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Old 08-28-2006, 08:44 PM   #21
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Lex, I just reread your post and noticed that you have a fear of flying. Many people do.
What most people don't know, is that one can travel via freight ship very inexpensively. This may be your best shot at bringing yourself and your car/camper!

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Old 08-29-2006, 08:47 AM   #22
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Hi Lex,

I hope you do make the trip. It sounds fantastic. Personally, if I were doing something this big and had the time, I would want to stay about 8 months. Here's what I would do:

October: North East - for fall foliage moving south into the Appalachian mountains
November - February: Traveling West along the southern route. Maybe dipping down into Mexico.
March - May: Northwest and then heading west via Northern route (You may have to dodge raindrops in the NW in the spring but our spring starts early and it's really beautiful here.)

Let us all know if/when you come to the USA. I bet you wouldn't have to pay for a campsite very often.

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Old 08-30-2006, 11:14 PM   #23
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Jack, Tom, Frederick, Brian, Benita, Gigi, Nancy: thanks
Second half of the year looks to be the best.
But if starting in the north east in sep/oct for fall, isn't that to late fore the rest of the 6 months (for the time being I stick to a period of 6 months)?
The vessel sails to Baltimore and Jacksonville twice a month.
I don't want to sell the car of course Maybe the trailer.
I thought of another possibility: offering the use of the trailer to other Europeans.
A small business for one of you?
About the 110V. Isn't it sufficient to buy a 110 to 230 convertor of sufficient capacity?
Or is this to simple?
I read information of a Dutch couple who did it in 1997. They even made an Alaska round. I try to get in contact.
My car does its work flawlessly till now with one service a year. We can take a 'emergency set of parts' with it.
We'll go on planning
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Old 08-31-2006, 06:41 AM   #24
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Try to arrive in late August. Early September in Nova Scotia/New Brunswick, wander down through New England to DC and Virginia by late October, across Dixie in November and the Gulf Coast in December, the Southwest, Mexico and the West Coast in January/February. Sell your rig in California and fly home in time for the tulips.
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Old 08-31-2006, 08:09 AM   #25
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I was brought up in New England and as I remember it (and at my age I don't know why you should trust that, I don't ) I believe the height of the foliage is usually the 1st two weeks of October with the color following south through Pa, the Shenandoah Valley in Va in the next couple of weeks (I lived in SW Va for 25 Yrs) That time of year the Blue Ridge Pkwy is gorgeous
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Old 09-04-2006, 02:10 AM   #26
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Tomorrow we'll be on the road again.
First to the BIOD gathering. And then we'll cross The Channel to England. Till mid october.
See you.
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Old 12-31-2007, 09:49 PM   #27
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May I ask what came of your plan?
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Old 01-01-2008, 01:55 AM   #28
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May I ask what came of your plan?
Sure
We paid a visit to the Dutch couple that already did it.
That made us even more enthusiastic.
They started in march in Jacksonville. And so that became our plan for 2008.
But in august 2007 we got a very premature grandson. He survived, but he is still in hospital.
That 's why we cancelled the plan for this march.
Still we hope to realize it, maybe march 2009.
Or is there a better period?



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Old 01-01-2008, 07:59 AM   #29
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He sure is a cutie, Lex. Looks like he is really growing. I hope that 2008 rewards you all by him being able to come home soon.
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Old 12-07-2008, 04:28 PM   #30
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Can anybody tell if the weather in Baltimore is good enough (normally) to start a trip heading south (west) in end of march / begin april?

PS. Grandson is doing very well :-)

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Old 12-07-2008, 08:19 PM   #31
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There is a chance you could catch some near freezing temps for a day or two but its just as likely that you'll see mid 60's. Early Spring weather is highly variable in that part of the US but that's a great time to visit the Baltimore/DC area so I'd probably risk it. If you think your travels may bring you anywhere near northeastern NC (I-95/64), I'll be happy to PM you with our contact info if you wish.


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Old 12-08-2008, 09:24 AM   #32
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Lex -

I am new to the group since your first postings about your trip.

SOUNDS WONDERFUL!!!!!!!

Use Yahoo! Weather as you get closer to your actual trip to get a rough idea of temperatures along your route.

We are in California - small town 25 miles south of Sacramento.
We went to Minnesota at end of September and picked up a new Scamp 5th wheel and went from there to New England before returning to California. We were gone for one month. It was WONDERFUL.

