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Re: 70 through Colorado
Colo Native wrote: Do you have a diesel? If so it will be a little faster the uphill climbs will so you down some. I tow a 10000 lbs TT with a diesel and I can go up most of the hills around 50-60 mph, But I have lived in Colorado all my life so I am very comfortable towing in the mountains. There are really 2 different spots that will slow you down going up to Eisenhower tunnel and Vail Pass. No diesel. Just a big van pulling a big trailer! We've traveled a good amount of the country so we've done mountains before but this particular stretch is new. As I'm planning for stops etc I'm trying to have a good idea of how much longer it will take us than the GPS predicts. Thanks!491Views0likes0Comments70 through Colorado
We will be traveling to Bryce in September from Indiana. Our route has us taking 70 through Colorado. We are pulling a large TT. I'm trying to get an idea of how much longer our trip will be since we are driving through the mountains. We've never traveled that route before. How much do the mountains slow you down? TIA2.2KViews0likes11CommentsRe: Zion
They have room...just a max of 8 per site and we exceed that and they will make no exceptions. dedmiston wrote: Jesshopes wrote: We will be in Utah in the Fall...planning a stop at Zion. I tried to book Zion River Resort and they can not accommodate us. Other favorite parks in the area? We have a 37 ft TT and a lot of kids. I'd keep checking with ZRR to see if they have any cancellations between now and then. The only downside to that park is that they're militant about "no kids" in the spa. That spa is SO inviting, but they won't allow any little people in it.614Views0likes0CommentsRe: Zion
The campground sounds fantastic but with the size of our group and the number of days we are going to be staying I don't think we can go without full hookup :( Desert Captain wrote: Watchman is where you want to stay and this far out you should be able to get a site that will accommodate your rig. Go online and check it out, I think you will be pleasantly surprised. :C613Views0likes0CommentsRe: Zion
Thanks! I have the Good Sam app. I thought I'd get some first experience before I made a decision. azdryheat wrote: GO to the top of this page and push the RV PARKS button to begin your search. We've been all over the country and Good Sam has helped us immensely finding the RV parks in unfamiliar territory. Oh, and download the Good Sam app to your phone. With the wife driving, I'll use the app to find a place to spend the night. Works great.616Views0likes0CommentsRe: Keeping cool while boondocking
toedtoes wrote: BizmarksMom wrote: Holy mackarel! They are spending one night without air conditioning. When I was a kid, we spent weeks in a tent - where it got into the 90s. Yes, there was some complaining, but we all survived. Nobody got dehydrated. Nobody got heat stroke. We have all gone on to camp in our adult lives. Some of you are talking like this will be the worst experience ever for the kids. I think part of that was to the wording of the OP. The problem with forums is that you can only respond to what you read. The title "keeping cool while boondocking" and the desire to "run a couple fans" because it "will be warm" is subject to how each reader interprets "cool" and "warm". One person interprets warm as 100 degrees, another 70 degrees. One person interprets "keeping cool" as cooling the air another as moving the air around. Also, as the majority of posters on this forum are middle age and above, they are subjecting their own ability to handle various temperatures to the situation. I couldn't agree more. As the OP I will absolutely concede that terms like "warm" and "cool" and "hot" are relative. Which is exactly why I would expect that people would answer my question...which was do you have an advice for running a few fans while boondocking. Truly if people had stuck to that question than the purpose of the forum would have been served. That's the question I asked and it was the only question I had. The problem is that some of the people (some answered my question very effectively) decided that it was important that I hear their opinion on everything from the size of my family to whether-or-not it was humane to boondock in warm weather with a large family. It is completely illogical for anyone to argue that I should have given MORE information. I asked the exactly question I wanted answered. Period. Furthermore, it is completely beyond my understand why any person in a forum such as this would take a rude and condescending tone. It certainly wasn't in response to a similar tone from me. Before I responded to any comments I was judged, talked down to, and insulted. It's part of the reason I didn't respond to the wrong assumptions that it was going to be sweltering (which still doesn't matter). I was taken aback by the way people were talking about my family and my choices. For crying outside I had my priorities questioned. Why on earth would it be anyone in this forum's job to question my priorities. I can guarantee that my children have better manners than many of the people who responded to this post. (I don't have a problem with your response Toedtoes...if this came across that way)656Views0likes0Comments
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