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12-10-2012, 09:36 PM
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Location: Newton, NJ
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[QUOTE=Grumpytrkr;107478]Where in Brown County, Indiana did you stay? QUOTE]
We stayed at Brown County State Park and loved it. it is a beautiful campground and we were able to mountain bike the 25 miles of trails in the park right from the campsite.
My only complaint is that the town of Nashville seems to roll up the sidewalks at 6pm. :-)
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12-10-2012, 10:20 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: Oakland County, MICH
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Originally Posted by Snake Plissken
Have you tried Otsego State Park in Grayling? That's my favorite campground in MI and very close to Hartwick.
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I have not tried that park yet, but have heard good things about it. If all goes well, summer of 2013 will find us camping at least a couple of days at Tahquemenon State Park and the Porcupine Mountains State Park. If everything doesn't go as planned, we'll hit several state parks in the lower peninsula. Otsego and one of the Higgins Lake State Parks, Silver Lake State Park, and Hoffmaster State Park are all on the list, as well as some close to home parks such as Brighton, Pinckney, Seven Lakes, etc. We'll see; it's tough to make plans with our busy schedules. Happy Camping!!
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12-10-2012, 10:51 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: Southwest OH
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We enjoyed our first year with our 2012 32bhds. We got out as much as possible. I even took it out myself when my hubby couldn't get away. Very easy to drive.
April ~ Hocking Hills Ohio State Park
May ~ Brookville Indiana State Park
June ~ East Harbor Ohio State Park and Franklin County Indiana Fairgrounds
July ~ Butler County Ohio Fair (My boys are in 4H)
August ~ Sleeping Bear Dunes Nat'l Park, Platte River Campground, and Mears State Park (Lake Michigan side)
September ~ Cowan Lake Ohio State Park and Franklin County Indiana Fairgrounds (Tractor show)
October ~ Hueston Woods Ohio State Park and Whitewater Memorial State Park Indiana and Liberty Indiana on our family farm
10 trips and 44 nights. We stayed relatively close to home and are planning a week in Gatlinburg in April and another long trip to Mackinac and Sault Ste. Marie August 2013. I'm sure we will add on as we go.
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12-11-2012, 10:27 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: Ottawa
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Since we left Ottawa in Mid Oct
Boston then down 81 staying at WalMarts and Flying J's then finally in Pensacola till the end of Jan.
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12-11-2012, 07:53 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: DeWitt, MI
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Originally Posted by pm1stnau
I have not tried that park yet, but have heard good things about it. If all goes well, summer of 2013 will find us camping at least a couple of days at Tahquemenon State Park and the Porcupine Mountains State Park. If everything doesn't go as planned, we'll hit several state parks in the lower peninsula. Otsego and one of the Higgins Lake State Parks, Silver Lake State Park, and Hoffmaster State Park are all on the list, as well as some close to home parks such as Brighton, Pinckney, Seven Lakes, etc. We'll see; it's tough to make plans with our busy schedules. Happy Camping!!
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I recommend South Higgins over North Higgins. The sites are bigger and South actually has some full hook-up sites. Hoffmaster is nice too but I seem to recall the walk to the beach was very long.
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12-11-2012, 10:47 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: Oakland County, MICH
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Snake Plissken
I recommend South Higgins over North Higgins. The sites are bigger and South actually has some full hook-up sites. Hoffmaster is nice too but I seem to recall the walk to the beach was very long.
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Thanks for the tips, Snake. Everything that we've seen on the west side of Michigan is nice, even Ludington despite the raccoon problem. I have been looking forward to a trip to Higgins Lake; sad to say, but being a Michigan resident for 39 years, I've never been there.
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12-12-2012, 07:01 AM
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Join Date: May 2012
Location: Sebastian FL
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We went to Charleston four days for our first trip in April. Then went on weekend trips to Myakka & Hillsboro River state parks. In the summer, we went north and spent two months on Cape Cod. We are now back home in FL for the winter and thinking of what to do next year.
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12-12-2012, 07:14 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Where ever the boss says we're going.
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Walt Disney World (Ft. Wilderness) twice, Gulf Shores, Chicago, Mackinac MI, Defeated Creek (Carthage TN), Huntsville, Gatlingburg TN. and many points in between.
Oh the joys of retirement.
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12-12-2012, 07:49 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Long Island, NY
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We picked up our new TT in July but since we had used up a lot of our vacation time going to Alaska (cruise and land tour) we didn't have a lot of time to camp. We made one local four day trip to Wildwood State Park and a five day trip to Lancaster, PA. Next year we start the season with a trip to Disney's Ft. Wildness Campground in Florida with stops in Virginia Beach and Savanna, GA. Can't wait to take the cover off and get going .
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12-23-2012, 08:03 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Marshallville, Ohio
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We think it was the fuel pump. The fuel rails were dumping hot fuel back into the tank causing the fuel pump to overheat. We had to stop every 5, 20, 30, mi. On a fresh tank we could get more distance. Sold the truck to my best friends (actually they were with us) son in law he hasn't had a problem. By the way I told the wife the trip couldn't get worse it did! We got caught in a hail storm damaged the front of the travel trailer as well. We had trouble with our new Coleman trailer on a trip but that's a whole nuther story.
