As I post this, my area is preparing for a Category 4 hurricane and probably a lengthy power outage. RV parks are being evacuated. News will be added as circumstances allow.
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RV Care at Lay-UpTime:
A TOP 5 LIST OF THINGS MOST OFTEN MISSED
For many RV-ers, fall is lay-up time. Here are some of the steps that are most neglected:
1. ZIPPERS AND SNAPS. Zippers, snaps and other essential fasteners are made of high tech plastics, stainless steel, aluminum, stainless steel or brass. Most of them take a beating from weather, corrosion, rust, wear, stress or rough use. Pull tabs may be made of A DIFFERENT MATERIAL FROM THE ZIPPER ITSELF. IT MAY BE A CHEAP coated metal that rusts, or thin metal that wears out.
If you’re lucky, the zippers and snaps in everything but heavy canvas to your rain jacket came with care instructions. It’s best to buy a dedicated zipper and snap lube product, but read labels to be sure it’s formulated for the zipper material as well as the material the zipper or snap is in. For example, petroleum jelly is a popular home remedy but it’s messy. You don’t want grease stains on your rain jacket or backpack. For easiest application, choose a spray-on pump, aerosol, tube or stain stick made for zippers.
2. BATTERIES are at the top of every list at lay-up but “remove batteries” is often a neglected step. When you return to the RV next spring, how many items will be permanently ruined by batteries that died and corroded?
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The list includes cameras, phones, flashlights, games, toys and some tools and galley items like the spice grinder or wand mixer.
3. A BLACK WATER TANK FLUSH is essential, especially before a long period of non use. Residue dries out and turns to rock that will be difficult to dislodge from the tank, sensors, lines and hoses.
4. HOSES. It isn’t enough just to winterize the RV’s interior plumbing. Don’t forget accessories such as hoses. Say that on your last trip you unhooked the drinking water hose, coiled it and crammed it into the RV basement. If it wasn’t drained completely, water could remain in a one or two coils, freeze and split the hose.
5. PAPER WORK. Times of spring commission and fall lay-up are usually also times when certain bills come due, leases have to be renewed, reservations must be made for the next camping season and expenses (such as the cost of shrink wrap or storage) must be met. It’s also a good time to review insurance coverage or to decide whether it’s wise to sell, buy new gear or re-fi.
CAMPGROUNDS GOOD NEWS/BAD NEWS
* According to National Park Traveler the following National Parks have dropped their entry reservations for the Fall/Winter 2024 season. The are Acadia, Arches, Glacier, Mount Rainier, Rocky Mountain and Yosemite. Note that campsite reservations are made separately. Check ahead directly with the park.
* Interior, Premium, Lake View and Lakefront RV sites with full hook-ups are offered at 4 Lakes Campground, Hastings, Florida. Now the gated community is about so grow, so get your oar in the water early. Nightly, weekly and monthly rates are available. RV’s must be self-contained. There is no bathhouse. (904) 601-2267
* After a three-year closure, the campground in Singing Waters Park in Greig, New York is open again with a new look. The county campground SSE of Watertown has new bathrooms, campsites, grills and a pavilion. (315) 376-5972 .
* It’s been ten years in the making and now Hidden Springs RV Resort in Ivins, Utah is a reality. Covering not quite 25 acres, the resort has pull-thru and back-n sites with full hook-ups. Also here are tent sites, a swimming pool, hot tub and a Rumpus Room for kids. (435) 334-5517
* Two months ago, a tornado destroyed some RV’s as well as the boat dock at Holly Park Marina in Milam, Texas. Rebuilding is underway and this vacation spot on Toledo Bend Reservoir hopes to be fully open again by next spring. For now about 3/4 of the RV sites are is said to be open. (409) 625-4424
* The 7,500-acre Jericho Mountain State Park in Berlin, New Hampshire is about to double the size of its 20-site campground. New campsites will be adjacent to the present park and will have full hook-ups. The park has 60 miles of ATV trails, a playground and a lake for swimming and paddlesports. https://www.nhstateparks.org/p
* See stars during your stay at Platte River State Park, Louisville, Nebraska. On Fridays in October, beginner astronomy meetings are led b by naturalists who give you the moon an stars, The park has 19 RV sites with full hook-ups. Get program details at (402) 234-2217
* Attention RV-ers who boat. New owners are at the helm at Rivertown Marina and Tucker’s Landing RV Park on the Ohio River, Cincinnati, Ohio. Covering more than 50 acres it’s the largest dry storage marina in the region. The new, 83-site RV park has fire pits, river views, carport storage for trailered boats and large storage areas for blocked larger boats. (513) 533-3000
* Celebrate Earth Science Week with lessons on fossil collecting at Caesar Creek, State Park, Wayneville, Ohio.on October 20. In a three-hour program, paleontologist Mark Peter and geologist Chris Wright take participants on a fossil hunt. The park has multiple campgrounds, ranging from non-electric to full hook-up, and there is also an equestrian campground. The park has a 2,800-acre lake, playgrounds, picnic tables, hiking and bridle trails, archery, historic sites and blazing fall color at this time. Campgrounds close October 31. Check ahead on programs and reservations at (513) 897-3055
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