SCCampers 5th Annual Trick or Treat Rally, 2007

[dkutz]

What an interesting trip home.  Made it through the brush fire past Filmore.  And got blown home in the wind.  Really wasn't too bad, just different then wind without a trailer.  Only took us 2 hours to get home, instead of FOUR.(I will post our trip/saga to Far west soon)

Had a GREAT time.  The kids had a blast and liked the trick or treating the most.  The manure pile at the Pumpkin patch was a bit much, but something to always remember the trip by!  The food was great, pancakes were nice and the potluck was fine!  My dutch oven cooking needs work, the food took longer to cook than I thought, and the dinner got moved to 6, too late for me to change cook times, .......anyway.....

Bob, I would like to reserve my spot for next year. 2 adults 3 children.  For the potluck we will be making something in the dutch oven that won't get done in time.  Instead of T-shirts I will print gas masks for the pumpkin patch!

[BootheBunch]

We got home in 2 1/2 hours....great timing!  The 126 to the 101 to the 405 was a good suggestion, Dave!

Bob...thanks for wagonmastering this!  It was wonderful!  We all had a blast.  We also enjoyed the train ride....relaxing...

Trina...thanks for putting up with all Bob had to do to plan this trip!

Mary and Brad...the craft was and still lots of fun!  Thank you!

Dieter...the shirts came out terrific!  Thank you for all you time and effort!

Early Pancake/Bacon Makers...the pancake breakfast was yummy!  And, so well organized!  Thank you...

Lori...the raffle was lots of fun!  Can't wait to bake a cake...

Dee...campfire was nice and toasty.  Thanks for the burgers....and cactus coolers!

Kristi and Bri....enjoyed the fun...and the hotdogs!  Thanks!  Also, thanks for hosting the dance party last night!

Dan...thanks for helping Bran get the movies going!  

Theresa...Happy Birthday, tomorrow!

We really did have a fun time with the group!  Can't wait for next year!  

Lisa

[wavery]

We arrived home in less than 2 hrs. ZERO traffic.

Didn't get to go the Coast Highway because of the Malibu fire but it was nice to get home early.

A big THANKS to all of those that worked so hard to make this rally a great success. Especially the kids and their great costumes and fantastic attitudes. The greatest bunch of kids ever.

Dee.......Thanks for not setting our PU a-blaze. :sombraro:

We uploaded our pics into our Webshots page:
http://good-times.webshots.com/album/561124945OqMNrm

Included are pics of the fire that was just a tad tooooooo close. If I lived in Fillmore, I think I'd be considering getting out of town.

[dkutz]

Included are pics of the fire that was just a tad tooooooo close. If I lived in Fillmore, I think I'd be considering getting out of town.

Is that the fire that was right on the 126 on our way out of town?  If so it got a lot worse in the time between when we left and when you left....

[wavery]

Is that the fire that was right on the 126 on our way out of town?  If so it got a lot worse in the time between when we left and when you left....

Those pictures were taken just East of Fillmore. In the last picture, you can see a bunch of fireman working on the ridge, setting back-fires. The interesting thing was that they were setting the fires right in the middle of a large nursery and the wind was blowing about 50mph, right towards the town. :yikes:

[dkutz]

Those pictures were taken just East of Fillmore. In the last picture, you can see a bunch of fireman working on the ridge, setting back-fires. The interesting thing was that they were setting the fires right in the middle of a large nursery and the wind was blowing about 50mph, right towards the town. :yikes:

wow thats what we saw, but I don't think it was a back fire by the nursery, there was a down power line right nexgt to the nursery that started that I think.  I am glad we didnt get wind yesterday...

[darksiders]

the 5th Halloween rally was a great success.  We had too much fun.
the pancake breakfast was really yummy...We hope that can become a Halloween tradition.  Thanks to all the chefs for some good eats.
We really enjoyed Far West...it's a very nice cg in a beautiful area.  Coulda done w/out the wind, tho.  
Love the T-shirts; Train ride: great, pumpkin patch, not so great...too smelly! Saw some awesome costumes; wonderful potluck; great raffle; the craft was a huge hit. The women ruled this time around the poker table!!...sorry, guys   Campfire: warm & toasty.  Last, but not least, thanks to our fearless wagonmaster, Bob and Trina. Awesome job!

NO RAIN---YIPPEE!!

[DK&3kids]

GREAT, GREAT Rally!!!!!  Ditto on the thanks to everyone - we are IN for next year for sure!!!!!  It's already on the calendar Bob!

