A maxim in the sailing world is that "A boat is a hole in the water that you pour money into."
Popups might be regarded as the land-locked equivalent. While they provide much pleasure, they constantly offer challenges that cover a wide spectrum. Who better to turn to for answers than fellow popup owners? Hence, much of the dialogue on Canvas Campers.
How do you cope with the answers to the questions you ask here?
Almost all the info here is worth looking into but folks just can't touch and feel my problem and I don't trust the written word, especially my written word, to describe the situation well enough to call any answer Gospel. Any input is food for thought but in the end the decision and the responsibility is mine and I weigh all the inputs and make the call.
I'd say I trust the answers I get.....but I believe you have to understand the other persons situation or camper to know if the answers that are given are applicable to your situation. Also there will always be fanatics about certain things that voice a very skewed opinion and need to be removed from you answer pool. "No Ford can pull a popup, only Chevy's can pull a popup"
I have never seen any answers that are blatantly wrong.
Matt O 2006 Skyline Nomad 27' travel trailer. Previously owned 1986 Coleman Columbia / 1992 Coleman Senecca / 1989 Born Free Class C RV.
I normally try to provide as much information as possible including pictures and then research the products/options suggested as solutions. I have been able to find many answers for fixing something broken by just asking here, there is a lot of experience among our members who are very helpful and patient.
I've almost rebuild my camper on here over the last 3 years, including the mice damage I just posted this week. Also the lift cables, bunk end bungees, ABS cracks, propane/furnace issue, refridge fan mod, dutch oven cooking and so much more. :blink1: I'm not sure what I'd do if I had a brand new camper.... Oh wait, mods :rofl:
I voted "Other" because we don't have a popup exactly, but the information everyone provides is helpful, interesting, or pertinent when someone asks me a question off the forum. Canvas Campers and "the other place" where I started out have given me knowledge on the how-tos, what-ifs, and now-whats. Best sources I know of!
Other:
As theberrys said above, the answers that I get here are food for thought. Like camp dad, I don't profess to know everything, so when I have a dilemma, I post up and get outside input. When all is said and done, I compare the suggestions/advice to the known factors in the equation (some of which I may not have listed in an effort to be concise) and in the end, I make a decision that I am solely responsible for.
I greatly appreciate outside input and I respect the fact that there are many more experts in any given field than I. Sometimes it's easy and other times it takes a lot of guts to admit that you don't know everything. I'm reminded of a Mark Twain quote:
I was gratified to be able to answer promptly and I did. I said "I don't know."
Well when I started out camping (on my own--after I got married and moved out). We bought a camper, then a seasonal site. One of the first people we met, (and became close friends with), just happened to be a service tech at the local RV dealer. My camper was old and beaten up, my friend was old and very experienced. I learned a lot from him. Very valuable experience. However he was wrong at times too. Maybe 1% of the time, but still occasionally wrong.
My point is. TRUST the answers you get here because experience is worth its weight in gold. But dont trust it with your life. And if it is a real technical problem. You might be cheaper in the end to just trust an RV dealer to fix it. If they fix it wrong, guess what, they fix it again.
But most answers Ive found here , on the Portal, and on RV.net have been real responsible, and trustworthy. Lots of knowlege lies around here.
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