Truck Camper HIT and RUN.

[Mobcore911]

So I get a message this morning from the owner of a storage property where I keep my truck camper. She said that my camper had "fallen over" and damaged another person's travel trailer that was kept right behind mine. She leaves me the telephone number of the other owner. I drive to the scene and indeed find my camper had fallen and crashed into the trailer.

Here's the problem...

My camper is parked in a spot that puts it on the inside corner of the main access road around the lot. There is a NEW dent on the front driver side corner and it is pushed back (towards the other damaged rig) roughly 3 ft.

Anyone here that owns a small truck camper should be aware that cabover campers are almost always nose heavy and can often lift one of their rear legs off the ground when loading or unloading. I purchased this camper 4 months ago and had a shop repair and exam the legs. This was not caused by faulty storage or equipment on my part. Not to mention the bottom of the camper was stored so that it was only about 10" to a foot off the ground. So it would have been impossible for it to just "fall" almost three linear feet straight back to where it made contact with the other trailer.

The owner of the trailer examined the scene with me and completely agrees that my camper was hit and pushed back into his vehicle. I'll attach a sketch as a visual aid.

The black lines on the right or "after" picture show how the camper legs were bent.
http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f302/mobcore911/camper.jpg


We signed a contract when we dropped of the camper that said the property owner isn't responsible for damage, but our combined repairs are probably worth over 1,000 dollars and im most worried about the other owner coming after me. What would you guys do?

Thanks

[77K5]

Got insurance?

If the place you're storing it at doesn't keep video surveillance over their lot you're probably out of luck.

[Mobcore911]

I dont have insurance, although the other owner does. No cameras on the lot but there are 4-5 houses with a clear view of my camper from there back yards, No tall fences or anything...I've considered going and knocking on doors tomorrow.:shrug:

[CSP]

Does the property owner have a record of who stores there and who currently does not have a vehicle on the lot?

Can anybody come and go in and out of the lot?

[Steve]

We signed a contract when we dropped of the camper that said the property owner isn't responsible for damage...

This takes the storage lot owner completely out of the equation, so unless you can somehow find out who did it, with proof, you and the other owner are gonna have to work something out. You're at a distinct disadvantage there since he has insurance (and therefore a company and lawyers) and you don't.

[Mobcore911]

Update, police report was filed, and we have a suspect, I'll keep you guys posted how this turns out.

[Ford Prefect]

Storage lot...Is this the one right there in the middle of town? near drake? (I presume you live in Ft. C. by your rams logo)

Good luck with the suspect there, get them to go all CSI on them! haha

[Yota]

Talk to the other owner and explain what happened. Keep it low-key and s/he will probably understand and pursue it as the accident that it apparently was.

[Wild Hare]

just an FYI, you aren't supposed to store the camper on its legs. your supposed to lower the camper to the ground for storage. the jacks are only for loading and unloading.