https://beagleroutdoors.com/community/camping-recreation/ Florida's #1 online community for sharing information about hunting, fishing and the outdoor experience en-US Wed, 22 Apr 2026 01:21:08 +0000 wpForo 60 https://beagleroutdoors.com/community/camping-recreation/country-500-2017/ Tue, 30 May 2017 15:42:50 +0000 CAMPING & RECREATION Triple Creek Reaper https://beagleroutdoors.com/community/camping-recreation/country-500-2017/ https://beagleroutdoors.com/community/camping-recreation/sebastian-camping/ Mon, 20 Oct 2014 16:27:15 +0000 CAMPING & RECREATION ShotshellRebel83 https://beagleroutdoors.com/community/camping-recreation/sebastian-camping/ https://beagleroutdoors.com/community/camping-recreation/sierra-nevadas-and-yosemite/ Thu, 19 Sep 2013 22:25:47 +0000
Buddy and I thought we heard a mountain lion on the way up only to see scat on the way down.

Stayed the first night at the Mt. Whitney portal before deciding against climbing it (14,000+ ft.) Maybe next time. We did have the legendary pancakes, see here:

http://www.sierranevadageotourism.org/images/otc/input/content/350/sieE7DE8353B8DF3D1B2.jpg

Next day we headed into Yosemite and saw Half Dome and El Capitan. To get an idea what kind of crazies are drawn to El Capitan see here:

http://static.panoramio.com/photos/large/20526727.jpg


Yosemite was finally letting people drive through but in sections the park rangers were stopping people and telling them that they couldn't stop or pull over or deviate from the main road for 40 miles and that they couldn't exceed 35 miles an hour. It was a sad sight and I imagine those guys are working their tails off to get that fire out. Some places it just stopped burning at the road and they had done a ton of cutting to eliminate fire ladders.


If you're interested, here are some pictures I took from the trip:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/102171010@N03/

Oh, and the best part! I was sitting on a bench outside the terminal at LAX waiting on my ride and who comes and sits down on the bench next to me? Good ole Jack Bauer himself! I couldn't help but recite in my head (beep boop bip boop beep boop bip boop) while I waited to hear him put in a call to Chloe at CTU]]> CAMPING & RECREATION HikerJim https://beagleroutdoors.com/community/camping-recreation/sierra-nevadas-and-yosemite/ https://beagleroutdoors.com/community/camping-recreation/generators/ Mon, 09 Sep 2013 12:44:44 +0000
Is there anyone out there running two (2) Honda EU2000i's hooked parallel, how are they working for you.

I am just looking for some options...]]> CAMPING & RECREATION Triple Creek Reaper https://beagleroutdoors.com/community/camping-recreation/generators/ https://beagleroutdoors.com/community/camping-recreation/forget-the-tent-camping-in-a-hammock-rules/ Mon, 25 Mar 2013 22:39:12 +0000
Been spending a whole Lotta time in myakka state forest camping all over the place. Getting familiar with the hunting grounds that way.

Went to Ocala forest for two separate 3 day camp outs.

And yes, that's a herd of baby pigs right next to our site.







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The asking price is $4000. I don't know if this is a fair price or if I'm getting taken.

There is some water damage in the front where the master bedroom is and I've provide pix of the damage. I can't tell how serious it is at this point.

Also the hot water heater doesn't work but I've been told it just needs a couple of thermostats. Everything else--AC, toilet, shower, heater, gas stove, oven, micro wave all work the way they're supposed to.

Any advice info would be appreciated.
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I need a hitch....I'm very mechanical and i've put them on trucks before....but who has the best prices in the Pinellas County area? I can get a class 3/4 that bolts on to the frame at Auto Zone for $249, i'm just clueless as to where to shop for them.

jayco parts....any local dealers or web sites that are good for parts and stuff. I'm sure i will be replacing tires, doing the wheel bearing check and lube or replacement thing...
I'm sure someone has purchased a fixer upper and can point me in the right direction.]]> CAMPING & RECREATION swampbird https://beagleroutdoors.com/community/camping-recreation/a-little-help-please/ https://beagleroutdoors.com/community/camping-recreation/camping-clubs/ Tue, 05 Jun 2012 14:40:00 +0000 WENT CAMPING AT OSCAR SCHERER STATE CAMP GROUND A FEW WEEKS AGO AND THERE WAS 8-10 CAMP SITES THAT EVERYONE KNEW EACH OTHER AND WHERE EATING AND PARTYING TOGETHER ALL WEEKEND. LOOKS LIKE THEY WHERE HAVING A GREAT TIME!
WHEN I GO CAMPING WITH THE GIRL FRIEND IT IS JUST ME AND HER AND WE DON'T NO ANYONE. I KEEPING THINKING HOW FUN IT WOULD BE TO HAVE MORE PEOPLE TO CAMP WITH AND DO THINGS TOGETHER. ANY IDEAS OUT THERE? I LIKE TO HEAR THEM.

