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The 600 loop is actualy divided into two sections. The first part of the loop as you enter it is relativly new. Thus, the lack of trees and shade. The second half (distinquished by passing the bridge leading to the campfire singalong) is older and has been around longer. This is why there is more shade and trees. I loved the 600 loop when we stayed there. We were in the newer first half, but the view of the lake out our back window was worth it. We were two sites down from the bridge (sorry, cant remember site numbers) and backed up to the lake. Also made setting up the dish easier. No trees

I have a 40ft fiver pulled by a dodge ram megacab. So I know your pain. But you will find every loop has good and bad big rig friendly sites. I found sticking to the premium sites makes your chances of getting a big rig friendly site better. I will tell you to stay away from the 300 loop. Although some sites are good in that loop, the loop as a whole is not easy to navigate with a large fiver. We almost ended up divorced just from driving around it. If you find a site hard to get backed into, you can request another one. They have never denied that request. Also, take your time and do not be a

We stayed in 300 in 2009. I will never stay in that loop again, even if they give me free nights. I have a 40' fifth wheel so its a bit different from your class A, but it was tight to menuver my rig around. Our site was 327 and was very difficult to get into. Trees on either side of the entrance to the pad made it a nightmare to back in, and leave. I had to have the site accrossed from us move his vehicle and guide me out as I had to use part of his pad to make the turn. Here you see my FW backed in. My back bumper was touching the tree at the back of the site and I still couldnt park my tr

These folks were camping in thier sail boat. This was taken around Dec 2009. They had electric and water hooked up and had a ladder on the back so they could climb aboard.

Allot of christmas castle pics. Here are a few of mine....... March 2011 Halloween Party 2010 Halloween Party 2009 Thunderbirds Flyover Not taken by me, but I love this pic......

I have the first 3 books on my DWs Kindel which is also linked to my droid phone. I am holding off on ordering the 4th till I finish the 3rd. Plus the cost will drop shortley after it comes out.

I just read this to my DW and I guess I have no choice, we will be there. Mainly for that never ending pie buffet. Ill get my $10 worth of pie....... :o

Never used em and never tried the stuff, but here is the link to order the mix. http://uec-hawaii.com/products2.html

Thats the first day of Star Wars Weekends as well. Expect SERIOUS crowds and a long wait. It will be the most popular attraction that day. Maybe surpassing TSM for once. We will be skipping the opening (mainly because Disney decided to black out the main gate passes for that weekend), but we will be there for Star Wars Weeknds the following weekend.

We are currently staying in Polk City. A nice little park called LeLynn. Its right behind Fantasy of Flight and right off I4. Quite park with lots of friendly people. The staff here are great and so far have not had any problems. There arent many fulltime residents here, most are snowbirds, so the park clears out around April and fills to capacity around Oct Nov timeframe. The sites are well spaced and you are not right ontop of your neighbors. We are happy here. We did look at most of the parks in the area and this was the nicest one and the most reasonably priced. We just pay monthly, didnt

I did the same thing as DaddysCoolTV, except I used the cutting bit. It has worked four times. I have made two lamps for other people and I have had to make two globes for myself. One globe met an untimely end at Christmastime during a microburst before a thunderstorm. I have since changed the base to a beautiful purple Christmas tree stand and I am on the hunt for a purple party light. :) I too lost mine in that same storm. Just recently made a new one. As for a purple light, my search has been uneventful. So in the mean time, I took some advice from another fiend and used a black light.

Not quite 90 feet, but........ or take your pick.... and if she says something about wanting a boat and not being able to have one with you.....

That's all I need. Just to get out of here for the coldest part of the Winter then face the rest of it :argh: Have you checked out SMART. Our neighbors are retired Navy and we travel with them and the rest of the Great Lakes chapter. We are their token civilians. They are a wonderful group :moon: We are currently living in a prime snowbird community and talking to them, they ussualy leave when the first snow of the season falls and return back "home" in April. Being militray I have never found a place to call home. So needing a place to plant roots is not a concern. Plus Im used to living mi

That's all I need. Just to get out of here for the coldest part of the Winter then face the rest of it :moon: We are currently living in a prime snowbird community and talking to them, they ussualy leave when the first snow of the season falls and return back "home" in April. Being militray I have never found a place to call home. So needing a place to plant roots is not a concern. Plus Im used to living minumily, so the transition was easy for us. My DW is prior Navy as well, so she took to it quite well. Im not saying the life style is for everyone, but it is definetly nice for those who l

Yeh, you do not realize how much "stuff" you have until you try to get rid of it. I make it a point to, once a year, go through our stuff and if it had not been needed in the past year, it is gone. Keeps the "collecting" down. I have never met an unhappy fulltimer either.

Ill share our story. It may help some. We were renting a place for a while. Being military, we didnt know exactly where we wanted to "settle" once I retire in 2 years. We did have our fifth wheel and used it extensivly for short trips here or there, mostly the Fort. Our lease was comming up for renewl and our landlord was starting to become a pain. So we decided to not renew. While looking for a new place, we decided to mov into the fiver until we found just what we wanted. Little did we know we HAD what we wanted. After just a few moths living in the camper, we found we were no longer lookin

One topic I have not seen discussed here so far is that of Fulltiming or Snowbirding. How many of us are there that have shed our possesions and decided on a life of freedom on the road? Or those who travel following the sun and warmth? Even if you have ever thought about this glorious lifestyle change but have questions before taking the plunge. To start off, how many on here are, have, or want to go fulltime?

That is interesting and would look great at the Fort, however, did you notice the placement of the door? In any CG you visit, your entry/exit would be to the rear of the site and on the utilitys side. Most CGs do not develope this area as it is only used to "hook up" your services. I would think if using this for a camper, it would inconvient in most, if not all, CGs. Still a nice concept.....

I thoroughly agree with stealing plans to build something, but I would like to make a minor change for everyone. I would suggest using the 8" globes for the ears rather than the 6" globes. The 8" globes produce a more proportionate Mickey head. Its just a suggestion, so do what you want with it.

we have never arrived late but if we did, I am sure the amusement others would find in our attempt to back 40' of fifth wheel into some of the Fort's sites would make up for noise. backing in wasn't our problem... fitting both the TT and the truck in the space while keeping the TT in a position where the slinky was still connected was (we were in the bottom of our loop where it curved sharply and we have rear bathroom with rear connections) Lucky us, we stayed at 719 last week, I was so happy that the 50amp cord was able to reach the plug i never noticed the sewer and TV connection were back

We just had our Valentines dinner there. It was good food and service, but the price was kinda high. We were able to get DWs 50% off which made it more bearable. I would eat there again, but it would be reserved for special occasions. BTW, the almond crusted cheescake was amazing.

Thanks for this. Im painting my fiendmingos now and was wondering how to get the cap for them. Now I have another project....

I look at the photo and keep wanting to say its on the 700 loop. I dont know why, it just reminds me of that loop. But I could be wrong. Not sure of the exact site number but am leaning towards the middle of the loop. Back by the dog walk area. Maybe where Dave had his castle display this past year.

That is definately the easiest to do - don't unpack except for what you have to. Just throw a few cloths, the kids (if you just have to bring them along), some food & Money (lots of money if its Disney) & a charge card for emergencies. We live in our camper now, so we always travel with all of our belongings, but the aboe advice is good. We did this when we still had a sticks and bricks. We had two of everything and the only thing we "packed" was the clothes. This eliminates forgetting something. If you can do this, it is highley recommended. If you can leave the kids in there too, it