Laura - thanks for the tip on the Ventura ride - although the "tunnel" you mentioned was far from fun - based on the traffic reports - it was still the smoother way to go.  Lucky for everyone else who didn't have as far east to go.  I passed 2 big rigs on their sides at the 210/15 area.  At that point, called Dan - he took surface streets to the 10 (of course, FIRST he had to "try" the 210/15 - made it past 2 exits and THEN listened to me:eyecrazy: )  

In spite of it, we still made decent time - see many of you in just a few weeks!!!:)

[Chez Way]

We left the campground at around 1:45.  The only campers left in our circle were CJ Poppin and a new RV pulled into the Boothe Bunch site.  By that time the sky towards Santa Clarita was getting very brown and ominous looking and we were all getting a little concerned about the fires in both Santa Clarita and Malibu.  I decided to take 126 to the 101 and head south from there.  Ventura was a blanket of dark smoke and ashes were coming down on our car when we were in line at the McDonalds.  I've never seem anything like it.  Jim took 126 to Santa Clarita and said that he was surrounded by dark sky and billowing white smoke at the 126 405 interchange.  The traffic was amazingly light for both of us though...we both pulled in about 1-1/2 hours after leaving Santa Paula.  We took pictures in Ventura and I will post them later (if they turned out) to give you an idea of what it was like.  We left CJPoppin and SurfCampers at the campground but I believe Sue Hardee decided to pack it in.

As usual we all had a blast at this rally.  Thanks to Bob and Trina for your planning, Brad, Sean and Mary for the coolest craft ever, Dee for the fire and cactus coolers, Lori for the raffle, the pancake breakfast crew, etc.  We loved the train ride, the potluck, the costumes, trick r treats, etc.  For some reason, poker was especially fun too!  We're ready for next year!
 
I'll be posting the Baby '58 Air pool on a separate thread later.  Thanks for participating.

[beacher]

Thanks Again Bob!

We had a great time!  Once again, I managed to fall asleep too early to enjoy mass quantities of Cactus Coolers!  The kids had fun with their friends, eating pancakes, the train, crafting, trick or treating.  The smell at the Pumpkin Patch, ah....... memories!

Sorry if I woke up all of my neighbors at 3:15 a.m. with the big boom of the awning smashing on the roof and the poles bouncing on the asphalt.  If that didn't wake you up, then it might have just been my colorful 3 a.m. commentary on the situation!  I know, I should have secured it, but I didn't know it was going to be windy.:confused:  Happily, there was no damage!

I made it home in about 2.5 hours.  I tried getting home on scenic PCH, only to find that we would be sent back to the 101.  At least it was moving fast all the way home!  Who knew that there was a fire in Malibu? Ok, I guess many people knew.

[TheViking]

Well, that ride home was fun! We opted to bypass the 14 and go North up the 5 to the 138 and into Lancaster the back way. The 5 wasn't so bad, but the 138 was relentless with wind. Kinda makes you miss a low-profile camper.
However, it was worth it. We had a great time. Ashlee hosted her first Dance Party in the Hauler, it seemed to go off well. Poker, for me was a disaster. But the chicks tore all us guys up. Good job ladies. As usual it was cool meeting all you newbies, and seeing all the usual suspects. We look forward to next year.
 
Good job Bob & Trina!

[Dee4j]

well i made it home a while ago. I braved the 126 to the 5. I decided if I have to drive really slow I would rather do it on the smaller hwy. I had to keep it about 40 all the way to the 5 and just south of the 210. went the 405 to avoid wind. It was much calmer but I got a flat tire instead :mad: Thankfully I had my portable house 'cause you know that's when Kara had to use the bathroom  :rolleyes: nothing more fun than being stcuk on a busy freeway, a narow shoulder and your kid saying" mom I have to poop" anyway. we survived



 Even though I like Alder loop and the firepit etc, I didn't like that we were in 2 sections So next year will be much better

Hopefully Dan & Kevin will get to go.

had a blast!! Thanks Bob for taking on the beast

Thanks to all that helped with breakfast especially the cleanup

Thanks Brad, Mary & Sean for the great craft

Thanks Lori for buying the projector even tho we didn't have all the money so the kids had movies. and thanks for doing the raffle

Thanks to all those who volunteered to judge in the contests

Thanks Dieter for the shirts

Thanks to those who brought firewood & cactus cooler supplies!!

um..thanks to everyone who put the heavy stuff in my car

Thanks Brian and Kristi for providing the venue for Kara's disco party

and Thanks Ashlee for taking Kara to the petting zoo

 I could go on but I'm sure you're getting tired by now.

hopefully our new families had fun and will come back

[Freedom_5]

I want to THANK Everyone who helped me with this Rally!

