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Great advice. Thanks.

Thanks. We are looking at ones around 12K dry weight. I have an F250 and should be ok as long as I do not go above 15K loaded.

Luckily we have a TT and an F250 truck so we put our 3 bikes in the bed of the truck with a storage rack (bought on Amazon) to hold them up. This works great as we still have room to put other items around them if needed.

That is what I figured unless you were near the water. That would be the goal to haul the golf cart then it would be our daughters big room. As for the patio that is what I thought. Just curious what do you do with clothes for the kids in the back garage area? Most TH I have seen do not have any form of closet or dresser. Also what do you tow your TH with? How heavy is it?

We are dreaming about our next rv and a toy hauler keeps coming to the surface on our list. We currently have a Jayco Travel Trailer, but do not have a good way to carry paddleboards, kayaks and hopefully in the future a golf cart. Also I am not able to carry a golf cart in the back of my 2013 F250 Crew Cab truck either since the bed is a short bed. Anyone have a toy hauler that they use to only carry a golf cart/bunk room and keep the length under 37' total length? We would not fill with fuel nor do I see ourselves dry camping so would not need a generator. Also many of the ones we ha

I know, but I would be kicking myself later on if I had the chance to buy the no expiration option ticket and did not do so.

Thanks for the advice and that is what I figured with the tv at the rear vs. facing the recliners. I am seeing more manufacturers switch to the direct view option vs. the angle.

Have been researching these brands of 5th wheels and like several of the floor plans in the lines, but does anyone have real world experience with any of these brands? We have 2 dealers in our area and one sells Jayco while the other sells CrossRoads and PrimeTime. Also does anyone have a rear Living set up where the television is located at the back of the camper while reclining chairs and a couch are on either side of the camper? Trying to determine if this will be comfortable to view the tv versus the set up with the tv on one of the side walls and the chairs directly across from the t

Just bought three 10 day tickets with 10 water/fun options and no expiration. Cost me a pretty penny, but we should be set for many years to come since we do not usually go to Disney, but every other year. Doing it this way does bring the cost down for sure and gives us the flexibility on our trips even if the weather does not cooperate.

We were at DHS on Monday and yes the thing is still there, but is alot less than it was. The funny thing is all the Disney Photgraphers are not allowed to take pictures facing towards the construction zone now so they take them facing back towards the entrance to the park. We asked one fo them to take our picture and he said they were not allowed. Very protective of Disney to make sure they do not give you "bad pictures". As for all the construction while it is an eye sore I am actually very glad to see it happening as it is long overdue. Once all the updates are done they need to move

For a private campground it is hard to beat Holiday Trav-L-Park http://www.chattacamp.com/. They have been rated about the highest in the area several times. For a county campground we enjoy Chester Frost Park http://www.hamiltontn.gov/parkrec/RulesFees.aspx. The only thing with Chester Frost is that they do not take reservations so weekends and especially holidays it can be hard to find a site. If you come mid week it is easier. Harrison Bay is not too far from Chester Frost and they do take reservations, but I can tell you that I do not like it there. Even with the improvements they

If you are looking around Pigeon Forge/Gatlinburg we really enjoy River Plantation. Also Anchor Down is beautiful. It is a little bit out of the mian area, but is much easier to get into and out of vs. Pigeon Forge Traffic. Chattanooga also has a couple nice areas - Holiday Travel park in East Ridge TN and Chester Frost Park in Hixson, TN. They are close to downtown which has many things for the family to do and Chester Frost is right on the lake.

I agree that Camping World is horrible or at least I have not had good experience with them. For brands as others have said it is somewhat a roll of the dice. I like the Jayco brands, Thor and Forest River products. As fo rthe one near Athens the only one I know of near there would be Peco Campers near Stone Mtn. Is that the one you are thinking of?

Kelly Gluing the ears was the hardest part for me as I could only find the polyethelyne globe in 6" like you are finding. I did use the loctite glue as receommended in the instructions, but it does not adhere the best to polyethelyne. What I did was glue both the outside and the inside sections to make a tighter bond. For extra security I also took 2 wider zip ties and placed those on the inside of the 12" globe around the wide part of the 6" globes since those have the base on them. You would repeat for the 2nd ear. The tabs of the zip tabs act like anchors and this "locked" them in ti

I just mentioned it in case they needed to exit early for some reason. Otherwise without exact change or a pass you are out of luck and will get a nice souvenir picture from the State of FL with your tag #. It only cost about $15! Ask me how I know (2 times)!

We just did this trip over Thanksgiving from NW Georgia. Just follow I-75 to the Fla Turnpike. Once on the turnpike you will take exit 267A towards Tampa and merge onto FL-429. This is another toll road, but you will only need to pay one or 2 times as I recall. Stay on FL-429 and take exit 8 and merge onto Western Way towards Disney World. At this point just follow the signs to the Magic Kingdom and you will come in the main entrance. Google maps likes to take you off FL-429 earlier, but it will take you through a bunch of residential areas. I find the Western Way exit better as that sid

Sad but true. See it all too often in business these days.

What you have (i.e. Class A, TT, 5th wheel): TT - Jayco 29QBH (Measures about 34' from tongue to spare tire) If you're towing (so TT or 5th wheel) how heavy is it: 7000 dry weight, 7800 lbs fully loaded If you tow, what is your tow vehicle: 2013 F250 Lariat, 6.7 Diesel Gas mileage: 10.5 - 11 mpg towing (just towed to about 1000 miles round trip from NW GA to the Fort, 14 - 16 not towing depending on city or hwy) Do you like it, love it or hate it: like it due to bunk house for daughter and slide out for couch/u dinette. If you'd like to make a change, change to what and why: We'll make a ch

Great trip report. We were at the Fort from Saturday, Nov 22 - Saturday, Nov 29 and had the pleasure of experiencing the rain. You are very lucky to have missed it as we had over 6" that Tuesday. As you saw it flooded many areas of the Fort and washed out alot of the mulch. The picture of the flooded inflateables was in the 1600 loop and we were in the 1700 loop so we got to see the carnage first hand. My sister and her husband's site was right by the bathhouse path and they had water front property starting that Tuesday. You also missed the tornado warning that was issue Tuesday morni

Amen!!!

For the bath house Carol hit it on the head for the reasons we sometimes use them. Our hot water heater just cannot keep up with 3 showers. Overall I am very happy with the Fort and will return, but it just wish Disney would enforce the rules they have in place. If not the good campers will not return and the bad campers will take over. In the end it really is the responsibility of the campers to be considerate of others. I know most of us are, but there will always be those that are not and is probably why the rules were put in place.

If the Redwood 5th wheel is still parked in the corner it will have been there over 1 weeks now! Of course it is a free for all parking style.

We are usually at the Fort every couple of years. I agree with what you said as I witnessed all of what you mentioned. That is unfortunate. I still love camping there, but hate to see this.

We just got home from our trip to the Fort and had a great time, but wanted to share a few observations that concern me. I know there are many others who are at the Fort more often than us and can provide more input, but I was somewhat surprised at some of the stuff the Fort is allowing to happen. We have always had good experiences, but on this trip over Thanksgiving I was surprised at the amount of sites with multiple tents, more than 2 cars, cleanliness of the bath houses and lack of any Disney patrols. It started when we pulled into the 1700 loop and could barely find our way through w