Tent camping...what do I request?? - The DIS Discussion Forums

mouse2mouse · 11-02-2012, 08:27 AM

I need some help with location. We will not be renting a golf cart this trip. I need to be close to a bathhouse and transportation. We will have 2 large tents. We will be there Nov. 25 to 30th. I am bringing fans and heaters

I checked these options on the ressies but can I request a specific location or loop?

wdwrroad · 11-02-2012, 12:10 PM

Yes, you can request a specific loop, or site #, or just something like "close to ________". Just call them by phone and tell them what you want. What type site did you reserve? Partial, full, preferred, or premium? That makes a big difference. If you reserved partial, that puts you in either 1500 or 2000 loop. I have never been in either, but have read that the 2000 loop sites are larger. These loops are further from the trading posts and marina than some of the other types of sites. That might make a difference as you said no golf cart. I personally like 100, 200, 400, 800, 900. They are close to the trading posts, but are either preferred or premium.

mouse2mouse · 11-02-2012, 02:54 PM

We are in a partial site. We will have 2 large tents:/ Last time we were there I wrote down several sites that I thought were great...well I can't find them anywhere and never new that I could actually have a request. Last time we did have 2 large tents as well but 1 was a screened room. We r leaving that this time so that the teenagers can have their own sleeping space.

wdwrroad · 11-02-2012, 08:13 PM

So, you need a good partial site. Unfortunately I can not help there. I did find something that might help you. Go to YouTube. In the search box put "DFW LOOP". There are videos of most loops. You might be able to see a site you like.

photogal06 · 11-02-2012, 08:14 PM

There's an app in the google play store that shows you photos of the Fort sites in the various loops and has site dimensions and all of that....so helpful! If you do a google search on Fort Wilderness Android app, it should come up. I keep using it to look around the 900 loop so I can figure out what sites to request for our upcoming trip!

bama_ed · 11-03-2012, 09:33 AM

Specific site requests have a much lower success rate than the more general loop requests because when the Fort goes to assign sites to reservations before you arrive, it can only assign it if it is vacant that day. So during slow times when the Fort is not as full you have a better chance of hitting a specific site. During busy periods (holidays, spring break times, etc) it's unlikely to work for you.

Mouse2mouse, you're coming in on the Sunday after Thanksgiving (11/25) which will have a LOT of people checking out that day. If you have two tents and need a big coquina pad, you should ask for a loop 2000 site. Those pads are generally bigger than loop 1500 sites. Loop 2000 also has 2 comfort stations - one of which backs up to a bus stop that serves 2000.

Enjoy!

Bama ED

mouse2mouse · 11-03-2012, 03:24 PM

Thanks for input. I downloaded the app for my droid...it is amazing. We just put up our tents so we could get a good idea of space and also to re water proof. I figured out that it was the 2000 loop we stayed in before. With the research on you tube and the Ft. Wilderness app we are able to narrow down search. We are going to have a blast no matter where we land

Now to get my Christmas decor together

NHKristy76 · 11-14-2012, 06:24 PM

Off topic...

I'm a big tent camper here in NH but I'm curious...

Don't you worry about snakes getting inside your tent in Florida?

Pooh2 · 11-14-2012, 10:25 PM

We have camped in the 1500 loop and enjoyed the location and easy walk to the pool and camp store. We were toward the end of the loop, further from the bathhouse but was not all all a long walk and well lit for night.

We were glad to be further from the road when the bus was running late into the night. The loops were not really that big so being at the end was actually nice.

JanL · 11-15-2012, 07:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NHKristy76

Off topic...

I'm a big tent camper here in NH but I'm curious...

Don't you worry about snakes getting inside your tent in Florida?

I have yet to meet a snake that could navigate my tent zipper (no opposing thumbs, poor things!)

I am a 5th-generation native Floridian and have camped for over 60 years and never had a snake in my tent. Seriously, they will avoid noise or activity and prefer the woods to civilization. Now during serious drought times, they get a bit braver, but still avoid people when possible.

11-02-2012, 08:27 AM	#1
mouse2mouse Mouseketeer Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 204	Tent camping...what do I request?? I need some help with location. We will not be renting a golf cart this trip. I need to be close to a bathhouse and transportation. We will have 2 large tents. We will be there Nov. 25 to 30th. I am bringing fans and heaters I checked these options on the ressies but can I request a specific location or loop?

