Good Morning all,

For those of you who have never been to a Camping or RV show before you should really check one of them out. They are lots of fun and you get to see just about every kind of RV that exists from the $5,000 pop-up unit to the $750,000 Mansion on wheels.

I took my family to one in Atlantic City a couple of months ago and we were absolutely blown away by all the stuff we saw. Little ones, big one, in-between ones, RV’s with motorcycle storage in the back, RV’s with jacuzzi’s and so much other stuff you will never believe until you see it.

The best part was that there was an aisle at the show that contained representatives from at least a dozen campgrounds in the area. You could actually talk with somebody from the campground and ask them questions about who, what, when, where and how at their campgrounds. It was great being able to look somebody in the eyes and ask them questions instead of solely relying on the internet and/or phone.

Here’s a list of upcoming RV Show’s in the area:

New Jersey:

October 6 – 8, 2006

18th Fall New Jersey RV Show
NJ Convention & Expo Center
Edison, NJ

http://www.macevents.com

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October 27 – 29, 2006

13th Fall South Jersey RV Show
Atlantic City Convention Center
Atlantic City, NJ

http://www.macevents.com

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January 19 – 21, 2007

40th New Jersey Trailer & Camping Show
NJ Convention & Expo Center
Edison, NJ

http://www.macevents.com

Pennsylvania:

November 9 – 11, 2006

PCOA Convention and Trade Show
Holiday Inn
Grantville, PA

http://www.pacamping.com

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January 6 – 14, 2007

The Pittsburgh RV Show
David Lawrence Convention Center
Pittsburgh, PA

http://www.pghrvshow.com

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January 12 – 14, 2007

46th Annual RV & Campgrounds Show
Allentown Fairgrounds Ag Hall
Allentown, PA

http://www.allentownfairpa.org

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January 21 – 28, 2007

Spring RV & Powersport Spectacular
Millcreek Mall
Erie, PA

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February 8 – 11, 2007

Valley Forge RV Show & Sale
Valley Forge Convention Plaza
King of Prussia, PA

http://www.vfrvshow.com

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February 14 – 18, 2007

22nd Annual Allegheny Sport, Travel & Outdoor Show
Pittsburgh ExpoMart
Monroeville, PA

http://www.sportandtravel.com

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March 9 – 11, 2007

Campers World RV Show
York Expo Center
York, PA

http://www.yorkrvshow.com

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September 10 – 16, 2007

39th Annual Pennsylvania RV & Camping Show
Hershey Park Entertainment Complex
Hershey, PA

http://www.largestrvshow.com

‘Till Next Time…Remember “There Ain’t No Better Camping Then New Jersey Camping!”

Eric

The next family trip we were able to take this past summer was to Old Cedar Campground in Monroeville, NJ. We were actually supposed to go to Hospitality Creek campground with some friends but they were unable to join us for the weekend and the campground was sold out.

Old Cedar was a decent campground with some pretty good amenities and half-decent bathrooms. I wouldn’t go out of my way to stay there again but if the campground was convenient to an activity or destination we were already going to I wouldn’t run away from it either.

We took my children’s friends for this trip and our friends that were supposed to spend the weekend with us ended up being able to come out for the day on Saturday so it turned out to be a pretty decent trip.

My younger son and his friend ended up staying up and goofing off in their tent until about 1am so they were pretty tired on Saturday but all in all it was still a fun trip.

‘Till Next Time…Remember “There Ain’t No Better Camping Then New Jersey Camping!”

Eric

Hello all,

We ended up having to cancel a planned trip in June due to me being on call for work and I couldn’t be that far away from a computer connection for the entire weekend.

This was a particular bummer for my kids because it was supposed to be their Birthday camping trip. We had told them that they could each take a friend with them for the weekend in lieu of having some big party at a local skating rink or bowling alley.

So instead we allowed them to have their friends sleep over at our house for the weekend and we set up tents in the backyard, had a campfire and roasted s’mores on Saturday night. We also spent the day at the beach with their friends so they didnt’ have a totally bummed out birthday weekend.

So even though we didn’t actually go camping we sort of camped out in our backyard and still had lots and lots of fun with them and their friends.

‘Till Next Time…Remember “There Ain’t No Better Camping Then New Jersey Camping!”

Eric

hey all,

Just wanted to let you all know about a website I have just found that has lots and lots of gently used RV’s for sale: http://www.RVTraderOnline.com.
They specialize in listing used RV’s of all shapes and sizes.

According to their site they have listings for over 85,000 RV’s!

Here’s a quick tidbit of info about them:

At RV Trader you will find the widest selection of classified ads with 86869 recreational vehicles to choose from and more than 1528 dealership listings.

I haven’t bought an RV from their service (yet) but they show all the signs of being a good solid company that offers a high quality product and stands behind their site.

Check them out!

‘Till Next Time…Remember “There Ain’t No Better Camping Then New Jersey Camping!”

Eric

Good Morning all,

Well back in May my family and I went to Turkey Swamp campground for our first family trip of the year. We took our old 1963 Shasta 13′ trailer and a tent for the boys.

