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    Posted: 24 Oct 2013 at 8:06am
Keep your eye out on the events sub-forum, if you would like to join this year.  Here is a link to last year's thread:  http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=3049&title=winter-camping-french-creek-pa
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Originally posted by techntrek

Just go winter camping!  Several of us get together in January in central PA.  Big smile

That actually sounds like fun. To me, not to wife so much. I remember scraping frost off of boat hatches before sailing to Florida from Annapolis on Nov. 28, 1981. That was a cold night on the Bay. It was fun then...

We're going to take our maiden voyage in our new 178 Pod next week to Assateague National Seashore. Sorta a shakedown cruise having never done this before on land. I did a "minor" winterization for the expected cold this week. Emptied and bypassed HW heater and emptied @ low point drains,  blew out FW lines and put a little antifreeze in traps. Should make for a quick getaway?

Weather looks pretty moderate next week with mid 60's day and mid 50's night at the beach and just maybe the stripers are running!

Anybody got experience with Assateague camping this time of year? I'm thinking we will stay at National Park rather than State Park, but that's just a guess. Doesn't really matter where we stay I guess...We are going!!

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Sorry, didn't see you asked for a video.
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Originally posted by wingnut2312

Thanks a lot for the video!! I was going to pay someone $80 to do it. Is there a dewinterizing video? If there is one like that, could you post the link?

Thanks again!!!

There will be in April probably whenever I de-winterize and sanitize.
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Originally posted by wingnut2312

Thanks a lot for the video!! I was going to pay someone $80 to do it. Is there a dewinterizing video? If there is one like that, could you post the link?

Thanks again!!!

Yup, once again see the link in my signature.
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Originally posted by shell5

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Now, I can't wait till Spring to get back to Poddin!
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Just go winter camping!  Several of us get together in January in central PA.  Big smile
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Thanks a lot for the video!! I was going to pay someone $80 to do it. Is there a dewinterizing video? If there is one like that, could you post the link?

Thanks again!!!
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Originally posted by shell5

I did it!  Winterization complete!  Big smile  The Winterization instructions and YouTube video combined gave me all the help I needed.  So glad to have this forum!Approve
Someday I'll be able to help someone else.

Now, I can't wait till Spring to get back to Poddin!
Thanks again!
Michelle


Looking forward to the Spring as well!
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I did it!  Winterization complete!  Big smile  The Winterization instructions and YouTube video combined gave me all the help I needed.  So glad to have this forum!Approve
Someday I'll be able to help someone else.

Now, I can't wait till Spring to get back to Poddin!
Thanks again!
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Posts: 8 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 22 Oct 2013 at 9:43pm
Thank you all soooo much!  The responses are all very helpful and the video is fantastic!!  I'll be a pro at this in no time Thumbs Up
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