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Old Apr 23, 2020 | 07:35 PM
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This was last year, down on the Columbia River in Oregon.....by all the water falls. It was a great vacation, Oregon really has nice campgrounds.... We have 4 trips planned so far this year, hope it still happens


 
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Old Apr 23, 2020 | 10:11 PM
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Only 4 trips planned for the whole year? We are in Ohio and have used ours 3 times this year before the lockdown for Covid19, and going to Indiana next weekend... I figured most people used their camper 10 to 12 times a year?
 
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Old Apr 24, 2020 | 07:33 AM
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Only 4 trips planned for the whole year? We are in Ohio and have used ours 3 times this year before the lockdown for Covid19, and going to Indiana next weekend... I figured most people used their camper 10 to 12 times a year?
Where in Indiana, State Parks are not open yet to camping?
 
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Old Apr 24, 2020 | 09:06 AM
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Only 4 trips planned for the whole year? We are in Ohio and have used ours 3 times this year before the lockdown for Covid19, and going to Indiana next weekend... I figured most people used their camper 10 to 12 times a year?
we are lucky to get 6 or 7 local weekenders.

ours is still in the shed. It is just now dry enough to pull it out without getting stuck or making big ruts.

None of the state parks have opened the comfort or dump stations yet. Sites are available, but where do you dump at the end of your trip?

10 - 12 times a year for us would mean 2 or more times a month.

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we only have one planned so far this year. And we aren’t sure if that will get canceled or not since it is a huge jamboree with hundreds of campers and thousands of visitors. Other than that I can’t convince the wife that camping is safe and appropriate.
 
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Old Apr 24, 2020 | 10:44 AM
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Other than that I can’t convince the wife that camping is safe and appropriate.
What? We went last weekend, no state parks open but private parks are, and everyone and the park was very respectful of our current situation.

Our group has camped 3 times this year thus far. Had reservations to Mother Neff, which is really hard to get, only to be dealt this.... Hopefully the beaches open soon.
 
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but where do you dump at the end of your trip?
A lot of the guys on the RV sites use macerators like this, and send it down their outside sewer clean out at their homes. They all say 100' and 10' incline no problem with 3/4" garden hose. I'm highly considering just so I don't have to leave early and wait at times in dump line.

it was $149 last week, must have been a run on them
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Old Apr 24, 2020 | 04:14 PM
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Originally Posted by Paul Spencer
Where in Indiana, State Parks are not open yet to camping?

Your right! A few weeks ago they were and we went... now they arent. Camping here in Ohio opens again in 2 weeks, made a reservation and many more at State Parks. I think with the reservations we have now, and our 3 times out so far that will put us at 10. Plus going to the Kings Royal at Eldora and William's Grove summer nationals will make it 12 times. Trying to go between 13 and 17 times this year. I even bought 2 2000 watt inverter generators so we can boondock at racetracks now.
 
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