BDR's Maiden Voyage Massacre!!!

[BigDaddyRog]

You guys have seen these pics on the "Pics of your set up at other campgrounds" thread.....but the details of the trip after the pics may make you feel very glad NOT TO CAMP WITH ME!!!!!


Lake Fausse Point State Park, Louisiana.


Not a bad campground....but you must bathe in insect repellent!!!

Our site (#44):

http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t296/dj_bigdaddyrog/p_00292.jpg
http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t296/dj_bigdaddyrog/p_00295.jpg



The rear of the site, some great views:
http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t296/dj_bigdaddyrog/p_00296.jpg
http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t296/dj_bigdaddyrog/p_00301.jpg

Our own pier:
http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t296/dj_bigdaddyrog/p_00297.jpg

Some random shots from the nature trails(Bring mosquito spray, and lots of it....it you have a machine gun, the mosquitos may be more responsive to that!!!)
http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t296/dj_bigdaddyrog/p_00298.jpg

Hidden deer in the red circle:
http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t296/dj_bigdaddyrog/p_00303.jpg

9-10 foot gator in the center(cell camera...sorry!)
http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t296/dj_bigdaddyrog/p_00302.jpg

This lady was giving birth right on the trail!! (She was quite the hisser)
http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t296/dj_bigdaddyrog/p_00299.jpg

local wildlife:
http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t296/dj_bigdaddyrog/p_00082.jpg
http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t296/dj_bigdaddyrog/p_00080.jpg

One of the parks playgrounds:
http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t296/dj_bigdaddyrog/p_00078.jpg

This parks Comfort Stations are pretty darn clean, although old as the hills. There is a great splash area/water playground for the kids, the sites are nice enough...but the real draw of this campground are the nature trails....ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL!! (if you can see through the mosquitos), and there are tons and tons of gators in the lakes and bayous.

Now....when first arriving,we were charged for 4 nights instead of 3. I brought this to the attention of the staff member who booked us.....it took 45 minutes and 3 phone calls for her to refund my $18 dollars!!! I dont know or care why......but by the time I finally walked out of the Park Office I was furious enough to kill!!! Gina and the kids were "trying" to wait in the truck because the office is relatively small....but in that 45 minutes...nature called for all 3 of them (Gina, Tori,and Kenzi), on one of the trips back into the office to let one of the kids use the bathroom...Gina trips on a tree root and hits the ground!!! No real injuries....just some frustration!!
Since it took a full 45 minutes to refund my money....its obvious that we weren't dealing with any genius' here......there were 2 campers waiting to check in....and,yup.....this was no quick, organized routine that they could knock out in 10 minutes.....it was a good 20 minutes for each camper to get checked in....which added another 40 minutes to my original 45 minutes because I was nice enough to move my truck from the check in lane so as to not hold up traffic!!!!Now Imat the back of the line!!!!!! I JUST WANNA GET TO MY SITE PEOPLE!!!!!

Ok...now we're in....it takes me 3 tries to get the camper backed in to the site....not too bad....I was expecting this to take me close to an hour, but I got it done in under 15 minutes. Its 207 degrees in the shade..if the breeze was blowing! I get the camper unhooked, raise the top, lower the stabilizers slide out the beds and turn on the AC.......um........the AC......I TURN ON THE AC!!!!! ***??????? THE AC WONT COME ON!!!!!! IM MELTING!!!!!LITERALLY!!!! AAAUUUUUGGHHHHHH!!!!!

I forgot, in order to slide the king size bed in,the AC had to be unplugged because the track for that bed slides across where the AC cord drops down to the plug....after 5 minutes of crying in a fetal position, I remembered this important little fact and jumped for joy that I was retarded enough to not remember this!!! I was happy because I realized I was stupid!! So I plugged the cord in and WA-LAAH............WA-LAAHHHHHHHHHHH..........I said WA-Fricken-LAAHHHHHH!!! ***???? Its broken!!! Its broken,my tripis ruined,my worlds falling apart and Im sweating like a ***** in church on Sunday!!!! Apparently, when the idiot who unplugged the AC cord didnt turn the AC OFF before unplugging it. WHat a MORON!!! So I figured out that the breaker was tripped, flipped the switch...and THANK GAWD...the AC WAS FINALLY BLASTING!!! This trip has been ANYTHING but relaxing up to this point!

Ok, so the ACs on, the beds are slid out, the top is raised, the stabilizers are down. We're good. Right? Right. Except.....why are there 1000s of caterpillars everywhere??? They are falling out of the sky like some biblical plague!!! Every tree surrounding our site is FILLED with caterpillar nests!!!! They are harmless, and relatively cute....but,Im sorry....when I look down and see a caterpillar on my cheek...I tend to freak out a little(its a manly kinda freakin out!) regardless of how fuzzy they are and knowing they dont sting....it still sends a shock down my spine! So, I learn to get over it,or deal with ot....or at least shop flailing my arms and screaming like a little beyotch everytime one lands on or crawls on me!

At about 2pm,were are completely set up, and ready to relax finally. So we take the kids over to the pool......where's the pool...I know that I read online that there is a pool at this park. They must have it hidden in the rear of the park...wheres that damn park map?? There's no pool on this map, honey!!!! THERES NO POOL!!!!! THATS IT....I QUIT!!!! There is no pool...but there is a very cool little water playgrounf splash zone thingy....its nearly 612 degrees...so that little puddle in the middle of the park is lookin pretty damned amazing right about now! Theres another family there, but they seem pretty cool, dads about my age, he has tatoos and a shaved head....the kids are close to my kids'ages....I aint gonna try to act like anything Im not....so I lay down on the ground right under the best water spitting device there and dare anyone to tell me to move! It was blissfull! My fat ***...laid out on the playground, spread eagle, like a humongus retarded 9 year old bully!!!Things are getting better.

It was a seriously rough start to what turned out to be a really nice 4 day trip.Aside from the water being too muddy to actually catch any fish(didnt stop me from spending hours with a line in the water), and the mosquitos acting like a well trained military unit whose main goal,is to seek and destroy...and they were good at it...but I knew this when I decided to head to this park.Ive been here before as a cabin camper and knew the skeeters were relentless, so we brought PLENTY of deep woods repellent.

