BKDFlorida
11-08-2014, 09:30 AM
I'm sure there are many of us who have heard that from our significant others on more than one occasion.
I heard it today and thought I'd share the story and hopefully provide a chuckle for the old timers and a bit of knowledge for the newbies.
We are newbies to camping in a camper as of this year. We've camped for years with tents but the whole camper deal is fairly new.
We finally bought a cover for our camper a few weeks ago as the season is starting to wind down a bit for a couple of months.
Last weekend I noticed that there was something on the camper that was pushing through the cover as we had experienced some high winds over the weekend. Our wonderful extended rain gutters were starting to push through. Saddling up to try and resolve the issue, I rolled back the cover and created my own custom protectors for the gutters. I cut some pieces off of a swimming noodle and slid them over the ends. I then began searching the bag for the cover to see if there was patch material for the cover.
As I dug through the bag, I came across a little plastic bag with these little slip covers. Hmmmm, labeled gutter covers. I guess I won't show these to the DW. I read through the instructions and sure enough, "install rain gutter covers to protect the cover". Darn. I continue digging and find the patch material I need to repair the cover.
As I dug, I also came across this other baggie that contained what appeared to be extra straps. Upon further investigation, I found they were (for lack of a better name) "tossers". Little weighted straps for tossing under the camper. So, you mean I don't have to task the kid with crawling under the camper to pull them through? Sigh...
Well, I finished with the repairs and put all back as it should be and announced my triumph to the DW. Of course, being of no capacity to keep things from her, I explained all that I discovered.
And then the statement, "What is it about men, that they can't read the directions first?"
Lesson learned.... well, for today!
I heard it today and thought I'd share the story and hopefully provide a chuckle for the old timers and a bit of knowledge for the newbies.
We are newbies to camping in a camper as of this year. We've camped for years with tents but the whole camper deal is fairly new.
We finally bought a cover for our camper a few weeks ago as the season is starting to wind down a bit for a couple of months.
Last weekend I noticed that there was something on the camper that was pushing through the cover as we had experienced some high winds over the weekend. Our wonderful extended rain gutters were starting to push through. Saddling up to try and resolve the issue, I rolled back the cover and created my own custom protectors for the gutters. I cut some pieces off of a swimming noodle and slid them over the ends. I then began searching the bag for the cover to see if there was patch material for the cover.
As I dug through the bag, I came across a little plastic bag with these little slip covers. Hmmmm, labeled gutter covers. I guess I won't show these to the DW. I read through the instructions and sure enough, "install rain gutter covers to protect the cover". Darn. I continue digging and find the patch material I need to repair the cover.
As I dug, I also came across this other baggie that contained what appeared to be extra straps. Upon further investigation, I found they were (for lack of a better name) "tossers". Little weighted straps for tossing under the camper. So, you mean I don't have to task the kid with crawling under the camper to pull them through? Sigh...
Well, I finished with the repairs and put all back as it should be and announced my triumph to the DW. Of course, being of no capacity to keep things from her, I explained all that I discovered.
And then the statement, "What is it about men, that they can't read the directions first?"
Lesson learned.... well, for today!