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Sequoia first trip, Prince Edward Island

Postby CampsALot » Fri Aug 09, 2013 9:41 pm

With vacation upon us...

First trip for the Sequoia built of foam and canvas was to Twin Shores Campground in Darnley, Prince Edward Island.
It's a trip of about 450Km from home. Being built of foam, I had visions of exploding foam and flapping canvas behind the car after subjecting it to over four hours
of hurricane force winds, my fears were unfounded ,and the trailer was as solid as a rock.
The Sequoia is finished on the outside with the exception of some paint and a stripe or two. The inside still need lots of work but everything is in there
and it's functional.
:thumbsup:

Our first stop was at the Irving Big Stop Restaurant at the Nova Scotia, New Brunswick border.
The Sequoia just seems to stand out wherever it is...
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After lunch, heading towards the 13Km Confederation Bridge linking New Brunswick to PEI, we drove into a torrential thunderstorm. Just like that, sunny... to can't see with the wipers on high...
The storm lasted for 10 minutes or so then sun again. Just ahead of us there was hail in the storm. As we were coming out of the rain, the fields were white and there was hail
built up along the side of the road. Cant say I've seen that too often.
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The rest of the drive over was uneventful and the trailer towed very well.
When we pulled up to check in, and after, I was approached by three different people asking about the trailer. :thumbsup:
On the entire trip, and walking around the, (very large), campground, I saw no other homebuilt or even teardrop trailer.
By the number of people looking as they strolled by, the Sequoia seemed to be attracting a little attention. :)

We put the screen tent up against the side of the trailer. The galley door could open into the tent.
Only a few bugs figured out they could go under the trailer.
Unfortunately, they weren't the only ones to figure that out...

Setting up...
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A good start to the trip. I lit the fire while the best half started preparing supper.
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The next day was a little cool so we took a drive into Charlottetown, (PEI capitol city).
Wife loves used clothing stores, I love Great Hobbies, I think Canada's largest hobby store chain.
If I even start looking at their website, the wife's spidey sense starts tingling...
She returned with a new wardrobe costing about $8, I with a new RC quadcopter with a built in video camera.($150)
(How Cool Is That!!!)
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I'd love to show you some overhead pictures I took, BUT, the next morning while taking some pictures from WAY up, a big gust of wind...
My little helicopter along with the memory card and pictures, is still in the top of one of the multitude of tall spruce trees.
:(
Not the end of the world, we've spent as much on a good dinner and a movie. But still...c-mon. Thats the first model I've lost in over twenty years of flying. :oops:


The second day was sunny and HOT. A good beach day.
The water here is the warmest salt water north of the Carolina's. It was like warm bath water.
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That evening, enjoying a glass of wine at the campfire, the dog went berserk and ran towards the trailer.
I grabbed her collar and went over to have a look.
SKUNK !!
I dragged the struggling dog to the car and put her in the back seat, much to her chagrin.
The skunk must have came under the trailer then became trapped in the screen tent. Wifey had just come out of there with a fresh
glass of wine. That would have been interesting...
The skunk kept going back and forth between the two back corners and it took him three or four minutes to finally get out by going under the flap.
That added some spice to the evening !!

You can just see the skunk between the stool and the end of the picnic table.
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The third morning we had a nice breakfast but decided later on to pack up and head for home.
That night and all the next day, they were calling for thundershowers.
Breaking camp in a thunderstorm is no fun.

All in All a fun, interesting, and exciting trip. :thumbsup:
The trailer did not let us down in any way and the wife would like to go somewhere for a couple of days next week.
I guess it has passed acceptance testing.
8)

The bigger picture
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Life's Good! My tee shirt says so :)
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Re: Sequoia first trip, Prince Edward Island

Postby KCStudly » Fri Aug 09, 2013 10:55 pm

Quite the little bit of excitement there, eh?

Glad everything worked out okay for your first outing! :thumbsup: :applause:

Hope my wife takes to it with as much enthusiasm.
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Re: Sequoia first trip, Prince Edward Island

Postby S. Heisley » Fri Aug 09, 2013 11:30 pm

Great camping story! Trailer looks good, too! Thanks for sharing! :thumbsup: :applause:
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Re: Sequoia first trip, Prince Edward Island

Postby PKCSPT » Sat Aug 10, 2013 3:41 am

Looks like a great trip
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Re: Sequoia first trip, Prince Edward Island

Postby CampsALot » Sat Aug 10, 2013 6:52 am

KC,

The wife has always been up for a camping trip. (Or any trip :) )

Here is a picture from our first ever camping trip. She was 15, I 17, on a trip to Ontario in my parents trailer.
My little sister beside us now has two kids of her own, one having moved on his own for a few years now.

Time flies, make the best of it. Enjoy it. Use it up. :wine:

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Re: Sequoia first trip, Prince Edward Island

Postby wagondude » Sat Aug 10, 2013 5:54 pm

Glad you got through the first camp without having the trailer "christened". Gotta love the excitement of a skunk in camp.
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Re: Sequoia first trip, Prince Edward Island

Postby clermont cubby » Sun Aug 11, 2013 9:07 am

Warren

Been waiting for these pics. Did a great goood on the camper and looks like a fun trip. Except for the unwanted visitor. :D

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Re: Sequoia first trip, Prince Edward Island

Postby atahoekid » Sun Aug 11, 2013 11:01 pm

Great Job!!! One more successful foamie to add to the list. No one has had theirs blown apart yet, although there were many who said they would at towing speeds. Anyway, glad the first trip went well. Here's to many more!! :beer: :beer:
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