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12-24-2012, 12:22 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: Urbana, Illinois
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Quote:
Originally Posted by hotrod51
We think it was the fuel pump. The fuel rails were dumping hot fuel back into the tank causing the fuel pump to overheat. We had to stop every 5, 20, 30, mi. On a fresh tank we could get more distance. Sold the truck to my best friends (actually they were with us) son in law he hasn't had a problem. By the way I told the wife the trip couldn't get worse it did! We got caught in a hail storm damaged the front of the travel trailer as well. We had trouble with our new Coleman trailer on a trip but that's a whole nuther story.
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Oh, never say it couldn't get worse!!!! That just means that Murphy's Law will come around and bit you!!!!
Regards,
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12-24-2012, 12:28 AM
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Member
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: Urbana, Illinois
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Grumpy
Walt Disney World (Ft. Wilderness) twice, Gulf Shores, Chicago, Mackinac MI, Defeated Creek (Carthage TN), Huntsville, Gatlingburg TN. and many points in between.
Oh the joys of retirement.
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We are hoping for a Ft. Wilderness vacation in April. Nothing nailed down, yet. My wife and I will be married 25 years in April, and I told here that she you pick where she wants to go for an anniversary trip. It is between Branson and Ft. Wilderness. When she tells me, I'll know.
I see you were at Mackinac. Was this for the National Rally? If it was, were you parked on the end? I've seen your unit, or a unit just like yours, and I'm thinking it was Michigan. We enjoyed the place so much that we stayed an extra week to check out the U.P. Had a great time. We want to attend the rally in North Carolina next year.
Regards,
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12-24-2012, 06:21 AM
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Location: PNW
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Update: Didn't go to Death Valley as planned, but went to Joshua Tree National Park instead. Hit Slab City for one night (that was enough for me), then headed up to Quartzsite, AZ and stayed at the La Posa South LTVA for about a week. Now I'm at the Imperial Dam LTVA in Southern Cali, near Yuma AZ. I'll stay here at least until I have to dump my tanks, and after that, who-know's-where I'll be going.
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12-24-2012, 07:49 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Kalamazoo, West Michigan
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May-Holland SP Beechwood loop
June-Ludington SP Pines Loop
July-Sleepy Hollow SP South Loop
August-Hoffmaster SP Upper Loop
September-SonLife RV park, Shelbyville, MI
October-Potato Creek SP, North Liberty, IN
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12-24-2012, 08:17 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Dallas, Texas
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58 nights in 25 campgrounds and 6,800 miles towing for us in 2012:
Hickory Creek COE, Hickory Creek, Texas, 1 night
Pioneer Beach Resort, Port Aransas, TX, 6 nights
McKinney Falls State Park, Austin, TX, 2 nights
Loyd Park, Grand Prairie, TX, 2 nights
Daingerfield State Park, TX, 2 nights
Cedron Creek COE, Meridian, TX, 2 nights
South Llano River State Park, Junction, TX, 3 nights
River Rim Resort on Frio River, Concan, TX, 3 nights
Home, backyard following power outage, 1 night
Oasis RV Resort, Amarillo, TX, 1 night
American RV Park, Albuquerque, NM, 1 night
Durango Riverside RV, Durango, CO, 4 nights
Sugarite Canyon State Park, Raton, NM, 1 night
Oasis RV Resort, Amarillo, TX, 1 night
Lake Brownwood State Park, Brownwood, TX, 3 nights
Ray Roberts State Park Isle duBois unit, Pilot Point, TX, 2 nights
Bennett's RV Ranch, Granbury, TX, 1 night
Beavers Bend State Park, Broken Bow, OK, 4 nights
Canton Civic Center, Canton, TX, 2 nights
Jim Hogg COE, Georgetown, TX, 2 nights
Loyd Park, Grand Prairie, TX, 2 nights
Holiday Park COE, Benbrook, TX, 2 nights
Hickory Creek COE, Hickory Creek, Texas, 4 nights
Tyler State Park, Tyler, TX, 2 nights
Fort Parker State Park, Mexia, TX, 4 nights
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Previous TV's: '02 Chevy Suburban 2500 8.1 4.10; '99 Chevy Express 1500 5.7
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12-24-2012, 09:38 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Saskatoon Sask Canada
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I've been every where man
I've seen the deserts bare man
I've breathed the mountain air man
I've been everywhere....
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2004 Chev Silverado Duramax optioned past the max. 2009 Jayco Eagle 308 RLS 900watts of solar, Lithium batteries (400amp hour), 2000 watt (4000 surge) whole house inverter.
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12-31-2012, 02:33 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Marshallville, Ohio
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Quote:
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Oh, never say it couldn't get worse!!!! That just means that Murphy's Law will come around and bit you!!!!
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That's what my df said, maybe I should listen more often With all the trouble with the truck she was the one who suggested the new truck. I listened that time lol.
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01-02-2013, 11:42 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Virginia Beach, VA
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Well.....
Haven't sat down and figured out where we traveled completely. Started the year out with my old fifth-wheel from CrossRoads on a trip from my home in Virginia Beach to Daytona Bike Week. No problems and a great trip. Traded that unit in on a 2009 Jayco 36 Super C. Started out our offroad motorcycle racing season in March. Over the year we traveled from our home to many different races in Virginia (around 15 events), New Jersey (five events), Maryland, Delaware, New York, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, and South Carolina. While in Pennsylvania, stopped off on the way home at Hershey so the wife could ride some coasters. After several trips to Hershey, we finally made it to the auto museum this year and loved it. Wanted to take a pure camping trip over the summer months but didn't find the time. Finally winterized our RV this past week when the temps finally dipped into freezing. Hoping to hit Daytona for Bike Week again this year then the racing starts up again in March.
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