11-02-2012, 08:14 PM	#5
photogal06 Mouseketeer Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 90	There's an app in the google play store that shows you photos of the Fort sites in the various loops and has site dimensions and all of that....so helpful! If you do a google search on Fort Wilderness Android app, it should come up. I keep using it to look around the 900 loop so I can figure out what sites to request for our upcoming trip! __________________ Me , DH , DD and the canine crew February 2001--Fort Wilderness March 2005--Fort Wilderness November 2008--Fort Wilderness December 2009--Bay Lake Tower November 2010--Fort Wilderness Halloween 2011--Fort Wilderness June 2012--The Polynesian November 2012--Fort Wilderness Hoping for 2015!

11-03-2012, 09:33 AM	#6
bama_ed DIS Veteran Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Birmingham, AL Posts: 2,523	Specific site requests have a much lower success rate than the more general loop requests because when the Fort goes to assign sites to reservations before you arrive, it can only assign it if it is vacant that day. So during slow times when the Fort is not as full you have a better chance of hitting a specific site. During busy periods (holidays, spring break times, etc) it's unlikely to work for you. Mouse2mouse, you're coming in on the Sunday after Thanksgiving (11/25) which will have a LOT of people checking out that day. If you have two tents and need a big coquina pad, you should ask for a loop 2000 site. Those pads are generally bigger than loop 1500 sites. Loop 2000 also has 2 comfort stations - one of which backs up to a bus stop that serves 2000. Enjoy! Bama ED __________________ Apr 1979 Off-site...................... Jan 2001 FW 2200 Loop (cabin)........Dec 2007 FW 900 loop (pop-up) Apr 1981 FW Creekside Meadow... Jan 2002 FW 2200 Loop (cabin)........Nov 2009 FW 1500 Loop (pop-up) Sep 1987 FW 100 Loop(tent) ...... Oct 2003 FW 2000 Loop (tent).........Mar 2011 FW 900/1500 loop (pop-up) to/from KW Jan 1988 FW 700 Loop (tent).......Jan 2004 FW 2500 Loop (cabin)....... Apr 2011 FW 2000 Loop (pop-up) May 1988 FW 1200 Loop (tent).... May 2006 FW 900 Loop (pop-up) .... Mar 2012 FW 1500 Loop (pop-up) Dec 1995 Contemporary.............. Mar 2007 FW 1000 Loop (pop-up).... Apr 2013 FW 100 Loop (pop-up) plus countless WDW day trips, DL 3X, DLP 2X - TV: 2005 Chevy Suburban - Camper: 2005 Jayco 12 HW pop-up - Nights Camped in Popup: 166

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11-02-2012, 12:10 PM	#2
wdwrroad Earning My Ears Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 43	Yes, you can request a specific loop, or site #, or just something like "close to ________". Just call them by phone and tell them what you want. What type site did you reserve? Partial, full, preferred, or premium? That makes a big difference. If you reserved partial, that puts you in either 1500 or 2000 loop. I have never been in either, but have read that the 2000 loop sites are larger. These loops are further from the trading posts and marina than some of the other types of sites. That might make a difference as you said no golf cart. I personally like 100, 200, 400, 800, 900. They are close to the trading posts, but are either preferred or premium.

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11-02-2012, 02:54 PM	#3
mouse2mouse Mouseketeer Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 204	We are in a partial site. We will have 2 large tents:/ Last time we were there I wrote down several sites that I thought were great...well I can't find them anywhere and never new that I could actually have a request. Last time we did have 2 large tents as well but 1 was a screened room. We r leaving that this time so that the teenagers can have their own sleeping space.

11-02-2012, 08:13 PM	#4
wdwrroad Earning My Ears Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 43	So, you need a good partial site. Unfortunately I can not help there. I did find something that might help you. Go to YouTube. In the search box put "DFW LOOP". There are videos of most loops. You might be able to see a site you like.

11-03-2012, 03:24 PM	#7
mouse2mouse Mouseketeer Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 204	Thanks for input. I downloaded the app for my droid...it is amazing. We just put up our tents so we could get a good idea of space and also to re water proof. I figured out that it was the 2000 loop we stayed in before. With the research on you tube and the Ft. Wilderness app we are able to narrow down search. We are going to have a blast no matter where we land Now to get my Christmas decor together

11-14-2012, 10:25 PM	#9
Pooh2 DIS Veteran Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: NH Posts: 710	We have camped in the 1500 loop and enjoyed the location and easy walk to the pool and camp store. We were toward the end of the loop, further from the bathhouse but was not all all a long walk and well lit for night. We were glad to be further from the road when the bus was running late into the night. The loops were not really that big so being at the end was actually nice.