Knocked myself out

[Phansen404]

been there done that but not no more. https://rvsafezone.com/products/fift...-pin-cushions/

[MN-Mark]

@Phanson404 I suspect I might be getting that for Father’s Day.
@Gronk1 “At least when I looked around, no one was out to see it..”. I did the exact same thing! I was more concerned that someone saw me than with the blood running down my face.

Mark

[DECelt]

While my wife was socializing a couple of sites away, I was picking up some garbage in our site. It had rained the day before so the trash can was under the front of the camper. I went to throw something away and the next thing I know I am laying on the ground looking up at the kingpin. I thought to my self “what the h...”. I put my hand to my head and it came back all bloody. I don’t remember hitting my head on the kingpin and I don’t remember falling so I must have knocked myself out briefly.

Head wounds bleed a lot and it seemed like it took forever to get the bleeding stopped. I probably should have got a stitch or two but I was too embarrassed to go to the hospital. I was really surprised that the next day there was no pain at all, not even a slight headache. The rest of the weekend I walked around the front of the camper, not underneath.

Mark

You are not even close to being alone on that one. I have a long crease along the top of my head from a similar attack My wife heard my head hit from 100 feet away.

[bobter3]

You are not even close to being alone on that one. I have a long crease along the top of my head from a similar attack My wife heard my head hit from 100 feet away.

Did she hear the hit or the colorful language from hitting your head??

[DECelt]

Did she hear the hit or the colorful language from hitting your head??

It hurt so much there wasn't a peep out of me. Drove me right to my knees.

[GuitarSlim]

Ouch. Glad you're ok. I've seen some people attach pool noodles to that area to help minimize impact.

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Yup, I keep a pool noodle wrapped around our gooseneck for just that reason. But it took a nice knot on the top of my head to put enough sense in me to do so... :-)

I split the noodle lengthwise on one side so that it overlaps the gooseneck snugly. Keep it in place with some gorilla tape where the ends meet.

Glad that Mark is OK, too.

Steve Comeau
2017 Reflection 27RL
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While my wife was socializing a couple of sites away, I was picking up some garbage in our site. It had rained the day before so the trash can was under the front of the camper. I went to throw something away and the next thing I know I am laying on the ground looking up at the kingpin. I thought to my self “what the h...”. I put my hand to my head and it came back all bloody. I don’t remember hitting my head on the kingpin and I don’t remember falling so I must have knocked myself out briefly.

Head wounds bleed a lot and it seemed like it took forever to get the bleeding stopped. I probably should have got a stitch or two but I was too embarrassed to go to the hospital. I was really surprised that the next day there was no pain at all, not even a slight headache. The rest of the weekend I walked around the front of the camper, not underneath.

Mark

I've hit it a few times and since then hang pool noodles off of it. What I have the biggest problem with are the screws that hold up the panelling on the bottom side. I have sliced my head open on the screws walking underneath at several times.

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[The_Lovells]

Outch, glad your OK. Golden rule when RVing is to look up. I guess this also applies when clean up around your rig. Lol

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I will dispute that rule, if you are RVing in a TT look down as your shins/knees will suffer if you contact the hitch!

[Retired Navy Chief]

This might help.
https://hitchvest.com/

[Conguero]

I noticed that I mostly hit my head when wearing a hat. It blocks enough of that view to become a problem.