Learned something new about camping....

When you get home........clean the roof. Bring a lunch as it will take some time.

After parking under an oak ONCE I'll never do it again. Took me 2 days to get the mess off.

Got under a nice shade tree one year. Don't think I ever got all the sap off before we traded.

I know what you mean. Although I have a rubber roof, the acorns falling on it and then bouncing several times is really noisy. Fortunately, it only happens for a short period of time.

Like you - we have learned to avoid camping under oak trees. We went to CG in Vermont one time that was absolutely FULL of oak trees - couldn't find a spot that wasn't under one. We wondered what they were thinking. :S
We left.

Rain is loud enough on our aluminum roof. Acorns are worse. Pine cones are downright scary.

pasusan wrote:
Like you - we have learned to avoid camping under oak trees. We went to CG in Vermont one time that was absolutely FULL of oak trees - couldn't find a spot that wasn't under one. We wondered what they were thinking. :S
We left.

Rain is loud enough on our aluminum roof. Acorns are worse. Pine cones are downright scary.

Then explain your signature.
"I'm out here to enjoy nature -- don't talk to me about the environment!" ~Denny Crane
:h LOL

You think oak trees are bad, try parking under a walnut tree. My BIL had his vent lid shattered in the middle of a rain storm with walnuts. Never again.

They were thinking that people enjoy as natural a spot as possible with shade for added comfort in the summertime. I have camped under hundreds of oak trees and never had a sap issue, now acorns for a while in the fall will get your attention and hickory nuts will make you jump! As I typing I am looking at a huge 3 ft. diameter oak tree in a Florida hammock right outside my door, love it.

I have a bunch of oak trees in my yard and my neighborhood is very quite. The sound of one pinging off the shed or even falling through the trees can wake the dead!

I am with you Laman, I look for a big oak tree in the summer. I can't imagine camping without having them overhead. Yes in the fall they do make some noise, but they are not as rough on a roof as pinecones and pine sap.

lol, people are either complaining about all the shade trees blocking their satellite connection, or complaining about the lack of shade trees...

We've had the most "issues" with pine trees. A lot of cleanup after the sap hits the camper and then gets covered with pine needles stuck in it.