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overlander63 · 02-24-2004, 03:58 PM

Okay, let's see how many other dummies there are (besides me) that have left their TV antennaes up , then pulled out. There have to be some, whether there was damage or not, just say so. You will feel better confessing. I know I am not alone, or there would be no orange "LOWER ANTENNAE" signs for sale at Camping World.
Terry

Theo · 02-24-2004, 04:06 PM

I have done worse....

I have driven off with both the tv antenna, and the self seek satellite dish up too.. fortunately it was a long 5th wheel, and I saw the shadow as I turned a corner within a mile, so no damage was done.

Theo

RickStream · 02-24-2004, 04:06 PM

You are alone.

InsideOut · 02-24-2004, 04:17 PM

Nope...not me....don't have one!

Shari

Ken J · 02-24-2004, 04:19 PM

I've never done anything like that -

Janets Husband · 02-24-2004, 04:20 PM

Ney... never.
He says with fingers crossed.

j54mark · 02-24-2004, 04:20 PM

Although it is exactly the sort of thing I would do, so far I have not. Nor have I left with the power cord plugged in, the water hose attached, or with the rolling pantry unfastened.

I have, however, tried to depart with the stabilizers down (went about six inches!), and once pulled the wheels completely over a 4X4 chock.

Mark

**Stefrobrts** · 02-24-2004, 04:43 PM

Don't have an antenna. Did try to drive away with the chocks on though. Only did that once.

flyfshr · 02-24-2004, 04:49 PM

Nope, not me. I use a checklist upon arrival and one for depature. Watched and heard of others doing them though

FF

campcollector · 02-24-2004, 04:56 PM

Working in a state campground I have seen it all. Antenas left up and ripped off by tree limbs, hoses with hose bibs draged behind the trailer on the way out, electric cords burned up so the end looked like a burnt biscut. I have even caught folks dumping there black tanks in the middle of the night. Or the famous line "There must be something wrong with your power box because my lights don't work and I just got done rewiring my rig."

Dont' feel bad about the antenna far more have done far worse.

mandolindave · 02-24-2004, 05:10 PM

The previous owner saved me the trouble of smashing
my antennae. I don't have a TV so I guess it was a blessing

Ken J · 02-24-2004, 05:50 PM

I use a checklist also - keep it in my center console at all times, when I get ready to leave, I read it outloud - have not missed anything in a long time

Ken

j54mark · 02-24-2004, 05:58 PM

As a (inactive) pilot, I know the value of a checklist. However, I have found that for me nothing beats two walk arounds - one before I start the engine, and another after I pull off the leveling blocks.

Mark

rluhr · 02-24-2004, 06:30 PM

Checklist for me too, and the two walk-arounds. If you've ever been trained as a pilot you know the value of the walk-around. So no, never departed with TV antenna up or power cord/water hose connected.

But you know, they say there are two kinds of pilots who fly retractable-gear airplanes: Those who have landed gear-up, and those who WILL!

Silvertwinky · 02-24-2004, 06:36 PM

Don't remember doing that; however, have I left the refrigerator un-latched?

Have I ever forgot to fasten something down?

Just take a wild guess!

norbert · 02-24-2004, 06:59 PM

when i had all the time in the world, i didnt have the time to check all that crap....i now have the time to check all that crap....

norby

Pahaska · 02-24-2004, 09:27 PM

I had already cranked the antenna down when my helpful grandson came through and cranked it up again, thinking it was going down. It was on my Scamp 5th-wheel behind the bedroom hump and I had an air deflector on the truck. I drove a lot of miles that day and the antenna survived quite nicely.

Silvertwinkie · 02-25-2004, 07:23 AM

I haven't done it yet, but I could see it happening..... we go through a sort of checklist before we shove off. So far it's caught several things that might have been bad.

Eric

Chuck · 02-25-2004, 07:48 AM

What is it about airstreams and: pilots, architects/designers, techies, and musicians? we seem to have an abundance of all of those...

Myself: I'm a pilot/musician that works as a techie for architects. go figure.

Anyway, I'm all for checklists and walk-arounds. but I haven't heard that phrase in regard to retractable gear

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But you know, they say there are two kinds of pilots who fly retractable-gear airplanes: Those who have landed gear-up, and those who WILL!

didn't think it was that common. but I have heard that there are 2 kinds of tail-dragger pilots: those that have ground-looped, and those that WILL ground-loop!

**jcanavera** · 02-25-2004, 09:10 AM

I'm not a list person but I do the walk around technique. I do it just prior to departing, I pull the trailer out of its spot and do an inspection of the area I left, look at the trailer from a distance, and walk around again inspecting the hitch connections. Exterior wise the item I sometimes forget is the sewer temination cap. I catch it on the walk around but that seems to be the one I occasionally miss.

The one inside thing that I occasionaly catch myself forgetting is the humidity control switch on the refrigerator. When I do forget I catch it once I get home and am in the unloading process.

Jack