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08-09-2013, 08:53 PM
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2 Rivet Member
2014 25' FB Flying Cloud
Colorado Springs
, Colorado
Join Date: Oct 2012
Posts: 31
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Camping close to home???
Does anyone else do this? We are currently camping 20 min from home for the weekend.
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08-09-2013, 08:58 PM
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Rivet Master
2012 28' International
Olympia
, Washington
Join Date: Sep 2012
Posts: 773
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Heck Yeah!! If you're not home, it's vacation...
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Dave
2014 Ram 2500 CTD
Pro Pride
Centramatics
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08-09-2013, 09:15 PM
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Rivet Master
1999 34' Excella
Currently Looking...
Hillsboro
, Texas
Join Date: Feb 2013
Posts: 6,406
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Yupper! Close enough I can home my camping and AS skills while I can be close enough to run home if I forget anything....
Now, if you are only a 20 minute WALK away, that may elect you for THE PRIZE!
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Peace and Blessings..
Channing
WBCCI# 30676
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08-09-2013, 09:16 PM
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Rivet Master
2006 19' Safari SE
Tucson
, Arizona
Join Date: Jun 2007
Posts: 4,627
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We do it all the time...just getting out in the Airstream is a great...even if it's half an hour away...it doesn't always have to be a major trip.
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TB & Greg and Abbey Schnauzer
AirForums #21900
PastPrez, 4CU/WBCCI
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08-09-2013, 09:19 PM
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Rivet Master
1978 Argosy Minuet 6.7 Metre
1989 29' Excella
Lorain County
, Ohio
Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 2,246
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We sometimes do driveway camping. Fun and doesn't cost anything! No phones, no computer, no work!
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Larry and Lou
CP: Water/30 amp/waste dump/WIFI & Room for 2-3 units; PM us if you are headed our direction!
Air #2695
TAC- OH 2
#1420 NOVA 4-006 Charter member
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08-09-2013, 09:30 PM
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Rivet Master
1964 17' Bambi II
Vintage Kin Owner
Schererville
, Indiana
Join Date: Jul 2005
Posts: 2,637
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Since gas is so high, and Lake Michigan is close to me, I camp the Dunes often! Makes it easy for the family to pop in for a night if they can too! Takes me about 35-40 minutes out the door.
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Becky
1964 Bambi II
1988 Avion 32S
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08-09-2013, 09:38 PM
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Rivet Master
2012 27' Flying Cloud
W
, New England
Join Date: Oct 2012
Posts: 7,402
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Absolutely!!!!
We originally booked one long weekend each month from April to October and after our first trip realized that just wasn't gonna do! So most weekends if we can sneak out Friday night to a campground within an hour from home, we're camping!!!
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08-09-2013, 10:15 PM
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3 Rivet Member
2012 25' FB Flying Cloud
Boise
, Idaho
Join Date: Jun 2011
Posts: 206
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All the time...year round between longer trips. Two of our favorite campsites are 16 miles and 32 miles from home.
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08-09-2013, 10:21 PM
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4 Rivet Member
2006 19' Safari
Anaheim
, California
Join Date: Feb 2006
Posts: 267
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When you only have the weekend, the closer the better!
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08-09-2013, 10:54 PM
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Rivet Master
2007 23' Safari SE
San Diego
, California
Join Date: Apr 2006
Posts: 1,495
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Yes, yes... and yes!
Quote:
Originally Posted by No. 13
All the time...year round...
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Yes... and why not when you live in a place like San Diego, which is 45 minutes away from our favorite beach camping site, and 1 hour away from our favorite mountain camping site, and 2 hours away from our favorite desert camping site!
We and our Corgis love getting away on camping outings, and our F-250, Safari, and our now second set of Marathon tires particularly benefit!
And, along with the cost of fuel... well, it's a win-win situation!
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08-09-2013, 11:41 PM
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Rivet Master
2005 25' Safari
Salem
, Oregon
Join Date: Mar 2006
Posts: 8,369
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Hi, no never; We need to go way farther than that just to get away from the city. The closest place that we camp to our home is the last place, on the way home, where we can do a final tank flush and be home sometime in the afternoon.