The days passed quickly,and Thursady morning came fast. Breakdown went MUCH smoother than set-up. it only took us about 45 minutes to be ready to hit the road after waking up. My only request to Gina was that they wait for me to take a shower after the breakdown and before we hit the road. fair enough request.I did allof the physical labor of packing up...she handled all of the throwing the luggage into the back of the truck....all of the luggage EXCEPT MINE!!! MY CLOTHES WERE LEFT IN THE CAMPER! The camper I JUST finished closing up(closing up a POP-UP means cranking down the roof....not the easiest thing to raise backup)...so since all of my clothes are locked in a folded down camper....I have no realreason to take a shower...whats the point in showering and putting back on my sweat drenched stinky clothes? So...on the road againand Im, FOR ONCE,....glad that I have no sense of smell...and that everyone elses noses work JUST FINE...SMELL MY ANGER.....YOU THOUGHTLESS FEMALES!!!!! I DO feel pretty gross though.

The trip home is good...the kids are laughing at nosense in the back seat...Gina's screaming at them tobe quiet before they cause me to wreck...me silently enjoying true quality family chaos. I love these bunch of *******es...they are MY *******es!!! About halfway home...they kids are craving Popeyes Mashed Potatoes...weirdos! So I pul loff the I-10 into some little no name spot that has nothing to offer except for a trucker casino, an odd named gas station (something like Luke's Pretty Petrol Hole or something ultra redneck like that), and....you guessed it....a POPEYES!!!! Yay!

We grub down...slurp the grease from our fingers. and get back on the road...as Im slowing to guage my entrance onto the interstated...BAM BOOM SLAM!!!!!!!! What the hell!!!! I jump out and I dont see any dead bodies...so Ive got that going for me! The damn trailer coupler slid off of the ball and into the rear of the truck...thank god for the safety chains, they caught it before any damage was done...but it did scare the hell out of us. I didnt have the latch locked with anything other than faith that it wouldnt become unlatched!!!! Im not the smartest guy youve ever met...trust me.I have no problem admitting this. So, sitting on the shoulder of an on-ramp to the I-10, I, as quickly as I can,raise the tongue up and back onto the balldouble check everything, and "tape a screwdriver" into the lock hole of the latch...figuring that would get us tothe next exit that is only about a mile up the road...close enough that I can actually see it.

We get there with no incident, I get out,step to the rear to remove the taped on screwdriver...and of coarse...its already gone! I half expected it to be gone. Irun into this truck stop to grab a lock for the latch....its amazing how much more locks costs when your on the road at a truck stop in the middle of redneckville. Well, $14 is a bit much for a lock...considering I can get one at home for 5 bucks. I buy a Keychain for 3.99 and it does the trick just fine. We head to the house, figuring everything is secure and safe...and we're all good.

We make it to Mandeville, our exit off of I-12...we're 3 minutes from home!!! Its been an eventful but good week. We're turning onto our street...2 stop signs to go. Here's the first stop sign....BAM BOOM SLAM!!!!! AGAIN?!?!?!?!?! Again. this time, its obvious that I didnt have the tongue all the way down on the ball judging by the gash ripped into the to pof the ball. This time the safety chains got eaten up pretty good...and the wiring was grinded in two. All easy fixes,no dents to the truck...no visible damage to the camper....but JESUS....what if this had happened on the hiway????/ And WHY DIDNT IT HAPPEN on thehiway? As UNLUCKY as I am.....I GUESS Im, at the sametime...AS LUCKY AS THEY COME!!!

We hook it up....get it home.I back it into the drive way with 2 cars on one side in UNDER 5 MINUTES!!!!! Im getting better with the backing in than I thought I would.

My clothes are STILLin the camper...I havent opened it upyet for fear that the interior may be destroyed from slamming into the back og my truck not once, but twice. I feel like everything is ok in my mind until I know differently...and I dont need to know differently until I need my underwear!!! This could be weeks!

I'll let you guys know how the inside is by Sunday.

[PrincessNana]

Great trip report!!! I can't wait to read the next installment. I laughed so hard, I cried. It was like Deja Vu, our first pop up camping trip 25 years ago.
They're still the best memories we have ( us, our kids and my niece and nephew who went everywhere with us).

[Mickey Mobile]

BDR looks like you had a event filled Maiden Voyage. Glad to here that there was no real damage when the trailer came off! :scared1: The more trips you make you will get a system down to setting up and breaking down so you can enjoy that quality family chaos time together. The campground looked nice, but its not the Fort. Thanks for the trip report it was some good reading :lmao: and brought back some memories of our first few trips.

[des1954]

You, my friend, tell one helluva tale!!! :thumbsup2 :lmao: :lmao: :thumbsup2

[Shan-man]

Ummm, welcome to camping dude!

ROFLOL!

:santa:

[disney4dan]

Rog, glad to hear you had a great time. I had a utility trailer pop off once and it scared the heck outta me.

That photo of you and Gina looked like you were getting into full blown, campin' relaxin' mode.

I'm sitting here on the couch because the weather was supposed to be raining again (past 11 days) and as I type this I am looking at clear skies and sunshine :confused3

We were supposed to be at Mt. Ascutney State Park for the weekend to go see the hot air balloon festival in Quechee, VT. Maybe we'll just do a road trip tomorrow, bring a picnic lunch somewhere. Save the camping for the next weekend at the beach!

[Born 2 Fish]

Rog, you are a man's man, :thumbsup2
Isn't it great learning from live experience,,and yet,,you know that you LOVED IT !!:lmao: It only gets better each time out,,and all the bugs will get worked out,,(not the skeeters).
Loved the trip report ! :thumbsup2

[DaveInTN]

I love these bunch of *******es...they are MY *******es!!!
:rotfl2::rotfl2::rotfl2::rotfl2::rotfl2:
Seriously.....ROTFLMAO!!

You are seriously an awesome trip reporter. You should take up comedy writing. Thanks for the laughs, and glad you survived your maiden voyage!

[DisneyBishops]

Dang Rog i can't believe you manned up and admited your error with the latch on the hitch.

I would have just sworn that it was defective when i bought it. That would be my story and I'm sticking to it.

Being the man i am i couldn't have ever done anything wrong.

[Minnie&Mickey]

Great trip report! I can't remember the last time I laughed so much reading a report! Glad you made it safely home. Just remember, the next trip will be so much better!

[AuburnJen92]

Dang Rog i can't believe you manned up and admited your error with the latch on the hitch.

I would have just sworn that it was defective when i bought it. That would be my story and I'm sticking to it.

Being the man i am i couldn't have ever done anything wrong.

:rotfl2:

[LORNADUCK]

BDR my DH and I Just laughed our *** off. Great trip report. I love telling our stories but am not good writing them. Our friends and family call us the Griswalls, we have had some great adventures, but that is what it is all about. You will look back and laugh.

