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Due to a medical condition, we have to sell our 2013 560 Ultra. We have enjoyed it thoroughly and hate to give it up. It has been garaged since it was purchased and it is in very good condition. It has not been polished and has a natural patina. We are also selling our camping gear and shelters...

We used the showers at a general store in Torrey. Although Capitol Reef's Fruita campground doesn't have showers, it does have some great self-pick orchards. Late summer into fall is the harvest; stone fruit, then apples. Delicious and cheap. Makes up for having to drive into town for a shower.

Hey Michael, that's us about an hour ago! I remember passing that dial-a-ride van. How weird is that? We took the scenic route between Palm Springs and San Diego. Just stopped for an In-n-Out burger and saw this post. We'll be in socal for a month, so we'll keep an eye out for you.

Hi Al, We were in that area about a year and a half ago. Beautiful country. We didn't camp at Calf Creek, but we passed by it enroute from Bryce Canyon NP to Capitol Reef NP. I understand your concern about first-come-first-serve campgrounds filling up. We were very surprised to find loads of...

We have a 120w folding panel I got on New Egg. It does a great job powering the Dometic. It seems to keep up even on cloudy days. When the sun goes down we always have a full battery, so we don't worry about power. I've heard that 100w panels work well too. It's nice being able to go off-grid...

I have a recommendation that is not cheap and not isolated, but few things in LA are. When we were visiting our daughter in LA we stayed a few nights at the Malibu Beach RV Park. Oh man. We had a site right on the bluff above PCH with a spectacular view of the ocean and the beach below. It is a...

Most of the Forest Service campgrounds in northern NM are open seasonally, usually mid-May or June 1 through mid-Oct. Details can be found on the Forest Service website listed above. BLM campgrounds tend to be open year round, but there are exceptions. Info is on their website: ​​...

We live part-time in Santa Fe and we'd enjoy meeting you when you are in town. If our schedules align, maybe we can join you camping with our 560. As for best places, we can't personally recommend much, since our TD camping has been out-of-state so far. Actually, this coming summer we will be...

We have Dish. We use Dish Anywhere when traveling to view live TV and recordings. You just need a descent WiFi connection. When without good WiFi, we use a 4G Verizon router, but that uses a lot of data, so we limit video streaming. When we have neither WiFi nor 4G we figure it is time to read a...

Sorry to inject this into the Yeti discussion, but for my money, the best off-grid strategy is a Dometic and a solar panel. We've been in the boonies for a week with no problem. The Dometic holds what must be refrigerated and we carry extra food that can be kept unrefrigerated, like fruit...

Re: NW Round up Champoeg State Heritage Area sounds like it meets all of our requirements, plus more. We've never been there, but it looks very nice online. How can you go wrong that close to the Willamette River? It has an "RV group camping loop with meeting hall". Maybe that can be reserved...

Hi, Brett. I believe the CI bed is a standard queen. After a little trial and error, we are using a queen mattress from Walmart, and like it a lot. This one is a total of 4" thick, composed of 2" of base foam and 2" of memory foam. We live down the road in Santa Fe, NM. Maybe we can camp...

To cover the fantastic fan, we keep it simple. We don't like the light coming through in the morning, so we throw a dark-colored towel over the top either before bedtime (if we're not using the fan), or first thing in the morning (if the fan is no longer needed in the cool of morning). We've...

We have the CGear sand mats and really like them. Last winter we camped all over FL, at times right on the beach. These mats really do work as advertised, letting sand fall through but not come up. We just sweep them off occasionally. We use a 8' x 8' mat in the shelter and a 6' x 6' mat under a...

Michael, Someone is already making one of those. Pretty much the same dimensions and functionality. Problem is ... it's twice the price of a 560 ;)...