Comments on: Flip Flop Warning http://blog.rv.net/2009/10/flip-flop-warning/ RV Campground & Camping Information - RV, Motorhome, Camper, Travel Trailer & 5th Wheel Owners Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:40:31 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Darthvagrant http://blog.rv.net/2009/10/flip-flop-warning/comment-page-1/#comment-85576 Darthvagrant Wed, 07 Oct 2009 18:30:02 +0000 http://blog.rv.net/?p=12369#comment-85576 Awwww...... Nick's having a bad day. Awwww…… Nick’s having a bad day.

]]> By: Nick http://blog.rv.net/2009/10/flip-flop-warning/comment-page-1/#comment-85569 Nick Wed, 07 Oct 2009 16:52:02 +0000 http://blog.rv.net/?p=12369#comment-85569 Should we all wear Birkenstocks? Get real and leave the "I want to control your every moment of life" off the RV sites as I get enough of this stuff from the old media. Should we all wear Birkenstocks? Get real and leave the “I want to control your every moment of life” off the RV sites as I get enough of this stuff from the old media.

]]> By: Connie Schied http://blog.rv.net/2009/10/flip-flop-warning/comment-page-1/#comment-85561 Connie Schied Wed, 07 Oct 2009 15:40:13 +0000 http://blog.rv.net/?p=12369#comment-85561 Lived at an rv park for 7 years and have had my share of falls and near falls with flip flops. I now wear crocks and they even have a winter type rain slicker shoe that is so safe. It is the sole grip that is the difference. We live around soil that has lots of clay in it and this is so hazardous after a rain and especially in winter. Lived at an rv park for 7 years and have had my share of falls and near falls with flip flops. I now wear crocks and they even have a winter type rain slicker shoe that is so safe. It is the sole grip that is the difference. We live around soil that has lots of clay in it and this is so hazardous after a rain and especially in winter.

]]> By: Manuel Enos http://blog.rv.net/2009/10/flip-flop-warning/comment-page-1/#comment-85554 Manuel Enos Wed, 07 Oct 2009 14:35:53 +0000 http://blog.rv.net/?p=12369#comment-85554 Sounds like you should be up there in congress with the rest of the left wing liberals who want to ban everything!! We don't wear shoes in our RV so therefore we kick off our FLIP FLOPS or CROCS at the door to keep out the sand and dirt. I love my flip flops and crocs, I'm from Florida where life is a beach everyday and hardly anyone wears real shoes.. Sounds like you should be up there in congress with the rest of the left wing liberals who want to ban everything!! We don’t wear shoes in our RV so therefore we kick off our FLIP FLOPS or CROCS at the door to keep out the sand and dirt. I love my flip flops and crocs, I’m from Florida where life is a beach everyday and hardly anyone wears real shoes..

]]> By: Darthvagrant http://blog.rv.net/2009/10/flip-flop-warning/comment-page-1/#comment-85545 Darthvagrant Wed, 07 Oct 2009 05:12:29 +0000 http://blog.rv.net/?p=12369#comment-85545 Slightly off topic I have another safety issue with my POS motorbox relating to footwear. When / if I wear my (sort of wide) motocross boots while driving, it becomes VERY easy to inadvertently depress both the brake and accelerator simultaneously. This is greatly exacerbated by the doofis method of the chassis having been built with both the brake and accelerator pedals very close together, and crammed in between the narrow space between steering column and motor cover. It's TOTALLY impossible to reach either with the lt. foot. . If this crap of a coach were built today, I doubt the D.O.T. would allow it to be sold. I FINALLY am actually enjoying this aging pathetic, shoddy vehicle. After correcting most of up the defects created in incredibly crude manufacturing, (a work ion progress for MANY years) it’s actually a vastly superior coach than it was when the (apparently sight challenged idiots) bought it new. I’m leaving for FL in three weeks for the winter. My wish is that my marriage will survive after we regress from 2200+ square feet of house to less than 200 square feet like sardines. Probably safe, my wife is a real sweetheart. Oh yeah- an additional hope that all the 17 year old components in the coach just survive for just 5 more months and 2400+ (?) miles. In a worse-case scenario, if any catastrophic engine / transmission (etc.) failures occur I can sell it by the weight at a scrap yard and head home in my Suzuki Sidekick toad. I bought it REALLY CHEAP in 1994 and by now I could just write it off. . A blessing in disguise perhaps. Maybe I’d break down and actually dig a little deeper and buy something decently built. (I realize a “decently built” RV is a total oxymoron) Or at the very least spend more money. Holiday Rambler coaches always impressed me but I don’t know if Monaco (the new owner) is even building them anymore . Sorry for rambling.. . Darth . Slightly off topic I have another safety issue with my POS motorbox relating to footwear. When / if I wear my (sort of wide) motocross boots while driving, it becomes VERY easy to inadvertently depress both the brake and accelerator simultaneously. This is greatly exacerbated by the doofis method of the chassis having been built with both the brake and accelerator pedals very close together, and crammed in between the narrow space between steering column and motor cover. It’s TOTALLY impossible to reach either with the lt. foot.
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If this crap of a coach were built today, I doubt the D.O.T. would allow it to be sold. I FINALLY am actually enjoying this aging pathetic, shoddy vehicle. After correcting most of up the defects created in incredibly crude manufacturing, (a work ion progress for MANY years) it’s actually a vastly superior coach than it was when the (apparently sight challenged idiots) bought it new. I’m leaving for FL in three weeks for the winter. My wish is that my marriage will survive after we regress from 2200+ square feet of house to less than 200 square feet like sardines. Probably safe, my wife is a real sweetheart. Oh yeah- an additional hope that all the 17 year old
components in the coach just survive for just 5 more months and 2400+ (?) miles.
In a worse-case scenario, if any catastrophic engine / transmission (etc.) failures occur
I can sell it by the weight at a scrap yard and head home in my Suzuki Sidekick toad.
I bought it REALLY CHEAP in 1994 and by now I could just write it off.
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A blessing in disguise perhaps. Maybe I’d break down and actually dig a little deeper and buy something decently built. (I realize a “decently built” RV is a total oxymoron) Or at the very least spend more money. Holiday Rambler coaches always impressed me but I don’t know if Monaco (the new owner) is even building them anymore
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Sorry for rambling..
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Darth
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]]> By: Kat Prawl http://blog.rv.net/2009/10/flip-flop-warning/comment-page-1/#comment-85544 Kat Prawl Wed, 07 Oct 2009 05:08:40 +0000 http://blog.rv.net/?p=12369#comment-85544 Back in the '60s, which is when flip-flops were introduced in this country, we wore them to the beach a lot. During the Viet Nam war, they were called "Ho Chi Minh sandels" because of stories that the Viet Cong manufactured them out of old tires, and among some groups wearing them was unpatriotic, while among others their wear was an expression of solidarity with the peace movement. Funny how something as simple as cheap footwear can cause so much strife and discontent! By the way, last time he visited his podiatrist, my husband noticed one of the foot doctors wearing Crocs, and asked him about them. The doc showed him how he'd put arch-support inserts into his, and said he thought they were just fine with those. Back in the ’60s, which is when flip-flops were introduced in this country, we wore them to the beach a lot. During the Viet Nam war, they were called “Ho Chi Minh sandels” because of stories that the Viet Cong manufactured them out of old tires, and among some groups wearing them was unpatriotic, while among others their wear was an expression of solidarity with the peace movement. Funny how something as simple as cheap footwear can cause so much strife and discontent!

