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grasshopper said:
Sweeney you have become the resident tent aficionado, methinks!

Looking forward to your product review.
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Its in my cart but not ordered yet -- I DID buy the OVRLNDR coffee press though --- it will be here tomorrow :)

Anyone want to buy my CLAM? LOL

I appreciate the vote of confidence. I'll probably order it next week, I am just not into debt and am following the cash-is-king model of acquisition. This tent however looks very promising.

The folding smokess firepit looks pretty good too --- maybe a few weeks after that :)
 
We ordered one of the Gazelle G6 Deluxe gazebos and it arrived a couple days ago. We won’t be camping for a little while because we are about to
move our household again. Hope to camp plenty in the Northeast this summer after we move to New York.
 
grasshopper said:
Dirty, looking forward to your debrief, and wonder: camo option?

And Sweeney, did you pull the trigger on one?

If these work as good as the Clam like Dustin's:
Lots of opinions on Canopies
The Gazelle might make the best choice for "an extra room" thats both
1. "screened room" in FL or other places like AK with bugs, WY-MT for the horse flies and meat hornets in cattle country
2. "three season kitchen" for glamping luxury in shoulder seadons, and maybe
3. a "changing/shower room" (replacing a side tent).

If it goes up as fast as Dustin's Clam then IMHO its the best all-in-one; plus
4. good as a partial shade for CI - especially in desert where if solar roof panel equipped you want the sun to get at the forward half of CI where the panel is located but shade the rest, including the Donetic from direct sun.

So if you were starting off with a new-to-you CI and need more than just a side tent, this could save going thru-buying/carrying 3-4 others.

KISS on gear/cargo, plus save time and money vs setting up 2 or even three separate items.
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I sure hope to see glowing reviews of the Gazelle pop-ups, if for nothing else but to serve notice to Clam that they missed the boat by not opening their minds to catering to a significant segment of the RV community by adding a second entrance.
The Clam/Gazelle can provide the privacy of a changing/shower room with the wind walls down if desired, but we kind of enjoy being able to open the CI door to the immediate privacy the side tents provide, without trekking around to the pop up entrance in our skivvies.
Having said that, I do applaud your KISS philosophy, but have found it easier said than done, especially when there are conflicting views on what the definition of "necessary items" is.:rolleyes:
 
grasshopper said:
Dustin, gotcha and yes, Clam missed a bet there...
And yup, I can pretty much guar-un-damn-tee if I need a place to poop, Dear Wife is gonna insist on the side tent...not the kitchen...

My excuse is I am pretty much a neanderthal, and CI glamping is far uphill from my standard "crouching behind a bush over a cat hole with a roll of t.p. stored on the folding shovel handle" thats been the default since BSA and backpacking/car tent camping far distant past...

that is somehow not polite in crowded RV parks...;)

So ya, sure you betcha, uff da!
the side tent will get a workout this trip even if solo...in the more crowded campgrounds of the east;

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For the Florida experienced CI cognoscenti-
A request:

I'm gonna be researching RE retirement in n.central FL soon, camping as much as possible in CI for a couple months whilst driving around looking, from St Pete to Jax and in between...liking what I see in Ocala, etc...

so if anyone has insider tips on dispersed forest camping/Corp of Engineer camps or
Any others as alternatives to the booked-in -advance-for-months popular State Parks, thats next...anywhere in that wide area...
Grateful for last minute tips, feel free to PM.

Dont get me wrong- not a snob just rather pay for a Motel6 for a shower and laundry vs a KOA at $75/night

if Imma be jammed between two aluminum behemoths 12' tall with generators in my ear, outdoor tv/boomboxes and flashing disco lights on all nite...;)
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You might want to consider going to : Search - Recreation.gov
Each of those blue dots on the map are federal campgrounds, and if you have the Senior Pass the camp fees, which usually are considerably less than state parks, and way less than private campgrounds, are usually half price with your pass.
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grasshopper said:
Dustin, gotcha and yes, Clam missed a bet there...
And yup, I can pretty much guar-un-damn-tee if I need a place to poop, Dear Wife is gonna insist on the side tent...not the kitchen...

My excuse is I am pretty much a neanderthal, and CI glamping is far uphill from my standard "crouching behind a bush over a cat hole with a roll of t.p. stored on the folding shovel handle" thats been the default since BSA and backpacking/car tent camping far distant past...

that is somehow not polite in crowded RV parks...;)

So ya, sure you betcha, uff da!
the side tent will get a workout this trip even if solo...in the more crowded campgrounds of the east;

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For the Florida experienced CI cognoscenti-
A request:

I'm gonna be researching RE retirement in n.central FL soon, camping as much as possible in CI for a couple months whilst driving around looking, from St Pete to Jax and in between...liking what I see in Ocala, etc...

so if anyone has insider tips on dispersed forest camping/Corp of Engineer camps or
Any others as alternatives to the booked-in -advance-for-months popular State Parks, thats next...anywhere in that wide area...
Grateful for last minute tips, feel free to PM.

Dont get me wrong- not a snob just rather pay for a Motel6 for a shower and laundry vs a KOA at $75/night

if Imma be jammed between two aluminum behemoths 12' tall with generators in my ear, outdoor tv/boomboxes and flashing disco lights on all nite...;)
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There are several winter seasonal federal campgrounds in the Ocala National Forest. Salt Springs is the only federal campground in the Ocala National Forrest with full amenities. Salt Springs dedicates half the campground to walk-up sites which is never a problem except for weekends. Plan accordingly.
 
Van_and_Terri said:
There are several winter seasonal federal campgrounds in the Ocala National Forest. Salt Springs is the only federal campground in the Ocala National Forrest with full amenities. Salt Springs dedicates half the campground to walk-up sites which is never a problem except for weekends. Plan accordingly.
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Thank you! I'll check it out.
 
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