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Snacks for the kids at the parks
Retired and Happy (Ken) replied to MLM5.. aka Judy's topic in Camping for Kids
Our son had never eaten a sandwich before trying a PB&J his older sister brought for her kids. Now he eats them almost every day, and we always carry plenty of jars of the mix when we travel. -
Camping menu
Retired and Happy (Ken) replied to Just Beachy's topic in General Camping Discussion and Questions
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Camping menu
Retired and Happy (Ken) replied to Just Beachy's topic in General Camping Discussion and Questions
Spaghetti and meat sauce, or home made vegetable-beef soup in the crock pot,. or grilled burgers or steak and a baked potato. We used to get salads from TE, but they stopped that last year. Sauerkraut with country cut pork ribs in the crock pot. I guess we eat out more if it's just us, but cook in more if we have guests. TE pizza or Meadows Southern Smothered. -
We have a 12 ' cargo trailer and cannot move it loaded. After we empty the GC and Christmas decorations at the Fort, we can push it to the back of a premium site. I have a two wheel dolly that helps if it gets off concrete, but I want to add a ball to my GC. I hadn't thought about my lawn tractor... But I'd hate to try anything bigger without motorized help.
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Has anyone camped at the Dauphin Island Campground near the Bird Sanctuary? I've read mixed reviews of a pleasant family surrounding to fear of a choke hold on the playground, and watch for alligators in the nearby Sanctuary.
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Our travel consists of a couple of trips to the Fort and a couple of family-visit trips. None of those can be sacrificed, but maybe a family visit will be in the van instead of the MH. But then we have to contend with moving everything we need into and out of the trailer, house, etc. I'd rather use the MH and cut corners elsewhere. I can wait 'til April to eat again.
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Organizing Help
Retired and Happy (Ken) replied to Momoffive aka Loretta's topic in General Camping Discussion and Questions
Don't forget the Purex 3-in-1 laundry sheets. They are also available in an allergy free variety, if needed. Either is a LOT easier than lugging boxes or bottles of laundry products, and a lot cheaper than buying the little boxes out of the machines. And there is a closer WalMart than Turkey Lake...just down 535. And the other way off 535 the closest store is a Winn Dixie. -
Shuttle Launch
Retired and Happy (Ken) replied to Retired and Happy (Ken)'s topic in General Camping Discussion and Questions
I hold my breath on every launch. We have been very fortunate not to have had more space disasters, or maybe some we had could have been avoided if more precautions had been taken. I don't know. I just pray that as we come to rely on the Russian Soyuz spacecraft for the foreseeable future, that their program is as reliable as ours has been. I hope the politicians don't make this a budget saver, saying we can just use theirs and not build our own. -
Shuttle Launch
Retired and Happy (Ken) replied to Retired and Happy (Ken)'s topic in General Camping Discussion and Questions
In the post-launch news conference one panel member said there would be two more launches. I thought there would just be one more. Maybe he slipped when he said two, or maybe he let out info not intended for the public. -
Anyone seeing the shuttle launch in a couple of hours? Pictures?
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I don't know if some of you have seen ours, but we have a chair lift on our MH. It is basically a screw gear in a tube mounted to the sidewall next to the door, with a double hinged bracket that supports a chair (with seat belts). It is powered by a 12 vdc motor mounted at the top of the tube and direct-wired to the battery below the step. The chair swings into the coach so the user can step or be helped to the floor level without having to climb any steps. It came complete except for the lower mount which must be locally fabricated to fit an individual RV, welded or bolted to the frame.
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1400 Loops
Retired and Happy (Ken) replied to Retired and Happy (Ken)'s topic in Fort Wilderness Loops Information
Hey Doug (datgrt@fw), I love the Blue Roof Inn. What did you do to accommadate the air conditioner..just cut a hole, or is it fitted somehow to avoid trapping rain water under the blue roof? -
Where is home? And what kind of truck do you have that would burn $600 in a day? Even for a round trip, at $3 per gallon, we use less than that in our MH that only gets 5-5 1/2 mpg. I don't know where you are coming from, but we are about one day away from the Fort and easily get there and back for less than $600. And we don't have to contend with invasive TSA. :bday: I can't speak for sure about shipping costs, but for the amount of stuff you want to send, I'm betting you could drive it cheaper and have your vehice available for your use.
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Laundry at the fort
Retired and Happy (Ken) replied to Ghester's topic in General Camping Discussion and Questions
In most loops there are five washers and six dryers. There are change machines, laundry product dispensers and a Coke machine, all for a price. We use the Purex 3-in-1 sheets too. 500 does not have parking in front, but some people slip in from the rear off the main drag. Most machines work regularly, but some folks don't clean the dryer lint screen, so be sure and check before you dry and clean when you finish. Someone will silently thank you. -
Adult Disabilities and Camping
Retired and Happy (Ken) replied to mouseketab.....Carol's topic in Camping with DisAbilities
We have recently re-acquired a Jazzy power chair which we are rehabbing (batteries and maybe the charger) and hope to interest our Shawnee in driving. It sure would be easier to only push two wheelchairs. I post this here because Shawnee is adult size. Heck, I may use it myself... -
Thanks
Retired and Happy (Ken) replied to Retired and Happy (Ken)'s topic in Camping with DisAbilities
We've taken our family to Dollywood many times and usually have annual passes. it is only partially wheelchair friendly. It is MUCH hillier than is WDW, so "friendly" depends on your strength on hills. To be fair, there are level or near level areas, but from area to area, there are usually hills. Since our kids don't ride the rides, I can't speak to accessibility for rides. But we all enjoy the place, the shows, food, exhibits, outdoor concerts. Our grandkids enjoy most of the rides, including the kiddie area. It usually seems to be cooler there in the mountains, and the usual summer r -
There is great fear of fire in such a close camping scene. There is also a lot of vegetation surrounding each site that could be subject to sparks in the dry seasons, so they don't take any chances. I favor the restrictions for safety sake. There are also a lot of idiots, er..., uninformed campers that might not be as careful as a seasoned camper as ourselves would be.