Traveler Posted May 25, 2023 Report Share Posted May 25, 2023 Glamping - whatever you do and call it. Taking a four day trip up to Elkin, going to listen to a local band Saturday night (I hope they don't suck) and otherwise enjoy three full days of idle-ness. This is a down and dirty trip, just need to get away from the responsibilities of home and associated bullshyte. I'll post pictures of this quick trip, then maybe follow with past, full blown two week-at-the-lake setups. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt.Cross Posted May 25, 2023 Report Share Posted May 25, 2023 Elkin is a nice area, our plant manager lives there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Traveler Posted May 30, 2023 Author Report Share Posted May 30, 2023 So here is our "four day get outta town" set. Quick deploy, maximum relaxation and quick takedown. Met a couple behind us, Robin and Wesley, good folks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Traveler Posted May 30, 2023 Author Report Share Posted May 30, 2023 Now this is us two weeks at "the lake" - Kerr Lake - huge, VA and NC. For the past 6 years or so, we have done two, two week pack outs to specific lake side sites, we tend to camp with two other couples, we trade cooking chores, always have dinner together, sometimes late breakfast together, Mickey and I usually go out on the water at @6am and fish(?) till 9. He fishes, I enjoy the peace. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armed Eye Doc Posted May 30, 2023 Report Share Posted May 30, 2023 Looks like a great place to get away from life's BS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cunuckgaucho Posted May 31, 2023 Report Share Posted May 31, 2023 I know a great spot in the desert for relaxing , honestly the fishing sucks but shooting is just steps away, royalty wishes it could feast like we do and the entertainment doesn't stop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
98Z5V Posted May 31, 2023 Report Share Posted May 31, 2023 There we go, brother - now we're talking... We hit it this weekend, but the only pics I have are of the food!... I'll post those up soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Traveler Posted May 31, 2023 Author Report Share Posted May 31, 2023 18 hours ago, Armed Eye Doc said: Looks like a great place to get away from life's BS. YES!!!!LOL! If only for a little while! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
98Z5V Posted June 1, 2023 Report Share Posted June 1, 2023 Here's some of the food from last weekend. Kelly (you Fall Shoot guys remember him) made 5lbs of shredded Prime Chuck, and we went after it with the sandwiches. Kenny and Shawn provided all the sides. Lunch that wanted to put you to sleep. Kelly even made his home made apple pies, which rival his cheese cakes, as far as "badass Chef" goes... The fixin's... The "Food Tent..." Here's the apple pie - even with ice cream, in the desert... Sunday night, I fired up the Arkansas Beef Casserole in the 14: dutch oven. @JBMatt lovingly calls this the "Alabama Possum Stew..." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Traveler Posted June 1, 2023 Author Report Share Posted June 1, 2023 I feel for ya having to put up with those eats! Thats real punishment! 🙄 Looks like a lot of fun! Gotta visit AZ (or where ever there is a friendly desert) one day... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
392heminut Posted June 1, 2023 Report Share Posted June 1, 2023 At 68 I'm all about 'glamping'! Here's my rig; A friend of ours took us to this site on the Mimbres River a couple of weekends ago, it's about an hour and a half from the house and we definitely plan on camping there later this summer. No way we could get that 5th wheel in there, but we have a little 20' Prowler and a portable generator for places like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
98Z5V Posted June 2, 2023 Report Share Posted June 2, 2023 9 hours ago, 392heminut said: but we have a little 20' Prowler and a portable generator for places like that. That thing is badass, brother. The renovation you did is amazing. You gotta put up some pics of that camper. I love that thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Traveler Posted June 2, 2023 Author Report Share Posted June 2, 2023 15 hours ago, 392heminut said: ... we have a little 20' Prowler and a portable generator for places like that. That little spot on the river looks like perfection! The big rig is home away from home My wife and I bought a new pop-up in 1999, bump out dinette - it was great, especially camping in tight spaces along rivers and creeks. I could always bull it around to face the way we wanted it to face so you KNOW we always walked outside facing the water!! One weekend in NJ (Memorial Day 2000 I think), the heat index was 115 and humid enough that we needed Draeger's; that was all it took for her to decide she wanted A/C and less outdoor take down. We ended up with a 33' Layton for a number of years - ducted A/C was a lifesaver at the time. Nowadays I like to sit in my OZTent Gekko chair, coffee and pooch and just watch the surface of the lake as everything begins their day or ends their night. Blue Herons are some outstanding hunters! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
392heminut Posted June 2, 2023 Report Share Posted June 2, 2023 19 hours ago, 98Z5V said: That thing is badass, brother. The renovation you did is amazing. You gotta put up some pics of that camper. I love that thing. I don't have any pics of it! I guess I should take a couple the next time I get it out. Shouldn't be too long, the fresh water tank is leaking. I need to pull it out and either try to plastic weld it or buy a new tank. We're hoping to paint the outside of it later this summer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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