R-pod Owners Forum : Bir Sur - San Simeon https://www.rpod-owners.com/ This is an XML content feed of; R-pod Owners Forum : Camping Adventures : Bir Sur - San Simeon Copyright (c) 2006-2009 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Sat, 05 Sep 2026 14:20:03 +0000 Tue, 29 Dec 2015 21:02:02 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 9.64 360 https://www.rpod-owners.com/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=7246 R-pod Owners Forum https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.png https://www.rpod-owners.com/ Bir Sur - San Simeon : Great prictures look like a great... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=7246&PID=68621#68621 Author: Danny2
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Posted: 29 Dec 2015 at 9:02pm

Great prictures look like a great weekend exceot for the price of gas ]]> Tue, 29 Dec 2015 21:02:02 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=7246&PID=68621#68621 Bir Sur - San Simeon : I have a adapter I screw into... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=7246&PID=68166#68166 Author: JandL
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Posted: 30 Nov 2015 at 12:30pm

I have a adapter I screw into the city water connection and then plug my air line from the compressor. Don't forget to turn the pressure down to 20-30 PSI. I open all the valves in the trailer and low water drains and the let it run for awhile. I put a bucket under the gray and black water valves to make sure there is nothing in the tanks and then close them. I can drain the water tank by letting the pump run till almost all the water is out]]> Mon, 30 Nov 2015 12:30:57 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=7246&PID=68166#68166 Bir Sur - San Simeon : We have a 2014 Ridgeline towing... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=7246&PID=68165#68165 Author: Grayotter
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Posted: 30 Nov 2015 at 12:05pm

We have a 2014 Ridgeline towing a 179 also. Have the great fortune of living in Morro Bay, the south end of Big Sur. 
I'm wondering what you use to "blow out" your water lines? Do you have an air compressor?
Gar

]]> Mon, 30 Nov 2015 12:05:06 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=7246&PID=68165#68165 Bir Sur - San Simeon : Nice pics. As for $4/gal gas,... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=7246&PID=68139#68139 Author: techntrek
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Posted: 27 Nov 2015 at 4:06pm

Nice pics.  As for $4/gal gas, ouch.  We finally got just below $2 in the last week around here.]]> Fri, 27 Nov 2015 16:06:02 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=7246&PID=68139#68139 Bir Sur - San Simeon : The south coast on Hwy 1 is great... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=7246&PID=68128#68128 Author: Capt Kidd
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Posted: 27 Nov 2015 at 11:07am

The south coast on Hwy 1 is great but the north coast from SF up to Ft Bragg is every bit as good. I drove it this last spring in my PT Cruiser with my teardrop in tow had a great time.

Sold the tear and bought an R-Pod 179 looking forward to doing the north coast with it this spring. ]]> Fri, 27 Nov 2015 11:07:40 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=7246&PID=68128#68128 Bir Sur - San Simeon : Yes! West coast does offer... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=7246&PID=68123#68123 Author: fwunder
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Posted: 27 Nov 2015 at 8:06am

Yes! West coast does offer some spectacular scenery. @ johnmaci, IMO the only way to truly experience the beauty of the east coast is by slow boat down or up the Intracoastal Waterway.

Here's a handful of pics from our adventure to the west coast:

West Coast Pics

fred
]]> Fri, 27 Nov 2015 08:06:39 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=7246&PID=68123#68123 Bir Sur - San Simeon : Nepenthe had a great view from... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=7246&PID=68110#68110 Author: JandL
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Posted: 26 Nov 2015 at 6:34pm

Nepenthe had a great view from their deck but we did not eat there because they would not allow dogs. We ate lunch at the Big Sur Coast Galley & Café. We had to use the scenic walk up to the restaurant because the regular way had to many steps for our old dog. You enter thru the art gallery and in the court yard you will see the regular way up the steps or follow the signs for the scenic way around back, very few steps. They even brought out a water bowl and dog treats for her
]]> Thu, 26 Nov 2015 18:34:09 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=7246&PID=68110#68110 Bir Sur - San Simeon : Big Sur, Monterey, Carmel,... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=7246&PID=68109#68109 Author: Camper Bob
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Posted: 26 Nov 2015 at 5:26pm

Big Sur, Monterey, Carmel, the Aquarium are truly wonders.  Tourists from the world over come to see Big Sur.  Spent many a time in Big Sur camping and enjoying the area.  Hope you stopped at Nepenthe for a drink and to watch the sun dip into the Pacific.  San Simeon is also amazing.  Hearst was not as wealthy as the Astor's or some of the other Eastern monied folks but he sure outspent them in his extravagance.  In Santa Monica he built a home for his girlfriend, Marion Davies, the actress, right on the beach.  He imported Italian craftsmen who built the Italian marble pool.  I spent many a summer at the beach at the house which had been given to the city of Santa Monica, and was a private beach club called the Sand and Sea Club.  Hope you had time to take the tour of Pebble Beach up near Monterey.  Magnificent.  It was said that Hearst's father bought 50 miles of coast from the water to the mountains, for a penny an acre in the mid 1860's.  Anyway your pics bring back many fond memories of summers spent on the coast.  Thanks for sharing. Safe Travels.]]> Thu, 26 Nov 2015 17:26:28 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=7246&PID=68109#68109 Bir Sur - San Simeon : With the exception of way up north,... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=7246&PID=68108#68108 Author: johnmaci
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Posted: 26 Nov 2015 at 5:06pm

With the exception of way up north, the east coast is so boring.
Can't wait to retire and drive up your way Big smile
]]> Thu, 26 Nov 2015 17:06:01 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=7246&PID=68108#68108 Bir Sur - San Simeon : Absolutely gorgeous scenery!! https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=7246&PID=68106#68106 Author: Commander203
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Posted: 26 Nov 2015 at 3:18pm

Absolutely gorgeous scenery!!]]> Thu, 26 Nov 2015 15:18:55 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=7246&PID=68106#68106 Bir Sur - San Simeon : My wife and I drove down to Bur... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=7246&PID=68105#68105 Author: JandL
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Posted: 26 Nov 2015 at 2:26pm

My wife and I drove down to Bur Sur last weekend along Highway 1. We camped at Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park. The site I picked had too many trees so the solar panel did not work. There were sites that would have been sunnier. Pfeiffer Big Sur is in canyon so it only gets sun part of the day. Highway 1 along the cost is narrow and has a lot of ups and downs and curves. We stayed 2 nights at Big Sur and then drove further south to Hearst San Simeon State Park to camp another night. On the way down we stopped at Piedras Blancas Elephant Seal Rookery and Hearst Castle. We had great weather with a high of 70. That’s one of the nice things about living in California is I can use my trailer all year. This morning when I checked it was 36F (2.2C) outside, but all I have do to winterize is blow out my water lines. This 4 day trip cost me about $74 per day. I spent $200 on premium gas with Costco being the cheapest at $2.50 a gallon and $4.00 a gallon at a station along the coast. Camping at Big Sur was $35 so 2 nights was $70, San Simeon was only $25 a night. Drove around 650 miles, I usually average 12.5 MPG but on this trip with all the small hills and curves on Highway 1, I got 11.4 MPG.

Highway 1, mountain on one side ocean on the other              Little Sur River


Campsite at Pfeiffer Big Sur                 Pfeiffer Beach, this is Federal Park so dogs are allowed


Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park and McWay Falls        Some of the curves were tight


Piedras Blancas Elephant Seal Rookery        Camp site at San Simeon State Park


Zebra’s left over from the Zoo Hearst had on his property, they are right off the Highway          Hearst Castle
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