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Johnny_P wrote: Tue Jun 25, 2019 9:49 am
Detroit wrote: Mon Jun 24, 2019 1:25 pm
Here it is in all its glory...

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I suspect that thing will be the go-to :gay: bangbus covering all of the :gay: havens of the SW.
That looks like a Chinatown bus :disgust: I think its time to sneak over at night and install some stickers. And maybe some cardboard wings.

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:amazing:

I mean...it's literally a fucking bus. The chassis is a Freightliner bus/firetruck chassis. Only so much you can do aesthetically with a brick.
Desertbreh wrote: Tue Oct 10, 2017 6:40 pm My guess would be that Chris took some time off because he has read the dialogue on this page 1,345 times and decided to spend some of his free time doing something besides beating a horse to death.
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Well, last camping trip this season in the books. We ended up using the glamper 10 times this season...owned the camper for 7 months. It's completely changed the game. This weekend in particular, the temps got below freezing Friday night, but fired the furnace up and it was enough to keep the chill out all night. Not "warm" by any means, but my face was comfortable, which is the biggest challenge with camping in the cold.

Everything works great on the camper. Drained all the water systems, and I'll probably add some RV anti freeze to the lines just in case there's residual water in there looking to create issues. Then it'll be into the garage once it's done and packaged away until next spring. We're already talking about hopefully starting the camping season in late April this year. We've talked at length about buying a new camper that it's better shape, but at the end of it we don't want a tall hard sided something, and I want to be able to stand up (at least most of the way) inside. That leaves us with a new pop-up, which other than the power up/down function, I fail to see the benefit over what we have now for :scrooge:

Now, for this final trip...

http://www.dnr.state.mi.us/parksandtrai ... &type=SPRK

This was the 3rd time staying at this state area. It's one of the largest state rec areas, and includes 3 camp grounds. One has hookups for bigger campers, and there's two tucked WAY back (like a 20 minute drive on narrow dirt roads) in the woods. We tried the farthest away campground first in July, then discovered the closer one has multiple private lakes around it. In August we stayed at one of those loops, and while there found the site we booked for this weekend. ON a private lake.

We arrived in the dark on Friday night, took photos Saturday...

On the way in

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The site

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We woke up to a tree having dumped all it's leaves on us overnight. It was 27 outside overnight, and that's what made the trees blow their loads.

Glamper

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Because we setup late, and it was cold, we kept the site simple. Note the complete lack of other people anywhere. We had the ENTIRE (50+ camp sites) campground all to ourselves

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Really wish I had an SUV to dirty up the back with crap and bugs with this wood...

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From the site

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On the water...

No joke, this entire lake is ONLY accessible from 3 camp sites in the campground we stayed in. It's so peaceful and untouched by humanity, it humbled me just sitting in the boat in the middle of the lake, taking it all in.

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For scale...can see the Glamper in the middle of the shore in this shot. Tiny.

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Desertbreh wrote: Tue Oct 10, 2017 6:40 pm My guess would be that Chris took some time off because he has read the dialogue on this page 1,345 times and decided to spend some of his free time doing something besides beating a horse to death.
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Looks awesome Dplac!
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Looks like it was an awesome trip
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Looks 5/7 :megusta:

About 5 pics didn't work for me :doe: :(
:wap: Where are these mangos?
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wap wrote: Mon Oct 28, 2019 11:57 am Looks 5/7 :megusta:

About 5 pics didn't work for me :doe: :(
:rage: I'll make sure they're all shared.
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Detroit wrote: Mon Oct 28, 2019 12:19 pm
wap wrote: Mon Oct 28, 2019 11:57 am Looks 5/7 :megusta:

About 5 pics didn't work for me :doe: :(
:rage: I'll make sure they're all shared.
:like:

FYI, still can't see them. Not rushing you or anything, just as info...
:wap: Where are these mangos?
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wap wrote: Mon Oct 28, 2019 2:59 pm
Detroit wrote: Mon Oct 28, 2019 12:19 pm
:rage: I'll make sure they're all shared.
:like:

FYI, still can't see them. Not rushing you or anything, just as info...
Thanks dude. I checked that google had all the images shared, but I didn't redo the links. That could be an issue, or it could just be google photos being shitty.

:(
Desertbreh wrote: Tue Oct 10, 2017 6:40 pm My guess would be that Chris took some time off because he has read the dialogue on this page 1,345 times and decided to spend some of his free time doing something besides beating a horse to death.
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Detroit wrote: Mon Oct 28, 2019 3:00 pm
wap wrote: Mon Oct 28, 2019 2:59 pm

:like:

FYI, still can't see them. Not rushing you or anything, just as info...
Thanks dude. I checked that google had all the images shared, but I didn't redo the links. That could be an issue, or it could just be google photos being shitty.

:(
I really hate tech sometimes. :|
:wap: Where are these mangos?
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wap wrote: Mon Oct 28, 2019 3:01 pm
Detroit wrote: Mon Oct 28, 2019 3:00 pm
Thanks dude. I checked that google had all the images shared, but I didn't redo the links. That could be an issue, or it could just be google photos being shitty.

