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Cold fast flowing water at Deep Creek near Bryson City, NC.
Getting the home built slide in camper put on the truck literally at the last minute had its downside, serious back trouble for me. Nevertheless, it was so nice at Deep Creek all of us in our party (21 people) all marvelled ( all from Tallahassee) at the lack of mosquitoes and the fact we could be outside without instantly getting moldy from humidity. In spite of back trouble, I went tubing anyway and realized this was a mistake with limited mobility. The camper worked reasonably well although it rained Fri nite and I found a serious leak where screws had missed going into wood in an overhead vent so also missed the sealant. Saturday, everbody else went whitewater rafting on the Nantahala while I simply lay flat on a table watching kayakers. Every now and then, I'd wonder over to the water and wade in. There are worse punishments than lazing around watching girls in bathing suits. Camper pulled well although I never got over 70 mph. Got 17.5 mpg which is better than I expected with the wind resistance. A successful trip but it is back to the N. FL. sauna and so-called "Tropical Storm" Claudette. Seems the hurricane center is desperate to be somenear close to correct so they name every thunderstorm as a TS. |
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On Mon, 17 Aug 2009 09:57:36 -0700 (PDT), Frogwatch
wrote: Cold fast flowing water at Deep Creek near Bryson City, NC. Getting the home built slide in camper put on the truck literally at the last minute had its downside, serious back trouble for me. Nevertheless, it was so nice at Deep Creek all of us in our party (21 people) all marvelled ( all from Tallahassee) at the lack of mosquitoes and the fact we could be outside without instantly getting moldy from humidity. In spite of back trouble, I went tubing anyway and realized this was a mistake with limited mobility. The camper worked reasonably well although it rained Fri nite and I found a serious leak where screws had missed going into wood in an overhead vent so also missed the sealant. Saturday, everbody else went whitewater rafting on the Nantahala while I simply lay flat on a table watching kayakers. Every now and then, I'd wonder over to the water and wade in. There are worse punishments than lazing around watching girls in bathing suits. Camper pulled well although I never got over 70 mph. Got 17.5 mpg which is better than I expected with the wind resistance. A successful trip but it is back to the N. FL. sauna and so-called "Tropical Storm" Claudette. Seems the hurricane center is desperate to be somenear close to correct so they name every thunderstorm as a TS. That is some good news! How about some pictures of this camper, either here with urls or 'there'. That is really cool, having built something like that and actually using it. Hopefully you've got the leak fixed and all is well there. How did the Mrs like it? |
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On Aug 17, 1:54*pm, Guzzisti wrote:
On Mon, 17 Aug 2009 09:57:36 -0700 (PDT), Frogwatch wrote: Cold fast flowing water at Deep Creek near Bryson City, NC. Getting the home built slide in camper put on the truck literally at the last minute had its downside, serious back trouble for me. Nevertheless, it was so nice at Deep Creek all of us in our party (21 people) all marvelled ( all from Tallahassee) at the lack of mosquitoes and the fact we could be outside without instantly getting moldy from humidity. *In spite of back trouble, I went tubing anyway and realized this was a mistake with limited mobility. The camper worked reasonably well although it rained Fri nite and I found a serious leak where screws had missed going into wood in an overhead vent so also missed the sealant. Saturday, everbody else went whitewater rafting on the Nantahala while I simply lay flat on a table watching kayakers. *Every now and then, I'd wonder over to the water and wade in. *There are worse punishments than lazing around watching girls in bathing suits. Camper pulled well although I never got over 70 mph. *Got 17.5 mpg which is better than I expected with the wind resistance. A successful trip but it is back to the N. FL. sauna and so-called "Tropical Storm" Claudette. *Seems the hurricane center is desperate to be somenear close to correct so they name every thunderstorm as a TS. That is some good news! How about some pictures of this camper, either here with urls or 'there'. That is really cool, having built something like that and actually using it. Hopefully you've got the leak fixed and all is well there. How did the Mrs like it? Wife likes it because she made all the cushions. I'll try to get some pics. As I have said before, this was not nearly as satisfying as boat building. We also went for simplicity inside meaning no water or stove inside, just storage and sleeping. I do have 12 V lights and 120 V lights and AC although we have not usefd the AC except while in the driveway here. |
