campsite pics..lets see um

adventureduo

Dave Druck [KI6LBB]
Overland Hadley said:
They let you camp out on deck? Thats a good way to go.

Yeah no kidding! We tried camping out inside our motorhome on one of those ferry's and they wouldn't have it. My dad snuck down there to take a nap anyways when they weren't looking :hehe:
 

SunMan

Adventurer
Super Doody said:
Nice setup! I have a question for you. Where do you put the coolers and the pup with sleeping plate form in your campershell?


Thanks Super. When I camped with the camper shell I had the coolers bungeed to the sides of the shell and the dog rode in the middle "corridor". Sometimes the small cooler would also ride in the back seat for easy access. I don't run that set up anymore, fortunately I've acquired a Four Wheel Camper now and everything fits nicely.
 

jim65wagon

Well-known member
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August

Observer
SOCALFJ said:
Yeah no kidding! We tried camping out inside our motorhome on one of those ferry's and they wouldn't have it. My dad snuck down there to take a nap anyways when they weren't looking :hehe:

Yeah, they lock the car decks down since they consider it "open water". They have a limited number of state rooms and the general seating area has reclining seats but there were a number of passengers that opted to set up their tents on deck. This particular sailing stopped at a number of coastal towns before arriving in Bella Coola. It left late Saturday evening and arrived Monday morning.

I'm booked on the 15 hour day sailing from Port Hardy to Prince Rupert in 12 days from now.
 

August

Observer
A few years back I rented a Hino FB1817 to go camping and quadding about 80 kilometers north of Lillooet, BC along the Fraser River. We stuffed it with three quads, a dirt bike and lots of camping gear. At night time, we slept inside.

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paulj

Expedition Leader
August said:
A few years back I rented a Hino FB1817 to go camping and quadding about 80 kilometers north of Lillooet, BC along the Fraser River.
Was that in the High Bar, Big Bar and Gang Ranch area?
 
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paulj

Expedition Leader
SOCALFJ said:
Yeah no kidding! We tried camping out inside our motorhome on one of those ferry's and they wouldn't have it. My dad snuck down there to take a nap anyways when they weren't looking :hehe:

Good thing is wasn't the Queen of the North when she went down a couple of years ago!

We took the Queen north from Port Hardy to Prince Rupert, and then out to the Charlottes in 2003. For the two night legs we had a small stateroom (2 bunks and bath), while the dog had to stay on in the car. PH to PR was nearly 24 hrs with the intermediate stops at places like Ocean Falls (at 3am).

If I had been on the Queen when it hit the rock, I would have been torn between wanting to get the dog from the car deck, and seeking safety in the lifeboats. 2 people went missing, though I don't know if they ever confirmed how and when they drowned.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MV_Queen_of_the_North

I used a bivi sack to sleep outside on a deck chair on an Alaska state ferry a couple of decades ago.
 

nwoods

Expedition Leader
SOCALFJ said:
Last night @ Indian Cove - Joshua Tree NP

Nice! I've spent some time on that particular formation earlier this spring. How's the wife adjusting to the Sportmobile? Is it living up to your expectations (aside from the air compressor :)
 

adventureduo

Dave Druck [KI6LBB]
nwoods said:
Nice! I've spent some time on that particular formation earlier this spring. How's the wife adjusting to the Sportmobile? Is it living up
to your expectations (aside from the air compressor :)

We are both adjusting well. It's really not all that hard to get used to as far as camp is concerned. This time out we tried bunk bedding it. I slept up top and she slept down below with the dog. Worked out good and everyone had plenty of room. It's more of the road adjustment of not having the cruiser with the trailer. So far so good.

PS, i cant ever imagine climbing some of those rocks!
 

computeruser

Explorer
Lake Superior shore, alongside a small bay on the tip of the Keweenaw peninsula.

About ready to cook some salmon for dinner:
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In the morning:
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