Jon R
Senior Member
Excellent idea. Adding hi vis tape to hardware store list.
i like the hi viz tape idea !! thxPaulT said:Someone else here posted an idea that we adopted and that has saved us a time or three. We applied about 1" pieces of Hi-Viz blaze orange tape on the inside of each latch lever such that it is visible with the latch open but not if the latch is closed.
A part of our procedure (besides counting to 6) is to walk around the truck/camper and make sure that there is bright orange visible at each latch prior to attempting to pop the top.
Conversely, part oi the final check before leaving is to walk around the camper/truck and make sure that no blaze orange is visible. Haven't made either mistake since applying the tape.
Paul
PaulT said:Someone else here posted an idea that we adopted and that has saved us a time or three. We applied about 1" pieces of Hi-Viz blaze orange tape on the inside of each latch lever such that it is visible with the latch open but not if the latch is closed.
A part of our procedure (besides counting to 6) is to walk around the truck/camper and make sure that there is bright orange visible at each latch prior to attempting to pop the top.
Conversely, part oi the final check before leaving is to walk around the camper/truck and make sure that no blaze orange is visible. Haven't made either mistake since applying the tape.
Paul
That may have been my post on the high vis tape. I still have the habit of walking around the camper twice to make sure all latches secure.fuzzymarindave said:Someone else here posted an idea that we adopted and that has saved us a time or three. We applied about 1" pieces of Hi-Viz blaze orange tape on the inside of each latch lever such that it is visible with the latch open but not if the latch is closed.
A part of our procedure (besides counting to 6) is to walk around the truck/camper and make sure that there is bright orange visible at each latch prior to attempting to pop the top.
Conversely, part oi the final check before leaving is to walk around the camper/truck and make sure that no blaze orange is visible. Haven't made either mistake since applying the tape.
Paul