:bbq]]> CAMPING & RECREATION BUDMAN76 https://beagleroutdoors.com/community/camping-recreation/camping-clubs/ https://beagleroutdoors.com/community/camping-recreation/father-son-camping-trip/ Mon, 13 Feb 2012 11:20:48 +0000
All of the kids have gotten to see pics of the woods and camp and game taken by myself and buddies over the last few years and are always asking me to take them hunting. It got me thinking and after checking the FWC site I decided to put together a weekend camping trip at a local WMA with the chance of seeing some game and maybe take a hog. I figured I would get only a few takers but to my surprise all of the dads were game. Started planning it 3 weeks in advance. Between some of the guys borrowing some stuff and the rest of us bringing our extra stuff we had enough gear to cover for everyone.

As the weekend started getting closer I started getting asked a lot of questions from everyone and it was then that I realized that this was gonna be a great opportunity to introduce the kids and some of their dads to our love of the woods. At the same time I realized that I had better come through or I could sway some of them the other way. I put together a basic suggestion list of stuff for each dad to bring along with an overall list for camp like lanterns, stoves, coffe pots and whatever. You guys know the stuff I'm talking about.

We all met up on Saturday and headed for camp. The kids were fired up and ready to go. Got to camp and set everything up. Amazingly we had everything we needed for a great weekend. I got all the kids together and settled down and had a talk about gun safety, snakes, respecting wildlife and other hunters and campers. We also talked about how there were no mommies around and how everyone was to help out and take care of themselves. I'm very happy to say that they all listened very well and were obviously paying attention because they were great all weekend. Loaded up a couple trucks and headed out for a drive around. After 20 min. we spotted 3 deer in a pasture and watched them for about 10 min. The kids loved it. Headed around a little more and saw a few more deer and headed back to camp at dark. The kids couldn't stop talking about seeing deer and asking me to take them again when we could hunt. For me the weekend was already a success. Threw some taters on the coals and cooked up over an open fire some burgers and dogs for the kids and let them eat before we threw on some 2" thick marinated rib eyes for the guys. Steaks were as good as I've ever had. As we were eating we broke out some marshmallows for the kids and let them have at it. All of us sat around the fire with the kids and talked smack for hours. Every little one became one of the guys and even joked around like they were. We told stories and after a while all the kids went to sleep on their own. The adult beverages kept flowing till about 2am when we all decided it was time to call it a night so we could ride around a little 1st thing in the morning.

I got up about 5:30 and stoked the fire back up. Brrr, it was 37*. Got the coffee going on the fire and just stared at it trying to wake up. Right before 6 one of the guys rolled over and hit the alarm on his truck. He finally found his remote to shut it off but it was too late. Everyone was awake and some of them weren't really happy about it. LOL. It was easy to tell which kids weren't morning people also. We sat around for a bit and I asked who wanted to go out for a drive and most of them perked up and said they did. A couple of the guys stayed back and off we went. Saw some deer again and then one of the kids spotted what they thought was a hog on the other side of a huge flag pond. Looking through the binos they could see it walking away into some tall sawgrass. As the kids watched from the road we started to sneak around each side of the pond. One of the guys that stayed back said the kids were watching and getting really excited that they were able to see the whole thing unfold. As I got around to the other side I finally saw a tag in an ear and realized I was stalking up on a cow! After laughing at myself I turned around and came back out. Jumped a doe on the way out and got back to the truck only to be told that that wasn't what they saw. We watched as my buddy got around to the area but never found the hog. We headed back to camp for breakfast.

Got back to camp to find the other guys cooking up a hell of a spread. More ribeyes, eggs, sausage, bacon, potatoes, burgers, dogs and of course marshmallows. They were showing us pics of a couple of deer that were walking right outside our camp area when one of the kids spotted a couple deer about 75 yds away feeding. The kids just loved watching them. After eating some steak and eggs I decided to walk over and check out the deer. I then decided to test out my stalking ability. As I slowly stalked up on them some of the kids noticed and they started watching me. I was able to get to about 20 yds before a doe noticed me. I froze and she did the familiar head bob and stomping routine. I could hear the kids whispering about it and after 5 min I decided that she had won and that I would just walk up to her until she flagged and took off. Figured it would be a good talk with the kids about them flagging and what not. Forgot that these does are never messed with and was able to get to 10' before she had had enough. But she didn't flag at all. She just turned and walked away. I walked slowly behind her around a clearing and through a head and was never farther than 10 yds at any time. Walked back into camp and she followed me right back to the clearing and started feeding again.

We decided to pack up and head home. The kids were great and we were packed up in about an hour or so. On the way home I was thinking to myself how this was truly a great memory for the families that will never be forgotten and that I had hopefully passed down a great tradition that may carry over for generations. We got home in a couple hours and each went our seperate ways to unpack and relax. Within 2 hours of getting home I got 3 phone calls and texts from mother's thanking me for putting this together. All of their kids were going on and on about how much fun they had and that we were going to do it again. Some of the dads wanted to know where to go to buy all of their own camping gear. It was then that I realized how well this really went.

My hope on this trip was to show the outdoors to some kids and their dads and that they would enjoy it enough that they would continue to camp and hunt. There is no doubt in my mind that most of them will continue this great passion we have and I will get to enjoy their company for many years to come. 2 of the dads are already planning on getting all of their camping gear. I'm also already planning the next one but it will include the whole family. Gonna have a camping weekend in the Keys and we'll bring the boats too. All in all it was a smashing success and I feel like there are at least a dozen more outdoorsmen in our ranks after this trip. :toast]]> CAMPING & RECREATION DONY1 https://beagleroutdoors.com/community/camping-recreation/father-son-camping-trip/