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Where/how do I get a campsite sign? I looked in the store forum but didn't see where to order one. We will be there at Halloween and want a sign for our site!

forgive me if it's posted somewhere else, I'm a lurker mostly but really enjoy the snark.

My dd, myself and my MIL are running(me)(them walking) the 5K on Friday. DH, his uncle, and FIL are running 1/2 on Saturday. DH and Uncle are running full on Sunday. If they drive over in morning of 1/2 and full do we really have a chance to take boat to MK then monorail to EPCOT to see them finish? I think for the 5K since it is so short we will all drive.

Should I expect problems? We've never taken the buses anywhere and I don't know the schedules so I would be leery of taking them.

You can add us We3Peas there will be 3 of us (hence the name) 1 which is a teen Oct 28-Nov1

Whip- was in and now is not. she will be a little busy.

kampfirekim--is in, right? Well, maybe ...

MomofSixinSC-- October 31st to ?? 6 children

momoffive- October 30th to November 6th 5 children 1500 or 2000 loop

4mickey2- October 23rd to November 2nd

Keylime359-- possibility 1 child

Auburn Family- dates? 1 child

MagicBus-- nightly: moochin' food and drinks

LORNADUCK- Oct 27 - Nov 3 Birthday Celebration.

MLM5-- October 29th to November 5th - 6 children (One is a cousin making her FIRST trip to Disney!)

stefa70-- October 27th to November 1st

BradyBzLyn12-- October 22nd to November 11th - 300 loop

bouncingtiggers- October 25th to November 4th

TotalJoker- October 28th to November 3rd

TiggnTaz- October 29th to November 5th 4 children

thegooftroopfla- dates?

TnBob -- October 26th to November 2nd

Stacktester -- ??

the older than dirt woman--she spots otters-- dates???

MandMLuvMMandDVC -- October 27th- November 2nd.....requesting site 1601

Gonzo-- October 27th- November 5th ... requesting 200 loop

doodlebug and Mike - Oct 27th - Nov. 4th Requested 500 loop

PureTcrazy and Runner October 25 - November 6th - Birthday Celebrations here too! Requested 500 loop

CrazeMama26---October 24-November 2 Going out on a limb here but 6 kids lol

Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo..Karla -- Oct 23 to Nov 14 1 child Requested 700 or 400

Mouseketab -- October 29 - November 6th - Premium

BuckeyeFortFan -- Oct 21 -Oct 29

wdwpoohbear -- Oct 30 - Nov 1

Discamper -- Oct 28 - Nov 2 Requested 1700 loop

OrangeBlossomMama/Suzanna -- Oct 28 - 30 - 2 kids (3 with the DH)

scooterminnie -- Oct 28 - Nov 1

lindsay77 -- Oct 30 - Nov 5 - 2 Children - 1 Birthday

rdancemom, DH & Starla -- Oct 22 - Nov 6 (1 new member of the zipper club)

Thanks for posting your pictures,they're great! I love seeing real pictures of campgrounds, especially if I'm planning on staying there. I've picked some really bad campgrounds in the past based on staged pictures and ratings. What RV park did you stay at in Vicksburg? Your pictures are great because you've already been on all the trips we're planning. What time of the year did you go to the Grand Canyon? The park didn't look full and I've had trouble getting reservations there in the past. And what did you think of the Rafter J Bar Ranch? I had that one picked for when we go to South Dakota. Sorry for the rambling and endless questions.

Sorry I didn't reply sooner as we were gone for 2 weeks camping again. As to your question about Vicksburg, we stayed at Ameristar RV park in site #40. We were at the Grand Canyon at the end of April(I remember it well because we were supposed to wake up on my dd's birthday and see the sunrise over the canyon but instead we woke up in Winslow, AZ due to a sandstorm closing down I40 for 18 hours. We actually made it to GC later on her birthday. Rafter J was great, for us it was very centrally located. We needed the wi-fi so we stayed in site #218 in Base Camp, we had a PT site. Be warned though almost every site is unlevel because it looks like it was built in a sinkhole. e talked about staying inside Custer SP when we go back because that was an area that we didn't ge to explore as much as we wanted to due to time constraints.

Wow, Love that you posted the link to all those pictures! Thanks!

