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Old 09-07-2014, 04:22 PM   #1
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The things you see at a campground

1) A Ford Escape pulling a 5,500 lb Airstream! Just about double the tow vehicle's maximum rating. Being pulled from Toronto to Winnepeg. 3,000 RPM on the flats; 4,500 RPM on a hill; according to the owner.
2) The guy using little pieces of 2x4 to level his 33 ft Flagstaff. Tires were virtually folded around the 2x4. Can you imagine the stress on the tire cords? When those tires fail, he'll be on a RV site complaining about Chinese tires.

Sometimes I think I need blinders to wear when walking my dogs through the campground!
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Old 09-07-2014, 11:08 PM   #2
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Wife and I were trying to count the crazy overloaded rigs on our trip so far....but it was a lost cause....wow....so much craziness....ie chevy 1500 with a BED FULL of firewood, a 28ft trailer and ANOTHER trailer with a couple razers behind that!!....wiw
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Old 09-07-2014, 11:11 PM   #3
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Oh and the dodge hemi with an over cab 5er car hauler with 5 razers on it..it was SCREAMING !!..up a 3% grade...lol
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I lost count of how many half tons were pulling 28-30' tt with a golf cart in the bed and no wdh.
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1. Last Month it was the guy that got his arm caught in his awning while retracting it. I had to get him out.

2. Why every time we go camping people insist putting their faces in our Boxers face & letting "kiss" them?? "Oh we miss ours" Arggggggg

3 Saw a Freightliner pulling a Golf Car & trailer. Not sure if the weight police would have been after them? Wish I had my camera with me.

4. Saw a Golf Car pulling its trailer through the campground loaded with stuff.

5. Saw 2 kids trying to push a golf car with their parents on it. It must have died.

6. Some of the TT were interesting in themselves. A 80s model (brush) painted black, a small box trailer converted to a camper, a 1958 Spartan (probably originally a mobile home) 3 Roof ACs. , a Rat Rod with an older motor home.

7. The young couple that had every square inch of their camp site loaded with stuff ..... many chairs, 3 barrels of toys, 20 feet of plastic fence 2-3 tables of food (left out) bicycles, golf car, refrigerator. & much more.. When they packed up his duelly could not hold it all. It started out with at least 10 people they loaded 2 sites then just the couple & their baby. It was fun to watch as I am sure that it did not all get to their home.......



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Old 09-08-2014, 05:53 AM   #6
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people hooking and unhooking their WD bars with one hand. Juts toss them if you aren't going to use them properly. Not doing any good at all
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Old 09-08-2014, 05:54 AM   #7
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Ford f150 Eco Boost hauling a 35' rockwood 8320ss with a honda gold wing in the bed of the truck. He did have WD bars but the truck was pointing toward the sky.
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1. Last Month it was the guy that got his arm caught in his awning while retracting it. I had to get him out.

2. Why every time we go camping people insist putting their faces in our Boxers face & letting "kiss" them?? "Oh we miss ours" Arggggggg

3 Saw a Freightliner pulling a Golf Car & trailer. Not sure if the weight police would have been after them? Wish I had my camera with me.

4. Saw a Golf Car pulling its trailer through the campground loaded with stuff.

5. Saw 2 kids trying to push a golf car with their parents on it. It must have died.

6. Some of the TT were interesting in themselves. A 80s model (brush) painted black, a small box trailer converted to a camper, a 1958 Spartan (probably originally a mobile home) 3 Roof ACs. , a Rat Rod with an older motor home.

7. The young couple that had every square inch of their camp site loaded with stuff ..... many chairs, 3 barrels of toys, 20 feet of plastic fence 2-3 tables of food (left out) bicycles, golf car, refrigerator. & much more.. When they packed up his duelly could not hold it all. It started out with at least 10 people they loaded 2 sites then just the couple & their baby. It was fun to watch as I am sure that it did not all get to their home.......



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Old 09-08-2014, 06:20 AM   #9
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I like looking at all the different campers. I am crazy about the vintage stuff and what people will come up with just to go camping. Many years ago I wanted to buy a box trailer and turn it into a camper with a garage area in it. My wife though I was crazy, now they manufacture then that way.
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...ie chevy 1500 with a BED FULL of firewood...
Why is this crazy? Someone using a truck as a truck? Farmers do it all the time. What is the man to do? Go buy a $60,000 1T diesel dually to haul wood a short distance?
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Why is this crazy? Someone using a truck as a truck? Farmers do it all the time. What is the man to do? Go buy a $60,000 1T diesel dually to haul wood a short distance?

I think it was the combo of full truck and TWO trailers that OP was pointing out 😉


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Why is this crazy? Someone using a truck as a truck? Farmers do it all the time. What is the man to do? Go buy a $60,000 1T diesel dually to haul wood a short distance?
I assume the owner wasn't a farmer...or traveling a short distance...and if he was a farmer, he'd have the new dually (those guys upgrade trucks every few years and don't buy the cheapest ones)!



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Old 09-08-2014, 06:57 AM   #13
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I bet the ford escape was setup by Can-Am rv in London. They like to set up smaller TV's with large trailers. I'm not sure why people think that because an engine is revving at 3000 rpm it is going to blow up or something. I have owned cars that that would rev at 3000 rpm in top gear an the highway.
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I assume the owner wasn't a farmer...or traveling a short distance...
And why would you assume the opposite? Just asking. Might have been a local man furnishing the campground with wood or several of his camping friends. Here in NC, we see 1/2T pickups quite often with the beds filled with wood delivering to homes with fireplaces.
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[QUOTE=acadianbob;696701]1) A Ford Escape pulling a 5,500 lb Airstream! Just about double the tow vehicle's maximum rating. Being pulled from Toronto to Winnepeg. 3,000 RPM on the flats; 4,500 RPM on a hill; according to the owner.
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I once saw a Pinto with a V8. It sure was powerful (right up to the point the rear axle disintegrated).
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My wood pile for a weekend campground stay...gotta get it to the park somehow

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people hooking and unhooking their WD bars with one hand. Juts toss them if you aren't going to use them properly. Not doing any good at all
Not sure I see the point here - Is the concern that the bars are not getting stressed enough?
We raise the hitch nearly as high as possible and the levers flip up very easily (one handed) using a 14 inch pipe.
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Did not take long for you guys to Hijack his thread.
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Not sure I see the point here - Is the concern that the bars are not getting stressed enough?
We raise the hitch nearly as high as possible and the levers flip up very easily (one handed) using a 14 inch pipe.
Agreed. When you raise the tongue with the power jack, hooking up the wdh is a simple thing. One hand with the pipe. Did it that way for 5 years with a TT.
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