Sunday, January 24, 2010

Our fifth wheel is no longer a virgin

Our Cameo now has its first scrape : (

We were pulling into a site yesterday that is about as wide as some of the pull thrus that we have been in but this one was for two RVs AND to make it even worse there was a tin sheet roof canopy. This is when the comedy of errors began:

- we saw how narrow and shuddered but did either one of us think to get the spotter out of the trunk, NO!
- as we got closer it was so narrow we collapsed the mirrors on the truck but did either one of us think to get the spotter out of the trunk, NO!
- Bob even made the comment that he could not see a dang thing but did either one of us think to get the spotter out of the trunk, NO!

Then we heard the scraping noise and guess what, we finally got out of the truck : )

We scraped the side of our Carriage Cameo and the bathroom window. Turns out Bob had not turned wide enough to navigate the turn. Bob backed up and with the aid of his very capable spotter was able to pull thru successfully. Now we get to figure out how to get it repaired.

Till next time,

Bob & Jo

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3 comments:

  1. It had to happen sooner or later! Thats what insurance is for. So what is a "Spotter" other thatn the 2nd mate? Diane is my spotter.

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  2. A spotter is your 2nd mate that gets out of the fifth wheel and 'spots' the hazards.

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  3. OK, I thought the post was referring to some piece of new technology. I definitely need to head down to the hill country and look around. Sounds like you guys really enjoyed it.

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