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Old 06-23-2015, 10:12 PM   #1
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Colorado meetup?!?!

seems like a growing number of Coloradans on the forum....

any interest in a meeting?

maybe a rally at dove valley?
somewhere pretty in the mountains?

im way out east on the flat plains, but id be happy to host. North Sterling state park is just around the corner from me.

lets do something!

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Old 06-23-2015, 10:14 PM   #2
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I'd love to come out for that!
I wouldn't be in my bus, but I LOVE Colorado!
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Old 06-23-2015, 10:25 PM   #3
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i had to get out last weekend...

here is the bus on top of RMNP @ just under 12,000'. cummins 5.9 and the at545.

she didnt like it, but she did it.

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Old 06-23-2015, 10:26 PM   #4
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Maybe my 466 and 643 will make it out there after all?
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Old 06-23-2015, 10:50 PM   #5
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next time i'm gonna tow my atv too.

traffic was the the only issue, there were temporary jams that heated the tranny way up. the tranny slipped a couple of times under the load, but groaned and kept going. the picture is the next day, monday morning 8 am, return trip, no traffic, no problem.
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Old 06-23-2015, 11:10 PM   #6
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Im always down for a meetup! Ive got a great busyard in North Denver, but a state park would bw awesome!
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Old 07-14-2015, 10:08 PM   #7
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Old 07-14-2015, 10:35 PM   #8
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Waking up this old thread too, I'm in! Hope I have it drivable by then....
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Old 07-15-2015, 01:34 AM   #9
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I'm down! We are in Fort Collins! We're going to be full timing in like, 17 days!

Might have to do this in the off-season ...unless we can plan for next year? I know the RV parks around here are PACKED! Anywhere else in CO a good place to park? Not 'native' to here so I am not sure.
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Old 07-15-2015, 07:46 AM   #10
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I'm down! We are in Fort Collins! We're going to be full timing in like, 17 days!

Might have to do this in the off-season ...unless we can plan for next year? I know the RV parks around here are PACKED! Anywhere else in CO a good place to park? Not 'native' to here so I am not sure.
Wow, congrats! We're still like a year or so away from that lofty goal.

Might just have to be a Walmart parking lot, lol! Or maybe red rocks when nothing is going on, that would be a great photo.
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Old 07-15-2015, 08:03 AM   #11
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How about everyone from Co coming to Fl for a meetup?
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Old 07-15-2015, 08:41 PM   #12
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Old 07-15-2015, 10:03 PM   #13
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YEAH!!!! WOW!!!!! We're about five years out if we can keep steady jobs... Once my son graduates high school hopefully he'll find a steady job. We have some contacts, so we're hoping he'll be able to work and go to school at the same time with some assistance from us.... Long story there........
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Old 08-03-2015, 09:31 PM   #14
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I'm down! We are in Fort Collins! We're going to be full timing in like, 17 days!

Might have to do this in the off-season ...unless we can plan for next year? I know the RV parks around here are PACKED! Anywhere else in CO a good place to park? Not 'native' to here so I am not sure.
I am about a week from heading out of Tampa Floodia (1 foot of water making it hard to work under the bus). My son lives in Fort Collins and he isn't sharp enough to find me a place to park for a couple days. Was looking at a place in the Poudre Canyon but whew they like $$. Looks like you have been there for a while now, any suggestions appreciated ?
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Old 08-03-2015, 10:30 PM   #15
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The tiny house jamboree is this weekend in Colorado Springs. Im planning on going!

Other than that, what we need is a farm!
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Old 08-04-2015, 09:29 AM   #16
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I am about a week from heading out of Tampa Floodia (1 foot of water making it hard to work under the bus). My son lives in Fort Collins and he isn't sharp enough to find me a place to park for a couple days. Was looking at a place in the Poudre Canyon but whew they like $$. Looks like you have been there for a while now, any suggestions appreciated ?
Oh boy, it's hard to find a spot here in Fort Collins! Most of the RV parks were booked when I called around, before we found this spot in a lady's backyard. The KOA's aren't cheap, but they might be your best bet. I wish I owned a chunk of land to accommodate you!! Are you self sustaining? How big is your rig?
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Old 08-04-2015, 09:30 AM   #17
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Old 08-04-2015, 09:51 AM   #18
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I am going to look for a small property out in the woods with power and water (hopefully) maybe up towards Wyoming. I have a 40' can live off propane but would rather have power instead of the generator noise. Ill find something like a barn or old hippie house when I get there, might have to do the walmart thing for a while. My ex has lived there for 30 years so she "might" point me in the right direction. I am in no hurry so I wont be rollin' in for a couple 2-3 weeks so if you see something I would appreciate a heads up. There is another guy from Florida moving to Ft Collins too, maybe we should start a "S Cool ie Camp" lol.
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Old 08-04-2015, 10:19 AM   #19
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I know of a place near Gunnison on Taylor Lake Reservoir. There's a few paid campgrounds there with hookups, without hookups, and there's fantastic free boondocking just down the road from the campground. It's about 9000' I think, surrounded by the Collegiate peaks and has a creek running by the sites, and spectacular views of the reservoir from some of the campgrounds. You can access it either by a curvy road the long way around from Buena Vista, or take an 18 mile potholey dirt road over the continental divide on top of Cottonwood Pass at 12,000'. It would hold tons of Skoolies!
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Oh, and we drove up the pass with a 4-cylinder Honda Element towing a 1200 lb. popup camper. So a bus should make it.
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