That Friday when we arrived, it was quite warm. I was in shorts, and sweating. We arrived, checked in, and noticed this was very different than Strawberry Park. This definitely an older campground. And very hilly. I drove to my site, and we noticed it was covered in leaves. So, we got the rakes out and raked where we were going to park the camper. Then, I parked it, maneuvering around some trees that were very in the way. I got it in the area of where I wanted to park, and took out the level. WAY OFF. I figured went 4 "legos" (leveling blocks) high, using all 16 of my legos. Hah, no go. So, I repositioned them, and using a steel rake, dug out the high side a bit. I was able to level off. But, not without one tire being in the air because I didn't have enough blocks. I wedged a chock under it as much as I can. On the list, another set of 10 blocks....maybe more.
That night, we had MAJOR rain, as a cold front blew in. Woke up in the morning, and saw the floor under the AC a little wet, and a drip coming from the AC. With some help of my friends on the forum, I decided to tighten my AC down a bit. Overtorqueing the bolts can be just as bad, but I noticed mine felt VERY loose. So, I just torqued it by feel. Also, when I woke up, you can tell a front went though, and I had to turn the heat on. BRRRRR.
The Saturday, Jennie and I raked, as I sent Julie and Jay to paint. We must have raked 15+ 60gal bags of leaves up. We didn't do a perfect job, because this is camping in the woods. This isn't a championship golf course.
That Saturday night, it got cold, with predicted lows in the just below freezing. I hooked up the heated mattress in the bunk, made sure the little electric heater was on (why waste propane), and had an extra blanket.
Woke up Sunday to the familiar sound of my camper being energized. I am still not sure weather it is the microwave of the converter making that noise. I decided to turn off everything high wattage that was electric. Checked the voltage at an outlet, and found it just above 100 volts. Yup, my Surgegard was doing its job and shutting off at low voltage (this brownout will be a part of my campground review). I can't believe a campground was having a brownout in April, before people are using their ACs.
All in all, I would go back there again, but due to the brown outs, not in the heat of summer. Here are some pics of the weekend. Here is what I found out this weekend.
- 16 Leveling blocks is not enough, because it takes a lot to make a ramp
- Looking at some sites, a 25 foot 30amp extension was needed, future purchase
- 50 foot water hose may also be needed
- 50 foot cable TV wire could have been used, but we managed with no TV
- A patio rug is needed
- An extra step could also be used when the curb side needs to be raised
Julie happened to take a pic of me heading to the store for the supplies for raking. Raked at least 15 bags worth of leaves.
I love this an the next few self pics of Julie. She is growing up WAY too fast.
Jay sporting the pink gloves...
Jennie and Julie
Ex Lynn, MA pumper with the cast of Jellystone
Me with Jordyn, all 3.8 pounds of her.
Our folding stool (purple and green) came in handy as it was needed due to raising the curb side up to level.
The permanent site across had this face on a tree...staring at us all day.
