[Stephen and Michelle]

Tom, regarding the pictures you posted, is the owner of that gold MCI a PC member? I thought I was in a club of one.

[Stephen and Michelle]

A couple years ago when we buried my Pop we had to stay at Katherines Landing in Hot Springs AR. A nice fellow from New Orleans pulled in a row behind us and one over in a brand new Newall.

I saw him the 1st day walking around his coach looking pissed off and sitting at the picnic table staring at our bus and trailer.

We finally struck up a conversation and he asked me about my setup and was very complimentary. He asked me how I got into the park and I told him I got off the ByPass made 2 lefts and a right.

He turned to me with a blank look and said I made 2 big mistakes. He said my brother owns a bus and I’ve been staring at yours for 2 days and why I bought this Newall I don’t know and on the way in here I followed the GPS off INT 30 and it ran me down a 2 lane I couldn’t get off or turn around and ripped the top of my coach to shreds, scratched the sides and took some antennas.

I tried to comfort him and told him what I tell most folks, 99% of the stuff that happens to us is self inflicted. I made a friend that day and I bet next time I see him he’s driving a bus.

Later

bv

[Stephen and Michelle]

“Now if I am guilty of a dumb stunt and am involved in an accident I can hide the camera.”

Hmm…Several problems with this.

First, the police or victim may have seen your sign saying you have a recording device which will lead the police to ask for “consent” to search your RV. If you say no, the police then get a search warrant based on the probable cause from either the victim or the sign that you have hanging in your RV.

Second, if you had sufficient time or are able to act methodically during a crisis situation which allows you to destroy the evidence by either throwing it out your window or by erasing the digital recording, there is Cyber software to recover lost data, which just means the Police charge you with destruction of evidence in addition to a traffic violation.

Third, if your video recorder is equipped with audio, anything you said prior, during, or after becomes discoverable. Take it from me, “we” say “dumb” things in the heat of battle.

Finally, if your dash cam does have a audio recording device, each State has different “Consensual Monitoring” standards called “One-Party” or “Two-Party” States. One-Party means what it says, “You” are the consenting party and you do not need the consent of the second party to record their conversation. However, in Two-Party States, you “do” need their consent to record their conversation. This means if your dash cam continues to operate/record after any accident and it records both you & the other party’s conversation, you would be in violation of that States’ consensual recording law.

I’m not arguing against using a Dash Cam, just furnishing information that you want to keep in mind if you equip your RV with this technology.

[Stephen and Michelle]

Don’t
feel bad Dean, I’ve had my share of slide and Crestron problems. No
wait, that’s a nightmare I occasionally have then wake up to my non
slide button pushing H.:)

[Stephen and Michelle]

Remember if your replacing the differential oil because of a seal leak and or a wheel bearing change.

remember to tilt the coach in the direction of the change. The only way your outer bearings get lubed is from the differential fluid. A dry rear wheel bearing is good for only ten miles running dry before burning into the axel. Been there had iit happen. very bad results.