My van camper

[Campor99]

The Burb is still less expensive than the those souls traveling from one rv park to next in there
land yachts. Thanks for note, am thinking of a few upgrades to Burb if they occur will post.

 

[Campor99]

GO SMALL GO FAR GO NOW!

HI ALL YOU VAN LOVING BUCK A ROO'S!  THANKS FOR STOPPING BY.

ELEPHANT ROCKS PARK IS A DAY USE PARK LOCATED ABOUT 60 MILES DUE
SOUTH OF ST. LOUIS MO.  NEEDED TO GET OUT AS WEATHER HAS BEEN REALLY
POOR, MORE RAIN THAN USUAL FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR.  PLUS THERE IS A 
GREAT BBQ JOINT NEAR BY.  THESE ROCKS ARE HUGE, SOME MUCH LARGER
THAN A 2 STORY HOUSE. TREES AND SUCH PREVENT GETTING PICTURES.  NEAR BY
IS A QUARRY THAT PROVIDES MONUMENTS.  SLICED OPEN THE GRANITE IS A  
BEAUTIFUL RED COLOR.

BE SAFE OUT THERE AND ENJOY OUR BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY!  TAKE A RIDE AND EXPLORE.
SEE YA!

 

[Cammalu]

Camphor if it’s a day use park where are you staying around there and what’s the name of the BBQ joint?


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[Campor99]

Camphor if it’s a day use park where are you staying around there and what’s the name of the BBQ joint?


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Have a house and ranch about 20 miles NW, Don't remember BBQ name but there is one in Ironton and another
in Caledonia. Thanks for stopping by!

 

[Campor99]

GO SMALL GO FAR

HI ALL YOU VAN LOVING GUY'S AND GAL'S, THANKS FOR CHECKING THREAD!  

CHECK YOU TUBE: " NOMAD FOR NATURE",  ROXIE WILL SHOW YOU SOME BEAUTIFUL VIDEOS AND
     STILL PHOTOS OF SOUTH WEST NATIONAL PARKS.  AMAZING SKILLS WITH A CAMERA.

THE WEATHER HERE IS LIKE A YOYO.  GOOD DAY BAD DAY AND ON AND ON.  FEATURED
PARK IS ONLY 2O MILES FROM RANCH AND IS LIKED BY CAMPERS AND WATER ENTHUSIASTS.
NESTLED IN THE NORTHERN REACHES OF OZARKS.  THE OZARKS ARE THE ONLY MOUNTAIN
RANGE THAT ARE ORIENTATED EAST TO WEST.

HOPE YOU ALL HAD A GREAT THANKSGIVING. BE SAFE OUT THERE AND ENJOY OUR BEAUTIFUL
COUNTRY.

 

[RoamerRV428]

wonderful pics! thanks for sharing!

 

[Campor99]

GO SMALL GO FAR DO IT NOW!

HI ALL YOU VAN LOVING BUCKAROO'S, THANKS FOR CHECKING THREAD!

TIP OF WEEK:  GALLON JUGS FROM MILK AND ORANGE JUICE HAVE THREADED LIDS,  MUCH
                      BETTER FOR CARRYING YOUR WATER THAN THE SNAP ON LIDS. RECYCLE!

PARK OF WEEK IS THE WASHINGTON MISSOURI STATE PARK,  LOCATED ON HWY 21 ABOUT
50 MILES SOUTH OF ST. LOUIS.  EST. 1932 AND CONSTRUCTED BY CCC AFRICAN AMERICAN
1743 COMPANY.  NOTE THE BEAUTIFUL STONE WORK THESE MEN CREATED.  THE WORK OF
THESE MEN CAN STILL BE FOUND ALL OVER THIS COUNTRY.  THE OVERLOOK IS ON A BLUFF
OF APPROXIMATELY 150'.

BE SAFE AND ENJOY OUR BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY!

 

[Campor99]

GO SMALL GO FAR!

HI ALL YOU VAN LOVING GUYS AND GALS, THANKS FOR CHECKING THREAD

MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL!  MAY
ALL HAVE GREAT HEALTH AND SPIRITS THIS HOLIDAY SEASON.

WASHINGTON STATE PARK CONTINUED.  THE PETROGLYPHS WERE CREATED 
BY THE MISSISSIPPIAN CULTURE NATIVE AMERICANS.  THESE PEOPLES LIVED
IN LARGE VILLAGES ALONG THE MISSISSIPPI AND OHIO RIVERS.

BE SAFE AND ENJOY OUR BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY.  

