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Re: Homeless Cat -- Now Spotacus' Legacy
I have just discovered this post and have read every one! I started at the very beginning a few days ago and have been sitting, reading here and there since, whenever I have time. It's a great story and would make a good book! I have two cats also, so can relate and I love the stories about the hummers and the deer! I will be keeping up with the reading as you write :-)285Views0likes0CommentsRe: How necessary is a pantry for fulltiming?
I don't know which I would rather have. Both are important. We have thought that our next upgrade would be to a "toy hauler" so we could have storage and utility room at the back (We don't have toys). Hubby is a cook, so food storage is very important.373Views0likes0CommentsRe: Large dog issues or problems?
We have a few rules about dogs at our park but they are not breed specific. Dogs have to be on a leash at all times. We are inside the city of Kelowna, so have no choice about that one. I would like to add an off leash dog park, and have the space, but the fencing for it is prohibitively expensive! The only dog I have ever had a serious problem with was a little pomeranian that kept getting loose, aggressively chasing people around the park to bite them, trying to bite anyone that came to her door and barking outside incessantly very early in the morning. I've never had a problem with a big dog, nevertheless, any dog has to be well behaved or is not welcome. It's all about liability and the complaints of other guests. We also encourage everyone to keep their pets inside at night, even the big dogs, because of the close proximity of a large family of coyotes that come into the orchards and around the edges of the campground at night. It's not a rule, but we do warn the guests about it. The coyotes are a serious threat to pets.348Views0likes0CommentsRe: Canadian Campground Pics
Stone Mountain is a huge Provincial Park, so no cottages there but even outside of the park area, there are few cottages. There's no cell phone or internet coverage without using satellite and the nearest town an hour's drive away. It's great if you want is to "get away". North Ontario is beautiful too!397Views0likes0CommentsRe: Need advise on how to get RV
You might consider getting a job as a campground caretaker where they will provide you a spot to park, power, propane, gas etc plus pay while you work. Some Provincial campgrounds here in BC will even provide the camper for you too!It's what we did when we started and we loved it! Look on Kijiji for used campers and trucks.341Views0likes0CommentsRe: New To RV'ing
We started with a small camper trailer, 16' with a small bathroom, pulled with an F150. We barely got up some steep hills in the mounains, going slow with the heater on to keep it from overheating. It was fine for the first summer when we lived outside much of the time anyway. Not long after we went bigger and bought our basic 5th wheel and also an F350 to tow it. No more towing problems. We still find the basic 5th wheel to be a bit too small for long term living and might buy a bigger one with slides the next time we upgrade campers.332Views0likes0CommentsRe: Alaska Hwy fuel stops- see original posting
There are a lot of gas stations on the Hwy but some are often out of gas or the machines are down, ditto for the propane. We work camped up there for two summers and it was often a problem. So, get it while you can should be the motto when travelling up there.255Views0likes0CommentsRe: Thinking of doing it but would like more info
We did the workamping thing in north BC on the Alaska Hwy and saved enough to live through the winter in our RV, after driving south to warmer weather. We took care of a 28 site park together, but one of us could easily have done the job. Everything but food is provided for you so we saved quite a lot. It helps that we have no bills, other than truck insurance and health insurance. There's no phone or internet at the campground. We had to drive to the nearest cafe/lodge to use theirs but they didn't mind. If you don't mind wilderness camping yourself, you can make quite a lot on the Alaska Hwy as a workamper.529Views0likes0Comments
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