What State? When is your first 2023 trip? What will be the predicted weather?

[Warfarin]

Goblin Valley is a 1 day excursion. But it is located within the San Rafael swell which is large by huge and weeks worth of stuff to look at and do. Last year my wife and I spent 4 days there. Two of them exploring for 8 hours (in our truck) and the only road we took twice was the one heading to our camper. Lots and lots of room for wilderness camping. Not a hookup in sight. It was nice not to have to leash our dogs. They took off and I watched them go until they were specks then whistled and waited for about 30 min for them to make their way back. Nobody around us for miles. 1st things to knock of the list in the Swell is the little Grand Canyon and Buckhorn wash.

 

[Grandpa Don]

High winds again today. Currently 20 mph with gusts to 30. It's going to be that way all night! I'm getting so bored that I might have to go to Walmart and walk around the aisles.

 

[Big John Dude]

We're scheduled for next weekend (4/14to 4/16) as the temps are predicted to be in the middle 80's and blue skies here in northeast Pa. Going to Slumber Valley campground in Tunkhannock Pa for Fri and Sat night for our shakedown cruise in our new pup. (New to us, 2006 Fleetwood Highlander Niagra highwall). We have 2 other families and were lucky enough to get three sites together along the creek. Only drawback is the well is out and there is no water service.

 

[Hilldweller]

BTW, we're at Sweetwater Campground on Allatoona Lake all this week. Lows might dip to the high 40s and highs might peak in the low 80s. Right now it's a little bit hazy, warm, and fairly dry. Was absolutely gorgeous this morning.

 

[vagov]

1st trip out this year is next week. Here in my hometown of PA. For the Raccoon. Dutch oven gathering…weather, extended. Forecast calls for partly cloudy. 66degrees. My prediction. Probably rain. Either way. I will be out there

 

[kudzu]

1st trip out this year is next week. Here in my hometown of PA. For the Raccoon. Dutch oven gathering…

Does raccoon taste okay cooked in a Dutch oven?

 

[vagov]

Does raccoon taste okay cooked in a Dutch

Does raccoon taste okay cooked in a Dutch oven?

Not sure. But I’m going to guess and say everything taste like chicken !

 

[Big John Dude]

We're scheduled for next weekend (4/14to 4/16) as the temps are predicted to be in the middle 80's and blue skies here in northeast Pa. Going to Slumber Valley campground in Tunkhannock Pa for Fri and Sat night for our shakedown cruise in our new pup. (New to us, 2006 Fleetwood Highlander Niagra highwall). We have 2 other families and were lucky enough to get three sites together along the creek. Only drawback is the well is out and there is no water service.

Well, so much for the first trip from hell....lol. 86deg and i had more problems than I could shake a stick at. All my fault though, except for the broken receiver on my truck.

 

[Hilldweller]

Feliz Cinco de Mayo. We're still here and the weather has been mostly great all week. But they said there might be some rain coming so I put out the awning and made breakfast burritos. Please note the tactical apron.

 

[jonkquil]

well, I thought I'd post in my own thread. First trip out this year, May in Oregon, predicted weather........ see pic!!! I envy you campers in the warmer States!

 

[LBLjeepster1]

My first trip this year, and in my camper was local, Land Between The Lakes. In the shadow of !n old firetower. Clear but cool

 

[WalterFamilyWA]

Our first will be to a local state park just after memorial day for a weekend, to get things sorted out... then, a solo trip coast to, almost, coast, to central penna. where it'll be a month and a half at a campground while clearing up and prepping the old family home in 17844 to sell. Then the solo drag back west to go back to work until retirement.

 

[theseus]

Here in Ohio, we have seen people out with thier PUPs since early April. I personally have camped each month since February, but I have a TT so that doesn't count.

 

[RebKam]

Missouri! We're headed out for our maiden voyage to a state park nearby for two nights. Current forecast (surely will change by the weekend) is scattered thunderstorms all weekend.

 

[Gary&Robin]

Also from Missouri. Our first trip will be the first week of my wife's retirement (HS math teacher). We'll spend the week at Arrow Rock SP starting on Memorial Day.

 

[kudzu]

well, I thought I'd post in my own thread. First trip out this year, May in Oregon, predicted weather........ see pic!!! I envy you campers in the warmer States!

Welcome to my camping world, though, we get plenty of sun in between the torrents. We, oddly, get more rain than the PNW but also more sunny days. That saying “when it rains it pours” applies to us in SE USA. Hope you got some sunny days at some point.

 

[Anthony Hitchings]

We just go back from a week+ in Idaho. It was too soon, so we stopped the trip half way through. Roads closed, campgrounds closed, and so forth. Wild hot springs flooded out.

 

[Susan Premo]

Feliz Cinco de Mayo. We're still here and the weather has been mostly great all week. But they said there might be some rain coming so I put out the awning and made breakfast burritos. Please note the tactical apron.

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Did you buy or make your awning, we have an older aliner. Looks nice.

 

[kudzu]

Did you buy or make your awning, we have an older aliner. Looks nice.

Have you checked PahaQue? They make one like that.

 

[Susan Premo]

Have you checked PahaQue? They make one like that.

No, I just like the look, we have a clam, small one, it has 3 covers for the sides.
It's good enough, I do want to get a canopy.