 

[Campor99]

GO SMALL GO FAR GO NOW!

HI ALL YOU VAN LOVING GUYS AND GALS "HAPPY NEW YEAR 2019"! 
                     THANKS FOR CHECKING THREAD!

HOPE ALL HAD A SAFE AND HEALTHY HOLIDAY SEASON,  AND SURVIVED
NEW YEAR CHEER!

FIRST CAMP ON WINTER CAMPING TRIP THRU TEXAS AFTER XMAS WITH 
FAMILY IN LOUISIANA.

MISSION TEJAS NEAR ALTO TX IN WHATS CALLED "THE PINEY WOOD" AREA.
THIS WAS THE FIRST MISSION ESTABLISHED BY SPANISH IN TEJAS TO THWART
THE FRENCH.  THE BUILDING SHOW WERE CONSTRUCTED BY CCC MEN IN 1935.

NICE PARK LARGE PINES GOOD FACILITIES.  WAS FULL OF CAMPERS. 

PIC'S SHOW FINE STONE WORK OF THE CCC MEN.

MOVING WEST TOWARD HILL COUNTRY!

BE SAFE AND ENJOY OUR BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY!  FOR THOSE HEADED TO RTR
HAVE A GREAT TIME AND ENJOY YOUR ADVENTURE.

 

[Campor99]

GO SMALL GO FAR 

HI ALL YOU VAN LOVING BUCK A ROO'S THANKS FOR CHECKING THREAD.

TEXAS IS A STATE THAT HAS VERY LITTLE LAND FOR PUBLIC USE SUCH AS
NATIONAL PARKS AND STATE PARKS.  MOST LAND IS PRIVATE.  NO BLM. 

BLANCO STATE PARK IS A SMALL PARK LOCATED ON THE BLANCO RIVER, IN BLANCO
TX.  SMALL TOWN THAT WAS COUNTY SEAT AND HAS NEAT OLD COURT HOUSE
AND CITY SQUARE. 

FISHING AND BOATING IS A FEATURE OF THIS PARK

BE SAFE AND ENJOY OUR BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY. 

 

[Campor99]

GO SMALL GO FAR GO NOW!

TIP OF WEEK.  IF YOU DON'T HAVE A SMALL INVERTER, A SMALL CIGARETTE LIGHTER PLUG
INVERTER WILL HELP YOU KEEP YOUR COMPUTER AND OTHER ACCESSORIES GOING WHILE
CAMPING. 

PARK OF WEEK,  PEDERNALES FALLS STATE PARK TX.  BEAUTIFUL PARK EAST OF JOHNSON
CITY. HOME OF PRESIDENT JOHNSON.  ABOUT 9 MILES EAST.  THE RIVER IN MOST PART IS
OFF LIMITS TO SWIMMING AS FLASH FLOODS UP STREAM HAVE CAUGHT TO MANY UNAWARE
OF DANGERS.  

TRIP WINDING DOWN,  WILL PROBABLY HEAD HOME NEXT WEEK.

BE SAFE AND ENJOY OUR BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY!

 

[Campor99]

GO SMALL GO FAR GO NOW!

TIP OF WEEK.  IF YOU DON'T HAVE A SMALL INVERTER, A SMALL CIGARETTE LIGHTER PLUG
INVERTER WILL HELP YOU KEEP YOUR COMPUTER AND OTHER ACCESSORIES GOING WHILE
CAMPING. 

PARK OF WEEK,  PEDERNALES FALLS STATE PARK TX.  BEAUTIFUL PARK EAST OF JOHNSON
CITY. HOME OF PRESIDENT JOHNSON.  ABOUT 9 MILES EAST.  THE RIVER IN MOST PART IS
OFF LIMITS TO SWIMMING AS FLASH FLOODS UP STREAM HAVE CAUGHT TO MANY UNAWARE
OF DANGERS.  

The white structure is a faux chimney for attracting  Chimney Swifts 


TRIP WINDING DOWN,  WILL PROBABLY HEAD HOME NEXT WEEK.

BE SAFE AND ENJOY OUR BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY!

 

[Campor99]

GO SMALL GO FAR

HI ALL YOU VAN LOVING GUY'S AND GAL'S,  THANKS FOR CHECKING THREAD!

THE WINTER ADVENTURE CONTINUES IN TX HIGH DESERT AREA.  WELL THE BIG
BEND PARK WAS BASICALLY CLOSED TO VISITORS, YOU COULDN'T CAMP PER ALL
REPORTS. MANY  PEOPLE WENT TO BIG BEND RANCH STATE PARK NEAR TERLINGUA TX.

