RE: SoCal PopUp Campers (" SCCampers" )

[OC Campers]

 gsm x2

 

ORIGINAL:  gsm x2
 
 I need some campground guidance.  My dad is coming out in July, so we want to take the PopUp down by my sisters and camp near her.  She is near the intersection of Chapman Ave. and the toll road.
 
 Featherly Park
 O neill Regional Park in Trubuco Canyon
 or
 
 She s right near Lake Irvine...$15.00 per night, but the $16.00 per person fishing permit makes it a " no go."
 
 Anyone have any suggestions?
 
 Flush toilets and NOT a paved RV park are requisites. Water and electric would be nice, but not totally necessary.
 
 I appreciate any help our OC friends can offer.
 
 gsm x2
 

 DO NOT GO TO O" neill Park.  Lots of transient/homeless people.
 
 Featherly (AKA Canyon Rv) is very nice.  We have stayed there for one of  our church campouts.  Nice and clean.  No pavement from what I remeber.  Most sites are grassy and pretty shaded.  Bring your bike.  The Santa ana river trail runs right next to the park.  Only drawback is the Freeway noise.  They did put up sound walls but you can still hear the freeway.   This is a pretty good pick.  Unfortunately, there are not a lot of options in this area.
 
 I wouldn t camp at Irvine Lake.  Randy and I drove by it and it didn t look much more than a dirt parking lot.  Couldn t tell you if it had hookups or not.
 
 Jacqui
 

[gsm x2]

 gsm x2
Thanks for all the ideas.  I ll be calling The Campground Formally Known as Featherly Park in the morning to make our reservations.  Stayed there many many many moons ago.  How many moons?  I was driving an Rambler Station Wagon that had push button transmission.  Loved that car.
 
 gsm x2

[g-whiz]

 OC Campers

 

ORIGINAL:  OC Campers
 
 
 

ORIGINAL:  gsm x2
 
 I need some campground guidance.  My dad is coming out in July, so we want to take the PopUp down by my sisters and camp near her.  She is near the intersection of Chapman Ave. and the toll road.
 
 Featherly Park
 O neill Regional Park in Trubuco Canyon
 or
 
 She s right near Lake Irvine...$15.00 per night, but the $16.00 per person fishing permit makes it a " no go."
 
 Anyone have any suggestions?
 
 Flush toilets and NOT a paved RV park are requisites. Water and electric would be nice, but not totally necessary.
 
 I appreciate any help our OC friends can offer.
 
 gsm x2
 

 DO NOT GO TO O" neill Park.  Lots of transient/homeless people.
 
 Featherly (AKA Canyon Rv) is very nice.  We have stayed there for one of  our church campouts.  Nice and clean.  No pavement from what I remeber.  Most sites are grassy and pretty shaded.  Bring your bike.  The Santa ana river trail runs right next to the park.  Only drawback is the Freeway noise.  They did put up sound walls but you can still hear the freeway.   This is a pretty good pick.  Unfortunately, there are not a lot of options in this area.
 
 I wouldn t camp at Irvine Lake.  Randy and I drove by it and it didn t look much more than a dirt parking lot.  Couldn t tell you if it had hookups or not.
 
 Jacqui
 
 

 I second Scott s " thanks for your help"  on this.  Personally, I love freeway noise.  Is that weird, or what?  If there is freeway noise and/or trains, I sleep like a log.  I bet I even snore!  [8D][]  It must be the " city"  girl side of me.  I also love crickets, peepers (that s what my mom calls those little tree frogs) and Cicada s.  So, I must have some country roots as well.
 

[Cottonwooder]

 gsm x2

I was driving an Rambler Station Wagon that had push button transmission.

 What s that?  You pushed a button instead of turned a key?  
 
 G, if you like trains, you should be living here.  (Actually, the sound doesn t even register any more.  Still, glad to have a few houses buffer zone in between us and the tracks!)

[gsm x2]

 Cottonwooder

What s that? You pushed a button instead of turned a key?

 Oh, so very glad you asked my SBP friend.
 
 I believe it was a 1961 Rambler station wagon.  Instead of a " stick on the steering column"  or " 4-on the floor" , this had buttons.  One was NEUTRAL/START.  So to start the car, you turned the key 1/8 turn, but pushed the NEUTRAL/START button.  There were REVERSE, 2, AND DRIVE and the dreaded PARK button.  The PARK button was the reason I got the car at a good price.  It belonged to a mechanic who used the car as a " loaner."   Unfortunately for him, his customers would forget to push the PARK button, so the car had a habit of rolling where it didn t belong.
 
 Here s a photo of a Chysler PBT
 
 http://www.kingoftheroad.net/1964_Chrysler_New_Yorker_wagon/pages/64-chry-tranny-buttons.htm
 
 gsm x2

[Cottonwooder]

 gsm x2

http://www.kingoftheroad.net/1964_Chrysler_New_Yorker_wagon/pages/64-chry-tranny-buttons.htm

 OIC!  (Depending on when in 1964 it was built, it might be older than me.)

[g-whiz]

 Cottonwooder

 

ORIGINAL:  Cottonwooder
 
 

I was driving an Rambler Station Wagon that had push button transmission.

 What s that?  You pushed a button instead of turned a key?  
 
 G, if you like trains, you should be living here.  (Actually, the sound doesn t even register any more.  Still, glad to have a few houses buffer zone in between us and the tracks!)
 

