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02-26-2018, 10:29 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2012
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Quote:
Originally Posted by dbledan
That is cool but what 6 steps to get in?
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It's only one step.
But it's a doozy!!
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2016 Mini Lite 2503S - tt (2015 - ???)
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2009 Silverado 1500 Ext Cab, 5.3L, 4x4, 3.73
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02-26-2018, 12:44 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2014
Posts: 1,740
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Originally Posted by Bluepill
Maybe this guy does their electrical work...........
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But his depression is fully cured! [emoji23]
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02-26-2018, 04:08 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2016
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It's not the step up, but that step down will get you.....
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02-26-2018, 06:32 PM
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#4444
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Join Date: May 2017
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02-26-2018, 06:35 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: May 2017
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Originally Posted by old40ford
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Just saw an update, the guy died at the hospital.
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02-26-2018, 07:07 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2017
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Originally Posted by old40ford
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Scary. 
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02-26-2018, 07:12 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: NJ
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Quote:
Originally Posted by old40ford
Just saw an update, the guy died at the hospital.
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Sucked through the hole? Really? C'mon. How do people ever survive riding in Jeeps. These reporters nowadays.
Horrible experience for all no doubt.
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02-26-2018, 07:21 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2012
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Quote:
Originally Posted by 05CrewDually
Sucked through the hole? Really? C'mon. How do people ever survive riding in Jeeps. These reporters nowadays.
Horrible experience for all no doubt.
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"Sucked through the hole" sells a lot more newspapers than "Fell out."
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1988 Coleman Sequoia - popup (1987-2009) - outlasted 3 Dodge Grand Caravans!
2012 Roo19 - hybrid (2012-2015)
2016 Mini Lite 2503S - tt (2015 - ???)
2011 Traverse LT, 3.6L, FWD
2009 Silverado 1500 Ext Cab, 5.3L, 4x4, 3.73
2016 Silverado 2500HD Dbl Cab, 6.0L 4x4, 4.10
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02-26-2018, 07:24 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2017
Location: North of Seattle, WA
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Quote:
Originally Posted by dbledan
That is cool but what 6 steps to get in?
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My wife, while getting treatment for her cancer, had an appointment for a CT Scan at a branch clinic of the hospital treating her. Their CT Scan equipment was mounted in a large semi-trailer with a similar step up (and down). They solved the issue by just installing a lift gate on the side and used it as an elevator. Worked slick. For a smaller device a wheel chair lift would do the trick too.
As for the awning issue, electric awnings are great.
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02-26-2018, 10:18 PM
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Director, FROG
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: Middlebury, IN
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Originally Posted by old40ford
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Headline writers tend to distort and sensationalize stories sometimes.
This unfortunate person didn't exactly fall through a hole. The driver was going down I-75 in Florida, apparently struck a guardrail on the left side of the highway and ripped a huge hole in the side of the RV right behind the driver's seat.
It looks as if the rail continued to cut through the side at what is about floor level for much of the length of the RV. FHP reported that the vehicle was still moving after the crash, and the victim was sucked out of the hole caused by the impact.
It's no less tragic for the victim and his loved ones, but it's also a far cry from just falling through a hole in the floor.
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02-26-2018, 11:55 PM
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#4451
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Join Date: Nov 2013
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Notice they call it a trailer
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02-27-2018, 11:02 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2016
Posts: 5,060
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Quote:
Originally Posted by old40ford
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Wondering what led the driver to hit the guard rail on the left side of the RV? That stretch looks to be a 2 or 3 lane road. Wonder how fast he was going...
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I am starting to think, that I will never be old enough--------to know better.
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02-27-2018, 11:37 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2016
Posts: 880
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Interesting skid mark pattern.
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02-27-2018, 12:35 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2015
Location: Eastern NC
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Must have been different air in the 1960s when I sat in the open doorway of the choppers, feet hanging out. No sucking action there but you sure could fall.
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02-27-2018, 12:50 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: Canada
Posts: 604
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Quote:
Originally Posted by packrat48
Notice they call it a trailer
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Interesting enough.... If RV stands for Recreational Vehicle.... And a Vehicle is
"ve·hi·cle
ˈvēək(ə)l,ˈvēˌhik(ə)l/Submit
noun
1.
a thing used for transporting people or goods, especially on land, such as a car, truck, or cart.
And the definition of a trailer is
trail·er
ˈtrālər/Submit
noun
1.
an unpowered vehicle towed by another, in particular.
2.
an excerpt or series of excerpts from a movie or program used to advertise it in advance; a preview.
verb
1.
advertise (a movie or program) in advance by broadcasting excerpts or details.
2.
transport (something) by trailer.
Then a Fifth Wheel in fact... Is not an Rv (it does not transport people) ...? It is towed behind a vehicle....
A fifth Wheel is a trailer...
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02-27-2018, 01:00 PM
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Pickin', Campin', Mason
Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: South Western PA
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Quote:
Originally Posted by colourful64
Interesting enough.... If RV stands for Recreational Vehicle.... And a Vehicle is
"ve·hi·cle
ˈvēək(ə)l,ˈvēˌhik(ə)l/Submit
noun
1.
a thing used for transporting people or goods, especially on land, such as a car, truck, or cart.
And the definition of a trailer is
trail·er
ˈtrālər/Submit
noun
1.
an unpowered vehicle towed by another, in particular.
2.
an excerpt or series of excerpts from a movie or program used to advertise it in advance; a preview.
verb
1.
advertise (a movie or program) in advance by broadcasting excerpts or details.
2.
transport (something) by trailer.
Then a Fifth Wheel in fact... Is not an Rv (it does not transport people) ...? It is towed behind a vehicle....
A fifth Wheel is a trailer...
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My 5th wheel hauls plenty of goods (people OR goods) and it is towed... it's a Recreational Vehicle Trailer.  
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02-27-2018, 01:07 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: Denver, CO
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using you def. transporting........ or goods,
such as............. or cart
I would say Motor Homes and Trailer are Recreational Vehicle.
Not sure what this has to do with Things you see in an RV Park.
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02-27-2018, 01:18 PM
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#4458
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Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: Canada
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I'm just gonna put two feet in my mouth. ...
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02-27-2018, 02:46 PM
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Site Team
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: Northen IL
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Trailer, camper, RV, rig, fiver... all words that are pretty much interchangeable to me.
I've used them all to describe that big thing that sits on my seasonal campsite.
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02-27-2018, 03:07 PM
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#4460
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2017
Location: Rice, WA - Sold the S&B!
Posts: 596
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Quote:
Originally Posted by packrat48
Notice they call it a trailer
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Packrat48, This post refers to which post number? In isolation it is confusing.
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