[3gr8kids]

OMG Rog. Seriously. LMAO. I definitely want to go camping with you. No joke.

[LONE-STAR]

That was a TCD quality trip report :thumbsup2 with a MAD tv twist :rotfl2: and a PG-13 rating. Every trip gets better as you get use to doing everything. You will find faster ways of doing everything. Great report and keep us posted.

[LarryJ]

You guys have seen these pics on the "Pics of your set up at other campgrounds" thread.....but the details of the trip after the pics may make you feel very glad NOT TO CAMP WITH ME!!!!!


Lake Fausse Point State Park, Louisiana.


Not a bad campground....but you must bathe in insect repellent!!!

Our site (#44):

http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t296/dj_bigdaddyrog/p_00292.jpg
http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t296/dj_bigdaddyrog/p_00295.jpg



The rear of the site, some great views:
http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t296/dj_bigdaddyrog/p_00296.jpg
http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t296/dj_bigdaddyrog/p_00301.jpg

Our own pier:
http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t296/dj_bigdaddyrog/p_00297.jpg

Some random shots from the nature trails(Bring mosquito spray, and lots of it....it you have a machine gun, the mosquitos may be more responsive to that!!!)
http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t296/dj_bigdaddyrog/p_00298.jpg

Hidden deer in the red circle:
http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t296/dj_bigdaddyrog/p_00303.jpg

9-10 foot gator in the center(cell camera...sorry!)
http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t296/dj_bigdaddyrog/p_00302.jpg

This lady was giving birth right on the trail!! (She was quite the hisser)
http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t296/dj_bigdaddyrog/p_00299.jpg

local wildlife:
http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t296/dj_bigdaddyrog/p_00082.jpg
http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t296/dj_bigdaddyrog/p_00080.jpg

One of the parks playgrounds:
http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t296/dj_bigdaddyrog/p_00078.jpg

This parks Comfort Stations are pretty darn clean, although old as the hills. There is a great splash area/water playground for the kids, the sites are nice enough...but the real draw of this campground are the nature trails....ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL!! (if you can see through the mosquitos), and there are tons and tons of gators in the lakes and bayous.

Now....when first arriving,we were charged for 4 nights instead of 3. I brought this to the attention of the staff member who booked us.....it took 45 minutes and 3 phone calls for her to refund my $18 dollars!!! I dont know or care why......but by the time I finally walked out of the Park Office I was furious enough to kill!!! Gina and the kids were "trying" to wait in the truck because the office is relatively small....but in that 45 minutes...nature called for all 3 of them (Gina, Tori,and Kenzi), on one of the trips back into the office to let one of the kids use the bathroom...Gina trips on a tree root and hits the ground!!! No real injuries....just some frustration!!
Since it took a full 45 minutes to refund my money....its obvious that we weren't dealing with any genius' here......there were 2 campers waiting to check in....and,yup.....this was no quick, organized routine that they could knock out in 10 minutes.....it was a good 20 minutes for each camper to get checked in....which added another 40 minutes to my original 45 minutes because I was nice enough to move my truck from the check in lane so as to not hold up traffic!!!!Now Imat the back of the line!!!!!! I JUST WANNA GET TO MY SITE PEOPLE!!!!!

Ok...now we're in....it takes me 3 tries to get the camper backed in to the site....not too bad....I was expecting this to take me close to an hour, but I got it done in under 15 minutes. Its 207 degrees in the shade..if the breeze was blowing! I get the camper unhooked, raise the top, lower the stabilizers slide out the beds and turn on the AC.......um........the AC......I TURN ON THE AC!!!!! ***??????? THE AC WONT COME ON!!!!!! IM MELTING!!!!!LITERALLY!!!! AAAUUUUUGGHHHHHH!!!!!

I forgot, in order to slide the king size bed in,the AC had to be unplugged because the track for that bed slides across where the AC cord drops down to the plug....after 5 minutes of crying in a fetal position, I remembered this important little fact and jumped for joy that I was retarded enough to not remember this!!! I was happy because I realized I was stupid!! So I plugged the cord in and WA-LAAH............WA-LAAHHHHHHHHHHH..........I said WA-Fricken-LAAHHHHHH!!! ***???? Its broken!!! Its broken,my tripis ruined,my worlds falling apart and Im sweating like a ***** in church on Sunday!!!! Apparently, when the idiot who unplugged the AC cord didnt turn the AC OFF before unplugging it. WHat a MORON!!! So I figured out that the breaker was tripped, flipped the switch...and THANK GAWD...the AC WAS FINALLY BLASTING!!! This trip has been ANYTHING but relaxing up to this point!

Ok, so the ACs on, the beds are slid out, the top is raised, the stabilizers are down. We're good. Right? Right. Except.....why are there 1000s of caterpillars everywhere??? They are falling out of the sky like some biblical plague!!! Every tree surrounding our site is FILLED with caterpillar nests!!!! They are harmless, and relatively cute....but,Im sorry....when I look down and see a caterpillar on my cheek...I tend to freak out a little(its a manly kinda freakin out!) regardless of how fuzzy they are and knowing they dont sting....it still sends a shock down my spine! So, I learn to get over it,or deal with ot....or at least shop flailing my arms and screaming like a little beyotch everytime one lands on or crawls on me!

At about 2pm,were are completely set up, and ready to relax finally. So we take the kids over to the pool......where's the pool...I know that I read online that there is a pool at this park. They must have it hidden in the rear of the park...wheres that damn park map?? There's no pool on this map, honey!!!! THERES NO POOL!!!!! THATS IT....I QUIT!!!! There is no pool...but there is a very cool little water playgrounf splash zone thingy....its nearly 612 degrees...so that little puddle in the middle of the park is lookin pretty damned amazing right about now! Theres another family there, but they seem pretty cool, dads about my age, he has tatoos and a shaved head....the kids are close to my kids'ages....I aint gonna try to act like anything Im not....so I lay down on the ground right under the best water spitting device there and dare anyone to tell me to move! It was blissfull! My fat ***...laid out on the playground, spread eagle, like a humongus retarded 9 year old bully!!!Things are getting better.

It was a seriously rough start to what turned out to be a really nice 4 day trip.Aside from the water being too muddy to actually catch any fish(didnt stop me from spending hours with a line in the water), and the mosquitos acting like a well trained military unit whose main goal,is to seek and destroy...and they were good at it...but I knew this when I decided to head to this park.Ive been here before as a cabin camper and knew the skeeters were relentless, so we brought PLENTY of deep woods repellent.

