Trailer Trauma - what's the funnest injury you've sustained....

[kb0zke]

All projects require a blood sacrifice.

I can sympathize with those who have run into awning supports. I did that the other day while taking down the awnings. Yes, I have pool noodles on the awning supports, but they are the last thing put on and the first removed. As I was moving from one side to the other I turned around and took one step - right into the awning arm.

[drboyd]

Originally Posted by CDONA

The sharp edges of any laminated surfaces. I slice myself just about anytime I get under the folding seating, storing/removing stuff. I keep threatening myself to tape over these razors, I guess I haven't donated enough blood yet, , ,

If you'd want, it's possible to file down those sharp edges and

fill the resulting black line with Kampel SeamFil

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[Nomad518]

Once, while putting my awning up, one of the side support bars broke in two. The piece that's attached to the awning is under spring tension and came spinning down with the broken piece of the bar beating everything in it's path including the index finger on my right hand. I don't think it broke the finger, but there was much swelling and I still have a divot and nice scar. My AS has a scratch and ding as a result, but that's something we have in common. After some serious cursing, I was able to get the awning back up and the bars held together with duct tape so that we could get on with our trip. I contacted Zip Dee about the broken awning support bar, sent photos, and they sent me a new bar toot sweet.

[Thalweg]

About a year or so ago, I was polishing the front of the Airstream using a sewn buffer wheel. The wheel caught on the edge of the battery box on the front wall of the trailer. It yanked the buffer out of my hands, spraining my wrist. I was fortunate to not have broken my wrist. I couldn't hold the buffer again for almost a month. I've learned to back the speed of the buffer way down when in areas where it can catch on edges.

[AtomicNo13]

From hitch to bumper..... What hasn't resulted in blood loss?

Lets talk about the screws protruding outward from the windows! Ever catch one drying out the window channels? Son of a dogs mother!!!!

[Bowmans]

These are great and horrible at the same time... While using a small, wire disc on a drill to clean a small piece of cast, I was holding the cast piece against my shorts. The brush got too close and before I could let off the trigger, the whole leg of my shorts was wrapped around the brush. Took about 10 minutes to extract and left a small rashed area too close to delicate parts. Never again.

On the 1950, first weekend taking out some inside pieces, I forgot the step by the door was missing and foot fell right through the belly pan as I rolled out. Got a few cuts but survived. Can't wait to have a solid floor in this thing.

Step safe everyone.