Chilhowee Campground (E TN) Oct. 24, 25, 26, 2014

[fasteddieb]

Sorry that life has gotten in the way of both posting and camping.

Anyway, Karen and I are planning a small camping trip to Chilhowee, TN, just east of Cleveland and north of US64.

http://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/cherokee/null/recarea/?recid=35078&actid=29

We'll be there with our 21BHS and Ford Flex.

I know we have several CampLite owners in the area. If anyone wants to join us or just stop by...

FastEddieB@mac.com

or

954-383-6040 (cell).

Should be pretty, though the colors are taking their sweet time this year!

[fasteddieb]

On a related note, Karen and I fly a little Light Sport Sky Arrow as a hobby.

We thought we'd fly over the Chilhowee Campground to check it out from the air.

http://youtu.be/gXyho5z2Nug?list=UUIRbXga4oZn7XAUSLfkBO7w

I kept the video to 2 minutes. The video quality is just OK - the takeoff was filmed from the back seat with Karen's iPhone 5c. The rest was a GoPro just strapped to the brim of a baseball cap.

In any case, its an absolutely beautiful corner of the world!

[gnies]

Wow thank you for sharing it's really cool!

[leslie]

Wow! Excellent way to check out a campground!

[fasteddieb]

Just now getting around to a trip report!

This was the first trip where everything - from loading up, hooking up, towing to, setting up, camping, breaking camp, towing home and backing back in all seemed pretty routine. I think we're getting it down.

A few random thoughts...

1) Lots of nice hiking from the campground. One trail leads to a gazebo overlooking Benton, TN:









Anyway, recommended.

I'll follow up with a post of some camping tips that worked out for us.

[fasteddieb]

1) Since we knew we would have electric hookup, we brought along a small space heater we use in our bathroom and it kept things toasty without using propane:







2) We have a "charging basket" and ran a Lightning cable and an audio cable to it from the radio using wire mold:

[leslie]

I enjoyed the peek inside your camper to see how you have fixed it up. It looks so comfy, and the dogs are settled right in. Beautiful dogs, by the way.

[spot1]

Great photos & video!