The days passed quickly,and Thursady morning came fast. Breakdown went MUCH smoother than set-up. it only took us about 45 minutes to be ready to hit the road after waking up. My only request to Gina was that they wait for me to take a shower after the breakdown and before we hit the road. fair enough request.I did allof the physical labor of packing up...she handled all of the throwing the luggage into the back of the truck....all of the luggage EXCEPT MINE!!! MY CLOTHES WERE LEFT IN THE CAMPER! The camper I JUST finished closing up(closing up a POP-UP means cranking down the roof....not the easiest thing to raise backup)...so since all of my clothes are locked in a folded down camper....I have no realreason to take a shower...whats the point in showering and putting back on my sweat drenched stinky clothes? So...on the road againand Im, FOR ONCE,....glad that I have no sense of smell...and that everyone elses noses work JUST FINE...SMELL MY ANGER.....YOU THOUGHTLESS FEMALES!!!!! I DO feel pretty gross though.

The trip home is good...the kids are laughing at nosense in the back seat...Gina's screaming at them tobe quiet before they cause me to wreck...me silently enjoying true quality family chaos. I love these bunch of *******es...they are MY *******es!!! About halfway home...they kids are craving Popeyes Mashed Potatoes...weirdos! So I pul loff the I-10 into some little no name spot that has nothing to offer except for a trucker casino, an odd named gas station (something like Luke's Pretty Petrol Hole or something ultra redneck like that), and....you guessed it....a POPEYES!!!! Yay!

We grub down...slurp the grease from our fingers. and get back on the road...as Im slowing to guage my entrance onto the interstated...BAM BOOM SLAM!!!!!!!! What the hell!!!! I jump out and I dont see any dead bodies...so Ive got that going for me! The damn trailer coupler slid off of the ball and into the rear of the truck...thank god for the safety chains, they caught it before any damage was done...but it did scare the hell out of us. I didnt have the latch locked with anything other than faith that it wouldnt become unlatched!!!! Im not the smartest guy youve ever met...trust me.I have no problem admitting this. So, sitting on the shoulder of an on-ramp to the I-10, I, as quickly as I can,raise the tongue up and back onto the balldouble check everything, and "tape a screwdriver" into the lock hole of the latch...figuring that would get us tothe next exit that is only about a mile up the road...close enough that I can actually see it.

We get there with no incident, I get out,step to the rear to remove the taped on screwdriver...and of coarse...its already gone! I half expected it to be gone. Irun into this truck stop to grab a lock for the latch....its amazing how much more locks costs when your on the road at a truck stop in the middle of redneckville. Well, $14 is a bit much for a lock...considering I can get one at home for 5 bucks. I buy a Keychain for 3.99 and it does the trick just fine. We head to the house, figuring everything is secure and safe...and we're all good.

We make it to Mandeville, our exit off of I-12...we're 3 minutes from home!!! Its been an eventful but good week. We're turning onto our street...2 stop signs to go. Here's the first stop sign....BAM BOOM SLAM!!!!! AGAIN?!?!?!?!?! Again. this time, its obvious that I didnt have the tongue all the way down on the ball judging by the gash ripped into the to pof the ball. This time the safety chains got eaten up pretty good...and the wiring was grinded in two. All easy fixes,no dents to the truck...no visible damage to the camper....but JESUS....what if this had happened on the hiway????/ And WHY DIDNT IT HAPPEN on thehiway? As UNLUCKY as I am.....I GUESS Im, at the sametime...AS LUCKY AS THEY COME!!!

We hook it up....get it home.I back it into the drive way with 2 cars on one side in UNDER 5 MINUTES!!!!! Im getting better with the backing in than I thought I would.

My clothes are STILLin the camper...I havent opened it upyet for fear that the interior may be destroyed from slamming into the back og my truck not once, but twice. I feel like everything is ok in my mind until I know differently...and I dont need to know differently until I need my underwear!!! This could be weeks!

I'll let you guys know how the inside is by Sunday.

Too funny, but glad you had a good time and things will only get better. You're still not at Robin Williams RV level, but close :rotfl:

Having lived in Biloxi, Ms. during my Boy Scout years I hear you on the skeeters camping. We camped one weekend on Dear Is. and lived under "smug pots" and in jungle hammocks and still got eaten alive.

Our first camping experience almost 40 years ago was tenting it and after leaving the Smokey Mtns. at our next stop we opened the trunk where we had all our supplies to find cereal, TP, cardboard shredded everywhere. We had picked up a hitching mouse that had set up residence in the inside of the back seat cushion. Off to the store to get a couple of mouse traps and of course had to completely empty the car and clean up the mess, but we got that hitchiker in short order. It's those types of things that you will remember and laugh about decades later even with your kids when they are grown. I know we still do with some memories camping with our 31 amd 36 year old sons to this day.

Larry

[RvUsa]

Rog my man, you made my day already!!!! Awesome story as usual. You have more you know whats than me to admit that you had the trailer fall off 2 times!!! :lmao::lmao:

Admit it, you are already thinking about this trip with a goofy smile on your face. You will remember this trip for the rest of your life.

Oh and by the way, DUDE you are looking seriously skinny, way to go!!!:thumbsup2

[liv luvs disney]

I don't know what you do for a livin', but you should seriously consider stand-up comedy! :rotfl2: GREAT trip report!! Sounds like there is NEVER a dull moment in your family...at least with you around! :lmao:

[vick]

Loved the report Rog! You know how to tell a story.

[des1954]

Rog would do GREAT with stand-up comedy. The only problem is, he's too much of a family man to ever leave Gina & the kids to hit the road on tour. For that, I give Rog a lot of credit. To those who have never had the great pleasure of meeting Rog either in person or on this board, it's their loss.

Rog is the "real-deal, whole package". And the really good thing is, he is losing some serious weight which means we should have him around a LOT longer!!

Have a "ball" with the pop-up. (Pun intended)

[bama_ed]

Oooookay, ready to go camping again next weekend? :lmao:

We went camping once over the 4th of July at Lake Eufala, a state park in Alabama. It said on the Internet that the lake had a little beach for campers so being so hot on the drive down I was looking forward to it. Got there to find signs posted all around the beach, "BEWARE OF ALLIGATORS". (no mention of THEM on the Internet). Needless to say we didn't swim. So like you looking for the pool and finding none, we had none either and left two days early to come back home.

Rog,

we all have similar stories of our first times. You'll get better the more often you do it.

Bama ED

PS-at Gulf State Park two weeks ago they are building a pool (seriously!).