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On Mon, 17 Aug 2009 12:34:53 -0700 (PDT), Frogwatch
wrote: On Aug 17, 1:54*pm, Guzzisti wrote: On Mon, 17 Aug 2009 09:57:36 -0700 (PDT), Frogwatch wrote: Cold fast flowing water at Deep Creek near Bryson City, NC. Getting the home built slide in camper put on the truck literally at the last minute had its downside, serious back trouble for me. Nevertheless, it was so nice at Deep Creek all of us in our party (21 people) all marvelled ( all from Tallahassee) at the lack of mosquitoes and the fact we could be outside without instantly getting moldy from humidity. *In spite of back trouble, I went tubing anyway and realized this was a mistake with limited mobility. The camper worked reasonably well although it rained Fri nite and I found a serious leak where screws had missed going into wood in an overhead vent so also missed the sealant. Saturday, everbody else went whitewater rafting on the Nantahala while I simply lay flat on a table watching kayakers. *Every now and then, I'd wonder over to the water and wade in. *There are worse punishments than lazing around watching girls in bathing suits. Camper pulled well although I never got over 70 mph. *Got 17.5 mpg which is better than I expected with the wind resistance. A successful trip but it is back to the N. FL. sauna and so-called "Tropical Storm" Claudette. *Seems the hurricane center is desperate to be somenear close to correct so they name every thunderstorm as a TS. That is some good news! How about some pictures of this camper, either here with urls or 'there'. That is really cool, having built something like that and actually using it. Hopefully you've got the leak fixed and all is well there. How did the Mrs like it? Wife likes it because she made all the cushions. I'll try to get some pics. As I have said before, this was not nearly as satisfying as boat building. We also went for simplicity inside meaning no water or stove inside, just storage and sleeping. I do have 12 V lights and 120 V lights and AC although we have not usefd the AC except while in the driveway here. We have a triple burner stove in our little travel trailer, and we've not cooked on it yet. We use either a couple electric hot plates or the bbq grill. -- John H "Socialism in general has a record of failure so blatant that only an intellectual could ignore or evade it." -- Thomas Sowell |
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Frogwatch wrote:
On Aug 17, 1:54 pm, Guzzisti wrote: On Mon, 17 Aug 2009 09:57:36 -0700 (PDT), Frogwatch wrote: Cold fast flowing water at Deep Creek near Bryson City, NC. Getting the home built slide in camper put on the truck literally at the last minute had its downside, serious back trouble for me. Nevertheless, it was so nice at Deep Creek all of us in our party (21 people) all marvelled ( all from Tallahassee) at the lack of mosquitoes and the fact we could be outside without instantly getting moldy from humidity. In spite of back trouble, I went tubing anyway and realized this was a mistake with limited mobility. The camper worked reasonably well although it rained Fri nite and I found a serious leak where screws had missed going into wood in an overhead vent so also missed the sealant. Saturday, everbody else went whitewater rafting on the Nantahala while I simply lay flat on a table watching kayakers. Every now and then, I'd wonder over to the water and wade in. There are worse punishments than lazing around watching girls in bathing suits. Camper pulled well although I never got over 70 mph. Got 17.5 mpg which is better than I expected with the wind resistance. A successful trip but it is back to the N. FL. sauna and so-called "Tropical Storm" Claudette. Seems the hurricane center is desperate to be somenear close to correct so they name every thunderstorm as a TS. That is some good news! How about some pictures of this camper, either here with urls or 'there'. That is really cool, having built something like that and actually using it. Hopefully you've got the leak fixed and all is well there. How did the Mrs like it? Wife likes it because she made all the cushions. I'll try to get some pics. As I have said before, this was not nearly as satisfying as boat building. We also went for simplicity inside meaning no water or stove inside, just storage and sleeping. I do have 12 V lights and 120 V lights and AC although we have not usefd the AC except while in the driveway here. Did you at least cut a hole in the floor for......uh.. you know? |
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