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Well we really, really, really hate to, but we are leaving the family of Heartland ownership for a short while. Yes, we got tired of getting 6mpg with the behemoth (Cyclone 3950HD) and the behemoth (F-450). We searched long and hard at every 5th wheel made. At first we picked another brand...

Re: We wouldn't miss this one! Oops, we will be on site 356 (not 365).

We wouldn't miss this one! The Behemoth and its keepers will be there. We'll be on site 356 for Friday and Saturday nights. (FYI, we will also be staying at Gettysburg Battlefield Resort before and/or after the rally so we will be in the area for pre- and/or post-rally activities as well.)

Sorry not to say anything sooner, we just got back from a trip to one of those rare places with no cell service... :-( Congratulations Eric & Dorothy and good luck with the chapter. We look forward to your first rally.

Re: We are changing our roles too... Fear not, we aren't going away ... but from now on we'll just be attending rallies rather than planning them. We try to get along with all ages since everyone has a different take on things. But it is nice to spend time with people our own age. It is...

We are changing our roles too... Even though a new leader for the Virginia Chapter has not been named, Tracy and I have talked it over rather seriously and have decided that after three years we are stepping down from the [honorary] position of wagon master of the chapter. (Wagon Master is not...

Best of luck handling all the things going on in your life right now. You taught me a lot about running rallies. I appreciate that more than perhaps I have said and I will miss that. I remember at the first Virginia rally you asked folks to sign up for Wagon Master and Assistant Wagon Master...

Re: We just signed up Just talked to the campground folks at it turns out we'll be on site #99.

We just signed up At last we were able to work out our travel schedule to make this rally. I don't know our site # yet since I booked it on the web site. I guess I'll have to call the place after all. We are getting there on Thursday, May 17 and leaving on Sunday, May 20. This will be our...

Thank you so much to everyone who attended the rally. Tracy and I had a great time hosting this event. I know it wasn't as laid back as the first Rally In The Valley but it sure was more laid back than the East Coast Luau so we are finding our center on this thing. Thank you especially to...

Weather forecast It's going to be perfect Fall weather. Friday will be absolutely gorgeous. Saturday & Sunday will be breezy with highs in the low to mid 50's. Overnight lows will dip below 40 on Saturday & Sunday nights. This is wonderful weather for camp fires. Be sure to bring your...

What about Debra? She feeling better? We haven't even started getting the rig ready. We're still finishing up on putting all the packets together for everyone. And I just packed about 1/4 cord of wood into the truck so we can have lots of fireside fun. It's nice to live so close to the...

Good question. We weren't sure how many wanted to go to the caverns versus how many wanted to drive along Skyline Drive. As for the caverns, if we can get 20 people who all want to go at the same time, then we can get a good group discount ($15.50 adults; $7.50 kids; cash only). Since the...

Time is running out As of this morning we are up to 16 sites booked. But we are also only a couple of days away from the rally. Even though we have not used all of our 20 allotted sites, the campground has taken back the unused sites. At this instant I think they still have at least one of...

Luray Rally Agenda Okay, here is the agenda. It could change some as you guy point out typos, question things, etc. As you can see this agenda and this rally are mostly about enjoying some food and friendship. That is what the Rally In The Valley is all about. Please let me know what you...

It's the modern translation of Occam's Razor. KISS is an acronym for "Keep It Simple, Stupid." For a potluck that probably means don't make anything complicated. Especially once you see the theme for this one. Yes, everyone, I made an agenda and I thought I posted it here. Unfortunately...

Well folks, I am off to Florida and won't get back until just before the rally. The rally planning and pre-setup is pretty much finished so that's taken care of. But since I probably won't have the Internet until I get back, I probably won't be able to respond to posts here ... and won't be...

We are past the halfway mark on signups and the rally is less than four weeks away now. The latest two rigs to sign up are new members to the Virginia Chapter. What a great setting to meet new people with their new rigs. I am still working on some agenda items. This will be a pretty laid...

Agenda / Theme Tracy is working out a theme for this rally. She's trying to decide among several interesting choices. I'll post that info once it's known. Even though this will be a relatively laid back rally, there will of course be an agenda for the benefit of those who require order in...