I want to say that I am truly blessed to have Trina as my wife and that she carried me thru a lot of hurdles, doing this rally. It was a big step in the learning aspect on how to get a big rally done.

I am also blessed to have you all as my fellow camping buddies and the support that you gave me to pitch in when needed.

To Dieter for doing the work on the cool shirts! They looked really good on everyone out at the pumpkin patch.

The pancake breakfast went very smoothly with the additional help from Carolyn, Brandon, Brian, Kristi, Mary, Karen, Dan, Kwisti, Jeanne and especialy Dee for buying all the food and getting up so EARLY!
A big shout out to the cleanup crew consisting of Kevin, Todd, Carolyn, Wayne, Jim and Carol, Paul, David, Emily and Trina. I was surprised when Kevin handed me back the keys to the clubhouse. If I missed anyone I am sorry.

The train ride in itself was fun and the pumpkin patch for the really good prices on the pumpkins that we took home!
(Note to self for next year) (Someone else to run the Pumpkin patch committee). I will take a different approach with this event for next year.

Brad, Mary and Sean craft time was a big hit with the kids. The peacocks are enjoying all the marshmellows thru out the campsites.

The costume contest was fun for all the kids. They all looked so good in their costumes. Can't wait for the pictures to be posted. Sorry to our new campers (RVfamily) for taking naps while all this was going on.

The trick or treating was just like home and enjoyed giving out treats to all who came by.

Potluck, is never a disappointment. Always, Always great food and good friends to share it with.

Lori, without a doubt this was a success. We hope that brought you closer to paying off the projector. The Items donated by Kevin and Todd, were very generous.

Cactus coolers and roaring fires with Dee in tow, using her flame thrower!


Rounding it out for the night, the following were choosen for decorating their sites:
 Most Festive: Chez Way and Darksiders.
 Most Creepy: 58 Air.
 Most Original: Surf Campers.
 Special mention is "CASSANDRA" at Brians site.

Lastly Mother Nature was having fun with us last night. If I had heard Beacher's words of wisdom at 3:15 am I might not have had to use my own at 5:00 am! My left awning pole seperated from the trailer! Thanks to Kevin for his assistance and Mike for the zip ties also.

The ride home, route 126 was a white knucler but the 5 was only slightly better. We did make it home in one piece and have talked with a few of you already about their trip home experience.

Thank you again for making this such a great success. I will be posting for 2008 with in the next week.
If you have any negative comments please PM me so that I can try to fix them for next year.

[kimrb266]

We made it through the wind storm and saw the fire fighters on the side of the freeway fighting the fire.  Matt came down with a bad cough and weeze last night and ended up going to Urgent Care as soon as we got home.  
 
The wind storm kept us up last night and had to put the awning away in the middle of the night.   We were next to Beacher and heard his awning dance with his roof and hoped it wasn't torn off or damaged.   Who would have thought the wind would get so bad.
 
 Had a great time this trip and enjoyed the train ride and the pumpkin patch but not the smell. I loved not having to make breakfast Saturday so THANKS for all who were involved, The potluck was wonderful and am never disappointed nor hungry when finished. Thanks to BOB for wagonmastering and arranging the festivities, your work was appreciated. I really enjoy the costume contest and trick or treating. It was nice meeting some of the newbies and hope you come again.
 
I talked to Sue and she got home safely.  I  hope CJ & Surf Campers get home safely too.  Last I heard was that they were about to evacuate Fillmore.  
 
Looking forward to next year.

[Jamesdad]

Awesome job Bob making things run soooo smoothly for such a large group. It was a fun weekend...as usual. Its not the place we go, the food we eat or the things we do, its all of you that make it great. I enjoyed talknig with all of you and hanging out. The other stuff is icing on the cake. One of these days I may take on a "wagnomaster" role, but for now I will make myself available..ha..

Bob, please sign us up, put our name down for the next Halloween rally as you already have it booked.
 
As Bob said, it was a white nuckle ride on the 126, even though the anti-sway was cranked down pretty good, the gusts still let you know they were there. There were gusts in the whittier area that were clocked as high as 108 miles and hour, hurricane strength. Gulp...glad I'm in Bakersfield.  
 
The radio was saying they maybe evacuating Filmore...not sure if it got to that point. Hopefully the remaining campers who decided to stay another day didn't have any problems. Sorry to hear about your flat Dee, glad to hear your home safely.
 
Looking forward to seeing everyone again soon.
 
Jamesdad