IRG reservation coming up

[halfdome Danny]

Too bad it has to be on the same dates as a really fine event in T. O. W. country that has been on the calendar forever. I'm sure it will be well attended but I'll not forfeit the event here to be there.

We're ( & other friends) are with you Jim.
Too bad, I've been turning things on my lathe for the pay it forward but... I'll find a home for them.
We now have missed the first and last IRG, but have great memories.
Thanks Dean & Joanie
Danny

 

[Vedette]

Such sad news!
We had cleared our whole Summer Calendar, and were holding off our Farm Gathering date (with tentative thoughts of moving it to September from July) so we could attend the last IRG no matter what the date was??
BUT....Memorial Day weekend?..............Sorry, we too will be unable to attend!
Most of us in the Pacific North West, already have the Gorge gathering on our schedule for Memorial Day! It is the largest Teardrop Gathering currently being held in Washington State and deserves our support.
I agree with Danny........although we were only able to attend one IRG (as we still fairly new to the game) We will always have that Great Memories that were made there!
Thanks Dean & Joanie for all of your hard work..... both past and present, to provide such a wonderful event.
Hope to get to see you at the Shasta Lake Gathering!
Good Roads
Brian & Sandi

 

[myoung-THOR]

I'd very much like to attend IRG 2016. It's 500 miles closer to home now that we have moved to Nipomo, CA.

My trailer is not a teardrop, but rather what I like to call a Teardrop Shipping Crate, a homebuilt trailer with a pop-top similar to Sharon's. Would be nice to see her trailer beside mine...and perhaps others of a similar style to compare and to share design ideas and solutions.

May I come with this rig?

 

[lfrazer98]

I am so bummed! I will not be able to attend the gathering as it will take a me a week to drive out and a week to drive back and school is still in session for me. I was really looking forward to this trip, but understand that this park is highly sought after and you have to grab the dates you can grab. Thanks to everyone for all their suggestions and kind words! I will still try to make it out west at some point and will welcome trip ideas, etc., when that day comes. I wish you all a wonderful IRG!!! Wish I could be there!!

 

[S. Heisley]

I'd very much like to attend IRG 2016. It's 500 miles closer to home now that we have moved to Nipomo, CA.

My trailer is not a teardrop, but rather what I like to call a Teardrop Shipping Crate, a homebuilt trailer with a pop-top similar to Sharon's. Would be nice to see her trailer beside mine...and perhaps others of a similar style to compare and to share design ideas and solutions.

May I come with this rig?

Mike, I'd love to see you there. People with small trailers* can come but they have to reserve their spot by printing and filling out a reservation form, sending their share of the money needed to help with the festivities and park fees, and mailing it all (quickly**) to the address listed on the reservation form.
The registration form can be found here: http://www.pamplingrove.com/GFRegform.html

* General note: Please recognize that larger trailers may have trouble with the campground road and camping spots. The road turns are a tad short in places, especially when full of tiny trailers and their tow vehicles, and many of the camping spots are in a meadow, not usually used for trailer parking.

** One year, the reservations filled-up 14 days. While it may not be that soon this time (because of the dates***), it could happen again because of the rumor(?) that this is the last one that Dean and Joanie will put on.

*** It is my understanding that the county that Pamplin Grove is in (Humbolt?) now assigns the dates for which one can reserve that area and that they do it via the lottery system. That is why Dean and Joanie got those dates....They didn't have a choice on the dates.

 

[robfisher]

Registration is in the mail. Looking forward to a great time.

 

[annsailor]

Mailed our registration yesterday. Can't wait!!!

Ann and Chuck Davis
Route 66 Teardrop

 

[Rhino Ray]

We are sending in our application in the morning. See you all there!

 

[alaska teardrop]

Registration sent today for Stacie & I in the Northern Lite Traveler.

Looking forward to another special gathering in the Redwoods.

 

[capnTelescope]

Mine's in the mail!

 

[Esteban-TNT]

Mine too.

Need to pick up the pace on my teardrop for it to be road ready in time for IRG.

Really don't want to sleep on the ground again in a shiveringly cold tent like I did at IRG in 2008.

 

[dguff]

We won't be able to make it this year due to a prior travel commitment we had to make before the IRG 6.0 dates were announced. We had been to all of them including the pre-planning meets for IRG 1.0 but the fun will go on. Thanks to Joanie and Dean for all their work.

Jerome & Dolores

 

[TENNJIM]

We have a conflict with a prior travel arrangement as well and cannot attend the IRG. We wish everyone a great time in the Redwoods. A huge thanks goes to Dean and Joanie for the many IRG's we have attended and best wishes for a great IRG Finale. We hope to see you and others down the road someday.

Jim and Sheryl / Utah

 

[Bill n Robi]

Mailed our reservation earlier in the week. My question is what time can we roll in? Trying to plan when to start our trip. Also when do we have to vacate? Need to make some reservations for the trip home.

Thanks

 

[The Teardrop Nanny]

The official time the event gates open is beginning on noon, the day of the 25th, Wednesday. Check out time is Monday, by 11 am.
Joanie
TDN

 

[gudmund-TNT]

Joanie, are the ones that show up a day or so early going to be allowed too, like at the last IRG? We just paid a per night fee for each day to the ranger. If I remember right, we paid $20 per night for being early.

 

[Bill n Robi]

The official time the event gates open is beginning on noon, the day of the 25th, Wednesday. Check out time is Monday, by 11 am.
Joanie
TDN

Thank you, makes planning to get there easier. Want to stay at Albee Creek afterwards for our 32nd anniversary. Reservations are filling up fast this year.

 

[The Teardrop Nanny]

Hi Ted, And for others who may be early early bird arrivals.....

We never know about the earlier day check-in. It all depends upon if someone has reserved it the day before, and we often do not know until a day or two before. Sometimes a class of kids will be there for a nature study, or the host is prepping the site for the first of the season. The DPW folks who used to be in that dept. have since moved on/or retired, and they would usually let us know in advance, as they could rent it out and make up campground fee for its use rather than letting it go unrented. We also have to say that if you are allowed in earlier by the rangers before the official opening, your camping spot, especially if you are new to the IRG, may have to be relocated or shifted depending on where you have set up. This is to allow the Rangers, on-site host, firewood delivery person, and our set-up vehicles adequate access to the grove, or to insure that one campsite is not taken over entirely by just one trailer. It is festival style camping, and we often have to keep certain areas open to allow others an easement in to some of the sites.

Also, an important note:
Memorial Day weekend is a very popular one in that area, and many local families from Hwy 36 and nearby towns come out to camp at Swimmers Delight, and Pamplin Grove is the overflow camping for S.D.
Thanks for inquiring about this.
Joanie
TDN

 

[gudmund-TNT]

Hoping mine got there this time around and will have to keep in mind the info about Memorial Day being I usually am one of the early arrivals at these events, well I have been so far, may have to a better timed run down this time around to avoid any "early bird" problems. Thank you for the heads up info, something to think about - could end up having to camp on some side street in Fortuna or Carlotta for a nite or two. Ted

 

[gudmund-TNT]

Ted again - camping out on a side street kicked into mind some old memories, this wouldn't be the first time I camped out in this area, stayed hidden out in Scotia behind a train on a overnite stay bicycling though this area in 1985 riding down the west coast back when I was just a "bit" younger than and better, but not great shape, but good in cycling shape - it was a 100 miles a day average or better when I used to do bicycle vacations when ever I traveled. Today a mile or two on a bike will do me in. (rode across the US in 83)