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09-12-2016, 03:27 PM
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Senior Member
Name: Francois
Trailer: Bigfoot
British Columbia
Posts: 1,163
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"they don't roll over too well"...
that was the comment from the tow truck operator who brought this in....
happened on the Inland Island Highway
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09-12-2016, 04:25 PM
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#2
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Member
Name: Bill & Pam
Trailer: 2016 Bigfoot 17.5
Washington
Posts: 41
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That's sad. What happened?
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09-12-2016, 05:33 PM
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#3
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Senior Member
Name: Mike
Trailer: 2012 Escape 19
Oklahoma
Posts: 6,021
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Hey, the door is still good. What's the problem?
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09-12-2016, 07:17 PM
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#4
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Senior Member
Trailer: 92 16 ft Scamp
Posts: 11,756
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Dang, some brands just do better at rolling over than others :- 0
..... this one did a ooopppps on the week-end in Idaho.
Thats a Lexus SUV and a 19' Bambi.....
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09-12-2016, 07:25 PM
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#5
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Senior Member
Name: Dave W
Trailer: Trillium 4500 - 1976, 1978, 1979, 1300 - 1977, and a 1973
Alberta
Posts: 6,926
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Once saw a mobile home that rolled on a clover leaf. There was nothing but a bunch of wood and insulation smeared down the embankment.
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09-12-2016, 10:32 PM
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#6
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Senior Member
Name: Jon
Trailer: 2008 Scamp 13 S1
Arizona
Posts: 11,925
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In the end, totaled is totaled. The insurance company will get more in salvage from the Airstream, but they will be paying out more, too.
One mainly hopes the people were able to walk away.
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09-13-2016, 04:26 AM
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#7
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Senior Member
Trailer: 2007 19 ft Escape 5.0 / 2002 GMC (1973 Boler project)
Posts: 4,148
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Carol H
Dang, some brands just do better at rolling over than others :- 0
..... this one did a ooopppps on the week-end in Idaho.
Thats a Lexus SUV and a 19' Bambi.....
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Hi: Carol H...At least the trailer will "Buff out". I've got some great aluminium cleaner too.
I thought you were supposed to keep the rubber side down?
Alf S. North shore of Lake Erie
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09-13-2016, 09:05 AM
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#8
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Senior Member
Name: Jim
Trailer: 2015 Casita 17SD
Florida
Posts: 176
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Carol H
Dang, some brands just do better at rolling over than others :- 0
..... this one did a ooopppps on the week-end in Idaho.
Thats a Lexus SUV and a 19' Bambi.....
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I'm amazed that they're still connected.
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"...I keep blowin' down the road."
2015 Casita 17' Spirit Deluxe
2002 Toyota Tundra V8
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09-13-2016, 10:15 AM
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Senior Member
Trailer: 92 16 ft Scamp
Posts: 11,756
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Alf S.
Hi: Carol H...At least the trailer will "Buff out". I've got some great aluminium cleaner too.
Alf S. North shore of Lake Erie
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Yup it just needs a good rivet gun, a big box of rivets & few new panels and its all fixed!
Not so sure about the Lexus though
BTW the good news is that apparently the party driving was not seriously hurt.
Details/cause of the accident not known other than conditions where said to be fairly windy at the time & an unapproved (not made/designed for Airstream) bike rack and bikes on the rear.
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09-13-2016, 10:59 AM
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Moderator
Trailer: 2009 19 ft Escape / 2009 Honda Pilot
Posts: 6,224
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I have seen a few stick builts that crashed, and all were just a trailer of debris. This is one good thing about a moulded fibreglass, in that it most likely will stay mostly intact, though with the contents scrambled.
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2017 Escape 5.0 TA
2015 Ford F150 Lariat 3.5L EcoBoost
2009 Escape 19 (previous)
“Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be.” — Abraham Lincoln
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09-13-2016, 11:02 AM
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Senior Member
Trailer: 92 16 ft Scamp
Posts: 11,756
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Quote:
Originally Posted by DeBreez
I'm amazed that they're still connected.
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Yup lots of speculation as to what WDH they where using - for sure not a ProPride or Hensley due to the shape/style - some suggest possible an Anderson.
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09-13-2016, 11:13 AM
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Moderator
Trailer: 2009 19 ft Escape / 2009 Honda Pilot
Posts: 6,224
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Carol H
Yup lots of speculation as to what WDH they where using - for sure not a ProPride or Hensley due to the shape/style - some suggest possible an Anderson.
