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November 4, 2012 - 12:09 am
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On the last day of your camping trip, do you normally leave first thing in the morning or last minute of the day?  We always see people packing up and leaving right away.

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November 4, 2012 - 12:15 am
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I leave as late as possible, often with someone waiting for my site.  ::)

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November 4, 2012 - 7:39 am
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depends how far away I am and what I need to do at home.  Typically I am leaving around 11 or 12 but I have also left right after breakfast and cleaned the breakfast pots at home.

Matt O 2006 Skyline Nomad 27' travel trailer.  Previously owned 1986 Coleman Columbia / 1992 Coleman Senecca / 1989 Born Free Class C RV.

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November 4, 2012 - 8:01 am
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[quote author=JoeCamper link=topic=2041.msg18078#msg18078 date=1352002520]
I leave as late as possible, often with someone waiting for my site.  ::)

Yup..  Joe takes "taking your good sweet time" to a whole new level.  ;D 

For us, it's more a factor of whether we have something else going on that day and how long it takes to get home.  I very much prefer to park the camper when I have daylight, since I'm backing it diagonally with it winding up about two feet from the house and don't want either to get damaged, obviously.  That said, we usually leave between noon and 3pm. 

Here's the new spot we made for it while we were doing the addition (including a shot of the new TT).
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-01-uImCGt9Q/UJWOJHEIg8I/AAAAAAAAAcs/bg-4PIp98cM/s400/12%2520-%25202.jpg


I really should be nice and put up some greenery between the houses (right about where the left edge of the photo is) so my neighbors don't have to look at it every time they come or go from their house.

Before we had the addition put on our house and moved the driveway, I had to back it down a 100' of driveway and through a 8.5" wide gate on the other side of the house.  That wasn't so bad with the popup (17' long, 7.5' wide), but was a little more nerve-wracking with a 25' long, 8' wide HTT.  To my credit, I probably did that something like 20 times with the popup and 10-12 times with the HTT.  There were some close calls, but not even a single scrape. :thumbup:

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November 4, 2012 - 1:48 pm
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we will usually leave within an hour of check out.  we have been known to reserve an extra day though, or opted to pat for late check out where offered if there is still events going on.

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November 4, 2012 - 2:11 pm
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[quote author=JoeCamper link=topic=2041.msg18078#msg18078 date=1352002520]
I leave as late as possible, often with someone waiting for my site.  ::)

DITTO!

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November 4, 2012 - 2:39 pm
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twstd: I wouldn't worry about the neighbors. You have a nice trailer. Even if it was an oldie but a goodie, if you don't have a homeowners association that makes you hide it, don't bother.

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November 4, 2012 - 3:47 pm
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We usually leave by 10 am or 11 am.  We like to get home, get unpacked,cleaned up, and put away before it gets too late. Also, I like to relax on the couch before going back to work on Monday.

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November 4, 2012 - 9:03 pm
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^ that's us, or we leave to stop at a spot on the way home for food/shopping 8)

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November 4, 2012 - 9:30 pm
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We like to leave as late as possible.  Whenever we (very) leisurely get done packing up.
While getting ready to leave we clean the camper so when we get home, all we have to do is unhitch and bring the dirty clothes and uneaten food inside.

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November 5, 2012 - 6:25 pm
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We typically eat breakfast, mill around the campsite for a while and pull out about lunch time.

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February 12, 2013 - 11:50 am
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Ah a new year and lots of places to explore.  To answer the question though, since we normally hit a spot within 3 hrs of the house we pack up after breakfast; okay I pack up after breakfast while everyone else finds something to occupy themselves with and then I check us out.  Since we're normally at a state park I then drive down into one of the normal parking spots unless my spot isn't reserved for that day and we head home sometime late afternoon.  Just enough time to get us home before dark.

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February 12, 2013 - 12:44 pm
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For us, it depends on the distance from home what time we leave the CG. Usually we get up and have breakfast, sometimes stay for lunch, and then get home before dark if possible since we store our camper offsite. I guess the average departure is around 1:00 latest, but usually plenty of time before the "official" checkout time. We've never stayed in private CGs, only SPs and COEs, so no one has been waiting for our spot to change hands as far as I know.

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February 13, 2013 - 6:46 am
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Like a few others, all depends on how far of a drive we are doing and when in the week we are doing it...

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February 14, 2013 - 7:42 pm
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The SP's we usually camp at have a 12 noon checkout time; we usually 'sleep in' and take our time packing up (we've never checked out past 12).

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February 14, 2013 - 8:18 pm
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We are not known to hit the road too quickly. Sometimes if we are smart we start packing up the night before.

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February 18, 2013 - 4:40 pm
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We're not frantic packers-and-leavers, but we tend to leave well before the stated check-out time.

(I hate, loathe, despise, and detest people who milk every minute and end up leaving after check-out, while leaving the site a mess.)

We like to be considerate of those coming in to camp. Besides, we like to get home and tend to the business of cleaning the pup, prepping it for the next trip, and doing the laundry.

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February 18, 2013 - 8:53 pm
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It varies for us depending on how close to home we are, and how tired (hungover) we are from the night before. Generally though, I'm the party pooper.  When vacation is over, I just want to get home, get unloaded and relax before work.  I don't like to linger. 

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February 19, 2013 - 8:08 am
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Depending on where we are and what needs to be done is when we leave. I like to leave at least an hour or two before we have to leave or checkout time.

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February 19, 2013 - 1:37 pm
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It depends on how long my drive is. 

If we are camping within an hour or so, we don't rush at all.  Usually end up leaving around noon or so.

But if we have a longer drive, we leave before 9, usually.  I want to miss traffic, get the camper home and cleaned out.  That way there's still time to relax.

My wife usually starts packing up a lot of our stuff the night before.  She does not do any of the driving and I think that she looks at it as her part in getting us out at a decent time.

And yes, I pack as well, but I don't do much packing the night before.

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