I am never afraid to make fun of myself and my latest gaff was thankfully fixed, in large part, by Livin Lite.
I pulled into a CG that I hadn't been to in years (tent camping back then) that had been over run by 5th wheels for the weekend. I got quite a few stares and snickers as I pulled by QS 8.1 with my puny Vibe. I quickly found my spot, quite beautiful, with plenty of tress, that no 5th wheel would dare attempt to park.
I pulled over to the side and got out to recee the area. I explained to my daughter (11) where I wanted to back in and asked her to guide me (more let me know if I am about to hit a tree). A crowd gathered to watch me, I am guessing, for entertainment. I backed in, around two trees, with little difficulty. I was proud and my daughter did a great job! The spectators quickly saw something that I didn't.
I unhitched, leveled the trailer and let down the stabilizers. My son (8) and daughter decided that it would be fun to race. Just as I was getting into position, I realized my gaff. D'oh! My trailer was facing the wrong way. Rather than having the door face the water, I was facing the road. One of the spectators came over to help me re-hitch and challenged me to, "Back that in again." Challenge accepted!
I raised the stabilizers and told everyone, "Watch this!" My daughter and I spun the trailer 180, by hand, without breaking a sweat. Now you could never do that with a traditional pop-up!
Stabilizers down, my kids and I set up in 7 minutes.
The spectators then brought over some beer and had to inspect my trailer. No one could believe that something so big was so light and so easy to use.
Terrific story! :D