Box Rocket
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I apologize in advance for the cross-post but thought I'd share anyway. I originally posted this in my trailer build thread in the trailer section since it was our first outing with the trailer after completion but I thought it was worth sharing here.
Hope you enjoy.
I finally got the trailer out for a shakedown run this weekend. We spent most of the week looking at different places to camp and had narrowed it down to Left-hand Fork up Logan canyon, Norway Flats in the Uintah mountains and near South Broons Canyon in Skull Valley. Cody Morgan a local cruiser-friend who lives in Logan was extremely helpful with information about Left-Hand Fork. He even drove up the canyon thursday night to check it out for us before we made the drive. It was a good thing he did as he found out that the canyon was packed with campers for the Memorial Day weekend and we'd be hard-pressed to find a place. We would probably have a similar issue with Norway Flats as the Uintahs are a popular place for camping as well. Additionally Norway Flats ran the risk of still having snow. Normally the snow wouldn't be a big deal, but not only was this a shakedown run for the trailer but a bit of a shakedown run for our new twins.
We had twins (boy and a girl) in November and this would be a test of probably the most time in their car seats they've had since they were born, along with camping. So the snow and possible cold-temps at the higher elevations in the Uintahs helped us decide on Skull Valley in Utah's west desert not far from Tooele, Utah. Desert camping is not my wife's favorite so this would be a bit of a challenge. My two older boys, Bjornn and Liam were just excited to go.
First things first, as we prepared to leave it became painfully obvious to me that this trailer project was indeed a must for our family. Now that we are packing for 6 plus the dog, there is no way we would fit everything inside or on the truck, even for a short trip like this would be. We got the trailer packed with the majority of our gear with just a few items going in the truck.
Packed up and ready to leave on the first real test of the trailer.
We headed west out of Salt Lake City toward Tooele and exited off of I-80 at the Delle/Iosepa exit onto Skull Valley Road and headed south past Lone Rock and Horseshoe Springs. We got off the pavement just east of Horseshoe Springs and headed up into the foothills as the base of the Oquirrh Mountains.
We found a nice spot in a small wash that secluded us from the road and gave us a nice view up the canyon and also back down into the valley.
We set up camp and had some tasty tin-foil dinners and crossed our fingers that the forecast of thunderstorms would stay away long enough for us the have a good night and following day.
Here's what I woke up to.....Bjornn and Liam still crashed after working hard to help setup camp.
This too....Michelle snoozing away but the twins (happy as clams) just laying there wide awake after their first night camping. Sleeping in their carseats actually worked out quite well.
This was our view up South Broons Canyon from our campsite.
Liam out on a morning walk with me while we waited for everyone else to wake up.
Hope you enjoy.
I finally got the trailer out for a shakedown run this weekend. We spent most of the week looking at different places to camp and had narrowed it down to Left-hand Fork up Logan canyon, Norway Flats in the Uintah mountains and near South Broons Canyon in Skull Valley. Cody Morgan a local cruiser-friend who lives in Logan was extremely helpful with information about Left-Hand Fork. He even drove up the canyon thursday night to check it out for us before we made the drive. It was a good thing he did as he found out that the canyon was packed with campers for the Memorial Day weekend and we'd be hard-pressed to find a place. We would probably have a similar issue with Norway Flats as the Uintahs are a popular place for camping as well. Additionally Norway Flats ran the risk of still having snow. Normally the snow wouldn't be a big deal, but not only was this a shakedown run for the trailer but a bit of a shakedown run for our new twins.
We had twins (boy and a girl) in November and this would be a test of probably the most time in their car seats they've had since they were born, along with camping. So the snow and possible cold-temps at the higher elevations in the Uintahs helped us decide on Skull Valley in Utah's west desert not far from Tooele, Utah. Desert camping is not my wife's favorite so this would be a bit of a challenge. My two older boys, Bjornn and Liam were just excited to go.
First things first, as we prepared to leave it became painfully obvious to me that this trailer project was indeed a must for our family. Now that we are packing for 6 plus the dog, there is no way we would fit everything inside or on the truck, even for a short trip like this would be. We got the trailer packed with the majority of our gear with just a few items going in the truck.
Packed up and ready to leave on the first real test of the trailer.
We headed west out of Salt Lake City toward Tooele and exited off of I-80 at the Delle/Iosepa exit onto Skull Valley Road and headed south past Lone Rock and Horseshoe Springs. We got off the pavement just east of Horseshoe Springs and headed up into the foothills as the base of the Oquirrh Mountains.
We found a nice spot in a small wash that secluded us from the road and gave us a nice view up the canyon and also back down into the valley.
We set up camp and had some tasty tin-foil dinners and crossed our fingers that the forecast of thunderstorms would stay away long enough for us the have a good night and following day.
Here's what I woke up to.....Bjornn and Liam still crashed after working hard to help setup camp.
This too....Michelle snoozing away but the twins (happy as clams) just laying there wide awake after their first night camping. Sleeping in their carseats actually worked out quite well.
This was our view up South Broons Canyon from our campsite.
Liam out on a morning walk with me while we waited for everyone else to wake up.
