Brazos Bend SP (TX)

Kirah · Post by **Kirah** » July 5th, 2018, 4:12 pm

Spent 4th of July in a place where fireworks are but a distant thumping: Brazos Bend State Park, southwest of Houston, TX. Hot, stormy, but a great reminder that I maybe shouldn't just put the camper away during the hot months. The A/C might be loud and grumpy, but it still does the trick of providing a refuge from the midday omg wtf it's so hots...

Full album is here: https://adobe.ly/2u62j9Z

Blue~Go · Post by **Blue~Go** » July 5th, 2018, 8:32 pm

Always enjoy a trip report. And a pup

That rack over the tire locker looks handy.

chin_k · Post by **chin_k** » July 6th, 2018, 11:43 am

How do you keep things inside the rack when you are traveling down the road?

Kirah · Post by **Kirah** » July 6th, 2018, 1:08 pm

chin_k wrote: July 6th, 2018, 11:43 am How do you keep things inside the rack when you are traveling down the road?

They're just wedged in. Both bag and box have light contents (the box is often entirely empty, the bag just has a dump hose), but the bag in particular is a tight fit, so a good bit of friction + little weight means they stay put.

The previous owner used that rack to hold a pair of light folding chairs. He had a bungee cord that went up and over them to hold them down. They didn't suit me at all, so I ditched them, and the bungee cord decayed in the sun. I keep thinking I should add a cargo net for insurance, but haven't gotten around to it. I probably still should. The contents are not particularly valuable, but they could be a hazard for vehicles following. On my ever-growing to-do list...

pdemarest · Post by **pdemarest** » July 6th, 2018, 4:10 pm

Hi Kirah - took a look at your photo album and love the picture of your dog stretched out on your bed; Looks like there's no room left for you!

Kirah · Post by **Kirah** » July 9th, 2018, 5:21 am

pdemarest wrote: July 6th, 2018, 4:10 pm Hi Kirah - took a look at your photo album and love the picture of your dog stretched out on your bed; Looks like there's no room left for you!

lol. Yeah. That's why we have this magic word: "Scooch!"

pdemarest · Post by **pdemarest** » July 9th, 2018, 12:16 pm

We've yet to travel with our 110 lb. German Shepherd "Rufus" but we've been training him at home to lie in the middle of the bed down by our feet so he knows where he'll be allowed to be when on the bed. Will be interesting to see if his training transfers over to the Chinook when we decide he's mature enough to travel with us. He just turned three years old, which is technically when male Shepherds reach maturity, but right now he's still acts more like a rebellious 17 year old teen.

chin_k · Post by **chin_k** » July 10th, 2018, 2:26 pm

I heard that the only canine that ever reach maturity is the wolf.

Kirah · Post by **Kirah** » July 11th, 2018, 7:20 am

I had a heeler who was a grumpy old woman by the time she was 5

Current pup has been camping since she was 6 months (currently just over a year and a half old). I wanted her to learn camping manners and habits along with all the household stuff. First trip she was suspicious of everything. Then she came nose-to-nose with her first armadillo, and now she can't wait to get in the camper and go again

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