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05-28-2021, 02:05 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Ohio
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At Home "Campsite", what's yours look like?
Hi All,
This thought has crossed my mind many times over the years, possibly creating a nice "campsite" area at our home parking site. Mind you, I don't have a vast area, actually, our 36' National is parked at the end of our driveway, but I have a grassy area to one side and gravel to the other. Maybe this sounds silly, but for the most part, our unit is here more than travelling, and often times we will spend a night out there "camping". Anything you have done for your parking area to make it more appealing. Any pictures or ideas you may have?
(photo: usually pulled in forward where trailer is shown)
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2003 Jeep Wrangler,
Yamaha Roadstar Silverado
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05-28-2021, 04:49 PM
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Location: Windsor, CA
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Here is our home campsite, almost every weekend lately. ;-)
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05-29-2021, 07:49 AM
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Location: Sarasota, FL
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We poured a pad beside the house and brought the paver driveway up beside it.
I added 50A power and we have the cleanout to use for dump station.
Convenient place to work on it also.
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Rick and Larrie Dee
1997 40' Newmar London Aire DP CTA 8.3 (Mechanical) 325 Spartan MM
Bringing her back to her glory.
'08 Jeep GC Overland.
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05-29-2021, 08:33 AM
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05-29-2021, 08:47 AM
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Winnebago Owners Club Freightliner Owners Club
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Our rig is parked in our pole barn where it has 50 amp service. Visiting family have actually stayed in it in the past in the barn.
I am planning a family reunion this Summer and am in the process of installing 50 amp service to the parking area around the barn so cousins can park and plug in.
This area is about 200 yards from the house and lake and in deep woods with a fire pit. They should like it I would think. 
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05-29-2021, 09:30 AM
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Location: Sonoma County, Ca
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Our Camp Site at Home
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2005 Fleetwood Excursion 39J, C7 350, 2015 Chevy Colorado 4x4 Crew Cab. Simi-Retired, 4 Down & Cruising, Sonoma County, CA.Where I park it.
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05-29-2021, 10:04 AM
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Our campsite at home backs up to the Oneida river, a part of the Erie Canal.
6 months here, 6 months chasing warm weather. 
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05-29-2021, 10:48 AM
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Usually don't "camp" when stored but we have stayed in our rig a few times over the years when storms came through and knocked out power.
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05-29-2021, 12:49 PM
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Well, it's all I got... for now anyways..
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05-29-2021, 03:48 PM
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Found it!
This is a photo I saved from a post many years ago, and it is what planted the seed in my head many years ago. This is kind of what I have had in mind, a place that is attractive, holds the motorhome nicely, doesn't bother the neighbors and if you went out to it for a night, you would actually feel like you were away somewhere. BTW, looks like it, but that is not my rig!
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Carl and Valarie * 1997 National RV Dolphin 535,
2003 Jeep Wrangler,
Yamaha Roadstar Silverado
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05-29-2021, 03:49 PM
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Winnebago Owners Club Freightliner Owners Club
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Location: Mostly, South Texas
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Quote:
Originally Posted by dalej
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Wow...yeah...that's...That's pretty original.
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05-30-2021, 07:03 AM
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Newmar Owners Club
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Here’s a different approach. We built our elevated house with enough height for our RV and honored guest RVs on the other side (or a tall boat). Full hookups. Slides can be opened. On the waterfront.
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05-30-2021, 06:23 PM
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Winnebago Owners Club Freightliner Owners Club
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Quote:
Originally Posted by hogdriver
Here’s a different approach. We built our elevated house with enough height for our RV and honored guest RVs on the other side (or a tall boat). Full hookups. Slides can be opened. On the waterfront.
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that sir is just beautiful. I just hope you don't get any of those FL type hurricanes and Floodings.
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I DON’T KNOW THE KEY TO SUCCESS, BUT THE KEY TO FAILURE IS TRYING TO PLEASE EVERYBODY
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06-01-2021, 05:51 PM
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Location: Sarasota, FL
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Quote:
Originally Posted by RightUR
that sir is just beautiful. I just hope you don't get any of those FL type hurricanes and Floodings.
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That is the FL code - X feet amount above mean high tide and that usually means a 2-story building and the ground level is un-insured. The ground floor is a "knock down" area, meaning water/storm surge will knock down any walls and let the water go through. Home above should be safe.....
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Rick and Larrie Dee
1997 40' Newmar London Aire DP CTA 8.3 (Mechanical) 325 Spartan MM
Bringing her back to her glory.
'08 Jeep GC Overland.
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