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#31
General / Re: Green light!!!
Last post by GoneCamping - Apr 23, 2025, 08:43 PMUpdate:
It's been a long hard two days, went from Wildwood FL to Yemassee SC on Monday, stayed at TT The Oaks at Point South. Didn't even bother to level or unhook, the site was very level anyway, and my intention was for an early start the next morning.
Yemassee SC to TT Williamsburg Va, this was a pretty long run, took a total of 7.5 hour (that includes 2 very short fuel & dog walk stops). Arrived here at 4:30pm and did a full set-up as I'm here for a week. As we pulled through the entry gate I asked the Dog, "Zeus, do you know where you're at?" He sat up and took a quick look out the window (the gate is on top of a hill and you look down into the campground), one look and he started his "Scooby Doo" talking, he recognized the place instantly and was super excited. It helps to point out, we spent the Pandemic Lock-Down here, 3.5 months. He knows the park very well.
Before setting up we took a good walk around the B & C sections, and I spotted Kenny's rig about 2 rows over from mine. His rig sticks out like a sore thumb, Giant Toy Hauler pulled with a full size Volvo truck, carries a Smart car across the back of the truck, and a lifted Golf Cart, all done up with bright orange & ocean blue graphic Wrap.
https://www.facebook.com/atmypace2019/
I met this guy a couple years ago in Encore's Clerbrook Golf & RV Resort down in Florida, instantly recognized one of the graphics on his trailer (small graphic below the bedroom slide) as a company that I used to fix Microfilm Equipment at, it's his Uncles shop. Anyway, we run into each other every year at various points moving around the Thousand Trails campgrounds. He's actually from this area (as am I), and it turns out we have some mutual friends too.
And his uncle is Charlie Hackworth, which explains this other page....
https://hackworth.myportfolio.com/crystal-ball-adventures
At any rate, I'm here until next Tuesday morning!!
It's been a long hard two days, went from Wildwood FL to Yemassee SC on Monday, stayed at TT The Oaks at Point South. Didn't even bother to level or unhook, the site was very level anyway, and my intention was for an early start the next morning.
Yemassee SC to TT Williamsburg Va, this was a pretty long run, took a total of 7.5 hour (that includes 2 very short fuel & dog walk stops). Arrived here at 4:30pm and did a full set-up as I'm here for a week. As we pulled through the entry gate I asked the Dog, "Zeus, do you know where you're at?" He sat up and took a quick look out the window (the gate is on top of a hill and you look down into the campground), one look and he started his "Scooby Doo" talking, he recognized the place instantly and was super excited. It helps to point out, we spent the Pandemic Lock-Down here, 3.5 months. He knows the park very well.
Before setting up we took a good walk around the B & C sections, and I spotted Kenny's rig about 2 rows over from mine. His rig sticks out like a sore thumb, Giant Toy Hauler pulled with a full size Volvo truck, carries a Smart car across the back of the truck, and a lifted Golf Cart, all done up with bright orange & ocean blue graphic Wrap.
https://www.facebook.com/atmypace2019/
I met this guy a couple years ago in Encore's Clerbrook Golf & RV Resort down in Florida, instantly recognized one of the graphics on his trailer (small graphic below the bedroom slide) as a company that I used to fix Microfilm Equipment at, it's his Uncles shop. Anyway, we run into each other every year at various points moving around the Thousand Trails campgrounds. He's actually from this area (as am I), and it turns out we have some mutual friends too.
And his uncle is Charlie Hackworth, which explains this other page....
https://hackworth.myportfolio.com/crystal-ball-adventures
At any rate, I'm here until next Tuesday morning!!
#32
General / Re: Green light!!!
Last post by toomanytents - Apr 23, 2025, 06:29 PMProgress! Even baby steps count.
#33
General / Re: Green light!!!
Last post by GoneCamping - Apr 18, 2025, 09:00 PMFirst stage complete, left TTO this morning and pulled into TT3F. I'll leave here Monday morning for TT The Oaks at Point South (Yemassee SC - 1 night) and arrive Williamsburg Va by Tuesday night.
#34
General / Re: Green light!!!
Last post by toomanytents - Apr 18, 2025, 06:06 PMGood news on the docs and trailer wiring. Good luck with the job!
#35
General / Re: Green light!!!
Last post by GoneCamping - Apr 13, 2025, 07:33 PMNow all I have to do is find a summer job. Sent out about 25 Resume's the other day, already got a couple of calls on it. One I had to turn down because they use ADP Payroll Services, and I'd rather not deal with them again. The other, from Bear's Den Campground in Berwick Maine sounded great, until I did some math. They were offering me a position, where the first 20 hours per week went toward site rent, anything after that paid at $17 per hour. Doing the math, that worked out to $1,360 per month based on their hourly rate. One of the reasons I didn't go back to Sun Outdoors is they wanted $600+ per month, and I didn't want to pay that again. I had to politely decline the position based on their 20 hour per week for site, just can't do that. If half my pay is going toward something, I want it to go towards replacing this trailer I'm in.
I'm sure something will turn up, I still have over 20 resume's out there that have not yet responded.
Meanwhile, I did the "Belly Crawl" under my 5th wheel today, and rewired the entire electric brake system. Got tired of my brake controler telling me 1/3 the time I had an open circuit, 1/3 the time telling it had a short, and the remainder of the time it worked fine. I still have to terminate the wires inside the pin box, rewire the break-a-way, and test everything, but it all should work now. The old wires running through the axles was brittle and breaking.
I'm sure something will turn up, I still have over 20 resume's out there that have not yet responded.
Meanwhile, I did the "Belly Crawl" under my 5th wheel today, and rewired the entire electric brake system. Got tired of my brake controler telling me 1/3 the time I had an open circuit, 1/3 the time telling it had a short, and the remainder of the time it worked fine. I still have to terminate the wires inside the pin box, rewire the break-a-way, and test everything, but it all should work now. The old wires running through the axles was brittle and breaking.
#36
General / Re: Green light!!!
Last post by 4Campers - Apr 11, 2025, 08:29 AMGood to hear you got the green light from both docs!
Northbound to the cooler weather.
Northbound to the cooler weather.
#37
General / Green light!!!
Last post by GoneCamping - Apr 10, 2025, 09:10 PMWent to my Doctors office today, followed by a visit to the VA Medical Center. Both have given me a green light to start my trek north! I'll leave here at TTO next Friday, spend 4 nights at TT3F (near the Villages), then head for my next stop in South Carolina (1 night) then land in Virginia for a week.
Good timing too, it's starting to get a little hot down here!
Good timing too, it's starting to get a little hot down here!
#38
The Campfire / Re: Driveway Camping in The Sp...
Last post by 4Campers - Mar 30, 2025, 08:07 AMSo far, I fixed one blind that had a broken string, added hooks to hang a trash bag, found and installed a rack for shampoo bottles and soap, replaced the awning on the slide out and changed out the shower head for a tall one so I don't have to squat to shower! And added a mattress toper and hanging clothes racks in the closets.
OH, and fixed my first SPUT. Don't pull the slide out in with the bathroom door open. Lucky it only bent the hinge.
OH, and fixed my first SPUT. Don't pull the slide out in with the bathroom door open. Lucky it only bent the hinge.
#39
The Campfire / Re: Driveway Camping in The Sp...
Last post by GoneCamping - Mar 29, 2025, 08:43 PMSounds good to me!!!
#40
The Campfire / Re: Driveway Camping in The Sp...
Last post by toomanytents - Mar 29, 2025, 04:19 PMNice!!