Annual winter campout, French Creek PA - Event Date: 17 Jan 2014 - 19 Jan 2014

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   OK just got off the Phone with Chris at French Creek State Park.  You are not able to make reservations but can show up at the Camp Ground and pay using the honor system.  The weekend of Jan 17th through Jan 19th we can get into the Camp Sites.  You will just need to pick a site once you get there. 

Who all is thinking of coming?  Right now I'm trying to push items around on my schedule. 

843 Park Rd, Elverson, PA 19520

(610) 582-9680

www.dcnr.state.pa.us/stateparks/findapark/frenchcreek

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rpodcamper.com Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group - pHp Joined: 26 Nov 2009 Location: Reading, Pa Online Status: Offline Posts: 3990	Calendar Event: Annual winter campout, French Creek PA Posted: 09 Jan 2014 at 10:24am
	OK just got off the Phone with Chris at French Creek State Park. You are not able to make reservations but can show up at the Camp Ground and pay using the honor system. The weekend of Jan 17th through Jan 19th we can get into the Camp Sites. You will just need to pick a site once you get there. Who all is thinking of coming? Right now I'm trying to push items around on my schedule. 843 Park Rd, Elverson, PA 19520 (610) 582-9680 www.dcnr.state.pa.us/stateparks/findapark/frenchcreek

CanvasCamperMatt Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: 02 Jan 2014 Location: PA Online Status: Offline Posts: 44	Posted: 09 Jan 2014 at 11:09am
	I can say there will be at least 2 sites of CanvasCampers. I will be there with possibly my 4yo son Friday night. He has a birthday party Saturday afternoon so my wife will pick him up around lunch time. The other site will probably be Phil and Cindy in a popup unless Cindy brings her own camper. I know one of our people now has plans so there are 2 other possible CanvasCampers.

CanvasCamperMatt Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: 02 Jan 2014 Location: PA Online Status: Offline Posts: 44	Posted: 10 Jan 2014 at 10:03pm
	I just picked up some wood for the camping trip. I'll take another picture once I cut it up tomorrow to see how much wood there really is.

Keith-N-Dar Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 03 Apr 2011 Location: Mayville, WI Online Status: Offline Posts: 1447	Posted: 11 Jan 2014 at 8:29am
	They let you bring your own wood? We have Emerald Ash Borer here and have to locally source camp fire wood.
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CanvasCamperMatt Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: 02 Jan 2014 Location: PA Online Status: Offline Posts: 44	Posted: 11 Jan 2014 at 9:30am
	PA lifted the ban on in-state transportation of wood in 2012. The inter-state ban is still in effect. Besides, this is pallet wood which is exempt since it has been processed. Also I live 20 minutes from French Creek so I am local.

techntrek Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group - pHp Joined: 29 Jul 2009 Location: MD Online Status: Offline Posts: 9062	Posted: 11 Jan 2014 at 1:45pm
	Too funny, I'm watching the scene in Cast Aways right now, where he's figuring out how to make fire. We should also have the wood remnant dump at the top of the loop, and I usually bring split wood (sourced from within PA). Hopefully I'm still in, but I've been fighting a low-level something for the last week that isn't going away. We'll see later this week...
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jato Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 23 Feb 2012 Location: Kewadin, MI Online Status: Offline Posts: 3325	Posted: 11 Jan 2014 at 4:53pm
	Was at French Creek back in September 2012; what I'll never forget was the sight we were in (don't remember the number) had about an 18" clearance from poison ivy on 3 sides of the pod SO we moved to a different spot (had reserved this spot earlier w/o know about the infamous "toxicodendron radicans" for you latin majors). Am sure this won't be an issue this time of the year but am curious for those who frequent this park in the summer, have they cut back, or are in the process of killing this stuff ?- it's not that hard to control. I am not a fan of it - i can nearly get it by looking at the stuff.
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CanvasCamperMatt Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: 02 Jan 2014 Location: PA Online Status: Offline Posts: 44	Posted: 12 Jan 2014 at 8:36am
	I don't have an issue with poison ivy so I can't glance at a plant and say "that's poison ivy". I know the C loop is very over camped (due to it being the only pet loop) so there usually isn't foliage right around the campsite. The other loops have foliage up close. Below is a link to our CanvasCampers pictures of the campsites in the C loop. Don't know if this will help you remember the site you were in. http://canvascampers.com/index.php?action=media;sa=album;in=2;nw;start=0

CanvasCamperMatt Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: 02 Jan 2014 Location: PA Online Status: Offline Posts: 44	Posted: 13 Jan 2014 at 8:58am
	I have 3/4 of my trailer full of pallet wood for a fire. I'm not going to be cold

CanvasCamperMatt Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: 02 Jan 2014 Location: PA Online Status: Offline Posts: 44	Posted: 13 Jan 2014 at 12:02pm
	It looks like CanvasCampers are going to have 3 sites, 4 people. How many R-Pods are going to be there? Do you guys normally do a pot luck on Saturday night?