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Bob 2005 Safari 25-B
"Le Petit Chateau Argent" Small Silver Castle
2000 Navigator / 2014 F-150 Eco-Boost / Equal-i-zer / P-3
YAMAHA 2400 / AIR #12144
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08-10-2013, 12:26 AM
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65th Anniversary CLIPPER
1996 36' Clipper Bus
Tub City
, British Columbia
Join Date: May 2009
Posts: 3,309
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Yes we do, because we don't live by the ocean in our stick house.
It is nice to smell the Salish Sea in the morning.
68 miles return.
Dave
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David Stewart. (after loosing my NAVIGATOR)
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08-10-2013, 04:03 AM
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AlaskaSafari
1997 25' Safari
Fairbanks
, Alaska
Join Date: Jul 2008
Posts: 64
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Absolutely! One of our favorite spots to camp is about 3 miles as the crow flies... Another is about 12 miles away. As long as we were out camping, we had a great time.
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08-10-2013, 04:22 AM
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Rivet Master
1981 27' Excella II
mays landing
, South Jersey
Join Date: Nov 2009
Posts: 1,179
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Some of our best times are at Jersey Shore Haven 28 miles from home. Sal
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Sal & Nora
Let us live so that when we die even the undertaker will be sorry. Mark Twain
AIR 42483
TAC N.J. 17
WBCCI 24740
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08-10-2013, 04:36 AM
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Rivet Master
2013 30' Classic
Greenwood
, Mississippi
Join Date: Oct 2012
Posts: 12,111
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Every chance we get.
North Abutment campground Grenada Lake 30 something miles from home.
George Payne Cossar State Park 50 something miles from home.
On any random Friday afternoon I can leave work at 5 and be at a campground by 6, especially if I take my trailer to work with me.
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2013 Classic 30 Limited
2007 Silver Toyota Tundra Crew Max Limited 5.7 iForce
2006 Vivid Black Harley-Davidson Road King Classic
1999 Black Nissan Pathfinder LE
TAC #MS-10
WBCCI #1811, Region 6, Unit 56
Airforums #70955
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08-10-2013, 05:34 AM
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3 Rivet Member
2013 30' Flying Cloud
Virginia Beach
, Virginia
Join Date: Nov 2009
Posts: 159
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Camp Close to Home?
Yes! As this is written we are camped at Newport News City Park, a well-kept secret just over the water from Virginia Beach.
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Speed is Life . . . guidance is optional . . .
The Traveling Circus: 2013 Flying Cloud 30A; 2006 Chevy Duramax Crew/LWB
Air #42313 TAC VA-7 WBCCI #1290
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08-10-2013, 07:08 AM
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4 Rivet Member
1992 29' Excella
Asheville
, North Carolina
Join Date: Sep 2011
Posts: 306
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Close to home allows for one last spur of the moment daddy-daughter get away before school starts next week. As others have stated, when you live in a destination area why not take advantage of it. We are at a beautiful state park 15 miles from home. As a bonus we have some friends who are going to stop by for a visit without having to spend the night.
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Jonathan Hettrick
'92 Excella 29'
'20 Ram 2500
AIR # 59179
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08-10-2013, 07:18 AM
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Rivet Master
1984 34' International
Toronto
, Ontario
Join Date: Jul 2012
Posts: 1,499
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We've just booked a September weekend in Earl Rowe Provincial Park, 50 minutes north of Toronto. Great fishing, close to home which makes it easy for friends to join us.
We're of an age where everybody is having kids, so very long journeys are a bit of a challenge.
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08-10-2013, 07:24 AM
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Rivet Master
2012 30' International
Vintage Kin Owner
Bad Axe
, Michigan
Join Date: Apr 2003
Posts: 564
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Most of our camping is done 30 miles from home. We own another piece of property 30 miles from here. No running water and no electricity, but 80 acres with a 23 acre pond.
We also sit in the camper when it is parked in the yard.
We go to campgrounds to see what it is like to have neighbors.
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2012 30' International Serenity
1947 Spartan Manor
2005 28' Safari LS - traded
1977 31' International Sovereign - sold
2012 Ford F250 Superduty Crewcab
WBCCI# 1007 Air#2158
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08-10-2013, 07:25 AM
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Rivet Master
2011 28' International
Chatham
, Ontario
Join Date: Dec 2010
Posts: 1,401
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We often camp in our local Provincial Park just 35 minutes from the home. The beach is good and there's space for the dog.
We're on a longer trip at the moment and the kids are not all that enthralled with it, they like being closer to home, that's for sure.
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