THE ELEPHANT MOUNTAIN WILD LIFE PRESERVE WAS NEAR ALPINE TX AND PROVIDED
A NICE SPOT FOR CAMPING AND ENJOYING THE DESERT ENVIRONMENT.  TX IS USING
AREA TO REPOPULATE THE DESERT MOUNTAIN SHEEP.  NEVER SAW ONE.  

THE CHALK RANCH HOUSE PICTURED WAS NICE PART OF AREA HISTORY 

THE WASHED OUT BRIDGE SHOW ONE THE POWER OF DESERT FLOODS CREATED BY
THUNDER STORMS.  AND GOOD REASON NOT TO CAMP IN ARROYOS. 

BE SAFE AND ENJOY OUR BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY.






 

 

[highdesertranger]

great pics as usual. highdesertranger

 

[Campor99]

great pics as usual.  highdesertranger

Thanks for comments, hope you had a good time at RTR.

 

[Campor99]

GO SMALL GO FAR GO NOW!

HI ALL YOU VAN LOVING BUCKAROO'S THANKS FOR CHECKING THREAD!

FT. DAVIS TX.  NESTLED IN THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS IN HIGH DESERT AREA OF TX. 
UNFORTUNATELY DUE TO THE GOV'T SHUTDOWN THE FT. DAVIS COMPOUND WAS
CLOSED FOR VISITATION.  THE FORT WAS A BUFFALO SOLIDER FACILITY.  QUITE 
WELL PRESERVED AND WORTH A VISIT WHEN IN AREA.  ALSO NEAR BY IS A GREAT
STATE PARK AND THE MC DONALD OBSERVATORY.  THEY PUT ON A GREAT STAR SHOW.
PICTURED IS A NICE ROADSIDE PICNIC AREA.  LIKE MOST PARKS STONE WORK WAS
DONE DURING THE CCC YEARS OF THE GREAT DEPRESSION.

BE SAFE AND ENJOY OUR BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY.

 

[carestock]

I drive a Chrysler town and country and need ideas for a better bed but have no tools or experience to build a bed 70 x 30 and I need a kitchen for the deep trunk area. If anyone can help please let me know. Currently in Little Rock, Arkansas. Also on fixed income. Single senior with dogs.

 

[Campor99]

Check out WalMart for a Coleman Camper Cot. Have one in my Astro van works well. Good luck.

 

[Campor99]

GO SMALL GO FAR GO NOW!

HI ALL YOU VAN LOVING BUCKAROO'S, THANKS AS ALWAYS FOR CHECKING THREAD!

WINTER 2018-19 TRIP CONTINUES.  STILL IN HIGH DESERT IS A BALMORHEA TX. STATE 
PARK.  NICE PARK WITH A GREAT SWIMMING AREA, NICE CAMP SITES AND RENTAL CABINS.
CAMERA AND DOWN LOAD ELIMINATED SOME PICTURES, WELL SO. THIS ALSO SHOWS 
A FEW PHOTOS OF LOST MAPLES PARK IN THE WEST TX. HILL COUNTRY NEAR TOWN OF UTOPIA.
GREAT PARK. (BUT WOULD RECOMMEND THAT YOU MAKE RESERVATIONS DUE TO LIMITED
CAMPSITES.)  ON THIS TRIP MORE AND MORE PARKS ARE FILLING UP WITH RESERVATIONS
SO I GUESS THE DAYS OF JUST DROPPING IN FOR A SITE IS GETTING MORE DIFFICULT. 

I ALWAYS TRY AND CHECK IN AT AROUND NOON TO 2 PM.  SO THAT MAKES IT EASIER FOR
GETTING CAMP SITES.  LOTS OF THE TINY TEARDROP CAMP TRAILERS ARE SHOWING UP AS
WELL AS SMALL PICKUPS WITH SLIDE IN CAMPERS.

MOVING EAST AND REMEMBER BE SAFE AND ENJOY OUR BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY!

 

[carestock]

I really appreciate all the ideas for a bed situation in my minivan. I looked at many cots but most are too long. I am going to try building a platform since I need specific size and height to maximize living area. I did find two companies that can make a custom mattress so that helps.
I have watched tons of van life videos to gather ideas. Like everyone says, start small and mobile to get the feel for what works and doesn't work.
I am going to put window vents on today and still working on sewing my window bug netting covers which are good projects for now. I started a doodle bullet journal to pass the time when it rains. Be safe out there.