floridarandy
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Mickey -
My 2 cents. While the Rally format is fun it requires a HUGE committment from you and a unique campground that can not only appeal to a large group but accomodate the group by "holding" spots while everyone waits to see who's going. It also assumes there's a single location & date convenient to everyone...which obviously can never happen.
In addition to perhaps "seasonal" Rallys....like our first at Lazy Days, I'm building on Eric's idea of "camp-outs". Steve & Donna "Charris" here organized a "camping club" that might have a format that would work for the non-Rally interim goal of folks wanting to camp together in different parts of our beautiful state. The club selects a group of campgrounds, commercial & state parks, and publishes the list and dates a year in advance. Anyone who wants to attend knows long in advance the "when and where" and can make their individual arrangements to attend and the number who show up makes the event. My understanding is that contact is made with the campground and they are typically willing to use "best efforts" to group campers together. But heck...how bad would it be to ride your bike to see an attendee that wasn't "next door". Might spread the party and rowdiness around the park instead of concentrating the commotion.
I'm NOT suggesting we have to do this....or that this format is right for us...and certainly not volunteering Steve and Donna to organize it...just offering the format for everyone's consideration. Anyone interested in checking out their format can see:
http://www.floridapopupcampers.com/
And, just for an idea of what their schedule looks like:
http://floridapopupcampers.yuku.com/forums/29/2011-FPUC-Monthly-Campout-Schedule
http://floridapopupcampers.yuku.com/forums/29/2011-FPUC-Monthly-Campout-Schedule
As you can see they're working out more than a year. In our case it would be easier, I think, over time, for more folks to meet, explore more locations, and build the camaraderie that might even make our State Rally's look more like the National
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As I said....my 2 cents.
Randy
My 2 cents. While the Rally format is fun it requires a HUGE committment from you and a unique campground that can not only appeal to a large group but accomodate the group by "holding" spots while everyone waits to see who's going. It also assumes there's a single location & date convenient to everyone...which obviously can never happen.
In addition to perhaps "seasonal" Rallys....like our first at Lazy Days, I'm building on Eric's idea of "camp-outs". Steve & Donna "Charris" here organized a "camping club" that might have a format that would work for the non-Rally interim goal of folks wanting to camp together in different parts of our beautiful state. The club selects a group of campgrounds, commercial & state parks, and publishes the list and dates a year in advance. Anyone who wants to attend knows long in advance the "when and where" and can make their individual arrangements to attend and the number who show up makes the event. My understanding is that contact is made with the campground and they are typically willing to use "best efforts" to group campers together. But heck...how bad would it be to ride your bike to see an attendee that wasn't "next door". Might spread the party and rowdiness around the park instead of concentrating the commotion.
I'm NOT suggesting we have to do this....or that this format is right for us...and certainly not volunteering Steve and Donna to organize it...just offering the format for everyone's consideration. Anyone interested in checking out their format can see:
http://www.floridapopupcampers.com/
And, just for an idea of what their schedule looks like:
http://floridapopupcampers.yuku.com/forums/29/2011-FPUC-Monthly-Campout-Schedule
http://floridapopupcampers.yuku.com/forums/29/2011-FPUC-Monthly-Campout-Schedule
As you can see they're working out more than a year. In our case it would be easier, I think, over time, for more folks to meet, explore more locations, and build the camaraderie that might even make our State Rally's look more like the National
As I said....my 2 cents.
Randy