PPS-for everyone who bet, who had the over/under at 3 attempts to back in? I had drawn "8". Whoever had 3 can come forward and claim their prize .:happytv:

[DaddyDon]

Great trip report!:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

[Tiggntaz]

BDR,

Don't worry man we all have been there, well maybe not unhicking on twice on the road. :cool1:

Just one question...

where was the cart? :confused3

[lisa8200]

congrats Rog. All in all it doesn't sound like a bad trip. You'll figure out all the best ways to do things. I know you'll love it...Oh,,and you look good man, keep it up..

[BigDaddyRog]

Safe and sound in my garage!!! LA State Parks wont let ya use golf carts on their property.


We're heading out again today to Bayou Segnette State Park for a quick couple of days.....hopefully I'll remember all my recently learned lessons and this trip wont be worth reporting on!!! No news is good news. I know many of you guys get a kick out of my sitcom style mis-adventures...but Im due for a nice boring trip with no follies to have to admit to!! We're bringing the grandson this time....so chances are there will be something terrible to report on come Wednesday!! Jeeez, I hope I can bring him back in one piece!!!

[BigDaddyRog]

Mornin Mike......thanks man.We're learning! Ya see....ya CAN teach the old dog a new trick every once in a while:)

[djblu883]

like the new camper Rog! and your family looks happy to be there...sorry to hear your woes of first time camping in the new digs but you sure gave a great report!!! you always make me smile...I remember my first camper I bought used and decided to take it to Natchitoches La. I had 4 flat tires...one at a time...took me 2 days and a head hair to make it there....no one told me I needed anti sway bars....totaled it on a back road...took the freaking state troopers 4 hours to get there and the tow truck wouldn't take the camper away til they came...and they gave me a ticket although NO ONE was involved in the wreck...I was going 35 so NOT speeding...but they said if there is a wreck they have to give some type of ticket!!!!!...straight line winds got me on a hill...not my fault!!!!! sheesh!...anyway have lots of camping fun in the future...and try b-9 skeeters can't stand the way you smell when you take that stuff!!!

[clkelley]

Sounds like a GREAT trip!! You made it home without major damage to anything, and learned a lot about doing it better next time!!

Curious, did you get the water dripping situation fixed??

Heading out again already??!! Wow, I guess working in the entertainment industry does have it's advantages some times, working weekends, off some during the week!!

[2goofycampers]

First off, I LMAO,:lmao: secondly, I'm glad you guys know enough about camping to not have let this first trip dampen your enthusiasm. You do look thin Rog, way to go.

Hope round 2 with the Dear GS goes much smoother. :goodvibes

[ntsammy5]

Rog,

you need to write a book

[auntie]

Wow :eek:... Rog..that's some first trip.
I thought we were the only ones who had adventures like that. Our first trip included a trip to ER, when we thought my then 9 year old son broke his neck. I will say people start moving fast, when they think there's a child with spinal injuries. He walked out two hours later, with a neck brace and motrin.:rolleyes1 Then when we broke camp to leave...it poured:umbrella:...I mean like the heavens opened up. Insult to injury..it followed us ALL THE WAY HOME. Bob was drenched when he got in the truck..but I got in first and gave the kids the "big eyes"..which is mother speak for "talk and your dead"...or in this case.."your father will kill you,pirate: so act as if this was the best time of your life and you freakin' love being soaked to the skin." Insult to injury..the rain followed us all the way home. A three hour trip on I95 with road work the entire way. You couldn't put a hair between the trailer and the cement wall barricades. Oh..and the dog:dog: came back with a tick on his ear from the adventure.

I guess every camper has these types of experiences. Either that or they're VERY good liars if they say they haven't. ;)

I think it's why people who camp enjoyed the movie RV..while it really was kind of a flop. We have a whole other appreciation for those type of mishaps. :lmao:

Do you have a sewer connection Rog...:confused3 Just wait until you've been "baptized"....:laughing:

[AuburnJen92]

Do you have a sewer connection Rog...:confused3 Just wait until you've been "baptized"....:laughing:

Oh the baptizing....that is a story all in itself...

A right of passage I say....:rotfl2:

[stky6]

At least you didin't see that camper passing you on the highway that looks just like yours!:thumbsup2

[BigDaddyRog]

Wow :eek:... Rog..that's some first trip.
I thought we were the only ones who had adventures like that. Our first trip included a trip to ER, when we thought my then 9 year old son broke his neck. I will say people start moving fast, when they think there's a child with spinal injuries. He walked out two hours later, with a neck brace and motrin.:rolleyes1

We actually spent the day at the ER yesterday! Kenzi, my 6 yr old fell and we thought she broker her arm.They took 10 xrays,but said they couldnt be sure if their was a break or not, but if it was,it wasnt too bad because it wasnt showing up. Ace bandaged her and we were back at the camp after a couple of hours!
Then when we broke camp to leave...it poured:umbrella:...I mean like the heavens opened up. Insult to injury..it followed us ALL THE WAY HOME. Bob was drenched when he got in the truck..but I got in first and gave the kids the "big eyes"..which is mother speak for "talk and your dead"I KNOW those eyes...Gina gives that same warning to ours when Im having Rog moments!!...or in this case.."your father will kill you,pirate: so act as if this was the best time of your life and you freakin' love being soaked to the skin." :lmao: This is SO exactly us!!Insult to injury..the rain followed us all the way home. A three hour trip on I95 with road work the entire way. You couldn't put a hair between the trailer and the cement wall barricades Those little cement walls make me nervous as all heck!!. Oh..and the dog:dog: came back with a tick on his ear from the adventure.

I guess every camper has these types of experiences. Either that or they're VERY good liars if they say they haven't. ;)

I think it's why people who camp enjoyed the movie RV..while it really was kind of a flop. We have a whole other appreciation for those type of mishaps. :lmao:

Do you have a sewer connection Rog...:confused3 Just wait until you've been "baptized"....:laughing:No...this camper doesnt have a sewerage hose,no potty. We have a sink...but Ive never hooked water up to it yet...probably never will. And if the sewer scene is inevitable for every rv owner...I DONT WANT IT!!!!!:scared:

We're here at Bayou Segnette...they actually have wirless internet, and thats a nice little bonus that I wasnt expecting. This trip has been pretty calm,except for the trip to the ER...which, to be honest....I was excited about! Just to have something to do....this park BLOWS! Its not very big,the pool was closed yesterday(Monday), the fishing sucks unless you have a boat, the nature trails are basicly a walk through some really tall weeds. And of the 50 or so campsites.......about 3 of them have some shade for a small portion of the day!!! The heat index is 106, its just been too hot to leave the camper!! My oldest daughter has already taken the grandson back home....he was going NUTS stuck in this little pop-up, poor little guy!!! I have to say tough...the sunset yesterday was like a religious experience.It was beautiful and every color in the 64 box of crayons was present in the sky. It was a nice conclusion to a hot boring day.

