Camping Bloopers

This story courtesy of Clieb on the RV.net Forums:
I was at a Coaching Clinic and staying alone in my Itasca Horizon in a less than desirable RV Park. Turned out to be a mobile home park that rented open pads to RV’s. (I will never learn and always try to get a good deal close to where I need to be.)

Its 1:00 am and I awake to my generator starting. The thought goes through my head that my generator does not start automatically, no one’s does, you have to manually push the starter button.

I get up and look down the hall, no one is in the coach, someone has to be messing around outside.

My flashlight, my security system, and I start peeking out the windows and do not see anyone so I go carefully out the door and look all around and under the coach, no one there.

I open the front generator compartment door and look and there on the starter button and in the dust next to it are perfect Raccoon footprints. I have to fuss with the generator to get it to prime and start but some stupid oversized rodent gets it to start no problem.

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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.