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OK, there you are, sitting in your camper in some campground where the weather report said it was going to be great weather for your whole vacation. But, you notice that you feel a chill inside and wonder what the problem might be. Checking the temperature, you see that the updated weather reports say things …
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OK, it's WINTER, and you're sitting in front of your fireplace, watching TV, or doing some other thing where you can keep warm as you wait for warmer weather when you can un-store your RV and start your travels. But, here's a thought you need to consider; along with warm weather comes a surge in …
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We made a decision to take our motorhome to Virginia for the Christmas Holidays and this forced us to do a different kind of trip planning.
WE RVers are always bragging about how we coped when a Cold Spell hit the area when we were winter camping. Watch this video for a guy with a real COLD Weather problem: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1oeODwudrI by Don Bobbitt, 2014
Yep! That's what it has been, 4 days of "and Such" We had a great Christmas! The last several days I have been surrounded with relatives and friends. Some of whom I have not seen in a very long time. And that's been a good thing! At least my hearts says so. Of course, my …
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As you can tell by the photo the Day-3 started out dreary. If you look back in my older posts, I have this identical picture but it was Autumn and the colors were fantastic. But, its OK, I grew up here in Lynchburg, so I'm quite familiar with what a real winter of dormant nature …
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Well, we got here. But, it was a punishing trip. My wife and I have made some long trips before, but with this one, we finally overdid it. You see, we left Home in Florida at 3-AM, heading to Myrtle Beach, SC. My wife had an appointment with a Doctor of hers, so we detoured …
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Wow! This is the day before we hit the road and it is going to be a busy one. Over the years, we have found that we need to make the day before we leave on a camping trip a special one. Because our drive is going to be a long one, we know that …
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Free Time Entertainment As I have mentioned in my other posts, once you build a calendar of things that you are going to do when you are out and about, you will then see that you still have a lot of free time left on your calendar. Every Camper is different in that we all …
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Snow in the 'Burg - pic by Don Planning your Time while on site. Family and Friends Entertainment-102; Remember, if you are camping anywhere, that you might have family or friends living nearby, of if you just happen to know someone who has been to the area where you are camping, they can all have …
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Don and Helen I know, I have written four posts so far and I am just getting to a very useful level of information. So let;s talk about; Planning your time while on site! Entertainment-101 When we go camping and are going to be at a site for longer than 1-2 days we have learned …
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Don and Helen - Just Chillin' We have done this packing thing a lot of times over the years and there are certain things that we have learned the hard way. Here is a rule for traveling to your second home that I think everyone should all keep in mind; PACK ONLY what you absolutely …
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Snow in Lynchburg - pic by DON Bobbitt When you decide to use your camp year round round, but only occasionally during the Winter season, there is a certain amount of forethought required when you consider what to leave in your camper. FULL-TIME CAMPERS If you are a full-timer then there is no problem with …
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Lynchburg Snow - pic by DON Bobbitt OK! After a few hours of chewing on the whole camping trip thing, there are several things that I definitely need to be prepared for if we are going to be problem free while there. By the way, I have to mention that after our Autumn trip to …
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Lynchburg Snow - Pic by DON Bobbitt Camping in the Winter As you may remember from my other posts, I placed my 5th-wheel camper on a site in Lynchburg Virginia so that I could use it in the Winter. Our goal was to visit our Kids and Grandchildren more often and at the same time …
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