Slate Mountain Trail

[dakozicki]

We took a short trip up to Slate Mountain outside of Placerville to spend the night camping in the all too infrequent rain. It was a great trip! I got the location from the Massey book. There was some planning needed to avoid fires and areas burned in the recent past. I had no idea how big the 2014 King fire was.

The truck and FWC performed well. I got to test out my Batwing awning. It worked well in the rain. But, it is a bit of a pain to put away. The cover fits really tight making zipping it closed a PITA.

I still tell all my non-camping friends that the FWC is pure luxury!


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[super doody]

Looks very cozy. One issue I have with the rain in a FWC, is the sound of rain hitting the roof.

 

[ski3pin]

Nice view of the old Mosquito suspension bridge over the South Fork. Thanks for your report!

 

[takesiteasy]

I like the rear awning. Thanks for the report.

 

[Smokecreek1]

Looks very cozy. One issue I have with the rain in a FWC, is the sound of rain hitting the roof.

Gee SD, while sometimes it can get a little noisy, me I like the sound, but again I've always liked the sound of rain beating on a tin roof ! Hey could this be worth a new poll question?

Smoke

 

[dakozicki]

I think people have beat the rain-on-the-roof issue to death. After a couple adult beverages, I find the rain on the roof sound to be soothing.

 

[super doody]

So does my daughter. It rained pretty hard the very first night when we got our camper. My daughter at the time was barely 1 yr old. She slept like a rock. I guess what makes it loud is not the rain but rather the water drops from the tree branches.

 

[GroovyDad]

That's the attitude: power through rain or shine!

 

[Casa Escarlata Robles Too]

Nice to hear you had a good time.Rain or shine.
Good looking rig.
Frank

 

[Casa Escarlata Robles Too]

I think people have beat the rain-on-the-roof issue to death. After a couple adult beverages, I find the rain on the roof sound to be soothing.

X2.
Frank