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Essential gear for pick up trip

SarahNell_Robert said:
"don't even go that first week without this..." kind of suggestion.
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Yes to all the above ..... do not think of leaving without your sense of humor.

You can count on ..it happening on your first trip and the many trips that follow. Don't get angry if you need to vent post it on "Camper's Confessional". We will all laugh "with" you cause one of us has probably been there, done that and laughs about it now.

Oh yeah and the Camp Inn Phone # so when you forget everything Cary tells you during the orientation and you mess something up .....

The rest you can buy, borrow, rent or make do without.

When we venture out of Florida, Santee State Park or St George are our overnight stopping points on our travels. Maybe we can meet up some where near by if the timing is right.

Have a great time on your first outing.

Benn
 
I o not have my camp inn yet, so I am no expert. But I'd have to think te following is a staple:

Gram crackers
Hershey's chocolate bars
Jet puff Marsh mellows
 
I'll do you one better, Ninjamini! Substitute Reese's Peanut Butter Cups (full size) for the Hershey's Chocolate Bars......you'll never go back!!!
 
Wait, wait, wait... Who's bungying the female urinals to the jack handle with graham crackers?

What do you do with the big cups?


I've been off the forum for a bit, but wow, what have you all been up to?

Sue and Jim
 
Ha ha ha, Sue & Jim!! That started our morning off with a big laugh (as we relax in our mcnugit, with the sun streaming in the front windows, and a beautiful blue sky above!!!). Thanks for the humor!
 
Thanks Benn. Sense of humor will definitley be near and dear as we venture out. We love Santee State Park! We've tent camped there a bunch and have family reunions there and such. We did our first (and since only) sprint-triathlon there last year too. Anyhow, yes keep us in mind if you come through that way.
 
Cary said:
Yes, by all means leave it hang. It is a natural instinct to bungee cord it back but trust me, not a good idea. I have seen handles ripped off the jacks hooking on truck bumpers and on most cars and SUVs it will punch a nice ugly hole in the bumper cover if bungee corded back when turning left. There is no harm in it hanging down. Leave the bungee cord hanging on the garage wall.

Cary
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No concerns here on bungee cording that puppy. We pull a boat pretty regularly and have never looked twice at that handle. But definitely glad it came up so more bumpers' lives are prolonged:)
 
FWIW, I have now taken a highly scientific internet survey on the jack handle bungee, and the results are:

1) you are crazy if you bungee cord the jack handle - 40%
2) you are crazy if you don't bungee cord the jack handle - 40%
3) you are crazy if you are asking this question - 10% :-)
4) that's a lousy kind of jack, you should use this kind of jack - 10% :-)

Cathy reminded me of why we use the bungee: my neighbor - who owns a trucking business - stopped us as we were driving away on our maiden voyage/shakedown cruise and demanded that we do it. As with many things, I assumed he knows better than I do.

I wonder: When folks stow the jack (horizontal), do most people rotate the jack so the wheel is toward the back, or toward the front....?


-Al
 
Al I rotate mine 180 degrees so the the wheel is pointing up into the sky...

Oh Only kidding, horizontal with the wheely end towards the back of the trailer.
 
Only bungee we use is one of the smaller ones attached to the 7-pin plug to make sure it doesn't pop out and drag unknowingly for several miles. I can't remember why I started doing this? haha
 
I heard about that same thing happening to someone on their maiden voyage. I heard they do the same thing now - attach a bungee around the 7-pin to a spot on the undercarriage of their tow vehicle...
 
We did that with our last car because for some reason it never felt like it seated well enough (I am sure it was, and it was a bit of overkill, but we are kind of known for that...or Mick is at least! :) ). We got rid of that bungy with the new car.
 
Jenn said:
Ken & Peggy said:
I am one of those in the camp with the 'dimple' in my bumper from putting a bungie on the hitch wheel handle.
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Sure, blame the bungee for your lousy driving.....

;)

Bungees don't hurt bumpers, drivers do!!

-Al
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Sarah Nell & Robert,
All joking aside, you should bring folding camp chairs, two dish pans (wash - rinse), a folding table for your dish washing station, and a pot to heat dish water. The Camp Inn sink is too small for dish washing.
 
Christopher said:
Sarah Nell & Robert,
All joking aside, you should bring folding camp chairs, two dish pans (wash - rinse), a folding table for your dish washing station, and a pot to heat dish water. The Camp Inn sink is too small for dish washing.
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Thanks Christopher. I do need to add the washing and rinse dish pans to our list.
 
I have one folding dishpan for washing and actually use the sink as my rinse. I have found that to work well. I carry a soft 'Dry Dock' that is a thick microfiber mat to let the dishes drip onto before I towel dry then. The two nest together in my bins and reduce the space taken up.
 
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