Fort Wilderness Pre-Trip report

[arrical8]

Following along... we are "glamping" at the fort in a cabin, September 21-29!

 

[2goofycampers]

Love the lamp. Thanks for the TR.

 

[ruthies12]

Loving the pre-trip report, can't wait for the actual trip! Keep it coming!!

Your family is beautiful btw

 

[Chief Powhatan]

Great shot of the kids and the lamp!

 

[connor2002]

Also, this weekend I finally finished the lamp. It is wired, secure, will not fall over when you touch it, like in the other pics I posted.
Here it is, and also proof, also a shot of all the kids together at last.

Here are some internal pics.
First, I did mount a switch and outlet on the side of the box. The outlet is always on if the lamp is plugged in. The switch controls the light.

Here is a look inside, you can see there is a cord to plug the lamp post into. It was important to be able to break it all down and get it in a storage compartment.

The post will sit into the PVC bracket. There may be a better way to secure it but I couldn't think of one. The table top has brackets under it that hold it centered and solid in the top so between that and the bottom brace the pole is pretty secure.

and one more full shot for good measure.

How do you fit the lamp and chairs and all the other supplies?

 

[bsjs0708]

Wow!!! Your pre-trip report is soooo fun!!!! I CANNOT wait for your trip report...

 

[mightyexplorers]

All packed up and ready to head out for the Fort THIS AFTERNOON!

This concludes the pre portion of our trip report. Stay tuned for the live portion. I will be starting a new thread when we go live.

Ready to roll

(notice that lake in the background did eventually thaw out, we have had to resort to boats on it now to get around, although none of them go to Magic Kingdom)

 

[jbrostek]

SAfe travels!

 

[EnchantedSurprise]

I love that lamp! Great family pic. Looking forward to your TR