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07-18-2021, 08:12 AM
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Senior Member
Fleetwood Owners Club
Join Date: Jul 2020
Posts: 136
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Look up when backing into your site
A few days ago while backing a motorhome into a campground site, a good reminder the spotter needs to
look UP! Fortunately, by an inch or two, no contact except a few leaves. Fortunate!
Campground staff already notified the large branch needs to be cut off to allow medium to large RVs in that site.
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2002 Fleetwood Jamboree 29V motor home on Ford E-450 V-10 Econoline chassis
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07-18-2021, 08:27 AM
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Senior Member/RVM #90
Monaco Owners Club
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Columbus, MS
Posts: 54,764
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WOW! That was too close for comfort! 
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Joe & Annette
Sometimes I sits and thinks, sometimes I just sits.....
2002 Monaco Windsor 40PBT, 2013 Honda CRV AWD
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07-18-2021, 08:58 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2021
Location: Northern California
Posts: 1,285
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No problem, plenty of room! Haha
It is easy to forget to look up. Thanks for the good reminder.
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07-18-2021, 09:07 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: The Bluegrass State
Posts: 8,889
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And look down too. Sharon is pretty good at looking up for tree branches, but one time she was walking backwards directing me into a particularly difficult spot when she fell over a curb stop. At her age, she doesn't need to be falling down!  
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Good Luck, Be Safe and Above All, Don't Forget To Have Fun 
Pete
Central Kentucky
2006 Fleetwood Discovery 35H, 2014 Honda CR-V, M&G Engineering Braking System
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07-18-2021, 09:11 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: CA and TN
Posts: 4,662
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I always thought it would be a good idea to have bumper sensors (like on cars) across the top, sides and bumper of larger RV's (especially the larger ones).
I think we've all been you have been! LOL!
Safe travels,
Mark
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2021.5 Pleasure Way Plateau FL Class-B Sprinter (bought May '21)
2018 Mini Cooper Hardtop Coupe, 2 dr. 6-speed manual (toad)
(Sold)2015 Prevost Liberty Coach,(Sold)2008 Monaco Dynasty
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07-18-2021, 09:11 AM
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Senior Member
Monaco Owners Club Freightliner Owners Club Holiday Rambler Owners Club
Join Date: Sep 2019
Location: Thornville, Ohio
Posts: 3,687
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Yep, look up. DW is my spotter. Back in early 60's when she was very young her dad had a new holiday rambler camper. He was backing into a site and her older sister was the spotter.
You know what hapened next. Until mid 1977 he lived with the dent. Her dad would say watch out for limbs every time they backed into a CS. DW is alway checking for limbs. She is so bad with any branches, that I bought a teloscoping poll and make it with our height plus 6"
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Art & Joyce
Thornville, OH
Kia Soul pushing a 36' DP Endeavor
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07-18-2021, 03:57 PM
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"Formerly Diplomat Don"
Newmar Owners Club
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Moorpark, Ca.
Posts: 24,073
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I carry a pole trimmer and had pruners....I ask the park to trim first and if they don't have an issue, I do the trimming.
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Don & Mary
2019 Newmar Dutch Star 4018 (Freightliner)
2019 Ford Raptor
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07-18-2021, 04:01 PM
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Senior Member
Winnebago Owners Club
Join Date: Dec 2015
Location: Jacksonville, Fl
Posts: 3,542
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I rarely have a spotter when pulling in to a site. Even when I do have a spotter *I* always walk the site and I place orange cones near anything I need to miss when backing in, that includes looking up for low branches. If I miss the cone I miss the (whatever), nice and easy.
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2013 Winnebago Sightseer 36V
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07-18-2021, 04:26 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2019
Location: Bend,or
Posts: 471
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I've learned that once in the site and comfortable, the winds will come in and let me know the true clearance to branches....
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07-18-2021, 04:30 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2017
Location: Denver, CO
Posts: 1,527
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Podivin
I rarely have a spotter when pulling in to a site. Even when I do have a spotter *I* always walk the site and I place orange cones near anything I need to miss when backing in, that includes looking up for low branches. If I miss the cone I miss the (whatever), nice and easy.
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+1
I always walk the spot and then tell my wife where I want to be.
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