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Gathering insights.

Postby Forrest747 » Fri Jul 27, 2012 9:15 am

Ok other than keeping the music down and fire extigurisher at the ready around Zach; what are some good gathering tips. I am going to the walk in the winds and just want to make sure i havent forgotten everything or the obvious.
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Re: Gathering insights.

Postby jdarkoregon » Mon Jul 30, 2012 12:18 am

Just be ready and willing to attend & participate in everything.
You will be taught, you and will teach.
SHARE YOURSELF AND YOURBUILD!

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Re: Gathering insights.

Postby Shadow Catcher » Mon Jul 30, 2012 5:40 am

Our experience is that teardroppers are very social and spend their time outside, (it is kind of enforced by the trailer). Our experience is also that they are very inclusive with new folks. I got some of my better ideas from others (plagiarism is the sincerest form of flattery) so go have fun and a see what others have done.
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Re: Gathering insights.

Postby GerryS » Mon Jul 30, 2012 6:18 am

Shadow Catcher summed it up perfectly. If you can get a site right in the thick of it. be sure to take a few extra beverages and maybe a couple extra folding chairs. There were a couple times we hade visitors I couldn't offer a place to sit too.
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Re: Gathering insights.

Postby absolutsnwbrdr » Mon Jul 30, 2012 9:17 am

Forrest747 wrote:Ok other than keeping the music down and fire extigurisher at the ready around Zach; what are some good gathering tips. I am going to the walk in the winds and just want to make sure i havent forgotten everything or the obvious.


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Yes, please have a fire extinguisher ready for when I light myself on fire. Or a cold beer. :beer:

Just go and have fun Forrest! Chairs and beverages are always good to have. Also, cards or some other game like cornhole can be fun. Organizing a "trailer-crawl" can be a good social event. Just have everyone meet at a campsite at a certain time, and then as a group you go from trailer to trailer and whoever owns the trailer gives a little tour.
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Re: Gathering insights.

Postby S. Heisley » Mon Jul 30, 2012 8:32 pm

:thinking: I have always tossed a roll of toilet paper in a plastic bag and brought it along, just in case. If you don't need it for the one end, you might need to use it like Kleenex, if there are any unexpected hay-fever allergies. Also, lots of trash bags as you will want to toss your food discards often in bear country.

New idea: At IRG, this past weekend, they tossed some RV toilet chemicals into the outhouse john. It was the best smelling outhouse I've ever been in.
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Re: Gathering insights.

Postby Forrest747 » Wed Aug 01, 2012 9:28 pm

Right there with Slow cooking breakfast
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Re: Gathering insights.

Postby High Desert » Wed Aug 01, 2012 9:53 pm

slowcowboy wrote:...I am not sure how folks are going to handle me cooking breakfast at 3 am.

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Just a thought slow; though folks here are about as nice as you'll ever find anywhere, bangin' around making breakfast in a close together campground at 0300 is usually considered poor manners and isn't the best way to make friends and influence people. Someone wakes up my wife at that time of night making breakfast while she's on vacation and they're taking their life in their hands :lol:

of course I'm sure you're just funnin' us ;)
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Re: Gathering insights.

Postby High Desert » Wed Aug 01, 2012 10:18 pm

Yep, nothing finer than a fresh cup of coffee at sunup in camp. It truly is the good life 8)
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Re: Gathering insights.

Postby Wolfgang92025 » Thu Aug 02, 2012 7:12 pm

High Desert wrote:Yep, nothing finer than a fresh cup of coffee at sunup in camp. It truly is the good life 8)


Well, except maybe a cold beer at sunset around a campfire. :D :D :D

See you in two weeks about this time. :applause: :thumbsup: :applause:
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Re: Gathering insights.

Postby Rlowell » Thu Nov 08, 2012 9:08 am

The last step in my camp is set-up...cold beer...5 minutes...tops!

That makes my day!

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