Hello from Dallas-Fort Worth!

[taranis17]

Greetings all! (and advanced apologies for posting pre-caffeine - I'm blonde and dangerous enough already....)

Hoping to graduate from wanna-be owners to Soon-To-Be owners of a 560 Ultra. We're avid campers but have been hamstrung by a series of unfortunate events perpetrated by an Elkhart, Indiana-built 5th wheel. Our last trip in it I refer to as "The Vacation From Hell," where everything that could go wrong, did.

The beast is getting sold next week and I'll (hopefully) be ordering the new Ultra 560. TONS of research led me to a YouTube Video featuring Sweeney's camp & tour (very nice, btw), where he mentioned a forum, which led me here. Family consists of Mrs. Taranis, two GSD's and 3 Dachshunds - who are all beyond spoiled rotten.

I genuinely can't wait to get us back out there....

 

[Sweeney]

Greetings all! (and advanced apologies for posting pre-caffeine - I'm blonde and dangerous enough already....)

Hoping to graduate from wanna-be owners to Soon-To-Be owners of a 560 Ultra. We're avid campers but have been hamstrung by a series of unfortunate events perpetrated by an Elkhart, Indiana-built 5th wheel. Our last trip in it I refer to as "The Vacation From Hell," where everything that could go wrong, did.

The beast is getting sold next week and I'll (hopefully) be ordering the new Ultra 560. TONS of research led me to a YouTube Video featuring Sweeney's camp & tour (very nice, btw), where he mentioned a forum, which led me here. Family consists of Mrs. Taranis, two GSD's and 3 Dachshunds - who are all beyond spoiled rotten.

I genuinely can't wait to get us back out there....

Thank you for the kind words! Playin with Sticks did the hard part...he's an amazing content producer.

Are you buying new or in the used market for your 560? Regardless, hopefully can you can make it to the CICO (CampInn CampOutt) this fall, its always a great time! I know its a haul from Texas but honestly --- its worth it!

I get down to Cleburne area periodically - have to find a camp site and share a camp fire!

 

[taranis17]

Thank you for the kind words! Playin with Sticks did the hard part...he's an amazing content producer.

Are you buying new or in the used market for your 560? Regardless, hopefully can you can make it to the CICO (CampInn CampOutt) this fall, its always a great time! I know its a haul from Texas but honestly --- its worth it!

I get down to Cleburne area periodically - have to find a camp site and share a camp fire!

Hi Sweeney!
Right now I'm planning to order new from Camp-Inn, but I've also been perusing the used section as well. Can't commit to CICO until after a few shakedown trips to get my gear dialed in (transitioning from a 5th wheel to a teardrop will certainly have it's challenges), but the SP down in Cleburne will be on my list for a stay. Luckily, Cedar Hill State Park is about 15 min from my house, so I should be ready for more extended trips by late fall - that's the plan anyway! heh. Happy to share a cup of coffee over a fire anytime you're in the neighborhood!

The video you did with him was extremely helpful, especially since you're 6'4". I'm 6'6" - it looks like this is one of the few models I'd actually fit comfortably in.

 

[Sweeney]

I havn't stayed at cleburn state park -- I have a friend down there and usually moochdock while helping him with some of his bigger jobs. I've got to say though, if it weren't for May-October --I like it down there. BUt I don't think Icould take living on the sun. I struggle with that here, and we stay about 92 as our 'worst days'

I think the other problem is, I'd be as big as a house with the tex-mex restaurants down there. While mexican culture has certainly made its way here to Indiana, its just not the same.

For what its worth, the state park near Athens is really nice too -- some magnificent trails...

Be sure regardless to hook up the LoneStar Chapter of terjerkers. With the size of Texas, I don't know what their scheduleof gatherings look like -- but I assure you, you'll find new friends.

 

[taranis17]

I havn't stayed at cleburn state park -- I have a friend down there and usually moochdock while helping him with some of his bigger jobs. I've got to say though, if it weren't for May-October --I like it down there. BUt I don't think Icould take living on the sun. I struggle with that here, and we stay about 92 as our 'worst days'

I think the other problem is, I'd be as big as a house with the tex-mex restaurants down there. While mexican culture has certainly made its way here to Indiana, its just not the same.

For what its worth, the state park near Athens is really nice too -- some magnificent trails...

Be sure regardless to hook up the LoneStar Chapter of terjerkers. With the size of Texas, I don't know what their scheduleof gatherings look like -- but I assure you, you'll find new friends.

Yep, summers here are brutal. High heat & high humidity. Most years I tend to camp in the shoulder season, so if the timing works out, by the time my 560 is ready it'll be nearly time to camp here.

Can't beat tex-mex around here, but I'm a smoker - as in the below:

 

[Sweeney]

Yep, summers here are brutal. High heat & high humidity. Most years I tend to camp in the shoulder season, so if the timing works out, by the time my 560 is ready it'll be nearly time to camp here.

Can't beat tex-mex around here, but I'm a smoker - as in the below:

I'll be there in 19 hours and 45 minutes.

I was just down there last month and it was warm I helped lay down a new roof on a 5'th wheel. 2 full days of climbing up and down ladders, and on all 4's in the middle of a field -- at least it was not asphalt, so the grass moderated things. I did not get a chance to find a good brisket down there. Soulman was recommended by time just did not allow. For me, up here, good luck. We used to have a couple places that were at least respectable but they weren't able to make it....

I've got a big-green egg sitting in my yard,I just need to find the mojo....the trifecta...Time, Talent and Ambition. The other problem is we don't have HEB. Our local butchers are at leats 25-30 a pound, and other than that its chicom-mart. Where I'm not even sure its beef. Sadly, Costco is about as good as it gets....fortuantely that isn't all that bad

Havn't tried their brisket yet -- but their skirt steak was horrid -- I don't know why they don't sell it outright, they've got a pre-seasoned thing which tasted horrid!

 

[taranis17]

I'll be there in 19 hours and 45 minutes.

I was just down there last month and it was warm I helped lay down a new roof on a 5'th wheel. 2 full days of climbing up and down ladders, and on all 4's in the middle of a field -- at least it was not asphalt, so the grass moderated things. I did not get a chance to find a good brisket down there. Soulman was recommended by time just did not allow. For me, up here, good luck. We used to have a couple places that were at least respectable but they weren't able to make it....

I've got a big-green egg sitting in my yard,I just need to find the mojo....the trifecta...Time, Talent and Ambition. The other problem is we don't have HEB. Our local butchers are at leats 25-30 a pound, and other than that its chicom-mart. Where I'm not even sure its beef. Sadly, Costco is about as good as it gets....fortuantely that isn't all that bad

Havn't tried their brisket yet -- but their skirt steak was horrid -- I don't know why they don't sell it outright, they've got a pre-seasoned thing which tasted horrid!

Haha.. 19 hrs? OOF. I'm pretty sure the ribs will be gone by then. They don't last around here. To my dismay, there are never leftovers, no matter how many racks I do.

I have a side smoker and make my own rub. I prefer sweet with a tiny touch of smokey heat. 250 for 6 hours + a malted beverage or two makes for a pretty swell day in my book. I get my ribs from Sam's Club - best I've found within a short driving distance. I need to try doing a brisket someday...