Maiden voyage this weekend

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Maiden voyage this weekend

Postby wincrasher » Thu Sep 22, 2011 4:02 pm

I'm finally getting to use my new teardrop this weekend.

It's kinda a shake-down trip. I couldn't believe how much stuff I needed to buy, but I think I'm ready. Got many things on sale, some on clearance. Target and Walmart were great places for things to outfit my trailer.

Taking my 2 nephews and my brother-in-law to Moonshine Creek near Sylva, NC. Near the Blue Ridge Parkway. It's about 2 hours from the house, so not so far to return if this is a disaster.

They will be staying in a tent.

Should be fun. :thumbsup:
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Postby zapj » Thu Sep 22, 2011 4:13 pm

Enjoy the experience and take some pictures ! :applause: :thumbsup:
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Postby mechmagcn » Thu Sep 22, 2011 4:16 pm

Just drove the lower end of the Parkway Sun. up to Ashville, very scenic drive. Good luck on your maiden voyage! :thumbsup:
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Postby cracker39 » Sat Sep 24, 2011 8:00 am

The maiden voyage is always something to look forward to. I plan on mine in November, going to the Sebastian Inlet State Park to do some surf, pier and jetty fishing. That about a 2 1/2 hour drive towing a trailer. There's always a chance that I might get in an overnight shakedown trip with it in October if I can think of somewhere closer to take it.
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Postby campmaster-k » Sat Sep 24, 2011 1:34 pm

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Postby wincrasher » Tue Sep 27, 2011 11:10 am

We had the most awesome time! Went on 2 strenuous hikes. Had a great campfire and made smores.

The weather cooperated, as it only got down to around 50 degrees. I had my mattress pad set really low, like on 2 and I was too hot. Kept a window crack and the roof vent open, turned off the fan in the middle of the night.

Not sure I like the heated mattress pad. Think I'd rather have some kind of space heater that I can hang somewhere inside the trailer.

We only had a short list of items I need to get for my next trip - need some kind of carpet or pad for under the canopy - our site was alittle muddy. Need some tongs and a poker for the camp fire. Need a bigger storage box for my platform. The plastic one I got was ok, but alittle shallow.

The Paha Que 12x12 canopy was a real winner. It's enormous, stable and relatively easy to set up.

Items I brought, but didn't use - microwave and aluminum camp table. My coleman LED lantern blew a bulb on the very first use! :(

I have pics I'll post in a few days.

Next trip is planned to Linville Falls the weekend of Oct 14. Should be peak leaf season. Going up to Grandfather mountain.
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Postby Kevin & Sandy » Tue Sep 27, 2011 11:50 am

Congrats !! Sounds like a fun trip, plus another in the works!

I remember our first trip, I was WAY too worried about having what I needed and brought a truckload of stuff.

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Postby wincrasher » Tue Sep 27, 2011 11:54 am

Here are some pics from the trip

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Postby eaglesdare » Tue Sep 27, 2011 2:37 pm

:applause: congrats on the maiden voyage!
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Postby zapj » Tue Sep 27, 2011 2:56 pm

congrats and thanks for the pictures. Looks like you had a great time and I would suggest you wait for a couple of trips before you empty the cabinets of extras. My first trip was 3200 miles all the way to Vermont so I had plenty of extras and found on subsequent trips some things not used on the first came in handy on others. :thinking:

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Postby kirkman » Tue Sep 27, 2011 6:59 pm

Looks like you had fun! :applause: :thumbsup:
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Postby pete42 » Wed Sep 28, 2011 8:16 am

super pics
all you guys going makes me want to go ............

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Postby ParTaxer » Wed Sep 28, 2011 9:05 am

A discarded 3 iron makes a great fire poker. We've used the same one for years. It even has a head cover so as not to get things dirty in the galley.

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Postby JuneBug » Wed Sep 28, 2011 9:10 am

ParTaxer wrote:A discarded 3 iron makes a great fire poker. We've used the same one for years. It even has a head cover so as not to get things dirty in the galley. Mike

Brilliant re-use! That is right up there with the crutch adjustable table support! :applause:
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Postby bradp » Wed Sep 28, 2011 9:16 am

We stayed at that camp ground with our silver shadow too!!
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