Rally t-shirts (not) There may not be plans for a t-shirt, but Tracy is working on something special for this rally. I dare not say what until she gets it lined up. I can say that if she is able to set up what she has in mind, then HOC members will get theirs for free (compliments of the HOC).

Oh, well that's true. To save on driving, the central portion -- between our campground (Thornton Gap entrance off US 211) south to Swift Run Gap (at US 33) -- is my favorite part.

Umm, 200 miles from where? Skyline Drive is only a couple of miles from the campground.

The post has only been up for an hour and already this rally is 20% booked!!

I know I posted this once already ... what is happening to my posts? I also posted thank you messages for the Williamsburg Rally and the Cherokee Rally ... so where are some of my posts going??? Anyway, the Rally In The Valley is now on the books. The formal announcement is working its way...

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I'm afraid I have some bad news. As many of you know, I was supposed to take the RV cross-country to San Diego this spring. But at Gus' request I elected to postpone that trip so I could make the Cherokee rally and Williamsburg Rally. The weather is better in the fall anyway plus there are...

Busch Gardens excursion Debra has asked me to lead the field trip to Busch Gardens. To get a better handle on how to make it as enjoyable as possible, I have created a new thread for anyone who's interested. Click here for the Busch Gardens trip thread Please reply there rather than here to...

On Saturday 5/14 I will be leading the away team to Busch Gardens, Williamsburg. There are several things I'd like to know to better set this up. If you are interested in going, how many are in your rig (including ~ages -- esp. kids -- for a head count)? Are you already a passholder and does...

Not home yet We're still camping (in NC). We left Cherokee on Monday and have been here in central NC ever since ... staying here until we leave for the Williamsburg Rally on Thursday. But I did manage finally to drag out the netbook today and get onto the Internet just to catch up on email...

Oops, did you forget the excursion to Busch Gardens that I was supposed to be leading on Saturday? (BTW, since BG is open late on Saturday, I wonder if the pot luck should be moved back to Friday ... after all why spend all that money to go to Busch Gardens and leave really early for pot luck?)

I got an email a while back about somebody was trying to put together a group camping trip. I lost the email and I can't find anything about it here using the search facility. All I remember was that it was in NC (I think; otherwise southern VA maybe), and that it was not a formal rally, and...

Add a Cyclone... We just signed up for Cherokee. I think we're going to change our site type and change our dates too so I'm not going to bother y'all with what may soon become moot. And there's a pretty solid rumor that another huge Cyclone will be joining up soon as well. :DFun, fun, fun...

Hudson will be there... Well since I've gone on a much needed diet, I've canceled my trip to a wonderful *brewery* in San Diego and instead we are going to stay "home" this Spring. So we are all signed up for the Williamsburg rally. I don't remember what site we're on, when we're coming, or...

Larry & Terry: I hope you didn't think my message was complaining about the choice of CG. I was disappointed at not being able to attend but not upset. In fact, I went out of my way (I thought) in my last post to make it tough for others to complain. (The stuff about people who don't come to...

Yep, that's it. Sadly, five or more affected rally-going families in the VA and NC/SC chapters are affected and three are dog owners. Ironically, one such family (the other 42' Cyclone) has one of the most involved dog "activists" I've ever met -- she would otherwise love the CG. But kids are...

Wow, I just found & read this thread. And so, as you all know why, we won't be able to attend this rally. Oh well, we'll see you all a couple of weeks later at Cherokee though! Have fun

Re: Maryland Rally You've got an RV *and* a boat? I thought you could choose only one of boat, RV, plane. Even Gus *switched* from boat to RV...

Along the same lines as "your actions are screaming so loud I cannot hear what you are saying," I *did* buy another Heartland. I went from a Big Country I had for two years to a Cyclone I got for Father's Day (lucky me). When I went looking for a toy hauler, I actually looked at Heartland...

Alright, everyone who was at the Virginia rally this weekend knows that I still hadn't signed up for the NC rally. Well, now I am signed up. Don't know our site number (they didn't even ask how big our rig is) but we're coming in on Thursday and staying through Monday. If we like it we might...

I think we were actually the very last to leave (just after 1:00pm on Monday) and we didn't get home until nearly 2:00pm. I guess that stop at the Liberty to fill up the tank really extended our travel time. Yeah, after driving all that way to Hatteras (three trips), it is nice to have a short...