Winterizing

The 2008 camping season has come and, sadly, gone. This past weekend was our last trip to Roseland Resort for the year.

In all, there were no more than about a dozen people on the grounds: Matt & Troy with their dobermans on the hill above us, Steve in the trailer below us, the other new couple and their husky below and to the west of us. The guys in the trailer immediately to the west of us came in Saturday afternoon to winterize their trailer, then were gone again within a couple of hours.

The place was so very quiet: no disco music from the dance hall, no chatter from the pool deck or outdoor patio, no muffled conversations from the various trailer decks around us. And it was unseasonably warm too --the lower sixties Fahrenheit at night-- with largely clear skies.

The leaves are past their prime. There are still a good many yellow, orange and red leaves on the trees, most of them had already blown away. It must have been a beautiful sight a couple of weekends ago.


Winterizing the trailer itself was a relatively easy affair: the interior was cleaned, perishables were carted out to the minivan and anything potentially attractive to rodents or insects were sealed in plastic bins. The plumbing was flushed with antifreeze, the exterior seams were checked and resealed where appropriate, the battery was removed, the propane tanks closed off, the electricity & water were shut off and the entire beast was wrapped in a tarp to protect it from the elements for the next five months.


The Roseland Resort seasonal campers are going to be convening in Pittsburgh February 6-8, 2009, for our annual reunion. We've spent so little time at the trailer this season I'm looking forward to seeing everyone again if only briefly.

The new camping season will open in April of 2009. I've heard from Doug & John who have taken site Rose Hill #212, just to the west of us... it will be exciting to have new neighbours on the hill!

Winterizing

The 2008 camping season has come and, sadly, gone. This past weekend was our last trip to Roseland Resort for the year.

In all, there were no more than about a dozen people on the grounds: Matt & Troy with their dobermans on the hill above us, Steve in the trailer below us, the other new couple and their husky below and to the west of us. The guys in the trailer immediately to the west of us came in Saturday afternoon to winterize their trailer, then were gone again within a couple of hours.

The place was so very quiet: no disco music from the dance hall, no chatter from the pool deck or outdoor patio, no muffled conversations from the various trailer decks around us. And it was unseasonably warm too --the lower sixties Fahrenheit at night-- with largely clear skies.

The leaves are past their prime. There are still a good many yellow, orange and red leaves on the trees, most of them had already blown away. It must have been a beautiful sight a couple of weekends ago.


Winterizing the trailer itself was a relatively easy affair: the interior was cleaned, perishables were carted out to the minivan and anything potentially attractive to rodents or insects were sealed in plastic bins. The plumbing was flushed with antifreeze, the exterior seams were checked and resealed where appropriate, the battery was removed, the propane tanks closed off, the electricity & water were shut off and the entire beast was wrapped in a tarp to protect it from the elements for the next five months.


The Roseland Resort seasonal campers are going to be convening in Pittsburgh February 6-8, 2009, for our annual reunion. We've spent so little time at the trailer this season I'm looking forward to seeing everyone again if only briefly.

The new camping season will open in April of 2009. I've heard from Doug & John who have taken site Rose Hill #212, just to the west of us... it will be exciting to have new neighbours on the hill!