Caution Daisy, Gerald always copyrights his responses be sure to give
him credit for the critters. Sounds great to be at the park solo.
No generators, barking dogs chasing coons up the trees. It has been
almost 75 here in Illinois. Of course it is Southern Illinois. Can't
wait to finish my 69 caravel.
Buffed and polished
Dan Childress
>> This seems a little silly from where I am, sitting in the hot sun just
>> north of El Paso, TX, but I'm gearing up to write an article for
>> Airstream Life about winter camping. I've been assigned to find people
>> who have done this and talk to them about what it was like, why they do
>> it, how it feels to be snug while the snow flies. If you use your
>> Airstream as a base for skiing or snowmobiling or ice fishing or
>> snowshoeing, I would like to hear from you. Or if you just like to get
>> out there when the campgrounds are empty, and the tourists and snowbirds
>> are gone.
>>
>> I'm not supposed to write about the hows of doing it, the nuts and bolts
>> of keeping warm and not freezing something, just the fun part. Someone
>> else is going to do things like how much propane you need or how to dry
>> camp in a winterized AS. Just the whys, and the whats.
>>
>> If you have any pictures of winter camping bliss, I can maybe use those too,
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Daisy ( Anthony TX/NM)
>>
>I've not been out in snowy times yet, but in October and March,
>sometimes April, I've found many state parks may be open but there's no
>one at the host camper and they don't have the self service tickets or
>the box set up. So camping is free. So far electricity has always worked
>and the (sometimes pit) toilets have worked though the hot water wasn't.
>At night those places are quieter than home on the farm in Iowa, though
>sometimes there can be quite a bit of critter (raccoon, deer, rabbit)
>traffic.