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The only WDH I have ever owned is an Anderson, and pretty sure that is not one.
On zooming in, damage is WAY worse than I first though looking at it.
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2017 Escape 5.0 TA
2015 Ford F150 Lariat 3.5L EcoBoost
2009 Escape 19 (previous)
“Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be.” — Abraham Lincoln
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09-13-2016, 04:00 PM
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#13
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Senior Member
Name: sharon
Trailer: Scamp
Virginia
Posts: 201
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"scrambled" eggs? LOL!
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09-13-2016, 04:40 PM
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Senior Member
Name: Jon
Trailer: 2008 Scamp 13 S1
Arizona
Posts: 11,925
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I doubt molded fiberglass would fare much better. I recall this one from a while back (resulting from a tire blowout, according to the post):
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Scambled egg, indeed!
Of course, being fiberglass, you could put Humpty Dumpty together again. But I'm having a hard time imagining any molded fiberglass trailer rolling at highway speeds and not being a total loss for insurance purposes. Or any other build type, for that matter. The thread title says it all.
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09-13-2016, 05:27 PM
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#15
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Senior Member
Name: Bill
Trailer: Burro 1983 13'
Wisconsin
Posts: 141
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That Scamp is NOT a project I would want to take on.
Hope they were ok.
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09-13-2016, 08:34 PM
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Senior Member
Trailer: Bigfoot 17 ft (15B17G)
Posts: 150
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Drove by that accident seconds after it happened, ugly scene!
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09-13-2016, 08:40 PM
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#17
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Senior Member
Trailer: 92 16 ft Scamp
Posts: 11,756
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Jim Bennett
The only WDH I have ever owned is an Anderson, and pretty sure that is not one.
On zooming in, damage is WAY worse than I first though looking at it.
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Yup I am kind of leaning towards it being an Equalizer WDH but to hard to tell from the one picture that shows it. What ever it was it was on there good!
There were a couple of other pics of it posted including one is of it after being put right side up looking at what I suspect is its good side
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09-19-2016, 10:27 AM
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Senior Member
Name: Robert
Trailer: Airstream 23D International Serenity
Texas
Posts: 101
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Carol H
Yup I am kind of leaning towards it being an Equalizer WDH but to hard to tell from the one picture that shows it. What ever it was it was on there good!
There were a couple of other pics of it posted including one is of it after being put right side up looking at what I suspect is its good side
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While, just as a previous poster said, "totaled it totaled," but this - and other similar crash photos - give good indication that Airstreams are pretty robust, indeed.
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09-19-2016, 10:32 AM
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Junior Member
Name: Matt
Trailer: Hall GTC
California
Posts: 11
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One thing that nobody seems to want to talk about is what speed has to do with this type of accident. There's a reason why U-Haul has a max speed of 55 in their rental contract. Same thing with motorhomes, obviously. Pay attention to the manufacturing date on your tires! I've had 2 blowouts on my motorhome, and all the tires appeared to be in perfect condition. In both cases the tires were >8 years old, and in both cases the tread separated from the carcass with amazing explosive force. If I hadn't had duals it would have been hard to keep it from rolling.
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09-19-2016, 11:34 AM
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#20
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Senior Member
Name: Jon
Trailer: 2008 Scamp 13 S1
Arizona
Posts: 11,925
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Rob and Linda
While, just as a previous poster said, "totaled it totaled," but this - and other similar crash photos - give good indication that Airstreams are pretty robust, indeed.
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Robust, indeed! Impressive, although it would surprise me if the aluminum frame weren't tweaked enough to require replacement of portions (along with much of the skin and windows, not to mention extensive interior damage). In spite of emerging intact, about the only advantage I can see here is easier clean-up of the accident site! In my mind, such robustness only makes economic sense when you are protecting people inside.
In any case, the ability to survive a roll-over accident is hardly a reason to favor one travel trailer type over another. The real question is how the different types of builds handle the little stuff that typically can be repaired: a hail storm, backing into a post, a fallen tree limb,...
Quote:
Originally Posted by windgooroo1
...In both cases the tires were >8 years old,...
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Hope you meant <[less than] 8 years old…
Agree about speed being a frequent contributing factor in RV accidents.
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