[tcb] BBB {WAS: Re: Re: Big Bend}
- From: "Gerald V. Livingston II" <gvl2@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 16 Dec 2005 17:48:48 -0600 (Central Standard Time)
Make note of the "pack for both extremes" statement. In 2002 we were on a
different part of the lake and that "almost reached 70" was actually
colder'n a witches tit in a brass bra. The wind NEVER stopped blowing over
there.
Starting in 2003 we moved to a new campsite in the state park and the wind
level is much more reasonable. But if it stays up a 75 degree day can still
call for jeans and long sleeves. But, it is the desert. After the sun has a
chance to warm the ground it doesn't usually start cooling down at night
until well after the sun has gone away.
Campers -- usually 150+ registered at the show (vehicles -- some with
singles ike me and others with 6 or 8 member families -- lotsa peeples).
No formal "swap meet area". This is a long distance show for most attendees
so swap meet material is hit-and-miss. Ronnie from www.type2parts.com is
there with new stuff at good prices though.
G2
On Fri, 16 Dec 2005 14:45:26 -0600 Sharon Chamberlain <iluvvws@xxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
> Wow I didn't know it got that warm, they told me to bring a heater so I
> assumed it was pretty cold, must be the nights. We'll prob leave that thurs
> noon and drive almost straight thru arriving Fri evening, it's a little over
> a 1000 miles for us, we average 60 and take turns driving. Whats the show
> like? How many? Parts?
>
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>
> Shorts and T-Shirts in the daytime and light jackets at night? What's wrong
> with the January weather in Havasu?
>
> Well, actually, in 2002 it was in the mid 30's at night and never quite
> reached 70 during the day. But '03, '04, and '05 were all pretty nice. You
> have to pack fo either extreme though.
>
> I'm om the frappr map (http://www.frappr.com/BBBX) and planning to make my
> 5th trip this year -- and it's the 10th anniversary for BBB.
>
> Having traveled both ways I would suggest going south down 35 to 10 rather
> than driving across 40 in January. Flagstaff sucks beans in cold years. In
> 2002 we stopped there for a break and it got down to -5. In 2003 there was
> snow but the temps stayed in the 30's so it wasn't so bad. '04 and '05 I
> drove across on 10 and usually had the windows down.
>
> I'll be off the 9th to the 19th. Still trying to decide if I will go up and
> camp with Jerome and that crew for a day or two in Tyler before heading out
> or to make it a long slow camp-daily trip. I'm thinking I might like to
> leave on Monday the 9th and take back roads all the way across. It's about
> 1500 miles from my house and at an AVERAGE speed of 45mph that's a 33 hour
> trip non-stop. Figure a driving speed of 55 - 60 mph and 12 - 14 hour
> driving days with 10 - 12 hours of camping/refueling/sightseeing I could be
> there by Thursday some time.
>
> G2
>
> On Fri, 16 Dec 2005 12:11:56 -0600 Sharon Chamberlain <iluvvws@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>
> > We don't have any vacation time left this year so I guess we'll be staying
> > home til January- we're thinking about going to Buses by the Bridge in
> Lake
> > Havasu, Arizona Jan 13-15 but the weather isn't too good there so we
> don't
> > know if we really want to go. Anyone been to this or heard anything about
> > it?
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