Just booked a new adventure...

[Desert_Captain]

I have a birthday {67} coming up on Friday and have been looking for something different to do so...

The local forecast is calling for a fast-moving cold front rolling into southern Arizona that should bring snow to 5K' and above on Thursday night/through Saturday morning. For years I have talked about doing a quick trip up to Fool Hollow Lake Campground in Show Low {6,600'} for a couple of nights of cold camping.

Got online and sure enough, a great site with 30 amps was available so I locked it down for Thursday and Friday nights. Just topped off the LP tank on our 24' Class C and Nexus builds them like an insulated thermos {I have a 35,000 BTU furnace}. Will arrive with our LP fire pit and a load of firewood and lots of warm clothes, a couple of movies and lots of refreshments.

Told my bride if she elects to pass I will still go but she sounds guardedly optimistic, we'll see.

:B

[BarabooBob]

The weekend before Thanksgiving I was deer hunting with 3 of my daughters. We had about 4 inches of snow and temps around 10 degrees (f) The girls all informed me that this is now an annual event so I have to plan on taking the TT every year. I usually camped in my deer hunting camper, a Scamp, by myself but I guess I have company from now on.
They loved sitting around the wood stove in the picnic shelter during and after meals together. None of their husband want to go so they go without them. Gotta love strong willed, independent daughters.

[Trekkar]

Let us know how it turns out!

[CavemanCharlie]

Sounds like Fun !!

[Veebyes]

And I sit here grumbling about the temp going into the low 60s tonight.

[Last_Train]

That's part of what makes RV'ng fun! Have a great time. Sounds like you are prepared for what you will get in to.

But even if not, it can still be a bit of an adventure. Eg. a couple of years ago we decided at the last minute to set up just north of San Antonio in the Texas Hill Country. We knew it would be cold, and our Freedom Express 192 RBS is not rigged for really cold weather. Turns out, as will sometimes happen in Texas weather, temps got lots colder than forecast for where we were - for two successive nights we had 15 & 16 degrees overnight. We were prepared for some freezing temps, but not that low! But we scrambled over to a nearby Home Depot and grabbed some additional needed gear & made some common sense decisions for inside and outside . . . and nobody died! We actually had a great time and now have a story to tell.

Still love the blessing of being able to go just about whenever and wherever we want.

Hope you enjoy your trip this time.

[73guna]

One of the best camping trips I ever had was the day after a snow storm and we had 20* temps and 20+ mph winds.
My son and I had the campground to ourselves.

[ppine]

Extending the camping season is one of the great things about owning an RV. I just returned from a local trip to the woods last week. I was the only person in a campground that is always full in summer. I spent the first evening with my dog around a fire with only a Great Horned Owl for company. The next night some friends came down from town for dinner. It was about 20 at night, since we were in a warming trend.

[Merrykalia]

We just winterized our fifth wheel on Sunday, but we camped all last week in snow showers, cool daytime temps (50s) and 20s at night. We stayed warm, set up a large completely enclosed tent outside to visit with friends, had a propane heater in there with us. Fed 28 on Thanksgiving day and had a blast.

Happy Birthday and enjoy.

[azdryheat]

We're booked for Fool Hollow in January. Have no idea what weather to expect.

[DutchmenSport]

Sounds like a lot of fun and a new great adventure! Have LOTS of fun. And... the best part of cold-weather camping is the "snuggling" in bed.

[ScottG]

Wish we could join ya - have a great time!

[b17drvr]

Sounds like fun!

[gbopp]

Enjoy your adventure and happy birthday.
I like cold weather camping as long as it's above 65 degrees F. 🙂

[2edgesword]

Enjoy!

[CFerguson]

Sounds like a good trip- I love snow camping (tho not the coming and going in it). And happy birthday in advance!