:(
I really hate tech sometimes. :|
Photos in particular are getting harder and harder to share it seems.
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Detroit wrote: Mon Oct 28, 2019 3:02 pm
wap wrote: Mon Oct 28, 2019 3:01 pm
I really hate tech sometimes. :|
Photos in particular are getting harder and harder to share it seems.
If only we could direct upload to the site. :disappoint:
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Apex wrote: Mon Oct 28, 2019 3:23 pm
Detroit wrote: Mon Oct 28, 2019 3:02 pm
Photos in particular are getting harder and harder to share it seems.
If only we could direct upload to the site. :disappoint:
I'd absolutely pitch in for a "premium" option if it were available.
Desertbreh wrote: Tue Oct 10, 2017 6:40 pm My guess would be that Chris took some time off because he has read the dialogue on this page 1,345 times and decided to spend some of his free time doing something besides beating a horse to death.
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Apex wrote: Mon Oct 28, 2019 3:23 pm
Detroit wrote: Mon Oct 28, 2019 3:02 pm
Photos in particular are getting harder and harder to share it seems.
If only we could direct upload to the site. :disappoint:
That would be 5/7
:wap: Where are these mangos?
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wap wrote: Mon Oct 28, 2019 3:58 pm
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If only we could direct upload to the site. :disappoint:
That would be 5/7
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Love the lake trip.
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Great pics Chris. I saw no screwing. :disappoint:
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Johnny_P wrote: Thu Feb 09, 2023 3:21 pm Earn it and burn it, Val.
max225 wrote: Mon May 01, 2023 5:35 pm Yes it's a cool car. But prepare the lube/sawdust.
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Detroit wrote: Mon Oct 28, 2019 3:00 pm
wap wrote: Mon Oct 28, 2019 2:59 pm

:like:

FYI, still can't see them. Not rushing you or anything, just as info...
Thanks dude. I checked that google had all the images shared, but I didn't redo the links. That could be an issue, or it could just be google photos being shitty.

:(
Or you could just say I'm not going to waste 3 hours of my life having tech issues with telling you guys about a nature trip.
Detroit wrote:Buy 911s instead of diamonds.
Johnny_P wrote: Thu Feb 09, 2023 3:21 pm Earn it and burn it, Val.
max225 wrote: Mon May 01, 2023 5:35 pm Yes it's a cool car. But prepare the lube/sawdust.
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Desertbreh wrote: Wed Oct 30, 2019 12:44 am Great pics Chris. I saw no screwing. :disappoint:
Those were the 4-5 pics that didn’t link properly.
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Desertbreh wrote: Thu Oct 17, 2019 3:05 pm DFD. The forum where everybody makes the same choices and then tells anybody trying to join the club that they are the stupidest motherfucker to ever walk the earth.
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razr390 wrote: Wed Oct 30, 2019 12:48 am
Desertbreh wrote: Wed Oct 30, 2019 12:44 am Great pics Chris. I saw no screwing. :disappoint:
Those were the 4-5 pics that didn’t link properly.
:like:
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Johnny_P wrote: Thu Feb 09, 2023 3:21 pm Earn it and burn it, Val.
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Desertbreh wrote: Wed Oct 30, 2019 12:44 am Great pics Chris. I saw no screwing. :disappoint:
Cameras were down for that activity.
Desertbreh wrote: Tue Oct 10, 2017 6:40 pm My guess would be that Chris took some time off because he has read the dialogue on this page 1,345 times and decided to spend some of his free time doing something besides beating a horse to death.
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Desertbreh wrote: Wed Oct 30, 2019 12:45 am
Detroit wrote: Mon Oct 28, 2019 3:00 pm
Thanks dude. I checked that google had all the images shared, but I didn't redo the links. That could be an issue, or it could just be google photos being shitty.

:(
Or you could just say I'm not going to waste 3 hours of my life having tech issues with telling you guys about a nature trip.
Good point.
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razr390 wrote: Wed Oct 30, 2019 12:48 am
Desertbreh wrote: Wed Oct 30, 2019 12:44 am Great pics Chris. I saw no screwing. :disappoint:
Those were the 4-5 pics that didn’t link properly.
Probably. :rage: :|
:wap: Where are these mangos?
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Need to update this...after flirting with buying a new glamper, we decided to :pinshit: ours. Painted cabinets, new floor, replacing the counters, new vent with fan, fixing random broken stuff. It's just about done and our first camping trip is scheduled for the beginning of April. So stoked.
Desertbreh wrote: Tue Oct 10, 2017 6:40 pm My guess would be that Chris took some time off because he has read the dialogue on this page 1,345 times and decided to spend some of his free time doing something besides beating a horse to death.
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Detroit wrote: Sat Feb 29, 2020 9:02 am Need to update this...after flirting with buying a new glamper, we decided to :pinshit: ours. Painted cabinets, new floor, replacing the counters, new vent with fan, fixing random broken stuff. It's just about done and our first camping trip is scheduled for the beginning of April. So stoked.
:notbad:
In4 :pinshit: pics.
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