I love this question!
We had an unfortunate event several years back where we didn't forget to BRING something but forgot to DO something and it was almost a trip ender.
We haul a trailer to carry a large chunk of our camp's gear. Welp we had just bought a new trailer and neglected to tighten the tensioner bolt that connects it firmly to the ball hitch.as we were merging onto I-70 from I-25 we hit a huge bump and the trailer popped right off in busy traffic. Luckily we had the safety chains on and we coasted to a halt on the shoulder after it slammed into the car a few times. Luckily we were all safe and our gear was intact (except for some food that spilled out when we opened the trailer to get some tools) but it was pretty terrifying.
And that's the story of how we got our camp name.
Oh WOW! That's very terrifying, especially on the highway! I'm glad it all worked out!!
I think I need to stop by your campsite... because the EXACT same thing happened to me about a month after I bought my trailer
I also hadn't properly hitched it on the ball, and as I was driving through the neighborhood I hit a speed bump and the thing popped right off. Luckily some bystanders came by and helped me get it back on (took me jumping on the roof of my car to get the safety chains to give enough slack to release it though
). It was quite a scene. Thank god for safety chains and emergency brakes! Makes me feel a LOT better to know that I'm not the only one who's made this mistake. Everything was fine with my trailer, minus a dented trailer jack (which I replaced for $50). My ego was a bit bruised though.
Thanks for sharing!
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