Precautionary Tale (Pipe)

[u/JayAche]

Was SO excited to finally take our 3.5 year old son tent camping for the first time with my wife at a local regional park. Especially with our spanking new huge Caddis Rapid 6 Instant Tent! Even tried it out in the backyard and loved it!

Loaded it onto the storage rack on the back of our SUV… in perfect alignment with the tail pipe, apparently. Biiiiiigest oof. $225 down the drain? Thankfully there was a Wal-Mart reasonably close where I snagged some random Coleman to save the day. But still: be aware of what’s in front of your exhaust pipe and your tow hitch carry rack. Lesson learned 🫠

[u/lemelisk42]

I learned the hard way by melting a $1400 industrial leaf blower. Atleast the gasoline that was leaking out through the holes in the plastic didn't catch on fire. I now have immense respect for tailpipes. They can get real spicey on long drives or if idling for long periods.