Canopener 2013 January 4-6

[knunut]

After a few glasses of wine, watching the surf come in, my wife and I had the thought that if aluminum was magnetic would the gathering of over 70 trailers at the Canopener cause a shift in the earth's axis?

[c_lewis77]

Originally Posted by knunut

After a few glasses of wine, watching the surf come in, my wife and I had the thought that if aluminum was magnetic would the gathering of over 70 trailers at the Canopener cause a shift in the earth's axis?

we all might get better tv reception!

[HowieE]

Noreen and Sal have had to cancel so if someone has a large coffee pot for Sunday am. that would be Great.

Does anyone remember if there was one in the Rec Hall? If so we might be able to use that one Sunday am.



Saturday Pot Luck

Air Egger - Baked Beans
AWCHIEF - Mexican Dip
Bandits-mac & cheese
Butlers - Grape salad
Dieseleagle - Chili & Cornbread and big package of napkins
Florida 55 & Sunnygirl (Chuck & Susan) - Brunswick Stew
Fluffin....Mike and Myra - Pot roast w veggies
Foil-warped - Pierogis
Gumbo-Frank and Reba
Halimer-Broccoli Casserole
Henry & Melinda- Ham
HowieE & Braith Corn Beef
james Rogers TBD
Knunut - Cut Up Vegies & Dip
Luckyducks - Sweet and Spicy Meatballs
NilesRob- chili
peppermintp - chicken chili
Pete and Julie-squash casserole
Phil and/or Sue - Cole Slaw
Retronotold - Pasta with Sweet Sausage and Spinach
Silver Otter - Linda's Rice Salad
SoftTouch- Spicy Chicken and Yellow Rice - Dutch Oven style
Someday'59- bread
StanandLynn - Brunswick Stew
TheRivets - Chicken Dumplings
Tom and Robin - Conecuh Sausage and Bean Soup
StreamNTyme - Brownies

Sunday Breakfast

Air Egger - Cheesy Hash Browns
AWCHIEF - To Be Determined
Bandits-monkey bread
Butlers - Cheese grits
Dieseleagle - Breakfast Casserole
Florida 55 & Sunnygirl (Chuck & Susan) - Breakfast Bread & Juice
Fluffin....Mike and Myra - Mike's famous Cheese Grits
Foil-warped - Homemade banana bread
Frank and Reba- Grits casserole
Halimer-Oatmeal
Henry & Melinda- Coffee Cake
HowieE & Braith Pound Cake
James Rogers - TBD
jupitorj - Quiche cups
Knunut - Fresh Fruit and Orange Juice
Luckyducks - Dutch Oven Hash Browns
peppermintp - smokies
Pete and Julie-breakfast casserole
Phil and/or Sue - Biscuits and pepper/sausage gravy
Retronotold - French Toast, Syrup, Butter
Silver Otter - Breakfast Casserole
SoftTouch - TBD
Someday'59- sausage
StanandLynn - Scrambled eggs
TheRivets - Apple Cobbler Cake
Tom and Robin - Fruit Tray
StreamNTyme - TBD
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StreamNTyme
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[Janie Q]

I have a large one with the spout in the bottom - is that what you mean? I also have a smaller one. We could use that for hot water and have hot chocolate for the children?
I'll claim the pot, coffee, cream and sugar, if no one has yet.
Hopefully someone would help me with the correct amount a coffee it takes. I'm not home right now to give you the exact size if the pot.
Jane

[tkasten]

Breakfast w/Ranger and Volunteers
Saturday - 9:00 AM in Clubhouse
Limited to 80 attendees


Copy & paste w/your info
Forum name & number of attendees:

StreamNtyme - 2
F450Harley - 2
Janie Q - 2
retronotold - 2
AWCHIEF - 1
Jupitorj - 2
Howie & Braith - 2
Halimer - 2
Someday'59 - 5
Sky - 2
frank mcfee - 2
Woodja - 2
Gilbert & Brenda - 2
Tom and Robin - 2
Fluffin - Mike and Myra - 2
Sunnygirl and Florida 55 - Chuck and Susan - 2
TheRivets - 2
jm2 - 2
Wooden Rivet - 2
Alphonse - Al and Vickie -2
Dieseleagle - Brad and Alice - 2
Lotsik - Pam & Chuck - 2
Captain Hank- Henry & Melinda - 2
Mcdowellc - 4
Mgriffrus - Matt, Stephanie, Justin and Meghan - 4
beaubill57 - 2
Rum Runner - 1 (Jose)
tkasten - 2

Total - 61

[Luckyducks]

Here's the latest map. We're up to 81 trailers/mohos! Somewhere in the 170 people range! Let me know if you see any errors on the map. tkasten - we'll get you on the next map update.

Only 3 weeks to go. Stay tuned over the next week for updates on the rally.

Canopener Map

Russ

[StreamNTyme]

Wow...

Looks like this is going to be fun!

[AWCHIEF]

Any chance the "unknowns" are Airstreamers?

[HowieE]

Yes I know of one that is and it not the one you would guess as your first guess. So maybe 2 are Airstreamers

[Chief]

Howie,

There is a large (30 cup, I think) coffee pot in the clubhouse. Due to the amount of time required to brew, someone should start it around 8:00 AM.

