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Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Sunday, March 23, 2008
On to 2008!
Our quick trip to Ionia turned out to be our last camping trip of 2007. Although we didn't realize it... it would also be out last time in the pop-up.
We had a good camping season for 2007, starting on the first weekend of Spring back in March and going up to October. We camped over 40 nights and traveled over 2000 miles. It was a lot of fun but also a lot of work.
We had talked about getting a larger camper but there were lots of problems with that idea. We would need a larger vehicle and a place to put it. But we did like the idea... the popup was great but for the amount we use it there was a lot of work involved.... packing, unpacking, and constantly moving things in the camper while we are out. The table folds down to be one of the beds, and we need to put our bags somewhere. It would be nice to find something where everybody had their own bed and a place for all our stuff.
In January we bought a 2002 Avalanche... Four doors of leathered luxury, and most important 7100 pounds of tow capacity. We started looking at campgrounds last fall and didn't find anything we liked. We had also started looking at campers last fall, and went to the camper show in Jan. But nothing really grabbed us... they were too big or too small or over weight. It seems most campers are set up with only 1 bed. Then there are couches or tables that fold down. But I wanted everybody to have their own bed.
My wife found something on Craigslist that looked promising, a 2005 Zeppelin. We went to see it and it was just what we needed. Bunks in the back, bed, bath, couch.. not too big... not over our tow limit.. and not too expensive. It was just what we needed. Then as a huge bonus the campground it was at was perfect. Taylor Beach Campground near Howell. Nice layout by a lake, with trees. It is family oriented with lots of activities for the kids. It has been family owned for 50 years and the people we bought the camper from had nothing but good to say about it! I have since spoke with the owner Alan Taylor and he impressed me as someone who really wants to make sure people enjoy themselves, in a fun safe environment. The campground is accessible year 'round, so we have been over several times to take stuff to the camper and learn more about how everything works. The water will be on April 1, so that is when the camping will begin. This will be a slightly different type of camping this year. More like a cabin you drive to and enjoy. That will have a lot of appeal to all of us. But there will be times when I will want to go "camping" and I can still hook it up to the truck and head North!
We are looking forward to new adventures and new fun in 2008!
We had a good camping season for 2007, starting on the first weekend of Spring back in March and going up to October. We camped over 40 nights and traveled over 2000 miles. It was a lot of fun but also a lot of work.
We had talked about getting a larger camper but there were lots of problems with that idea. We would need a larger vehicle and a place to put it. But we did like the idea... the popup was great but for the amount we use it there was a lot of work involved.... packing, unpacking, and constantly moving things in the camper while we are out. The table folds down to be one of the beds, and we need to put our bags somewhere. It would be nice to find something where everybody had their own bed and a place for all our stuff.
In January we bought a 2002 Avalanche... Four doors of leathered luxury, and most important 7100 pounds of tow capacity. We started looking at campgrounds last fall and didn't find anything we liked. We had also started looking at campers last fall, and went to the camper show in Jan. But nothing really grabbed us... they were too big or too small or over weight. It seems most campers are set up with only 1 bed. Then there are couches or tables that fold down. But I wanted everybody to have their own bed.
My wife found something on Craigslist that looked promising, a 2005 Zeppelin. We went to see it and it was just what we needed. Bunks in the back, bed, bath, couch.. not too big... not over our tow limit.. and not too expensive. It was just what we needed. Then as a huge bonus the campground it was at was perfect. Taylor Beach Campground near Howell. Nice layout by a lake, with trees. It is family oriented with lots of activities for the kids. It has been family owned for 50 years and the people we bought the camper from had nothing but good to say about it! I have since spoke with the owner Alan Taylor and he impressed me as someone who really wants to make sure people enjoy themselves, in a fun safe environment. The campground is accessible year 'round, so we have been over several times to take stuff to the camper and learn more about how everything works. The water will be on April 1, so that is when the camping will begin. This will be a slightly different type of camping this year. More like a cabin you drive to and enjoy. That will have a lot of appeal to all of us. But there will be times when I will want to go "camping" and I can still hook it up to the truck and head North!
We are looking forward to new adventures and new fun in 2008!
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