Beach camping

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The wind depends on what area of the U.S. you plan on camping. I live on a sailboat in Rockport, Texas (Aransas Bay) and the wind pretty much blows 24 hours a day and 7 days a week at around 12 to 25 mph sustained winds. The wind is hard on awnings and the wind will also pick up sand as well as salt water. When I drive/park on the beach, there is sand in everything. Saltwater will corrode anything metal, including stainless steel, and it doesn't have to be on the TT or TV. It's in the air.

I love the beaches and the water but it's hard on everything.

Pismo semi regular here.

Take SALT AWAY with you in spray bottles. Spray your wheel wells and nearby areas before and after leaving the beach. Drive DIRECTLY to a local self serve car wash and wash the underside of your truck and trailer, then wash it all again followed by a rinse of the outside of the vehicles.

Sand will get inside your trailer and in your food. Sweeping, leaf blowing it if you have a toy hauler and just eating it as is are your options.

Have fun!

I have found that the wind removes the sand around the stabilizer jacks so, I adjust them every morning. Our beach is dunes and we have to back in, so sometimes we are on a good angle. I was almost speared by the TT when I disconnected as it lurched forward even though the wheels were chocked. The sand settles. So now I always use ratchet straps and strap the two wheels together so they cant move. I also carry extra beach umbrellas and a tarp with bungies just in case we get a sudden storm. In the mornings here we get heavy dew so we cover everything in the evenings.

However through everything there is nothing like waking up on the ocean and the feeling when the day trippers have to leave and your putting another log on the fire and watching a sunset.

Do your beach camping on the Great Lakes. 100% fresh water. Still get sand in the food sometimes. It can be the calmest day but soon as a dog or young person runs past the picnic table, the wind will kick up and put sand in the sandwich.

1320Fastback wrote:
Pismo semi regular here.

Take SALT AWAY with you in spray bottles. Spray your wheel wells and nearby areas before and after leaving the beach. Drive DIRECTLY to a local self serve car wash and wash the underside of your truck and trailer, then wash it all again followed by a rinse of the outside of the vehicles.

Sand will get inside your trailer and in your food. Sweeping, leaf blowing it if you have a toy hauler and just eating it as is are your options.

Have fun!

Good to know about. We're spending a weekend at Pismo in May.

Mosquitos, biting horseflies (that draw blood!) and no-see-ums can attack depending on which beach and the wind direction. I remember very well from a camping trip on Ocracoke Island when tiny bugs even got in to fine mesh window screens, so had to close windows and use A/C. But when the wind came up, it was wonderful.

So bring bug repellent.

Since you are located in the Northeast, you don't have to be concerned with possible Tsunamis. We do when we camp right on the WA, OR Coast.

Most locations have Tsunami sirens. Some don't. We have an app on our phones that is suppose to notify us. We also always scope out the suggested escape routes just in case.

We are also in Rockport, TX. Park your TT so it can act as a wind block, a small plastic dish pan outside the door to stick bare feet in prior to going in the trailer, and small rug inside to dry off will help keep the sand down inside. You can also use baby powder to keep it off of you! A swish broom is handy to brush things off. Pay attention to the tide charts! Wash trailer off after leaving the beach!