Today the pool is open...so we will spend most of our time getting skin cancer there instead of the ER. And Im sure I'll throw a line into some puddle of water again...last night as the sun was going down and the gators were starting to stir, I saw several really large garfish surface and splash around some. I mean REALLY LARGE, like 4-5 feet!!! No one eats gar in my family, and they have usually refused to bite on anything I ever use as bait...but today could be a different kinda day! We'll see.

[bigdisneydaddy]

I hate to kick you while you are in the learning process but I noted a buildup of black brake dust on the front wheels of that nice new Ford, you need to get on that soon.........:lmao:

[mouseketeer_mom]

After finding out that others have had some flippin' hilarious "first time" out stories, (BDR, I laughed until I cried) I just gotta share a little romantic excursion the hubby and I took our first time out alone.

First of all, we had a redneck timeshare. For those of you that don't know what that is; it goes like this:

Wife: "Babycakes, those big fancy motorhomes sure are purdy!"
Hubby: "They sure are Peaches but them is pricey."

Hubby to Father: "Me and Peaches sure would like one of them big fancy motorhomes."
Father: "Me and Mama been thinkin' on it too!"
Hubby to Father: "But them is pricey."

Father to Hubby's Brother: "Your brother and I have lookin' at them big fancy motorhomes, but your brother thinks them too pricey"
Brother: "Heck, Pop, I'd like one too!"
Father: "Well, a third of one of them big fancy motorhomes ain't too pricey!"

So, you get yourself a calendar and everyone writes down their "reservations" and the redneck timeshare is born! (yeah, we've since had kids and needed more room than the "timeshare" allowed so we've moved on to a TT of our own but we started our love affair with camping the hard way)

Anywho, Dh and I decided that a nice romantic weekend was in order. I was just about 6 weeks pregnant with our first and we were ready to spend the weekend in the great outdoors. Wanting to try someplace new, we consult the Woodalls and lo and behold we find the "Tri Lakes Campground and RV Resort". We pack up the MH on a Friday evening and hit the road.

We arrive at our "resort" about 8:30 on a summers eve and I have just enough daylight left to be concerned. I'm not sure if it was the jeep with tractor tires that ran us off the road coming in or dog droppings I stepped over to get to the check in desk, but something just seemed to say that calling this place a "resort" could be a little like calling the local jail "the county's hospitality facitlity".

But, it was late and we had high hopes of fishing in one of the "tri lakes" the next day so we pulled into a campsite, hooked up and decided to watch a movie and just get some sleep. Just snuggling up to the DH, I here a loud "pop" and a dog starts barking like crazy. I raise up and peak out the back window looking in the general direction of the barking. I see nothing, no dog and no explanation for the "pop". :confused3 I slide back down in bed. "POP"! I look again. I then realize why I couldn't find the dog. Appearently, at the "Tri Lakes Resort", dogs live in luxury and I had not looked high enough for the dog because I did find him. Chained up just two campsites down and one back from ours. Chained to a couch..... and the couch was conveniently placed on top of their picnic table. The loud pop I was hearing was their travel trailer door. Being slammed. Regularly. By both the male and female occupants. See, everytime you finish your beer at the "Tri Lakes Resort" it's customary bang open your door and toss your beer can into the back of your truck. It's preferrable to do this while screaming obscenties at your wife but we would soon learn that it's acceptable to scream obscenties at whoever is there when you've drained your beer. We figured this out at about 2:00 AM when the wife of neighbor appearently called the police on her Romeo and he began to shout obscenties at them and received a complimentary ride to become a resident at the county's hospitality center!

Ahh, peace at last. VROOOOOOOOM! And we look again. Well, lookee here! The owner of jeep with no tags and the tractor tires has decided to comfort the wife of our neighbor:rolleyes1

When we get up the next morning, we noticed that all but about 6 of the campsites (and ours is one of them) has the travel trailer on cinder blocks and the tires have all been appearently sold for beer money. (Come on, I totally get selling the spare for beer money, but not the ones you actually need to move your TT) The Tri lakes turn out to be the 3 puddles, two actually contained water. So, no fishing, no neighbors, and lacking the neccessary tractor tires and canine condo to join the locals, we decided to move on.

Now you might think this would be the end the tale but do you remember at the beginning of this post when I mentioned I was pregnant? Yep! So, after a hearty breakfast of a banana and a very LARGE glass of cranberry juice, we decide to hit the very long and very very windy road to another campground. Mind you I try to hold on to my breakfast but between the baby in my belly and motion sickness it seriously starts to think of revisiting. Eventually, I have to ask hubby to pull over and he finds the first place. A church parking lot. But not just any church parking lot; a very nice Seventh Day Adventist church parking lot. Now, it's Saturday morning and who can tell me where practicing Seventh Day Adventist are? ... Yes? ... Yes? You in the back?...

That's Right! They are in church! And just as they emerge they see a woman, fresh from a night in hell, projectile vomit, in red all over their sanctimonious parking lot. It was beautiful! Good Stuff I tell ya! I could have crawled under the nearist rock. I was stuck between wanting to explain and just wanting to escape before they all ran back in to the church.

Surely this is the end of our adventures, right? A woman could suffer no more humiliation or strife on one iddy biddy romantic weekend!

We travel on to a campground we know to be a decent place and have pleasent afternoon, a great evening hike and even some fair fishing. When we got to bed it's safe in the knowledge that our closest neighbors are the boy scout troop that's kinda situated around the corner as we are at the end of a "loop" and there is a pretty steep drop off behind us.

Now for the romantic part. Yep! Sunday morning comes along and after a pleasent evening, it turns out to be "romantic" Sunday morning.;) Now, a motorhome has the bedroom in the rear, past the rear axles in our case. Because of the slope of the campsite, the rear of the motorhome had to be elevated a bit to keep us level. And, well, as we adults know, there is a little movement involved with the aforementioned "romance". Is anyone getting the mental picture yet?? Anyone? Anyone?

Yes, very nice!:scared1: Once the "romance" has ended, I realize the motorhome is still..... well.... you get the picture.
Needless to say, I'm sure the scout master appreciated having to explain the "young couple". :rolleyes1

So, there you have it! mouseketeer_mom's most memorable camping trip.

