Sunday, July 23, 2006

Shredded the Umbilical

The RPC Family camping trip was this past weekend, so I figured that even if I had to work, I could at least enjoy the fun for a day(only an hour one way). So I drove up RoadAbode with RoadToad in tow. Apparently though, I did not clip in the Umbilical tight enough between the two, and when I got to Lake in Wood Campground and went to unhook, saw that the Electric Umbilical came loose from RoadAbode, and was dragging under RoadToad. Bare wire is showing thru, and the end is all worn to a stubby nub.
Went on line, and saw the exact replacement is over $50!!!







Did a little research, and found a replacement that's less by about $25 at Eastern Marine
It's not as heavy duty as the original, so I may not recommend for a "full timer", but for me, who only tows occasionally, and not even everytime we go camping, it should work out fine. We'll see....