KOA Amarillo, Tx

[Ernest Ekberg]

Yesterday, I drove into this campground and paid for my site. I was
here a month ago, and it suited us just fine. Since then, they have
had 12 inches of snow, of which, most has melted. Little did I know,
that their roads were mush. The attendant directed me to the rear
which he informed me was up hill and drained "better". After driving
back there, with tires sinking and squirming, mud flying everywhere, I
drove back to the only pavement in the place and promptly said- this
will not due. Drove a mile down the road and found another campground
with better roads.
Thought I was better off as these roads did feel solid.
http://www.overnitervpark.com
Ernie-83PT40, currrently in Limon, Co at another KOA- this one has 3
feet of snow in drifts, sites are plowed.

[Pete Masterson]

Ernie,

It's at its worst when the ground has thawed between storms-- the
ground can be really squishy as you discovered. Personally, I prefer
parks that (at least) have paved access roads. Even better are parks
with nice, concrete parking pads. We've been to a couple of parks in
the Sierra foothills where the parking spots were a tad "damp" due to
rain storms -- but, fortunately, the access roadways were paved.

I've learned to carry some 16" x 24" sheets of plywood (with rope
handles) to use under the HWH leveling jacks. Some parking spots have
slightly soft/spongy parking spots, especially after a rain. The
plywood (3/4") spreads out the pressure and really keeps the leveling
jacks from punching into the ground (or pavement as the case may be).

Pete Masterson
aeonix1@...
'95 Blue Bird Wanderlodge WBDA 42'
El Sobrante, CA




On Jan 30, 2007, at 3:41 PM, Ernest Ekberg wrote:

> Yesterday, I drove into this campground and paid for my site. I was
> here a month ago, and it suited us just fine. Since then, they have
> had 12 inches of snow, of which, most has melted. Little did I know,
> that their roads were mush. The attendant directed me to the rear
> which he informed me was up hill and drained "better". After driving
> back there, with tires sinking and squirming, mud flying everywhere, I
> drove back to the only pavement in the place and promptly said- this
> will not due. Drove a mile down the road and found another campground
> with better roads.
> Thought I was better off as these roads did feel solid.
> http://www.overnitervpark.com
> Ernie-83PT40, currrently in Limon, Co at another KOA- this one has 3
> feet of snow in drifts, sites are plowed.
>



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