Old-Biscuit
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Sturgeon-Phish wrote:I work in the nuclear industry and we do everything by written procedures. I carry that habit to camper activities. I have a written procedure that I go through line by line, read a step do a step. Drives my bride crazy, but no mishaps.
If you come across an 'event' not covered guess you are stuck until 'procedural writers' review and write new ones 
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wandering1
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You dont need to chock the wheels unless you are parked on a slope.
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Artemus Gordon
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bpounds wrote:jefffoxsr wrote:What are the things you all do in order to remember to chock before uncoupling?
I don't do anything special to remember. I just remember. Always. Just like setting the parking brake in the truck. Some things you just have to take seriously enough that forgetting is not possible.
Saying "I just remember" is dangerous arrogance in my opinion. People forget all the time. I have a list on our IPAD and we follow it. I have met many "smart guys" who forget things. I leave little to chance. Walk around every time we move the Fiver! It's not just my family it's everyone around me I worry about.
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PikeRoadWarrior
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Each family member is assigned a short list of tasks when we set-up. We've all done it so many times it's old hat for all of us. For example, my oldest boy does the chocks and the jacks. He loves doing it, I help him out, and since there are two of us that check the work, the likelihood of forgetting is very low.
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azjeffh
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jetboater454 wrote:
Then I need to get a pick up with air brakes too.
Actually you don't. You can use an air compressor to inflate your brakes once you arrive. I however have found chocks to be an easier solution 
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remoandiris
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Artemus Gordon wrote:Saying "I just remember" is dangerous arrogance in my opinion.
I'm dangerously arrogant.
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j2catfish
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bpounds wrote:motorcycle jack wrote:Well, chocking is good. But the safest way to unhook is to pull in the site, PULL THE 5'er BRAKE CLIP. Now you can raise the 5'er, unhook and chuck. One everything is hooked up and your truck is clear, put the clip back in. I don't know why so many people don't use the trailer brakes, that's what they are there for = stopping the trailer form rolling. There you go - now go do it.
With all due respect, that's really bad advice.
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schlep1967
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Find yourself an old label maker. Make one that says "Chocks" and put it right next to the button you use to lower the legs. Or get it into your head that chocks go down before the trailer legs. I'm also a -1 for the emergency break method. Bad advice all around.
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OldGreaser
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Old-Biscuit wrote:Sturgeon-Phish wrote:I work in the nuclear industry and we do everything by written procedures. I carry that habit to camper activities. I have a written procedure that I go through line by line, read a step do a step. Drives my bride crazy, but no mishaps.
If you come across an 'event' not covered guess you are stuck until 'procedural writers' review and write new ones
(Old 'steamer'......power plant 'fly by the seat' control operator for 30 yrs.)
Way off topic, but I worked in the petrochem industry long enough to see the transition from no automation to fully computerized. The old boys could judge a still's temperature by how long their spit sizzled on it. Full automation made the plants run a lot better but when the computer went down, nobody could remember what to do.
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Artemus Gordon
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remoandiris wrote:Artemus Gordon wrote:Saying "I just remember" is dangerous arrogance in my opinion.
I'm dangerously arrogant.
Yes, but are you (Arrogantly Dangerous) ?
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