We really liked this campground as the sites are nice and large, well shaded, every site is a pull-thru site and they allow pets so we were able to take our Black Lab Shamrock with us.

It is a county park (basically the same as State Parks) so there were very limited facilities and no activities. The restrooms were nice, clean and well maintained. I would most definitely go back here again with a group of friends as I think this would be a nice place to just let the kids play with their friends and let the adults hangout and chat.

It was overall a very uneventful and relaxing weekend which was very much needed at the end of a very hectic school, cub scout and work year. All the more so since I just ended a 7 week stint of flying to Las Vegas every Monday morning and flying home late Thursday night for work.

‘Till Next Time…Remember “There Ain’t No Better Camping Then New Jersey Camping!”

Eric

Well I figure I will start at the beginning of the summer and work that way…as long as I can remember all the details!

The first trip we took was actually a Cub Scout Pack Family Camping trip that we try to do every year. This was our second trip and also our second time going to Brendan T. Byrne State Forest. The pack likes this campground because they are on the approved cub scout campground list, they have large group sites so we can all fit in one site (saves money and promotes comaraderie) and the restrooms are clean and close.

Several of the parents spent a good amount of time planning the trip this year and had an amazing array of events and activities scheduled for the kids. The theme for the weekend was “Robin Hood & His Merry Men.” They went fishing, made and shot bows & arrows, created and decorated shields, and swords, they participated in a pseudo-joust, went on a treasure hunt, navigated an obstacle course and a whole bunch of stuff. The weekend was jam-packed with stuff for the kids so they wouldn’t be bored and it paid off as each night (Friday & Saturday) not a single one of the 17 kids attending gave anybody any fuss about going to sleep.

We took our big 8 person multi-room family tent and sleeping bags so the trip was a little more primitive then our family trips but it wasn’t a big deal as we’ve slept in this tent as a family for several years now. We ended up having to take both of our vehicles since we were responsible for bringing most of the gear (I’m Cubmaster and my wife was part of the planning committee).

The only downside was that I must have eaten some bad kielbasa Saturday night as I spent most of the night violently ill and trekking back and forth to the bathroom all night and all day Sunday.

All in all, it was probably the best pack camping trip we’ve had and the kids are already looking forward to next year!

‘Till Next Time…Remember “There Ain’t No Better Camping Then New Jersey Camping!”

Eric

Well so much happened over this summer that I’m just gonna do a quick recap here and then over the next couple of days or so I will give you all the detailed accounts.

We had five family camping trips planned as well as five or six scout camping trips and we were actually able to do most of the family trips and all of the scout trips.

For the first time ever we sat down as a family back in late April or early May and planned out our summer to make sure we actually had some sort of idea as to what we wanted to do instead of just kind of winging it and hoping we got some good things in.

So way back when we planned a family camping trip each month during the summer, “The Linden” First Annual boys only camping trip,two scout fun with son trips, a week of day camp, a week’s cruise, a trip to Dorney Park (local amusement park), Labor Day weekend in the Poconos, a scout WEBELOS only fall camping trip, and scout family camping trip.

As you can see what planned a whole lot of activities and fun. That list actually doesn’t even do justice to what my kids were doing as my parents watched them Monday night to Wednesday night each week (due to work schedules) and they went on lots of day trips to the shore, amusement parks, local swimming lakes, etc…

So here’s the “quick recap”:

Family camping – 3/5 – we had to cancel trips in June and July due to work commitments and other scheduling conflicts.

Scout Camping – 4/4 – Family camping, Fun with son’s and Day Camp all happened.

Labor Day Poconos – 0/1 – Waitlisted at Timeshare Resort didn’t come through.

Dorney Park – 1/1 – This was an absolute blast.

Cruise – 1/1 – I would highly recommend Royal Carribean to anybody and everybody. They really know how to take care of their guests!

The Linden Boys Only – Coming up in the middle of October.

WEBELOS Fall Trip – Coming up at the end of Sept.

Added another scout trip – My older son will crossover from cub scouts to boy scouts in February and his den has been invited to their first Boy Scout camping trip in November up to Hawk Mountain in Central PA.

All in all, an absolute blast of a summer that we still have not fully recovered from!

I will go into lots and lots of detail in the coming days.

‘Till Next Time…Remember “There Ain’t No Better Camping Then New Jersey Camping!”

Eric

Hello All,

Just wanted to drop you a quick note to let you know that I will be starting to update the site and blog again after a long hiatus.

I have lots and lots of information and updates to share with you all about what has been and is happening in regards to camping in and around the Garden State.

One of the first things on my agenda is to update the NJCampingInfo.com website as I know there have been some changes to the different campgrounds around the state.

I will also start adding posts to this blog on a regular basis.

I would like your help though, so please send an email to Eric@NJCampingInfo.com and let me know what you want to know and what information you want to see on the website and in this blog.

This site is meant as a resource for people who want to or already enjoy camping in the Garden State so you all should get a say about what is and is not on the site.

‘Till Next Time…Remember “There Ain’t No Better Camping Then New Jersey Camping!”

Eric