railroad overpass that is only eight feet high? Many crashes from vehicles that are too high to pass under! This is evidenced by a crash that happened in Montana earlier this month. A family from North Dakota tried unsuccessfully to go under an eight foot railroad bridge. As you can see by this link to truck camper hits railroad bridge, the results were not pretty. Hopefully your next camping blooper doesn’t cost this much to your pocketbook or your ego! If you do find yourself with a clearance problem like this and need a new RV, please visit this RV Sales site or this Used RVs site.
I recently heard that a RV parking spot on the beach in California will run you upwards of $50 a night. Let’s just hope that if you secure one of these beach sites, that you don’t park quite as close to the water as these people do in this camping bloopers video. While I am not sure how exactly you could get your RV stuck like this, I am sure you can and I am sure people do get stuck like this in their RV every year.
Getting the RV stuck…it is just one of the many camping bloopers you can have in a life of RVing.
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Most RV owners responsibly pay close attention to RV towing capacities and weights. Not only can there be hefty fines for not paying attention to RV towing capacities and weights, it is also very dangerous not to heed proper requirements. Thus the following is not recommended. The people in this video did not observe RV towing capacities. What results is a cloud of smoke and a RV that is back down the hill where it started. Very dangerous, but a camping blooper none the less.
This man’s day just got worse after he got out to walk his dog and the brakes failed on his motorhome. The RV trip down had to be eventful. RV heads down 100-foot cliff video.
If you have been camping or RVing very long, you have probably had something that did not go quite the way that you had planned. Maybe you ran out of gas before you got home. Maybe you accidentally left your spouse at the convenience store where you stopped for gas. This site is dedicated to all of those camping bloopers that happen and definitely make your trip unforgettable. Share your camping bloopers here and read of camping bloopers that others have had. As they say, the things that go wrong make the memories.
