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Re: Truck camper and beach camping Cape Cod
Depends. There are three main RV beach camping areas on Cape Cod. A portion of the National Seashore up at the tip near Provincetown, Sandy Neck State Park, not far from the canal on the Cape Cod Bay side, and a portion of the National Seashore accessed from Orleans. All three limit the number of RVs allowed on the beach at one time. And I believe that all three have been all or partially closed for several weeks while piping plovers hatch and fledge. I can't give you a likelihood of access but you might get more useful information by googling "ORV access" for each of: "Provincelands", "Town of Orleans", and "Sandy Neck Park".185Views0likes0CommentsRe: Anti Freeze in Black Tank
I sometimes camp in below freezing weather and here's what I do. My camper and many others (I think) have diverter valves for easy winterization. You throw the valve and then just take the short piece of hose which is directly connected to the pump and stick it in a bottle of the pink stuff and run the various faucets until they run pink. When finished winterizing, I leave the hose set up with a full bottle of pink stuff (jamming the bottle so it doesn't move around). Then when I flush, I'm flushing with the pink stuff. All other water usage is from bottled water. Your mileage may vary but on at least one occasion I booondocked for two nights with dead batteries (so no heater) with temperatures of -1F and 0F at dawn. No problem observed and was able to dump without problems when I returned home (warmer temps but still around freezing).447Views0likes0CommentsRe: Crew Cab or Regular Cab
Went from a regular cab to an "extended" cab because I drive with the seat all the way back leaving no room in the regular cab for any seatback adjustments to change position on long hauls. One down-side I noticed which is probably exacerbated in a full crew cab - my view down into the bed while loading is more limited than it was with the regular cab. I do value the extra storage and also it's convenience. For one example, on a photography trip around Yellowstone last year, I was making numerous stops at promising locations. I also found it a lot more convenient to just open the back truck doors to get cameras, big lenses, tripods, etc. Going around and climbing up into the camper 3 or 4 times at every location to get all the stuff out would have gotten very old after twenty stops or so.611Views0likes0CommentsRe: FYI/ what say you
The devil is in the details. I suggest you read every word of the actual warranty. For instance, what kinds of failure trigger the warranty? Is is absolutely no questions asked or will you have the hassle of proving that the failure was not caused by something you did or didn't do? Is there ever a situation where it will be pro-rated rather than a completely free replacement? And so on...and so on... Pardon my cynicism but in my experience, the actual warranty is never as comprehensive as the advertised catch phrases suggest.299Views0likes0CommentsRe: Shawme Crowell State Park, Sandwich MA
I don't think the camp is full, I suspect the reservation outfit doesn't handle reservations for off season camping and so they just show all sites as full. The park is "open" for camping only April-Oct. While the MA energy and environmental affairs web site - http://www.mass.gov/eea/agencies/dcr/massparks/region-south/shawme-crowell-state-forest.html - says off season camping is available, there is no indication on the site of how to access it. Maybe you just show up? FYI, if you don't already know it, Sandwich is probably 4 -5 hours from NYC on a good day.202Views0likes0CommentsRe: Which Differential for Truck Camper
I drive a 6.0L 2011 extended cab 3500 with the 3.73 ratio. Here is a very specific example of what I experienced over a 6,611 mile trip last spring. I carry a Lance 920 (about 2700 lbs, so lighter than yours, but I'm probably not much under your 4000 lbs. when traveling cross-country). In any case, with holding tanks empty but everything else loaded (including 2 passengers) it weighed in at 11,160 lbs. I'm pretty much a speed limit plus 5-10 driver. I found the 3.10 to provide more than adequate power for this rig. Note, however, for what it's worth, the trip was on relatively flat country with no climbing to speak of. Gas mileage experience with the 3.73: -Cape Cod to Sycamore, IL (slightly west of Chicago) - 11.8mpg -Sycamore to Yellowstone - 8.9mpg (staggering headwinds) -Within and around Yellowstone on the NP roads (1,020 miles at 45 mph but with numerous stops and starts) - 12.2mpg -Yellowstone back to Sycamore - 8.9mpg (included some city driving in Montana and again forceful headwinds. Yes, headwinds coming west and going back east! Makes me think of my Dad who walked a mile to and from school, uphill both ways! -Sycamore to Cape Cod - 11.7mpg That's it for what it's worth; the good, the bad, and the ugly (699 gallons of gas).267Views0likes0CommentsRe: Best in the US?
Another way to think about planning the trip: 8 weeks is a lot of time to put together for a trip and not a span of time you will often have - at least not for me, even in retirement - so I would skip locations that are close enough to cover on more normal trips of shorter duration. For me (also an east-coaster), that generally means driving like blazes for 3-4 days (stopping only when sleep is needed at rest stops, flying J, Walmart, etc.). That way I start sightseeing at places I can't practically reach in a 1 or 2 week trip. So my initial target (where real camping and sightseeing start) is likely to be Montana (Tetons, Yellowstone, Glacier) and then points west from there. With eight weeks you even have a shot at Alaska. Have a great trip.467Views0likes0Comments
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