 I remember visiting a friend of mine once and his driveway actually crossed a RR track (that s railroad, not rabble rouse).  He raised rabbits for show and while looking at them a train passed by.  I immediately jumped a mile and had a look of horror on my face.  He, on the other hand, had no reaction.  When he saw the look on my face, he asked if I was okay.  I told him the train had scared me almost to death.  It was passed by then and he had not even heard it.  Likewise, I used to live on a lake in Michigan.  My home had a HUGE picture window that looked out onto Long Lake.  Little did I know that we were in the landing pattern for the airport that was a few mile from me.  The first time I saw those landing lights shining in my HUGE picture window, I took cover!!!!  After awhile, I didn t notice, but company sure did.  It really is amazing what we humans can cope with in our everyday lives.
 

[Chez Way]

 gsm x2

I believe it was a 1961 Rambler station wagon. Instead of a " stick on the steering column"  or " 4-on the floor" , this had buttons.

 My grandparents had the same car but it was a sedan (pale pink and white) and they had a felt dog with a bobbing head in the back..  When they stopped driving they gave it to my older sister.  The push buttons were a crack up.  I also remember that sitting in the front seat felt like sitting on a living room couch...it was so big.  An excellent drive-in movie vehicle!

[g-whiz]

 Chez Way

 

ORIGINAL:  Chez Way
 
 

I believe it was a 1961 Rambler station wagon. Instead of a " stick on the steering column"  or " 4-on the floor" , this had buttons.

 My grandparents had the same car but it was a sedan (pale pink and white) and they had a felt dog with a bobbing head in the back..  When they stopped driving they gave it to my older sister.  The push buttons were a crack up.  I also remember that sitting in the front seat felt like sitting on a living room couch...it was so big.  An excellent drive-in movie vehicle!
 

 Well, you are younger than I, but what I remember is my own parents owning a Nash Rambler.  It was Robin s Egg Blue as I remember it.  They also owned a Chevy Suburban which is still available today.  I mean, I m talking back in 1954 and 55, so Chevy has come a long way, baby! [8D]
 

[gsm x2]

 Cottonwooder
Did anyone (especially Griffsmom) grab the wrong coffee cup lid at Temecula?
 
 G-Whiz and I have matching cups, but now our lids don t match. Please see below.
 
  [image]http://home.earthlink.net/~gsmx2/cuptops.jpg[/image]
 
 Please let me know, so we can exchange lids again.
 
 gsm x2
 

 OC Campers
Hi Jacqui and everybody,
 
 My name is Nikk, I posted a reply in regards to the SCcampers and I just wanted to say that we would be honored to be among your ranks as a member. I posted in the other thread about the Halloween Rally (oh yes, we will be there) but I wanted to jump in here and Introduce myself Officially, More or less.  We are the AlGood Campers.  OC Campers, and Old Moose know who I am. I just wanted to jump in here and say Hey, We re Here.
 See Ya All out there,
 
 Algood Campers
 Nikk & Denise
 two stepsons
 1989 Coleman Laramie Ltd.
 2000 Chevy Silverado
 WWW.popupportal.com ~ WWW.SCcampers.org
 Pictures http://groups.msn.com/PopUpTrailerCamping/somesocacampingpics.msnw?albumlist=2

[Dee4j]

 gsm x2
Scott: Featherly is not bad, the freeway doesn t seem to bother anyone in my family, but you could hooked up the PU and Tow it away and I d probably sleep thru it.
 I will probably be there a few times this summer, its takes 7 minutes to get ther from my House.
 The June Rally up north has me thinking I could also see my friend who lives just N. of Sac. hmmmmmm, Dan wouldn t be able to go, not sure if I want to camp that far away without him
 Hmmm, maybe my friend and her family could meet me there
 
 
 
 AAAAH I get wrapped up in here and I forget what time it is ...yikes its 3:30 its carnival day tomorrow or should I say today and my DS s class is having a Lemonade standso I m bringing all the stuff to make 15 gallons of lemonade
 
 
 Thanks Cottonwooder, as you see I m having fun with smileys
 
 Welcome Darksiders!!!!
 
 Goodnight and have a pleasant tomorrow[]

[Dee4j]

 Cottonwooder
okay I lied, I haven t gone to bed yet I had to look at our cool website
 Bravo Scott  
 
 also CCachuma sounds good I ll run it by DH
 
 I m really going to bed now, I am, I really am[]

[Tracy and David]

 Guest

I wanted to jump in here and Introduce myself Officially, More or less. We are the AlGood Campers. OC Campers, and Old Moose know who I am. I just wanted to jump in here and say Hey, We re Here

 Welcome, Nikk & Denise!
 
 I don t post a lot, but I do lurk every day and we re looking forward to seeing you around the campfire!  Have you considered coming up to Sacramento for the Gold Rush Rally in June?  Should be a lot of fun!
 
 Take care,
 (Tracy)

[Tracy and David]

 Dee4j

The June Rally up north has me thinking I could also see my friend who lives just N. of Sac. hmmmmmm, Dan wouldn t be able to go, not sure if I want to camp that far away without him

 C mon, Dee, do it!  There will certainly be lots of friends there, so you wouldn t be too lonely!  I d love to see more of us SCCampers representing the South!  Not that I m not looking forward to meeting/spending time with all those great NNC ers as well, mind you!  There s even a " convoy!"  (Everybody break out the cb radios, now!)