As a refresher for those of you who don’t commit by blog entries to memory, my August 2018 accident repairs were only partially completed on the Olympic Peninsula. The RV dealer I originally contacted to do the repairs did not receive the correct parts, whether due to an error on their part or Carefree of Colorado. At the time I really didn’t care who was at fault. I only knew that my slide topper would get a free ride across the country to TN.

I took stock (and pix) of the parts I had on hand and contacted Carefree of Colorado directly. They determined the additional parts I would need and shipped them to me. After receiving them and making sure I knew what went where, it was just a matter of waiting for a good day to attach the topper. That day finally arrived. The process was a little more difficult than necessary since the slideout would need to be retracted. That’s the slideout with the drop down deck attached so that had to get stowed first.

I was pleasantly surprised that my game plan worked out so well. I did need an extra set of hands to raise the deck. Either I was very tired or it had a little extra water weight from the recent rains. The slide topper was able to rest on the main awning while I slid the fabric end into the gimp rail. A few screws later and all the hardware was secured. The topper worked without a problem when extending the slide. I was so happy about that I forgot to bring the slide back in to test that it rolled up OK. Oh well, that will come in a few weeks. I’m just glad to write ‘finito’ to the accident repairs.