Well wouldn’t you know it, holiday weekend and rain chances for storms is straight 60 percent Friday through all of next week.I have had reservations since December for this weekend. I guess I could take a tarp. Camper has not been tested in storms yet, 2002 model all original .
Go or stay home
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Mytime
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40% chance it won’t rain. I would go and see how she does.
40% chance of sun! Go & have fun… and test that camper lol!
Nice timing @Mytime lol
Go, these weatherman couldn't predict what they were having for lunch if they packed it themselves.
Tarkus
Active Member
Good way to find leaks. GO!
Oldspurs
Active Member
I would go to check out your rig. Agree with Steve, on the weatherman not getting it right. We never, ever pass up a chance for camp. Even if we sit inside, and I have beat the DW at dominoes, or gin. Enjoy the camp. See you on the trail.
jmkay1
2004 Fleetwood/Coleman Utah
Go out and enjoy yourselves. Buy a couple of rain suits for those times it rains, perhaps bring a tarp for a Just in case and give your unit a good test. You can still hike in the rain, check out the surrounding area, try a local restaurant. If rain isn’t sideways you can still sit Under the awning and just enjoy the beauty of the rain. I hung up clear shower curtain on my awning one rain storm and it worked great to keep me dry And still give mea view. I try Not to let rain stop me unless it’s a flooding rain.
bluespruce
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- Jul 6, 2011
- 123
We used to cancel camping trips when rain was forecasted when we tented but that was one of the reasons we bought a PUP. sitting in a tent in the rain is no fun but in the pup we play games or figure something else out. Take a drive, go explore something else. Forces us to get creative and think outside the box. Or, if it’s warm enough we just put on the raincoats and carry on.
go Make some memories. even being miserable can be a fond memory you can laugh about… later…
go Make some memories. even being miserable can be a fond memory you can laugh about… later…
Go! You can stay home anytime.
tombiasi
Super Active Member
Do you think I should have a salad for lunch? I wonder how many people think I should have a salad for lunch.
I wouldn't want to have a salad if most people thought I shouldn't.
Go. Pay attention to wind and awning. Take a HF big tarp if ya want. Enjoy the sound of rain on the canvas
Hilldweller
Super Active Member
Why complain; camp in the rain!
....just bring extra beer. It's always worked for me.
....just bring extra beer. It's always worked for me.
GalsofEscape
Super Active Member
they are calling for the same here in Md - we are going camping.
maryloucb
Member
- May 14, 2020
- 86
That's why you have the popup, so you can camp in bad weather! We just tent camped in a total downpour and it was still fun!
I check the Weather Channel everyday and everyday, the forecast changes. Now it looks like off/on rain on Saturday here in SE Pennsylvania and rain early morning on Sunday. No problem, at least I'm not at work. I only worry if they are calling for rain on the day I'm breaking camp. Never want to put the camper away wet and it's also a PITA to take-down in the rain.
Weather clowns on our local stations need to find another circus lol...you can get cheap lightweight Frog Tog rainwear at Wally Weird, or light ponchos. I keep Kelty tarps in 9'/12'/16' sizes, comes in handy...
jnbarrett
Active Member
Some of the best weekends I've had were supposed to be rain .... turned out as gorgeous sunny days.
I would go, bring a tarp, rope and bungies just in case you do spring a leak.
I would go, bring a tarp, rope and bungies just in case you do spring a leak.
jnbarrett
Active Member
We set our tarp up over the camper, if it's raining, we can break down the camper under the tarp and stay dry, along with the camper lol.
I bought a 30ft x 12ft tarp and bungie it to the trees surrounding to cover the camper. If no trees, then stake to the ground away from the camper ... as you lower the camper, the tarp will lower with it.