[BigDaddyRog]

BRAVO!!!!!!!! That was the best story Ive ever read!!!! I feel like Ive been through NOTHING tough compared to you....that should be a movie...it would blow Robin Williams' "RV" away!!!!! Tri-Lakes....we should all get together there one weekend and match Bubba & Loraine beer for beer!!!

Thanks Mouseketeermom...that was VERY entertaining!!!!:lmao::lmao::lmao:

[BigDaddyRog]

I hate to kick you while you are in the learning process but I noted a buildup of black brake dust on the front wheels of that nice new Ford, you need to get on that soon.........:lmao:

I change the dirt on my truck every 3000 miles!!!!:banana:

[stacktester]

Shannone1 that used to come here a lot had a funny story over on rv.net about her and her hubby on their honeymoon. They had borrowed a pup from someone and the site they were given at a campground was right next to the store. She said she was in the store one morning and overheard some ladies talking about the newlyweds in the pop up and she said she ran from the store in embarassment lol.

[auntie]

So, there you have it! mouseketeer_mom's most memorable camping trip.


wow.................:eek: I'm surprised you ever went camping again.

You sure can tell a story!:lmao:

[kaguilbeau]

Hey Rog - is the wave pool open at Bayou Segnette?
Just wondering because I thought after the hurricane it was closed down.

Looking for a campground for 4th of July. Most everything around here is booked up-except for Chicot (outside Ville Platte). They have over 200 sites and have a few left. You ever been there? It's a nice large state park, lots of trees and wildlife to match. There are stories of coons standing ontop of each other just to dig into someone's ice chest! And gators. We sent our black lab in to fetch and never called her back so fast as when we saw an alligator coming after her in the water!

Glad you're enjoying your pup. Keep giving us reviews of the other campgrounds you go to in the area

[auntie]

I don't know...it must be because I'm a northerner..but the mere mention of the word "alligator"...seriously FREAKS ME OUT. :scared1:
You southerners are really very calm about it.
ARE YOU ON MEDICATION? :confused3
One would have the impression alligators are simply annoying little creatures that you swat out of the way.

"Oops.... don't trip dear, step over that aligator." :eek: "Don't mind him, he's only a four footer". :eek:..."Oh, and get the dog in, the alligators out today..don't want him to go the same way as Fido number one" :eek:..or ... "I went golfing and there was an alligator on the course, we didn't pay him any mind... he was pretty tired and moving slow after having eaten the previous two fellas" :eek:
"Hmm...honey should we camp here,:confused3 do you think the Fido II can swim fast enough so we don't have to start looking for a Fido III? :eek:

I don't ever want to be close enough to one to have to think about whether I can out run it. :eek: Let's face it..it's a given that I can't. I couldn't catch my dog when he ran after the damn UPS truck yesterday.:headache: I'd be alligator dinner in no time flat. :rolleyes1

[kc5grw]

Great story Rog and mousekeeter_mom too. Rog, I had a boat trailer come loose like that once also. Being a light tongue I always gave it a good yank up to check that it was secure before starting off. I did always use a bolt or lock through the latch so I never had your second problem. Anyway, I had must pulled onto a main street from our house on the way to the lake when all of a sudden I see the tongue of the boat trailer bouncing above the tailgate of my truck. I slow the truck down right where I was not bothering to move over to the right lane and stop. I managed to control it enough so that the tongue was a it's low point before slamming forward. I was just imagining the tongue through my tailgate. I get out of the truck thinking "I know I latched that damn thing and locked it". Sure enough it was latched and locked, it just wasn't clamped to the ball. After that little incident when pulling a bumper pull trailer I always feel under the coupler for the latch contacting the ball.

I won't even go into the first trip in our fifth wheel when I suffered near heart failure because pulled the latch on the hitch BEFORE chocking the wheels. Luckily it was only on a very mild slope and it managed to come to a stop before making it to the 3 foot drop at the back of the campsite. Hmmm. That was also the same trip where I here a knock on the door and it's the park ranger telling us a wicked storm is headed that way and to seek shelter in the comfort stations. I immediately found the weather on the radio and determined that he has being overly cautious as the storm was already dissipating and headed around us anyway. I really wasn't looking forward to baseball sized holes in the 3 week old trailer from the hail that had been reported in that storm.

[mouseketeer_mom]

wow.................:eek: I'm surprised you ever went camping again.

You sure can tell a story!:lmao:

I'm glad you enjoyed it and yes, we still camp but I promise, for a very long time we stuck strictly to KOAs or campgrounds associated with amusement parks like Kings Dominion or Hershey. It makes for a fun story to share around the campfire now!

Campground is now called the Tri-Lake Park and Campground in Berkeley Springs WV. I'll buy the beer for anyone brave enough to go!

[2goofycampers]

I don't know...it must be because I'm a northerner..but the mere mention of the word "alligator"...seriously FREAKS ME OUT. :scared1:
You southerners are really very calm about it.
ARE YOU ON MEDICATION? :confused3
One would have the impression alligators are simply annoying little creatures that you swat out of the way.

"Oops.... don't trip dear, step over that aligator." :eek: "Don't mind him, he's only a four footer". :eek:..."Oh, and get the dog in, the alligators out today..don't want him to go the same way as Fido number one" :eek:..or ... "I went golfing and there was an alligator on the course, we didn't pay him any mind... he was pretty tired and moving slow after having eaten the previous two fellas" :eek:
"Hmm...honey should we camp here,:confused3 do you think the Fido II can swim fast enough so we don't have to start looking for a Fido III? :eek:

I don't ever want to be close enough to one to have to think about whether I can out run it. :eek: Let's face it..it's a given that I can't. I couldn't catch my dog when he ran after the damn UPS truck yesterday.:headache: I'd be alligator dinner in no time flat. :rolleyes1

Definitely no red on your neck Phyllis. :lmao:

[AuburnJen92]

I don't know...it must be because I'm a northerner..but the mere mention of the word "alligator"...seriously FREAKS ME OUT. :scared1:
You southerners are really very calm about it.
ARE YOU ON MEDICATION? :confused3
One would have the impression alligators are simply annoying little creatures that you swat out of the way.

