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Bicycling Stroll Through the National Parks
I am planning a one year bicycling stroll through the National Parks
of the USA. I hope to have an RV and a scout truck to go with us. I would plan on a group of about 20 people. We will free camp where possible. Does anyone have any suggestions on how else to do this. Thank you. |
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"spartanstorkbird" wrote ... I am planning a one year bicycling stroll through the National Parks of the USA. I hope to have an RV and a scout truck to go with us. I would plan on a group of about 20 people. We will free camp where possible. Does anyone have any suggestions on how else to do this. Thank you. What do you mean by "free camp"? If you plan on camping anywhere within the boundaries of various National Parks with a group of 20 people it will have to be in a Park Service campground. With a group that size that means reserving in advance. Like Zoot said, use tents, forget the RV. What do you mean by a scout truck? Are you bringing a support / baggage vehicle of some kind? Where do you live and how much time have you spent in the US? -- mark |
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"mark" wrote in message hlink.net...
"spartanstorkbird" wrote ... I am planning a one year bicycling stroll through the National Parks of the USA. I hope to have an RV and a scout truck to go with us. I would plan on a group of about 20 people. We will free camp where possible. Does anyone have any suggestions on how else to do this. Thank you. What do you mean by "free camp"? If you plan on camping anywhere within the boundaries of various National Parks with a group of 20 people it will have to be in a Park Service campground. With a group that size that means reserving in advance. Like Zoot said, use tents, forget the RV. What do you mean by a scout truck? Are you bringing a support / baggage vehicle of some kind? Where do you live and how much time have you spent in the US? Mark, Thanks for your response. By free camp I mean stopping anyplace we can at night for free. As I understand it this is quite possible in the Western USA. I was thinking of having the RV there for when we free camp, we would still be able to get a quick shower each day. What I had in mind for the scout truck: was to have a small cheap pick up to go out and find us a place for lunch and a place to camp at night. It also would be useful to transport the bikes that were currently in need of repair beyond our abilities to the next bike shop and to give rest to whoever wanted to ride that day. I live in Florida currently and have lived in the US all my life. Thanks for writing. Lee |
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Zoot Katz wrote in message ...
4 Apr 2004 17:13:08 -0700, , (spartanstorkbird) wrote: I am planning a one year bicycling stroll through the National Parks of the USA. I hope to have an RV and a scout truck to go with us. I would plan on a group of about 20 people. We will free camp where possible. Does anyone have any suggestions on how else to do this. Thank you. Follow the weather. Get trailers and big tents. Leave the trucks at home. Zoot, Do you mean bicycle trailers? What do you mean by a big tent? Lee |
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"spartanstorkbird" wrote Thanks for your response. By free camp I mean stopping anyplace we can at night for free. As I understand it this is quite possible in the Western USA. I was thinking of having the RV there for when we free camp, we would still be able to get a quick shower each day. What I had in mind for the scout truck: was to have a small cheap pick up to go out and find us a place for lunch and a place to camp at night. It also would be useful to transport the bikes that were currently in need of repair beyond our abilities to the next bike shop and to give rest to whoever wanted to ride that day. I live in Florida currently and have lived in the US all my life. Thanks for writing. Lee There are places in the Western US where this is possible, mostly on BLM (Bureau of Land Management) land. There are free primitive campgrounds on BLM land, but they could be very difficult to access with an RV. If you plan on travelling with a group of 20 people in National Parks expect to have to pay for campsites and reserve in advance. Instead of an RV and a truck, I would suggest two full sized vans (Ford E-350 or equivalent). Pull out the seats you don't need, and carry camping gear, people who don't want to ride, etc. in the vans. If you want to provide showers, get a few sun showers (clear plastic water bags with a shower nozzle, the water is heated by the sun) and a couple of portable shower stalls. REI (www.rei.com) should have these along with all the other camping equipment you could want. The vans would be cheaper than the RV, easier to drive, and you could split the group up for a night or two if you wanted to for any reason. -- mark |
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On Sun, 11 Apr 2004 04:09:52 GMT, "mark"
wrote: Instead of an RV and a truck, I would suggest two full sized vans (Ford E-350 or equivalent). Pull out the seats you don't need, and carry camping E-150s will probably suffice. Same cargo volume, just less weight capacity. gear, people who don't want to ride, etc. in the vans. If you want to provide showers, get a few sun showers (clear plastic water bags with a shower nozzle, the water is heated by the sun) and a couple of portable shower stalls. REI (www.rei.com) should have these along with all the other Sun showers and similar items blow. If you've got a van, you could certainly carry a home-made shower pump; mount a regular shower head in a portable shower stall (home-made or bought), get an automotive battery to power a pump, and get whatever pump you want. You can recharge the battery from the van's engine. Then you just need water; but that's a problem no matter which option you use. -- Rick Onanian |
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