Well, we took our first trip with the truck camper and boat on. Wow! That Dodge diesel can pull a load. Anyway, we were at a state park on Lake Chelan, WA which has really well maintained ramps, however they are not that wide. My wife gets out to direct ( which she usually never does ), I can only see the tiniest part of the driver's side fender from the extend-o-mirror, and, of course.. there were some locals watching from a picnic table not more than 15 feet away ( box seats, I learned later ). <br /><br />It did not take long to learn that head-out-the-window method was useless; and I needed to "mirror launch" only. Once I lined up, I watched that corner of my fender dip into the water, and then rolled back six more feet. From there, we un-winched, and walked her back without incident. The only reason I got my feet wet was because I remembered that my RV-fridge was left on, and sharp angles could burst the coils. So, from the outside I turned off the propane valve and went on my way. <br /><br />To my wife's credit, she exited the launch smoothly; which was a chore given her limited time on a stick shift. <br /><br />The only problem: The camper tie-downs are not positioned properly, and the camper slid 4" down the truck bed. <br /><br />As I was starting the boat, I asked the fellas if there were any entertaining moments over Labor day weekend. Apparently, that ramp is the source of great fun and many follies. They assured me that if my boat was still floating at that point, then I was probably in the clear. <br /><br />Whew.<br />/Ty
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