March campout - French Creek State Park
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Topic: March campout - French Creek State Park
Posted By: techntrek
Subject: March campout - French Creek State Park
Date Posted: 18 Jan 2015 at 10:32pm
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Had a great time with the Canvas Campers group at the winter get-together, and they have a big blowout in March... so we'll be heading up to French Creek in March. Would be great if we could get some pods representin'! Only a few electric sites are left since their members book everything early, so book now if you are interested. ------------- Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1723 - Pod instruction manual 
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Posted By: CanvasCamperMatt
Date Posted: 19 Jan 2015 at 8:28am
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We will have at least 1 cord of firewood delivered for a big fire all weekend long, two 40 cup coffee pots going in the morning and a "Soup & Stew" pot luck at 6pm on Saturday. Lots of Children of various ages so bring your kids if you want, they'll have fun (don't worry, they are under control if you aren't into the whole kids running around screaming in a campground). Below is the link to our thread if you want to check out how big this get together is. http://canvascampers.com/index.php?topic=3025.0 - http://canvascampers.com/index.php?topic=3025.0
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Posted By: davewg
Date Posted: 19 Jan 2015 at 3:37pm
| Wish we could make this, unfortunately we have other stuff on the calendar already for March 20th and 21st :-( |
Posted By: davewg
Date Posted: 19 Jan 2015 at 3:37pm
| Wish we could make this, but unfortunately we have other things on 3/20 and 3/21 :-( |
Posted By: CanvasCamperMatt
Date Posted: 02 Mar 2015 at 4:27pm
| This trip is 3 weeks away. Any R-podders going to join us other than Doug? |
Posted By: techntrek
Date Posted: 02 Mar 2015 at 5:50pm
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I just mentioned to my wife today that I need to get a new battery and adjust my hitch before this trip. Hope we get a few pods! ------------- Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1723 - Pod instruction manual
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Posted By: CanvasCamperMatt
Date Posted: 09 Mar 2015 at 1:00pm
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Geocaching - using multimillion dollar government satellites to find tupperware in the woods.Any R-podders into geocaching? One of the things CanvasCampers have done as a group is launch 2 geocaches at French Creek. We just launched our 2nd one in time for our big March Rally http://www.geocaching.com/geocache/GC5NQ3A_between-the-naked-trees-cg-series?guid=d88c371a-3d0b-4e2e-943f-823aed638759 - http://www.geocaching.com/geocache/GC5NQ3A_between-the-naked-trees-cg-series?guid=d88c371a-3d0b-4e2e-943f-823aed638759 We are also talking about putting a few temporary cache's near the campground just for this weekend for some fun. |
Posted By: techntrek
Date Posted: 16 Mar 2015 at 9:09pm
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Pulled my camper out of its storage spot and spent a few hours getting it ready for this weekend's trip. The biggie was adjusting the hitch (again). Added a new battery (again - the one I bought last year went with my pod when it sold in January). Checked tire pressure and lug nut torque. Throw some clothes and food in and we'll be gone. ------------- Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1723 - Pod instruction manual
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Posted By: fwunder
Date Posted: 17 Mar 2015 at 2:36pm
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I didn't plan this very well. At least for this winter. Breaking up ice and snow in front of and around pod today while it's warm (60) and hoping it gets cold enough for ground to freeze so I can move pod to driveway in a day or two. Need to get away soon! Any idea how far a 4Runner can sink in mud??  ------------- 2014 RPod 178 => https://goo.gl/CV446f - MyMods and Buying Habits 2008 4Runner Limited 4.0-liter V6 Yes, those are wild ponies dining on grass while dumping tanks! |
Posted By: techntrek
Date Posted: 17 Mar 2015 at 5:25pm
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I can tell you my 'burban sunk in fairly well when I crossed my side yard, but luckily it is still frozen solid about 3 inches down. ------------- Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1723 - Pod instruction manual
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Posted By: CanvasCamperMatt
Date Posted: 18 Mar 2015 at 11:39am
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I would recommend doing it early in the morning. |
Posted By: techntrek
Date Posted: 18 Mar 2015 at 9:07pm
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I had that problem the first year we had our pod. Parked it in the back yard since our usual camper spot still had our popup. Got it hitched up just fine but it rained the night before, slight incline, minivan... took 2 hours with a come-along and a 100 foot steel cord attached to a massive tree to get it to a point where I got traction. Learned my lesson. ------------- Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1723 - Pod instruction manual
