CICO 2012 Attendee Tips: Breaking Camp / Road

So CICO 2012 is over (for me anyway, have to work tomorrow, some lucky people are staying longer) but part of my personal "mission" <grin> while I was there was to ask anyone I met what accessory or tip they have to suggest. Everyone had wonderful suggestions. Almost all of them are already covered on this forum in other threads, but I'm going to mention them again.

There were so many wonderful tips I'm going to break them up into groupings, from the inside out.

So here's CICO 2012 Attendee Tips: Breaking Camp and On the Road

- If you are traveling alone, and no friends around to check for you, as a safety precaution you should always check that your trailer lights work. To do so by yourself, make a length of PVC pipe sized to press the brake pedal in your car, so you can check the emergency lights, brakes, etc, before you depart.

- If you have the 7pin connector, if you just might be traveling over bumpy roads, you may want to bungee the cable up to the connector, so it has less chance of potentially wiggling free, falling to the road, and bouncing around / destroying itself while you are driving.

- Your teardrop is precious... and sometimes you can't be with it 100% of the time. In addition to locking everything you can think of to lock; you may want a locking wheel chock, as well as Lug nut locks on your trailer wheels. It's potentially possible that if you left your trailer for a while... even with a wheel lock some enterprising individual could replace the wheels.

- This next tip was someone who didn't actually have one, but thought it would be a neat idea. Fiberglass propane tanks are now available; probably more expensive than the regular steel type. but if cost is less important to you than the convenience of *seeing* how much fuel is left in the tank so you know when to get it refilled, it might be an option to think about. Another plus is it's lighter than the steel ones.

 

Sherry,
Thanks for putting these tips in one place. We weren't able to make it this year but hope to attend next years gathering. We have ordered a 560 for pick up at the end of April.
You have given us some really useful ideas.
Maureen

 

Sherry,

Here's one I would have suggested, "open window security". Cut (2) 1/4" wood or metal dowels in 8" lengths to drop in the window track. This allows the window to be cracked about an 1/2" or so for air flow but prevents it from being opened all the way from the outside. I painted them black (optional) so you don't even notice them in the windows.

For me it's a peace of mind thing. If someone really wanted to break into the trailer, this won't stop them, just piss them off enough to break in the window and slit my throat with the broken shards of glass …maybe it's not that good of tip after all.

 

"Slit my throat with the broken shards of glass"!!
Michelle, you've been watching too many Amityville movies! Why don't you and AJ come down for the Cruise Inn at the Cape. Relax and get away from the big city woes. Of course you have to survive I95!
Mike

 

Heheh... Tarantion flicks... nice association... funny...
Florida huh?? hmm.... possible??