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Hoping to take it out a couple times this year so I will just put all the trips in one thread.
Anywho, we took it out for the first time for the year (and the second time overall this past weekend.
Loaded up and ready to roll.
Kinda sorta cheated on leveling the thing...
We picked our spot on the upper loop. It is actually kind of overflow and less desirable to most... but when I roll out of bed I see nothing but trees in the distance thru the upper windows which is kinda neat. Also farther away from the lake with a little kid. And because early in the season... nobody was near us.
No idea how many loads of rock was hauled over the weekend but it was a busy weekend of hauling rock!
First night was pretty quiet, there was a light shower that moved thru but it was really nothing of note.
Saturday morning we both had to work, in the afternoon her parents found a tree house/swing set in Council Bluffs so we ran up there to pick that up which occupied most of the afternoon. Left our house in a shower with lots of thunder and lighting to beat it back to the camper which had the vent and windows open. Closed the vent and dropped the top. Then we went to the picnic area for a picnic as the storms missed the campground.
Look along the shore to the campground from a picnic area.
Back to camp in the dark to pop the top and get ready for bed... with lots of lightning on the horizon (all the horizons this time)
Camper did awesome, there was a little wind but with the "outriggers" under the rocksliders the truck hardly flinched. Rain on the metal roof is so relaxing. I was going to ride out the storm so I could open windows back up afterwards. I awoke at 7:45AM with my ipad against the wall beside me and my glasses off/unharmed between my wife and I (yikes)
Little guy got a fishing pole so we started lessons on fishing pole operations (didn't have tackle with to actually fish though) It was such a thrash to get the camper ready I forgot to grab my stuff or even get a license. With the swingset thing we didn't really have time anyway.
Hashbrowns o'brien with sausage and eggs mixed in for breakfast this morning started the day off right.
Meanwhile we switched trucks and was now hauling screenings.
Stopped for pictures at the marina and then it was off to home!
Anywho, we took it out for the first time for the year (and the second time overall this past weekend.
Loaded up and ready to roll.
Kinda sorta cheated on leveling the thing...
We picked our spot on the upper loop. It is actually kind of overflow and less desirable to most... but when I roll out of bed I see nothing but trees in the distance thru the upper windows which is kinda neat. Also farther away from the lake with a little kid. And because early in the season... nobody was near us.
No idea how many loads of rock was hauled over the weekend but it was a busy weekend of hauling rock!
First night was pretty quiet, there was a light shower that moved thru but it was really nothing of note.
Saturday morning we both had to work, in the afternoon her parents found a tree house/swing set in Council Bluffs so we ran up there to pick that up which occupied most of the afternoon. Left our house in a shower with lots of thunder and lighting to beat it back to the camper which had the vent and windows open. Closed the vent and dropped the top. Then we went to the picnic area for a picnic as the storms missed the campground.
Look along the shore to the campground from a picnic area.
Back to camp in the dark to pop the top and get ready for bed... with lots of lightning on the horizon (all the horizons this time)
Camper did awesome, there was a little wind but with the "outriggers" under the rocksliders the truck hardly flinched. Rain on the metal roof is so relaxing. I was going to ride out the storm so I could open windows back up afterwards. I awoke at 7:45AM with my ipad against the wall beside me and my glasses off/unharmed between my wife and I (yikes)
Little guy got a fishing pole so we started lessons on fishing pole operations (didn't have tackle with to actually fish though) It was such a thrash to get the camper ready I forgot to grab my stuff or even get a license. With the swingset thing we didn't really have time anyway.
Hashbrowns o'brien with sausage and eggs mixed in for breakfast this morning started the day off right.
Meanwhile we switched trucks and was now hauling screenings.
Stopped for pictures at the marina and then it was off to home!
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