Another great camping season has drawn to a close here in the Northeast United States. Well, I'm sure there are people out there camping and there are some campgrounds still open, but the majority of the area closes November 1st for the winter and will reopen next April once the temps are back up above freezing. This year we had a lot of great trips and especially perfect weather for all of them. Most importantly, we spent a lot of time together as a family and enjoyed the outdoors, from here in PA to Assateague Island, MD, we were able to enjoy camping with each other and friends we made along the way.
Prior to our last camping trip at Little Red Barn, we decided to move the camper from our current storage/parking location up to my MIL home. This property is large and had ample room to make a parking pad for the camper. After scavenging some timber beams that were on the property, we called and had 4 yards of 3/4 Modified-minus stone mix delivered. Wow, that stuff is dense and like raking/shoveling concrete, but it made a very nice pad. All the kids helped too, which made it even better.
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| Spreading the pile of Modified mix for our new parking pad |
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| Compacting the nearly level pad using the lawn tractor |
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| Parked, awaiting the final cleaning |
The weather was nice for a good cleaning so I pulled out the checklists I made last season and and began on the interior. Compartments were emptied and wiped out, and the kids placed the items in the van for the trip home. Everything was done quickly and neatly, and then it was time to RV antifreeze the lines, water pump, and tank. Took a little while, and almost 2 full gallons of the pink stuff until the water pump was able to pick up the solution and pump it thru the lines. Everything was now done inside, and I began to close the camper back up. A walk around the outside, completing the list of items on the checklist as I went, and it was time to put the cover on nice and secure for the winter weather and cold winter winds.
Till April my friend,....
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