Havapod, I believe this years round up is in charleston Oregon ,next to coos bay

             Moe

We pick up our new 178 march 15, then head to Vanc Isle (from calgary) march 21.

Gonna stay one night in Victoria area, probably at the RV-Marina place by the princess Mary in the outer harbour.....then head over toward port renfrew and camp on the beach somewhere by Jordan River. There's lots of beachcomber types who rough it on the beach during the low seasons. Didn't know about Lizard Lake. Is it a provincial or regional campground? Would it be open in March?

Last year we rented a motor home and spent an idyllic couple days on Denman Island, at a 10 space campground right on the beach, called Fillongley. Booked full during tourist season, but deserted in low seasons.

During the summer our pod will be parked at Koocanusa (25 mins south of Fernie) 

      We are going to attend this get together and my wife and I were in the area a month ago and talked to the gal in charge and visited for awhile seemed very hospitable to us. Looks like it's going to be a lot of fun.

                 Moe and Jo 

A friend is a fan of Brannen Lake in Nanaimo; very family friendly.

What about you?

I was up by Shawnigan lake a couple of weeks ago but not as for north as Nanaimo. Ironically, I did see another pod on that trip heading north during my return trip to Victoria.

I use a friction sway control bar (http://www.etrailer.com/Weight-Distribution/Pro-Series/83660.html) that came with the Pod when I bought it. As a newbie, I've only been out a couple of times and no long road trips yet so I can't personally comment on it but I've been told by more experienced RVer's that it's a good set up for the trailer size I have.

Do you have any favorite spots on the island?

I think you we're the pod we saw by Nanaimo? A question ,what kind of sway bars do you have and how do you like them?We were the pod you passed on Hwy1 going south.

Thanks and great to know other pods are on the island

I'm on the south side of the island and haven't had a chance to wander too far north yet. I know a lot of people try to get to Parksville and up around Campbell River.

I'll being doing a long weekend trip in August to French Beach.

Safe travels!

We live in North Vancouver and will be taking our new 177 over to Vancouver Island in the summer (if not sooner). The ferry is expensive, so we will probably park it at our daughter's home in Courtenay if we need to go back to the mainland. Vancouver Island is our favourite destination for hiking, cycling, and kayaking, so we plan to spend a fair bit of time there again this summer. This is our first trailer and we look forward to the comforts of a home base but still plan to tent while on adventures.

We have mainly done wilderness camping, forestry sites and provincial parks on the island and can tell you about those for dry camping.