ependydad...Doug

Is it just me, or are there 4 grand kids but only 3 spots on the "Campin" side? Like, can only 3 ever go? 1 grand child is always excluded... (Why yes, that is the mundane that I choose to comment on- good to see you back!)

I have the same rule but broke it when I didn't recognize the latching mechanism on his trailer.

VSTOL?

My wife was looking at pictures last night and it sounds like they did a preview of the show recently-- last night, maybe??

It was "cozy"!

Oh! My camper initially slept 11. And we've done it!

Heck, I often have issue fitting my house + truck on the site without resorting to tires on grass.

Maybe, maybe not. I learned that it's way harder to get out than I originally guessed. I wouldn't want my first attempt ever to be with fire behind me.

I got to my buddy's house yesterday. We'll be setup here for a week. I'll have to build up some courage to retry these practices...

The only emergency exit in the bunkhouse is the upper bunk on the driver's side. But, we also have the 1/2 bath door. Needing to use the emergency window means that the fridge started the fire (effectively blocking the 1/2 bath door and possibly the bunkhouse door) - which, scarily, isn't that far out of the realm of possibilities. The thing about practicing is finding that your instinct of how to get out a window is typically the wrong method. I think it was mentioned above, but there's a story told of people who got stuck in their exit window and subsequently died. --- Touchin

Understood and agreed - basically we want to be able to get us adults out at one end and if need be, back in on the other end to extract kids. I think going around would be the best plan considering where fires are likely.

Whoa! That's flipping awesome!

I think I'm turning into a walking advertisement for Mac The Fire Guy. His site videos are pretty helpful. http://www.macthefireguy.com/ I am also going to be looking at buying a 5-pack of fire extinguishers, 1 of the automatic fire suppression ones for in the basement where my furnace and water heater are, and at least 3 smoke detectors (my bedroom, kids bedroom, basement, and maybe a 4th in the hallway coming up the steps). I'll also be practicing exiting my bedroom with the emergency exit (which is different than what I showed in the videos AND should be more conducive to fee

It does give me a marked reason for getting proper fire extinguishers, training on their use, and properly placing them around the rig. Including trainings for my wife and older kid. As well as my mother-in-law who watches the kids overnight in the camper for us from time to time.

We were parked in a field tonight with no one around and were playing with the fire escape windows to get air into the camper. We have been talking for a while about emergency planning with the fire escapes and practicing exits and whatnot. So tonight, we played around with the idea and frankly, I'm very sad and very afraid. #1- I could get my kids out *if* I'm standing outside and able to "catch" them. #1a- we didn't test it but my wife could catch my 3 year old son, but no way would be able to catch my 12 year old daughter (not without getting hurt in the process; but I guess if it comes

This has been debunked quite a few times.

Do you still need help with this? PM me- I'm not there, but I have a buddy on the 400 loop right now that I can send.

I think I'd drive to the fort in the morning and then take a taxi.

I didn't see that, but we got to the park about 11am and it was bat crap insane. I was shocked at the crowds. And the lines.. 145 minutes for Space Mountain. ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY FIVE MINUTES.

I rented from Kenny and will do so again. I will NOT, however, trust his guy to hitch the trailer to my truck. It's entirely my fault that I let him and that I didn't verify it- but in my defense, it was a coupler that I'd never seen before and didn't understand how it worked. The trailer stayed hitched getting back to the Fort, but when I drove the cart onto the rear, it turned into a terrible see-saw and the trailer came unhitched from the truck. I got lucky that there was no damage to the truck and no one was around helping me. I ended up with a 6-person cart fully on the trailer and the to

LOL, you guys are cracking me up. I talked to THE MAN about piecing me together a reservation for the week after the wedding. Now I just have to be able to drive from PA to the Fort from Saturday to Tuesday (but working on Monday).

We just did these for the first time and enjoyed it. I wonder if my kids would prefer our phones or the special Agent P phone.

Hey now, I'm gaining traction on arriving at the Fort on October 18 for a week and then we'll bounce around Florida for the winter. Part of my issue is the expense side of things. Flying is ~$700 for my family of 4 plus that's right in the middle of a Fort stay, so there's an expensive campsite that we'd have to deal with. :) And then staying up there... 2 words: in-laws.

Same for Narcoossee's for window seats. We arrive a little early, they tell us there will be an extra wait, sometimes there is, sometimes there isn't.

For campground wifi, that's pretty quick. The upload speeds are less than I'd expect, but not unheard of. Uploading photos to Facebook won't be the fastest...