billy ray

"Earle Horton" <NurseBustersNoSpam@msn.com> wrote in message
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...... At this point in life I camp out > of my Suburban. I cannot
overemphasize the importance of sleeping up off the ground in the
mountains. If I had to carry the canoe long distances on the Jeep, I would
probably investigate some kind of bumper tie down.....
>

Earle, you would have gotten a real belly laugh at my experience last Labor
Day. A couple days in the camping trip a freak storm dumped two to three
hundred gallons of water into my tent at 3 AM.

It was just like in the cartoons when I unzipped the fly and all the water
came gushing out! I stood there half asleep watching everything I owned
washing down the hillside toward the lake.

After picking up what I could find I threw all the stuff back in the tent
and crawled into the back of the WJ to sleep.

I stayed there the rest of the trip.

Nick was the only one that stayed dry. He was safe and cozy in his camp bed
above the streambed.

billy ray

"Earle Horton" <NurseBustersNoSpam@msn.com> wrote in message
news:4437c3f3$0$8434$a82e2bb9@reader.athenanews.co m...
...... At this point in life I camp out > of my Suburban. I cannot
overemphasize the importance of sleeping up off the ground in the
mountains. If I had to carry the canoe long distances on the Jeep, I would
probably investigate some kind of bumper tie down.....
>

Earle, you would have gotten a real belly laugh at my experience last Labor
Day. A couple days in the camping trip a freak storm dumped two to three
hundred gallons of water into my tent at 3 AM.

It was just like in the cartoons when I unzipped the fly and all the water
came gushing out! I stood there half asleep watching everything I owned
washing down the hillside toward the lake.

After picking up what I could find I threw all the stuff back in the tent
and crawled into the back of the WJ to sleep.

I stayed there the rest of the trip.

Nick was the only one that stayed dry. He was safe and cozy in his camp bed
above the streambed.

billy ray

"Earle Horton" <NurseBustersNoSpam@msn.com> wrote in message
news:4437c3f3$0$8434$a82e2bb9@reader.athenanews.co m...
...... At this point in life I camp out > of my Suburban. I cannot
overemphasize the importance of sleeping up off the ground in the
mountains. If I had to carry the canoe long distances on the Jeep, I would
probably investigate some kind of bumper tie down.....
>

Earle, you would have gotten a real belly laugh at my experience last Labor
Day. A couple days in the camping trip a freak storm dumped two to three
hundred gallons of water into my tent at 3 AM.

It was just like in the cartoons when I unzipped the fly and all the water
came gushing out! I stood there half asleep watching everything I owned
washing down the hillside toward the lake.

After picking up what I could find I threw all the stuff back in the tent
and crawled into the back of the WJ to sleep.

I stayed there the rest of the trip.

Nick was the only one that stayed dry. He was safe and cozy in his camp bed
above the streambed.

bowgus

Actually, a little box trailer is really good. I found it handy because
I could pack all the camping stuff dany day during the week and put the
canoe on top ... and just hitch it up and leave right away Friday after
work. And the box trailer I had was actually a boat trailer that I put
a plywood "box" onto myself. The advantage was the tongue length (ok, I
can hear the jokes forming from here) that made trailering, backing up
a little easier.

bowgus

Actually, a little box trailer is really good. I found it handy because
I could pack all the camping stuff dany day during the week and put the
canoe on top ... and just hitch it up and leave right away Friday after
work. And the box trailer I had was actually a boat trailer that I put
a plywood "box" onto myself. The advantage was the tongue length (ok, I
can hear the jokes forming from here) that made trailering, backing up
a little easier.

bowgus

Actually, a little box trailer is really good. I found it handy because
I could pack all the camping stuff dany day during the week and put the
canoe on top ... and just hitch it up and leave right away Friday after
work. And the box trailer I had was actually a boat trailer that I put
a plywood "box" onto myself. The advantage was the tongue length (ok, I
can hear the jokes forming from here) that made trailering, backing up
a little easier.

billy ray

You can get an old boat trailer free most any weekend in the summer. I see
them abandoned near the boat ramp all the time.


"bowgus" <bowgus@rogers.com> wrote in message
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> Actually, a little box trailer is really good. I found it handy because
> I could pack all the camping stuff dany day during the week and put the
> canoe on top ... and just hitch it up and leave right away Friday after
> work. And the box trailer I had was actually a boat trailer that I put
> a plywood "box" onto myself. The advantage was the tongue length (ok, I
> can hear the jokes forming from here) that made trailering, backing up
> a little easier.
>

billy ray

You can get an old boat trailer free most any weekend in the summer. I see
them abandoned near the boat ramp all the time.


"bowgus" <bowgus@rogers.com> wrote in message
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> Actually, a little box trailer is really good. I found it handy because
> I could pack all the camping stuff dany day during the week and put the
> canoe on top ... and just hitch it up and leave right away Friday after
> work. And the box trailer I had was actually a boat trailer that I put
> a plywood "box" onto myself. The advantage was the tongue length (ok, I
> can hear the jokes forming from here) that made trailering, backing up
> a little easier.
>

billy ray

You can get an old boat trailer free most any weekend in the summer. I see
them abandoned near the boat ramp all the time.


"bowgus" <bowgus@rogers.com> wrote in message
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> Actually, a little box trailer is really good. I found it handy because
> I could pack all the camping stuff dany day during the week and put the
> canoe on top ... and just hitch it up and leave right away Friday after
> work. And the box trailer I had was actually a boat trailer that I put
> a plywood "box" onto myself. The advantage was the tongue length (ok, I
> can hear the jokes forming from here) that made trailering, backing up
> a little easier.
>

Earle Horton

That's exactly what I'm talking about.

Earle

"billy ray" <billy_ray@fuseSPAM.net> wrote in message
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>
> "Earle Horton" <NurseBustersNoSpam@msn.com> wrote in message
> news:4437c3f3$0$8434$a82e2bb9@reader.athenanews.co m...
> ..... At this point in life I camp out > of my Suburban. I cannot
> overemphasize the importance of sleeping up off the ground in the
> mountains. If I had to carry the canoe long distances on the Jeep, I
would
> probably investigate some kind of bumper tie down.....
> >
>
> Earle, you would have gotten a real belly laugh at my experience last
Labor
> Day. A couple days in the camping trip a freak storm dumped two to three
> hundred gallons of water into my tent at 3 AM.
>
> It was just like in the cartoons when I unzipped the fly and all the water
> came gushing out! I stood there half asleep watching everything I owned
> washing down the hillside toward the lake.
>
> After picking up what I could find I threw all the stuff back in the tent
> and crawled into the back of the WJ to sleep.
>
> I stayed there the rest of the trip.
>
> Nick was the only one that stayed dry. He was safe and cozy in his camp
bed
> above the streambed.
>
>