Date:         Wed, 1 Sep 2004 21:21:10 -0400
Reply-To:     Ron Tipton <uther@DRAGONHOME.ORG>
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From:         Ron Tipton <uther@DRAGONHOME.ORG>
Subject:      Re: From a Westy, to a "Motorhome" ?? Seeking advice (LVC)
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I have to say that I agree with the both the following.  At least as far
as the type of place to camp goes.  Now the "No way any kind of RV
can access that" and "The roads I go on won't accomodate the RVs"
depends on the type of RV.  It's certainly true for most RVs but I go
to the same sort of places in my RV.  I can go most anywhere there
are roads.  I do have to worry about size.  The RoadDragon is fairly
tall and wide, but I've been down lots of jeep trails, BLM and other
non-maintained roads.

r

On Sep 1, 2004, at 7:49 PM, Bob Stevens wrote:

> "With my syncro, I like camping in National Forests. Head up on to the
> fireroads, pull into one of the dead end roads, pop the top and you're
> there. Nobody else around." ...... or National Parks.........
>
> One of my favorites in spring and late summer/fall, in the Canyonlands
> is
> the White Rim trail. No way any kind of RV can access that but you can
> do
> the entire 100+ miles of it, camping along the way in several sites,
> under
> the stars, miles from any light and noise pollution. Stupendous
> experience.
>
> Bob Stevens
> '87 Westy Syncro
> http://groups.msn.com/BobsPhotoShare/moabampcanyonlands.msnw
>
>
>
>
> ----Original Message Follows----
> From: Kim Brennan <kimbrennan@MAC.COM>
> Reply-To: Kim Brennan <kimbrennan@MAC.COM>
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: From a Westy, to a "Motorhome" ?? Seeking advice (LVC)
> Date: Wed, 1 Sep 2004 19:13:57 -0400
>
> Aye, but there are different types of camping. For my money, the LEAST
> favorite is to stay at a "campground". Over crowded (often) and noisy.
>
> With my syncro, I like camping in National Forests. Head up on to the
> fireroads, pull into one of the dead end roads, pop the top and you're
> there. Nobody else around.
>
> I've done this in the George Washington National Forest, Monogahela
> National Forest, and Olympic National Forest. I believe you can do this
> in just about any Bureau of Land Managed  area (most western National
> Forests). Rules vary in the east.



Ron Tipton
IT Specialist III
Laboratory for Information Technologies
University of Tennessee