I started taking site pics because I could never find any on the photo websites. My dh always wanted to know what it was going to look like to park our 5th wheel when we got there. Now we've moved on to a MH and it's easier to park but we still want to know what the camping area looks like before we arrive.

Love your pictures. Do you happen to remember what site you were on at Silver River State Park? We are going there in October with our camping group.

We've been 3 times so here are the site #'s for the times we were there. Oct 2005 Site #43, March 2008 site #58, and Nov 2009 site #58 again. They were all PT's all the sites all overly large and they have 2 sets of shared family sites as well. Even the dump station is nice as you can access it from both sides and is a double dump. This is a great park for groups. We have been with the FLPopUpCampers twice and also went with the in laws at Thanksgiving.

We've been taking pictures of our set ups and parks for a number of years. Check out my webshots for our 50 parks. Most are in FL but last year we did a circle tour of the great west.

http://community.webshots.com/user/we3peas

I tired to get ressie. for Manatee Springs for the Scouts but never got anyone to answer or a reply. Any ideas what I'm doing wrong??

We have not camped there before, is it nice??

We just got back last weekend. Water was COLD! but we loved it. There is a lot you can do there as well. Canoe/kayaking, fishing, bring your own boat (they have a real nice dock area on St Johns), hiking, scuba diving, snorkeling. We camped in the Hickory loop this time which I liked better than Magnolia because most of Magnolia is a single lane track and I was worried about meeting another vehicle driving in since there is no place to pull over to get by. Hickory is a one way loop so no problems there. It is also a little closer to the spring head.

For personal use you can use ReserveAmerica but I believe for groups you have to call.

I used to follow the NE FL camping club, never got to camp with them, have you? They do get together a lot, but mostly north and that is hard for us on a 2 day weekend. Didn't u used to tent camp? or am I thinking of someone else???

We have camped with them once at Salt Springs last year for Labor Day. Until last fall they did not plan too far ahead but with a suggestion from me and a few others they are planning 4-5 planned in advance trips a year, which makes it easier for us to get together with them. They are a fun group and love to eat! Good food all weekend. Read their webpage for what they did for an annual trip at Stephen Foster SP.

We only tent camped once as a family. That is what convinced my dh to go the RV route with real bed and bath!

Wheels need to roll once a month minimum for us. In May we went to Gamble Rogers SP on the beach, June we head to Manatee Springs SP for cool 72 degree water, July we head up to GA to Unicoi SP to go tubing in the river, and then to Henderson Beach SP based on TCD's trip reports while dd is at Marine Science 4H camp in Destin, then August we go to nearby Kelly Park/Rock Springs for more cool spring water and tubing, then Labor Day to Salt Springs with the NE FL camping club for a summer reunion.

We tend to camp every month without fail. MH costs too much to sit still.

Can you tell me what site # you were in? We stayed there just after the hurricanes in 2004 and were in site #2 in loop A and liked it but it was really sunny. I also had never seen so much wildlife inside a bathroom before. As my daughter and I were showering we had a biology lesson about insects and spiders!

Will they customize the food for people who are "picky"? I do not eat eggs or anything from the water and dh really likes his red meat but will eat some seafood stuff. I am willing to try any vegetables but I do like my breads. DH is a chocolate only guy and it better be American chocolate with 1 exception of liking Ghiradelli.

So is it hopeless for us to try it? Not worth it?

We just did this trip last Apr-June 2010. Check out our blog:

www.curbcrusher.com

There's a million pictures and tips and hints on what we did on our trip. Enjoy and have fun! it goes by FAST!

That $5.39 a gallon is by the airport and the 2 stations there have always had at least $1-$2 more than everyone else. They get the people who are returning their rental cars all the time. The city keeps trying to make them post their prices so everyone knows they charge so much. I personally think everything you buy is buyer beware, if you are too stupid to check prices before you fill then you deserve to pay more.

I understand the policy generally but I kept reading on other forums and from people who go often that you can end up with multiple fast passes and I was wondering how can this be? If I FP ride #1 and the window hasn't come around how can I get FP for ride #2 before I use ride #1 FP? I read the trip reports and it sounds like this is a common occurence  so I wondered if I understand all the ins and outs of making the system work for me.

Can someone explain to me how the fast passes work? I thought you could only use them between the times stated on the card you get but I keep hearing about how people can get many in one day and can use them multiple times, any time they want,  etc. Help me out on how these things work!