Recent content by mewton

It's spoken for at this point.

$15,000 Picked up in April of 2011. We have done a lot of camping in this unit but it is well cared for and garaged when not in use. We went for a basic build with more storage and no TV/air conditioner. The electric brakes have been recently serviced and pads replaced. Really hate to let the...

Located in the center of Washington state this park is right off of I-90 as you cross the Columbia river. The Petrifed forest is just a few miles of trail on a hillside with displays of various fossilized trees found on site but it's still pretty nice. The campground is located just south of...

I've used old candles, parafin, and beeswax and had good results with all. I've never used egg cartons though, I either roll corrugated cardboard in a tight roll three to four inches long and tie with cotton string. Dip these rolls into melted wax and let it soak in and then cool. Easy and...

I'll back Dave and Linda up on the milage, although I only really have the data point for 75 mph, cough cough. I have had trouble with traction going up steep inclines of loose dirt and gravel, plenty of power just not enough traction. I've had to enlist some camp neighbors to push me out of...

I think it depends on your definition of "near". I've camped several times outside of Seattle and drove into the city for a day trip, but it was always over an hour outside of Seattle. Except for some exceptions I'm sure the bigger the city is the farther you would have to drive to have a...

Enjoy your trip! I know your going to love it. Oh, and remember to post pictures when you get back!

Your exactly right Mick/nSarah, I couldn't remember the name while I was writing this up but I remembered the factoid about the most photographed. The sea lion cave is really neat too, we really enjoyed it. This is a great section of coast, with lots of interesting spots, the devils churn...

Great tide pooling at low tide. Crater lake, pictures just don't do it justice. Redwood groves have always made me smile. Landscape Arch: the longest natural arch in the world. Arches NP has some amazing geology. The General Sherman sequoia, the largest tree by volume on the planet. We've...

Chili Mac was an army staple when I was in the service, I don't know if it still is but anyone who was in the service in the 80's sure ate a lot of it. As far as making it from scratch while camping, I like my kids too much to spend that much time cooking while camping and it's absurd to make a...

I know, I know this is far from gourmet but in my effort to find something quick and easy that my boys would eat while camping I reached into my past and pulled out this Army favorite. You could start from scratch but for simplicity and speed it's hard to beat the following. One box of mac and...

I've been in several states that have spaces in rest areas for trucks RV's to stay for some ZZZ's. Even to the point of saying you can only stay eight or twelve hours. I've pulled into a couple walmarts for a few hours to sleep but I've been in a few I didn't even want to stay in long enough...

Part of camping with a teardrop is road tripping and part of road tripping is rest stops. How do you feel about the rest areas in the different states you have traveled through? Here are a few of my grades from recent trips. STATE GRADE North Dakota A Beautiful rest areas...

Hold on just a minute here, you mean to tell me we are supposed to make the bed while we are on vacation, and camping yet! I'll tell my wife but I don't think it will go over well. I just give an obligatory "you'll have to excuse the mess" every time I go to open the door on a tour, doesn't...

Your always going to miss something, there just isn't enough time to see everything everywhere. I think the trick is to plan enough that you know there are enough things on your itinerary so you can't possibly do them all and then be flexible enough to change and drop less important ones. I...