Camping in the rain

[Steve_911]

It's raining with thunder and lightning today here. Has anyone camped in the pouring rain on purpose? ?? maybe I'm a sick puppy, but I think sequestered in a TT with my favorite girl and maybe an adult beverage or two in the rain sounds good to me. Perhaps a ball game on the tv. Maybe some people never grow up...lol. Maybe a good way to check for leaks......

[trail-explorer]

jimh425 wrote:
You do know some us live in the rainy Northwest, right? 😉 One of the things most of us learn is that we have to learn to do things in the rain, or we don't get to do anything outside half of the year.

Sometimes it's more like 9 months of the year.

[bedrocker]

Water rates are going to the moon
down here I wish I could camp in
the rain 😞
But everyone has a nice suntan 🙂

[wintersun]

How can anyone in California be anything but grateful for any amount of rain? We need every inch we can get, especially in northern CA with so many of the reservoirs drained to send water to the corporate farmers in the south.

[tonymull]

String up a blue tarp, 8 ft poles, build a fire under it and relax. Windy? Add some sides. TC is just for sleeping as far as I'm concerned. We rarely cook inside anyway. Wet side of the Cascades, BC and Alaska, you just gotta go anyway.

[spacedoutbob]

I like the noise of rain on the roof and windows when I'm trying to sleep, it makes it more relaxing.

Bob in Calif.

[acudr]

Camping in the Sierra's with a borrowed TC is what made us get one. We arrived after an 8 hour drive. The sky dumped. We popped the top (pop-up), started the heater, made some hot coco, climbed up to the comfy queen sized bed with our books... We were sold. Had to have one.

Love when we are camping and the weather is miserable and we are warm, cozy and happy.

[weedrancher]

If it's raining too hard to have fun outside, DW and I find something fun to do inside:W

[fruity31]

so lucky I was able to visit this forum. I thought that I’m the only one who loves camping in the rain! lol. I’m glad to know your thoughts, it makes me feel relaxing to hear the rain drops! well it’s nicer when you go out on the rain without getting the clothes wet. my brother and I are fond of playing with the waterbeads created on our suit. there’s nothing better on going home dry. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJJTzxE3QEE

[SpknTC]

jefe 4x4 wrote:
Jamin'
It's good to see you are still a card carrying member of 'Club-Jacks-off'. The Lance looks very sleek without jacks.
Now where exactly is this shangri la of an urban asphalt camp ground?
Our Lance was covered in 14 inches of snow this week, but being it's springtime in the Northern Hemisphere with longer days now, it is melting off fast.
I'll be removing my rear pull snow blower from the tractor today and re-attaching the box scraper to drag the lane. It wasn't much of a winter here on the West Slope.
We expect to be camping in the rain on several trips we have planned in spring time.
regards, as always, jefe

Thanks Jefe! I like the sleek look too! This is Riverside State Park Bowl and Pitcher.
The campground is on one side and for the hiking trails you cross the bridge. You can park on the west side of the river and use a discover pass also.
Exactly why I moved back to the PNW.

[jefe_4x4]

Jamin'
It's good to see you are still a card carrying member of 'Club-Jacks-off'. The Lance looks very sleek without jacks.
Now where exactly is this shangri la of an urban asphalt camp ground?
Our Lance was covered in 14 inches of snow this week, but being it's springtime in the Northern Hemisphere with longer days now, it is melting off fast.
I'll be removing my rear pull snow blower from the tractor today and re-attaching the box scraper to drag the lane. It wasn't much of a winter here on the West Slope.
We expect to be camping in the rain on several trips we have planned in spring time.
regards, as always, jefe

[SpknTC]

It's raining as I type! This is a great in town campground with spots right on the river or day use area with a discover pass. I'm hanging for the day listening to the river flow!

[1stgenfarmboy]

We knew September on the BRPW would be risky, but like you said it's nice to just snuggle in and listen to it rain, luckily only 2 days of rain in 18, but those rainy super fogy nights when we took our last stroll around the CG before bed were very spooky.

[delosholly]

zcookiemonstar wrote:
I use to like to nap in my TT with the door open when it rained but how comfortable are you guys in the all Aluminum campers when there is a lot of lightning?

An all metal TC is a 'safe' place to be in a lightning storm, safer than a non-metal unit. The metal skin acts to direct the strike on the outside (follows the path of least resistance). Using the logic that an all metal TC would be dangerous is ignoring all the cars on the road, they are metal. I do not dismiss the fact that a direct strike can cause damage and/or injury in any type of TC.

Camping in the rain? On our 58-day Alaska trip we had rain, in some form, on 43 of the days, and we used an small 150cc scooter to do all of our sightseeing!! Thanks for GoreTex!!

[rickeoni]

Eric&Lisa wrote:

jimh425 wrote:
You do know some us live in the rainy Northwest, right? 😉 One of the things most of us learn is that we have to learn to do things in the rain, or we don't get to do anything outside half of the year.

Just where are you at in the Northwest?? I sure would like to find that mythical spot where it only rains half the year! :B

The 1/2 a year it rains here is everyday between the hours of 8am & 8pm