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Posted By: techntrek
Date Posted: 19 Mar 2015 at 9:21am
This is going to end up being winter campout #2. They are calling for 3-5 inches of snow on Friday for French Creek, plus up to another inch overnight. I'll be bringing my snow shovel!  ------------- Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1723 - Pod instruction manual
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Posted By: fwunder
Date Posted: 19 Mar 2015 at 9:46am
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Freed from the icy clutch of winter...temporarily. Ground was frozen solid this morning. Can't do French Creek. I'm thinking a thousand miles south!  ------------- 2014 RPod 178 => https://goo.gl/CV446f - MyMods and Buying Habits 2008 4Runner Limited 4.0-liter V6 Yes, those are wild ponies dining on grass while dumping tanks! |
Posted By: fwunder
Date Posted: 20 Mar 2015 at 1:55pm
Ahhhhh, Spring!! What the......? ------------- 2014 RPod 178 => https://goo.gl/CV446f - MyMods and Buying Habits 2008 4Runner Limited 4.0-liter V6 Yes, those are wild ponies dining on grass while dumping tanks! |
Posted By: techntrek
Date Posted: 20 Mar 2015 at 8:02pm
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About 4 inches here at French Creek. Can't wait to see how much snow we get this summer. ------------- Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1723 - Pod instruction manual
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Posted By: techntrek
Date Posted: 22 Mar 2015 at 8:24pm
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Friday reminded me a bit of the trip up for the winter trip 2 years ago, in the snow. We discovered that the mice ran wild all winter so we spent a lot of time yesterday tearing through drawers, washing a lot of stuff by hand and bagging up the rest to wash at home. No damage to anything important. Had a great time Saturday night, must have been over 70 people there for the potluck. Home safely this afternoon. ------------- Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1723 - Pod instruction manual
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Posted By: Yak
Date Posted: 22 Mar 2015 at 9:38pm
| http://picasaweb.google.com/117628741478183991320/SpringRally - http://picasaweb.google.com/117628741478183991320/SpringRally |
Posted By: CanvasCamperMatt
Date Posted: 24 Mar 2015 at 8:53am
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The Spring Opener Rally was a success!! We have had some odd weather camping in March. This year South East PA got 5-6 inches of snow on Friday. Many of the people coming added Thursday night to avoid traveling in the snow. Personally I woke my son up at 7am and put him in the RV in his pajamas on Friday morning and we were at the campground by 8am when the snow was just starting to accumulate. A few with 4wd or a posi rear braved the roads during the snow with the rest arriving in the late evening. The snow was pretty and both the kids and adults had fun playing in the snow. We burned 1 cord of wood and got the fire ring glowing red. We needed to keep 60+ people warm for our Pot Luck dinner. The fire was a nice romantic setting for one of the guys to propose to his girlfriend. He is a dedicated camper and the first trip she came on was the spring trip last year. She's a keeper. Doug it was nice to meet your wife and daughters. My Neice Sabrina had a blast talking with Maddie about Percy Jackson and other 12yo girl topics.....I just kept hearing laughter coming from them. http://s1357.photobucket.com/user/CamperDude/media/RV%20snow_zpscnp3amzx.jpg.html">
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Posted By: CanvasCamperMatt
Date Posted: 24 Mar 2015 at 8:56am
| Yak.....awesome pictures. I think I need to retire my cell phone and get an actual camera. They are so much clearer than mine. |
Posted By: techntrek
Date Posted: 24 Mar 2015 at 8:37pm
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Nice to see some pics! Can't beat the optics of a real camera. My wife is the one that usually lugs our SLR around. ------------- Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1723 - Pod instruction manual
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Posted By: Yak
Date Posted: 26 Mar 2015 at 7:20pm
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Tour of the campground https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1kxKn6aTI8&list=UUYh2wI4W-dc4Z4Ruduk7yLw - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1kxKn6aTI8&list=UUYh2wI4W-dc4Z4Ruduk7yLw |
Posted By: techntrek
Date Posted: 26 Mar 2015 at 8:06pm
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And YOU get a campsite! And YOU get a campsite! And YOU and YOU and YOU and YOU get a campsite! ------------- Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1723 - Pod instruction manual
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