"Oops.... don't trip dear, step over that aligator." :eek: "Don't mind him, he's only a four footer". :eek:..."Oh, and get the dog in, the alligators out today..don't want him to go the same way as Fido number one" :eek:..or ... "I went golfing and there was an alligator on the course, we didn't pay him any mind... he was pretty tired and moving slow after having eaten the previous two fellas" :eek:
"Hmm...honey should we camp here,:confused3 do you think the Fido II can swim fast enough so we don't have to start looking for a Fido III? :eek:

I don't ever want to be close enough to one to have to think about whether I can out run it. :eek: Let's face it..it's a given that I can't. I couldn't catch my dog when he ran after the damn UPS truck yesterday.:headache: I'd be alligator dinner in no time flat. :rolleyes1


Phyllis, you crack me up! You do get used to them and learn to go around them like pests...so in essence, yes, you are right, we are on medication.:rotfl2:

[BigDaddyRog]

AUNTIE!!!!!!! You have a way of making me laugh my head off!!!! You're right...when I look at it from your point of view...we do seem very nonchalant about alligators...hell,we dont even call'em ALLIGATORS....just regular ol'GATORS....alligators is so.....I dont know....formal and respectful!!! And they truely are, or can be real pains in the butt! But they are a part of life here...and when ya see them in every body of water,they kinda lose the majesty. Im not gonna go kick one in the adam's apple or anything, but the odds really have to be stacked in his favor to make us nervous...as long as you can see them,they arent worth worrying about.

[OK GRUMPY]

I don't know...it must be because I'm a northerner..but the mere mention of the word "alligator"...seriously FREAKS ME OUT. :scared1:
You southerners are really very calm about it.
ARE YOU ON MEDICATION? :confused3
One would have the impression alligators are simply annoying little creatures that you swat out of the way.

"Oops.... don't trip dear, step over that alligator." :eek: "Don't mind him, he's only a four footer". :eek:..."Oh, and get the dog in, the alligators out today..don't want him to go the same way as Fido number one" :eek:..or ... "I went golfing and there was an alligator on the course, we didn't pay him any mind... he was pretty tired and moving slow after having eaten the previous two fellas" :eek:
"Hmm...honey should we camp here,:confused3 do you think the Fido II can swim fast enough so we don't have to start looking for a Fido III? :eek:

I don't ever want to be close enough to one to have to think about whether I can out run it. :eek: Let's face it..it's a given that I can't. I couldn't catch my dog when he ran after the damn UPS truck yesterday.:headache: I'd be alligator dinner in no time flat. :rolleyes1

You crack me UP! That is so funny. You know I sure would think twice about Kayaking or Canoeing if fresh water around here!

[auntie]

AUNTIE!!!!!!! You have a way of making me laugh my head off!!!! You're right...when I look at it from your point of view...we do seem very nonchalant about alligators...hell,we dont even call'em ALLIGATORS....just regular ol'GATORS....alligators is so.....I dont know....formal and respectful!!! And they truely are, or can be real pains in the butt! But they are a part of life here...and when ya see them in every body of water,they kinda lose the majesty. Im not gonna go kick one in the adam's apple or anything, but the odds really have to be stacked in his favor to make us nervous...as long as you can see them,they arent worth worrying about.

"Gator's" :scratchin...that's okay for you southerners...you've earned the right to call them that..cohabitating with these creatures all your lives. God Bless you.
For me,...chubby 50 year old lady, who can't out run one... I"m stickin' to:tiptoe: "Hello there Mister Alligator... Sir". I'm not that comfortable being so familiar with something that will kill me. :scared:
I tell ya, as much as I'd love to live some place warmer..this "gator" and snake thing you people down south have goin' on, is a real deterent. :rolleyes:
Just remind me I said this when I'm complaining about shoveling 10 inches of snow in February.:rolleyes2

[stacktester]

AUNTIE!!!!!!! You have a way of making me laugh my head off!!!! You're right...when I look at it from your point of view...we do seem very nonchalant about alligators...hell,we dont even call'em ALLIGATORS....just regular ol'GATORS....alligators is so.....I dont know....formal and respectful!!! And they truely are, or can be real pains in the butt! But they are a part of life here...and when ya see them in every body of water,they kinda lose the majesty. Im not gonna go kick one in the adam's apple or anything, but the odds really have to be stacked in his favor to make us nervous...as long as you can see them,they arent worth worrying about.

Say that last sentence to somebody in an airboat taking on water in the everglades smartazz. In 93 I took an airboat ride and the boat was taking on water. The only way to keep it from sinking was to keep moving. Had the motor quit I wouldn't be typing this.

[auntie]

Say that last sentence to somebody in an airboat taking on water in the everglades smartazz. In 93 I took an airboat ride and the boat was taking on water. The only way to keep it from sinking was to keep moving. Had the motor quit I wouldn't be typing this.

OMG...:faint:

Note to self...no airboat rides EVER!

[BigDaddyRog]

Being in the everglades on a sinking airboat would DEFINATELY fall in the "odds stacked in the gators favor" catagory!!! I'd have crapped my pants in a situation like that!!!

"All those years of smacking gators in the head with plastic fishing lures is catching up with me!!"

[bigdisneydaddy]

Say that last sentence to somebody in an airboat taking on water in the everglades smartazz. In 93 I took an airboat ride and the boat was taking on water. The only way to keep it from sinking was to keep moving. Had the motor quit I wouldn't be typing this.

Donnie, hot air can be used for propulsion, I dont think you were in as much danger as you say.

[AuburnJen92]

Donnie, hot air can be used for propulsion, I dont think you were in as much danger as you say.

:rotfl2:

[Just Beachy]

I don't know...it must be because I'm a northerner..but the mere mention of the word "alligator"...seriously FREAKS ME OUT. :scared1:
You southerners are really very calm about it.
ARE YOU ON MEDICATION? :confused3
One would have the impression alligators are simply annoying little creatures that you swat out of the way.

"Oops.... don't trip dear, step over that aligator." :eek: "Don't mind him, he's only a four footer". :eek:..."Oh, and get the dog in, the alligators out today..don't want him to go the same way as Fido number one" :eek:..or ... "I went golfing and there was an alligator on the course, we didn't pay him any mind... he was pretty tired and moving slow after having eaten the previous two fellas" :eek:
"Hmm...honey should we camp here,:confused3 do you think the Fido II can swim fast enough so we don't have to start looking for a Fido III? :eek:

I don't ever want to be close enough to one to have to think about whether I can out run it. :eek: Let's face it..it's a given that I can't. I couldn't catch my dog when he ran after the damn UPS truck yesterday.:headache: I'd be alligator dinner in no time flat. :rolleyes1

Phyllis, I couldn't agree more with you! :lmao:

[2goofycampers]

Donnie, hot air can be used for propulsion, I dont think you were in as much danger as you say.

:lmao: