Journey with Confidence RV GPS App RV Trip Planner RV LIFE Campground Reviews RV Maintenance Take a Speed Test Free 7 Day Trial ×
RV Trip Planning Discussions

Go Back   iRV2 Forums > CAMPING, TRAVEL and TRIP PLANNING > Camping Locations, Plans & Trip Reports
Click Here to Login
Join iRV2 Today

Mission Statement: Supporting thoughtful exchange of knowledge, values and experience among RV enthusiasts.
Reply
  This discussion is proudly sponsored by:
Please support our sponsors and let them know you heard about their products on iRV2
 
Thread Tools Search this Thread Display Modes
 
Old 09-15-2014, 01:00 PM   #1
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: indiana
Posts: 184
what the H%#$^ were they thinking

many of you have traveled the Needles Highway in Custer State Park in S.D. in a car/motorcycle but have you ever tried in a RV thru the tunnels?
we were just leaving scenic viewing area at Cathedral Spires area when coming up the road was a RV. hurried out-of lot to be ahead of it.
as you'all know road passes Needles Eye & #5 tunnel (12'0 high & 8'4" wide) rv was 100' or so behind us, I told DW to keep video camera rolling & sure enough as we were exiting tunnel, there was all this scraping/banging as it was coming thru. I'm not sure how he got this far,tunnell #6 is only slightly larger. this was one of those SPRINTER class C cabover models. didn't stick around to see what kind of damage they had. Wonder if it was a Rental Unit?


Guess they didn't read tunnel heights/widths first
two slides is offline   Reply With Quote
Join the #1 RV Forum Today - It's Totally Free!

iRV2.com RV Community - Are you about to start a new improvement on your RV or need some help with some maintenance? Do you need advice on what products to buy? Or maybe you can give others some advice? No matter where you fit in you'll find that iRV2 is a great community to join. Best of all it's totally FREE!

You are currently viewing our boards as a guest so you have limited access to our community. Please take the time to register and you will gain a lot of great new features including; the ability to participate in discussions, network with other RV owners, see fewer ads, upload photographs, create an RV blog, send private messages and so much, much more!

Old 09-15-2014, 01:04 PM   #2
Senior Member
 
topdownman's Avatar


 
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Louisville, KY
Posts: 1,489
I saw a 5th wheel stuck in there once. What were they thinking?
__________________
Mark Anderson - FMCA 351514 - NRVIA Certified Level 2 Inspector
Louisville, KY
2011 Tiffin Phaeton 40QTH
2006 Jeep Commander
topdownman is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-15-2014, 01:24 PM   #3
Senior Member
 
mccsix's Avatar
 
Ford Super Duty Owner
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Pensacola Fl
Posts: 667
I'd got in front of him and waved him over to warn him but that's just me.
mccsix is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-15-2014, 01:29 PM   #4
Senior Member
 
Tony Lee's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: Tasmania now, USA/Canada/Alaska in April
Posts: 2,473
Yes, me too. Have often been warned I'm about to enter a one way street from the wrong end, or enter a town centrum that I wouldn't have a hope of getting out again, and it has always been much appreciated.
Pay back or pay forward!
__________________
Tony Lee - International Grey Nomad. Picasa Album - Travel Map
RVs. USA - Airstream Cutter; in Australia - MC8 40' DIY Coach conversion & OKA 4x4 MH; in Germany - Hobby Class C; in S America - F350 with 2500 10.6 Bigfoot camper
Tony Lee is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-15-2014, 03:28 PM   #5
Senior Member
 
wa8yxm's Avatar
 
Damon Owners Club
Workhorse Chassis Owner
Join Date: Mar 2009
Posts: 24,024
What is it that PBS show used to sign off with.. OH.. READING IS FUNDAMENTAL..

Alas, not all can read I recall a movie or TV show episode, staring Dennis Weaver as a truck driver who could not read.

And then there ..... are......those......who.......le...ar...ne...d.... .. to ...re...ad...... li..ke......this.

2 Sundays ago I got tapped to do the Bible Reaings in church... No problem got a complement on how well I did.

So what's the point: Some folks DO not read the signs

Others CAN not read the sign fast enough and thus do not know that their 12.5 by 8.5 foot RV will not make it through the 12' by 8' tunner undamaged.
__________________
Home is where I park it!
wa8yxm is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-15-2014, 05:16 PM   #6
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Posts: 164
Send a message via Skype™ to GraciesDaddy
Well... Whadd'ya Know?

Our friends, the wonderful RV Geeks, have a video of Iron Mountin Road AND Needles Highway!!
__________________
John E. Baker, III and Sally Baker... The Traveling Siblings! — Watch your tail swing... Keep the greasy side down and keep it 'tweeeeeeeeen the ditches, Y'all!
GraciesDaddy is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-16-2014, 08:16 PM   #7
Senior Member
 
JFXG's Avatar
 
Newmar Owners Club
Freightliner Owners Club
Join Date: May 2012
Location: Today? Clayton, North Carolina
Posts: 5,093
Quote:
Originally Posted by two slides View Post
.....coming up the road was a RV. hurried out-of lot to be ahead of it........

Give any fleeting thought to trying to stop him?
__________________
John and Diane (RIP Lincoln, 21 FEB 22) RVM103 NHSO
Fulltimers since June, 2012
2002 Dutch Star 40, Freightliner, Cat 3126,
2004 Element
JFXG is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-16-2014, 08:53 PM   #8
Registered User
 
Join Date: Feb 2008
Posts: 3,607
Some people who drive motor homes shouldn't drive anything larger than a push cart, and that with a qualified instructor within 6".
Pigman1 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-17-2014, 03:21 AM   #9
Registered User
 
Damon Owners Club
Workhorse Chassis Owner
Join Date: May 2008
Location: N. Palm Springs CA (in winter)
Posts: 2,420
Quote:
Originally Posted by two slides View Post
many of you have traveled the Needles Highway in Custer State Park in S.D. in a car/motorcycle but have you ever tried in a RV thru the tunnels?
we were just leaving scenic viewing area at Cathedral Spires area when coming up the road was a RV. hurried out-of lot to be ahead of it.
as you'all know road passes Needles Eye & #5 tunnel (12'0 high & 8'4" wide) rv was 100' or so behind us, I told DW to keep video camera rolling & sure enough as we were exiting tunnel, there was all this scraping/banging as it was coming thru. I'm not sure how he got this far,tunnell #6 is only slightly larger. this was one of those SPRINTER class C cabover models. didn't stick around to see what kind of damage they had.
Can you post the video as a teaching aid for what not to do ?
Doggy Daddy is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-17-2014, 06:35 AM   #10
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Apollo Beach & Key West , FL
Posts: 3,803
We were there 2 years ago during the Sturgis Rally and were going up Needles Highway and we came across about a 40 ft Class A, stopped at one of the tunnels. I guess he figured he couldn't make it.... but then the problem was, how do you get that thing back down ??? in the vicinity, there was really no place to do a turn around... I'll have to see if I have a pic of the rig .
PanJH is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-17-2014, 06:48 PM   #11
Senior Member
 
Jocat54's Avatar
 
Monaco Owners Club
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Leakey, Tx (Texas Hill Country)
Posts: 109
Originally Posted by two slides View Post
many of you have traveled the Needles Highway in Custer State Park in S.D. in a car/motorcycle but have you ever tried in a RV thru the tunnels?
we were just leaving scenic viewing area at Cathedral Spires area when coming up the road was a RV. hurried out-of lot to be ahead of it.
as you'all know road passes Needles Eye & #5 tunnel (12'0 high & 8'4" wide) rv was 100' or so behind us, I told DW to keep video camera rolling & sure enough as we were exiting tunnel, there was all this scraping/banging as it was coming thru. I'm not sure how he got this far,tunnell #6 is only slightly larger. this was one of those SPRINTER class C cabover models. didn't stick around to see what kind of damage they had.



I know I would have appreciated someone trying to warn me.
__________________
John & Kathy & Gizmo (Maltipoo)
1999 38ft Monaco Diplomat DP
Jocat54 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-17-2014, 10:37 PM   #12
Senior Member
 
cimplexsound's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2013
Posts: 893
I'm always really Leary of tunnels. Tunnels are for cars and trucks. Not a house on wheels.
cimplexsound is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-17-2014, 10:50 PM   #13
Junior Member
 
Join Date: Jul 2014
Posts: 2
Quote:
Originally Posted by two slides View Post
many of you have traveled the Needles Highway in Custer State Park in S.D. in a car/motorcycle but have you ever tried in a RV thru the tunnels?
we were just leaving scenic viewing area at Cathedral Spires area when coming up the road was a RV. hurried out-of lot to be ahead of it.
as you'all know road passes Needles Eye & #5 tunnel (12'0 high & 8'4" wide) rv was 100' or so behind us, I told DW to keep video camera rolling & sure enough as we were exiting tunnel, there was all this scraping/banging as it was coming thru. I'm not sure how he got this far,tunnell #6 is only slightly larger. this was one of those SPRINTER class C cabover models. didn't stick around to see what kind of damage they had. Wonder if it was a Rental Unit?


Guess they didn't read tunnel heights/widths first

I guess the real question is what were YOU thinking. You "hurried out-of lot to be ahead of it" and "told DW to keep video camera rolling" and then didn't even bother to try and warn them.
__________________
2014 Crusader 330 MOS Touring Edition
2013 Duramax 2500HD
WoodyMcCloud is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-22-2014, 12:46 AM   #14
Senior Member
 
Newmar Owners Club
Join Date: Oct 2008
Posts: 272
Quote:
Originally Posted by WoodyMcCloud View Post
I guess the real question is what were YOU thinking. You "hurried out-of lot to be ahead of it" and "told DW to keep video camera rolling" and then didn't even bother to try and warn them.
Well said. I guess we've reached an era where we thrive on others' misfortunes -- even chronicle them -- instead of trying to prevent them.

Admittedly, I'm one to look when someone new comes into a campground -- wondering if they're going to provide "entertainment" backing into their site. I'm 75' long and am positive others do the same. My wife and I have two special needs kids that have provided me with a new perspective on life and with an important life lesson: you never know what others' challenges are from one day to the next. For all we know, this guy was on a final trip with his DW who was diagnosed with cancer. Maybe his mind happened to drift when he passed the sign(s). Maybe the RV really was just too much for him and he had no business behind the wheel, who knows for sure.

Things do happen. Just keep an eye out for that karma monster - she can be a real beast and someone may have a video camera when she strikes.
__________________
2007 Newmar Mountain Aire - 4528, Custom
24' ATC Enclosed Car Hauler
LindyT is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply



Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)
 
Thread Tools Search this Thread
Search this Thread:

Advanced Search
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are Off
Pingbacks are Off
Refbacks are Off


Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Thinking outside the box, or in this case the Oil filler tube. IMDSailor Class A Motorhome Discussions 10 08-24-2014 03:34 PM
American Coach: American Coach - Poor kitchen design. What were they thinking? JMonroe Fleetwood Owner's Forum 5 07-21-2014 01:14 PM
Thinking of Buying a 2006 Monaco Monarch 33 brocja01 Monaco Owner's Forum 4 07-13-2014 02:10 PM
Thinking of replacing L couch Martinichuck Class A Motorhome Discussions 6 07-12-2014 10:22 AM
Quick thinking SonnyB RV'ing Humor & Crazy but True Stories 0 02-14-2014 08:54 PM

» Featured Campgrounds

Reviews provided by


All times are GMT -6. The time now is 10:36 PM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.8 Beta 1
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.