The mixture is subjective to taste, but I used the following data for last year's brew:

What's the size of a cup of coffee? The standard used in the coffee maker industry for a "cup" of coffee is 5 liquid ounces. To ensure a 5 ounce cup of brewed coffee, the cup markings on the coffee makers represent 5 1/2 ounces per cup as some water is absorbed by the coffee grounds and some is lost in steam during the brewing cycle.
What type of coffee should I use? Use Regular/Electric Perk ground coffee or "Coffee Ground for All Coffee makers" for best results. DO NOT USE DRIP OR FINELY GROUND COFFEE as flooding of the basket can occur. There are some coffees that state they can be used for both drop and perk coffee makers, however through our testing it was found that this is ground too fine and can cause flooding the percolator style coffee makers. As a guideline, use the following amounts of ground coffee for the number of cups being prepared. Use standard measuring cups ( as used to measure flour, sugar, etc.) to measure the coffee. The amounts of coffee below will brew mild to medium strength coffee which most people prefer.

The amount of coffee can be adjusted to suit personal preference. As a guide, there are about 5 cups of coffee to a pound (16 ounces).

• 12 - 18 Cups Coffee = 1 - 1 1/4 Cups Grounds
• 20 - 25 Cups Coffee = 1 1/4 - 1 1/2 Cups Grounds
• 28 - 36 Cups Coffee = 1 1/2 - 2 Cups Grounds
• 40 - 45 Cups Coffee = 2 - 2 1/2 Cups Grounds
• 50 - 60 Cups Coffee = 3 - 4 Cups Grounds
• 70 - 80 Cups Coffee = 4 1/2 - 5 Cups Grounds
• 90 - 100 Cups Coffee = 5 1/2 - 6 1/4 Cups Grounds

Brewing Time How long does it take to make coffee? For 12 to 45 cups allow about 1 minute per cup. For 50 to 100 cups, allow about 45 seconds per cup (50 cups - about 40 minutes, 100 cups - about 1 hour and 15 minutes).

[HeirsDreamJJ]

Hi Everyone,
It is with heavy heart that I called Topsail today to let our reservation go. Site 112 is available as of 6pm Florida Time.
Rick and I can not attend this year as we have to stay home and supervise renovations on our basement. In the long term it will allow us to travel full time sooner, but short term we are hobbled/grounded/bricksAndmortarites....blech,blech,blech.
Have a blast and I await the video report.
Merry Christmas to all and to all a good site!
Jojo
HeirsdreamJJ

[tkasten]

I just booked site 112 starting on Jan. 3 so site 47 is now open. HeirsdreamJJ thanks for your post (and site) - sorry you can't make it. We tried to make this rally last year but poor health of a loved one forced us to cancel. This will be our first Canopener and our first escape from Michigan in winter since I retired from teaching 4 years ago. O baby we're about to become "Snowbirds". One problem - no snow yet up here. May be global warming is to blame. Can't hardly wait.

[Roadtoaster]

I may have missed a post somewhere but looking at the RSVP page, I have 2 different parties in site 85. c_lewis77 and dunedinfan. Can one of you set me straight please?

Thanks

[c_lewis77]

Originally Posted by Roadtoaster

I may have missed a post somewhere but looking at the RSVP page, I have 2 different parties in site 85. c_lewis77 and dunedinfan. Can one of you set me straight please?

Thanks

I moved over to the main loop. Dunedinfan should be in 85

[c_lewis77]

I am in 161 now

[Roadtoaster]

Thank you

[MsRivet]

Originally Posted by HeirsDreamJJ

Hi Everyone,
It is with heavy heart that I called Topsail today to let our reservation go. Site 112 is available as of 6pm Florida Time.
Rick and I can not attend this year as we have to stay home and supervise renovations on our basement. In the long term it will allow us to travel full time sooner, but short term we are hobbled/grounded/bricksAndmortarites....blech,blech,blech.
Have a blast and I await the video report.
Merry Christmas to all and to all a good site!
Jojo
HeirsdreamJJ

I'm wiping away the tears. We will all miss you both. Hope to see you this summer at the Mothership.

[Luckyducks]

Originally Posted by HeirsDreamJJ

Hi Everyone,
It is with heavy heart that I called Topsail today to let our reservation go. Site 112 is available as of 6pm Florida Time.
Rick and I can not attend this year as we have to stay home and supervise renovations on our basement. In the long term it will allow us to travel full time sooner, but short term we are hobbled/grounded/bricksAndmortarites....blech,blech,blech.
Have a blast and I await the video report.
Merry Christmas to all and to all a good site!
Jojo
HeirsdreamJJ

We'll miss you - hope you come next year! And Merry Christmas to you too!

[Luckyducks]

Here's the actual Topsail Hill State Park campground map that you are given when you check-in to the park. FYI, the clubhouse is in between the basketball hoop and swimming pool. Note that this map is from a view 180 degrees from the usual campground map I post. Thanks to Chief for this scanned image.

[Luckyducks]

To read the map I just posted a little easier (to see more detail), you need to magnify it. Either save the picture to your computer and you can magnify, or zoom in, (my computer uses Picassa Photo Viewer as the default) or click on this link to Chief's photos in the gallery and you can magnify it there.

Topsail Hill Map

Russ