By the way, last time he visited his podiatrist, my husband noticed one of the foot doctors wearing Crocs, and asked him about them. The doc showed him how he’d put arch-support inserts into his, and said he thought they were just fine with those.

]]> By: catchesthewind http://blog.rv.net/2009/10/flip-flop-warning/comment-page-1/#comment-85536 catchesthewind Wed, 07 Oct 2009 03:07:49 +0000 http://blog.rv.net/?p=12369#comment-85536 Flip-Flops, shower shoes to the older generation, have one use and one use only and that is foot hygiene in the shower. In my humble opinion they are totally useless for any other purpose. I do not include the high tech off shoots which are not shower shoes as such. I must agree that except for the shower they have no use in the RV lifestyle. Flip-Flops, shower shoes to the older generation, have one use and one use only and that is foot hygiene in the shower. In my humble opinion they are totally useless for any other purpose. I do not include the high tech off shoots which are not shower shoes as such. I must agree that except for the shower they have no use in the RV lifestyle.

]]> By: riggarob http://blog.rv.net/2009/10/flip-flop-warning/comment-page-1/#comment-85534 riggarob Wed, 07 Oct 2009 02:06:26 +0000 http://blog.rv.net/?p=12369#comment-85534 I've been wearing flip-flops from day one. Used to be the cheap as you could get kind. About 10 years ago my younger brother turned me on to Reefs. Like others have said many times before, you get what you pay for. From Jan., when we hit Key West, until Sept., when it sarts to get cold in NH, that's all that I wear. Also, no problem driving, 'cause I drive barefoot. Don't worry about the comments about being RV related. If you're in an RV as much as we are, EVERYTHING is RV related ! I’ve been wearing flip-flops from day one. Used to be the cheap as you could get kind. About 10 years ago my younger brother turned me on to Reefs. Like others have said many times before, you get what you pay for. From Jan., when we hit Key West, until Sept., when it sarts to get cold in NH, that’s all that I wear. Also, no problem driving, ’cause I drive barefoot. Don’t worry about the comments about being RV related. If you’re in an RV as much as we are, EVERYTHING is RV related !

]]> By: Gary http://blog.rv.net/2009/10/flip-flop-warning/comment-page-1/#comment-85527 Gary Wed, 07 Oct 2009 00:45:07 +0000 http://blog.rv.net/?p=12369#comment-85527 If you want to get back to the RV part of this topic, it is deadly to drive an RV with flip flops on. We need sturdy shoes that are secure to drive any vehicle - especially the big rigs. Maybe the only good use for flip flops is in the camp shower although I'd be mighty careful. If you want to get back to the RV part of this topic, it is deadly to drive an RV with flip flops on. We need sturdy shoes that are secure to drive any vehicle – especially the big rigs. Maybe the only good use for flip flops is in the camp shower although I’d be mighty careful.

]]> By: DAN http://blog.rv.net/2009/10/flip-flop-warning/comment-page-1/#comment-85520 DAN Tue, 06 Oct 2009 23:55:21 +0000 http://blog.rv.net/?p=12369#comment-85520 i only use flipflops in the shower. i cannot think of a better substitute. one does have to be very careful. it is easy to slip and fall in the shower, even barefoot. i only use flipflops in the shower. i cannot think of a better substitute. one does have to be very careful. it is easy to slip and fall in the shower, even barefoot.

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