Like you, I too have that wild crazy dream... my dream is take OUR truck and Scamp to tour EUROPE! Our daughter is married to a Deutchlander and lives just 1/2 hour west of Frankfurt. We HAVE toured, using trains, but... i think with our own trailer it would be GREAT.

God Bless and safe journies.

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Old 12-08-2008, 05:30 PM   #33
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There is a chance you could catch some near freezing temps for a day or two but its just as likely that you'll see mid 60's. Early Spring weather is highly variable in that part of the US but that's a great time to visit the Baltimore/DC area so I'd probably risk it. If you think your travels may bring you anywhere near northeastern NC (I-95/64), I'll be happy to PM you with our contact info if you wish.
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Thanks Al & Cindy.
The other option is to arrive in Jacksonville in march and to depart from Baltimore in september.
But we 'll miss the Smokey Mountains.
See the route: http://mldk.biod.info/route.jpg
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Old 12-08-2008, 05:36 PM   #34
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Lex -

I am new to the group since your first postings about your trip.

SOUNDS WONDERFUL!!!!!!!

Use Yahoo! Weather as you get closer to your actual trip to get a rough idea of temperatures along your route.

We are in California - small town 25 miles south of Sacramento.
We went to Minnesota at end of September and picked up a new Scamp 5th wheel and went from there to New England before returning to California. We were gone for one month. It was WONDERFUL.

Like you, I too have that wild crazy dream... my dream is take OUR truck and Scamp to tour EUROPE! Our daughter is married to a Deutchlander and lives just 1/2 hour west of Frankfurt. We HAVE toured, using trains, but... i think with our own trailer it would be GREAT.

God Bless and safe journies.

Alan W.
Alan, we like touring Europe ;-) There is a lot to see.
All those different countries and languages must be very unusual for Americans.
Morocco also was quite an experience :-)
So I recommend your dream trip :-)
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Old 12-08-2008, 11:25 PM   #35
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Alan, we like touring Europe ;-) There is a lot to see.
All those different countries and languages must be very unusual for Americans.
Morocco also was quite an experience :-)
So I recommend your dream trip :-)
Lex
We met a British couple riding a new Triumph motorcycle in Tennessee last April. They said the bike was worth 20K pounds at home(just around the corner from where they live) but they purchased it in California for US$20K. So they crossed the south over a period of 7 months and were shipping the bike home for about US$1500, where it was worth double what they paid. They planned to come back over and cross Canada next summer with another new Triumph. We met them when they came to admire our 13.5' Bigfoot. I think the novelty of sleeping in a tent was wearing thin. I suggested they might look at also buying a tent trailer to tow behind the bike on their next trip.
Hope you figure a way to make your trip happen.
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Old 12-09-2008, 03:46 AM   #36
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... I suggested they might look at also buying a tent trailer to tow behind the bike on their next trip.
Here is a trailer that weighs just 500 pounds:

http://www.aliner.com/design/Xterior/produ...=6&sectid=5

Sorry it isn't fiberglass, but it could be towed behind almost any vehicle. Even my VW Golf could tow it.

Of course that isn't getting into the teardrop style:

http://www.golittleguy.com/cms/content/view/34/96/

also about 500 pounds but no standing headroom.
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I've read on several forums about problems with A-Liners leaking, so some caution would be advised.

I've seen a very lightweight, low-profile, compact pop-up tent trailer for motorcycle (Actually saw two of them -- Two couples touring and camping together -- They even had king-sized beds in them and plenty of standing headroom!) -- 325 lbs dry.


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Old 12-09-2008, 09:56 PM   #38
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I've seen a very lightweight, low-profile, compact pop-up tent trailer for motorcycle (Actually saw two of them -- Two couples touring and camping together -- They even had king-sized beds in them and plenty of standing headroom!) -- 325 lbs dry.
Friends just bought a similar trailer to tow behind their motorcycle: http://www.leesurelite.com/
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[quote]. . . I've seen a very lightweight, low-profile, compact pop-up tent trailer for motorcycle . . . 325 lbs dry.


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I've seen those, too. Pulled by a couple on a motorcycle. I think they'd be the perfect trailer for a smaller car, like a Geo Metro, too.
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Old 12-10-2008, 12:05 PM   #40
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I am afraid that we are not interested in trailers for motorcycles.
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