NH State RV Law?

Got the Camper's Inn flyer in the mail today. On the back it states the following:

Have you heard. New Hampshire - has a new state law. All RV must have state inspection by June 30th.

Does this include seasonal campers? What if you don't have a tow vechile for your seasonal camper, will you be exempt? What about Mass campers who probably make up 50% of the population (if not more) at NH campgrounds.

Anyone have any more information? Why did they implement this law?

Danforth Bay Opening Day Countdown (37 days)

37 Days Until Danforth Bay's Opening Day (30 days for us seasonals)! Have a great vacation DBCR! I'm sure its going to be a VERY BUSY summer for you! We can't wait!!!


Danforth Bay Count Down to Opening Day

Partial Keystone Cougar Review

Here is what I got for a review. I'm not sure what happened but I have gotten a couple of these. I tried out my form. E-mail me at NewEnglandCamper@comcast.net if you want to complete this review. I'll post this on my website page as well.

Hoping to get to that this weekend!


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RV Manufacturer: keystone
Model: cougar
Year: 2006
Size: 30
Type: 5th Wheel
Aquired: New
Slide-Outs: 1

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Flagg RV Dealership Review

The following is a review that I got on Flagg RV from Stan W. I'll update this on my web page soon.

Dealership: Flagg R.V., West Boylston, MA


Department's Dealt With: Sales/Service

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Sales Comments: Low key sales staff, No pressure here.


Sales Grade: A+

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Service Comments: Only dealt with service department for pre-delivery work. The service department folks were great.


Service Grade: A

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Store Comments: Small parts store located at the end of the lot is not owned by Flagg R.V. but by a former employee who took it over from Flagg a while back. It seems to stock a fair amount of stuff and can order whatever else you may need. Not an R.V. superstore but I've been in a lot smaller ones. This one is worth checking out.


Store grade: A-


Buy Before? Yes
Buy Again? Yes


Overall Grade: A

Comments This is a family owned business and has been around fo many years. They have another dealership in RI and can be checked out at http://www.flaggrv.com/

We bought a left over 2005 Jayco Sport from them and were treated as though we had purchased a big buck motorhome. These folks want your business and want you to come back and buy in the future. God I love business' like this.

The only thing I could find fault with was a couple of things not fixed after we got the trailer home. 2 cabinet door latches loose and the medicine door mirror askew in the frame. rather than haul it back for these minor repairs I fixed them myself, all of 10 minutes worth of work. All other stuff (stove burner replacement & furnace control board) were repaired and working fine.

RV Life Insurance?

I recently purchased a new camper! Details and photos coming soon. One of my concerns was I felt pressured into buying life insurance from my RV dealer.

Here is a post that I put on RV.Net about this issue!

Buyer's Beware if you are purchasing a new RV.

My New Favorite Web Site

My favorite camping web site these days is the following site sponsored by Cold Springs RV. Of course, I have a reason why I'm looking that this site. Our cousins and our family has placed orders on new Salem and Sierra campers.

Anyways... these Web Cams are really cool and show you how active this business is with people coming and going! It would be really neat if Danforth Bay had these web cams. Of course not by the pool please! ;->

Bluffs Update provided by Danforth Bay

Danforth Bay has updated their website with new pictures of the Bluffs clubhouse, pools, and more!!! They also updated the news pages. This is very exciting news for those who are moving in this spring.

Danforth Bay - Bluffs News

Going Seasonal ... Putting up a shed

With the weather being so unseasonably warm on Friday and Saturday this really motivated us to head up to Danforth Bay to put up a shed and do some overall site cleaning. Even though the snow is 100% gone here in N. Mass (for quite some time now), I wasn't quite sure it would be all gone up in North Country. I had called DBCR and they said they had 1-2" of new snow on the ground but warm weather was coming. I was a little bit tense about this but we found a fairly level place to put the shed on our site that wasn't covered with snow.

The instructions for the Rubbermaid Big Max (7x7) shed that we bought at the Home Depot in Tilton, NH (S. Nashua was out of them) state that it takes about one hour for two people to put it up. For the most part, I completed the setup and installation by myself in about 3-4 hours! I'm sure if I had to do it again it would only take me 2 hours ;-> LOL! There were several occasions where I needed Patty or Austin's help. Installing the roof into the grove was the most difficult part. Most of this is a snap into place shed with very little screws (about 50). I know this shed would not survive the mildest of hurricanes but at Danforth Bay that is probably very rare of happening.

Pictures to this story is located here:
Shed Pictures

Also this product is very large and REQUIRES a truck for delivery from your local Home Depot or other fine reatiler. We rented one from UHaul. Not cheap. I would have went for the Home Depot delivery truck but there isn't one available in the Ossipee Lake Region area.

Jellystone Park (Ashland) brocure came today

We haven't been to Jellystone Park in Ashland NH since 2003 and yet we are still getting brochures in the mail. We won't go back there either because of the way we were treated around the time my wife's dad died unexpectedly in June of 2003.

With that being said... the brochure this year is brand new. New fonts, colors, etc. It looks more professional. Other than that things haven't changed much expect for the price. If you want full hookup it will cost you $60. This doesn't include the cost for children and for air conditioning. So a small dirt site (that has AC) that I can put my camper on would cost my family $73 a night! Ouch! The cabin is $76 a night for Rustic and $138 for Deluxe. I guess the economy is doing well if they can get these prices. Also they did away with Rustic/No hookup sites.

Sites are 1/2 price during the offseason. We found that is the best time to go because the activities are just as good on the weekends.

Other than the fonts, layouts, and price. The brochure hasn't changed much.

Going Seasonal....

In November of 2005 we were fortunate to get a call from Danforth Bay that a site was opening up for the 2006 seasonal season. We quickly went up and had an interview with Dianne.

Stay tuned for stories on "Going Seasonal....", I already have a few!

Camping World delayed until June 2006

As you probably know, a brand new
Camping World store is coming to Chichester, NH at Meyers RV!

However it is not opening until June now instead of April as first thought. There will be a Grand Opening celebration at that time. More to follow!!!

Bluffs at Danforth Bay Update

We met up with Bill the security guard who is now residing at Danforth Bay for the winter. He told us that the Bluffs at Danforth Bay was making great progress and to check it out!

Since the weather today was gorgeous (sweater weather for us true New Englanders), we took him up on his offer! After parking the car in the ballfield we took a nice walk through the Bluffs after checking out of the cabins and cleaning out our camper (in storage).

We found that the clubhouse is really coming along nicely. I took a peak inside and found it to be well insulated. On the outside they are starting to put up a nice maroon siding. Different from the DBCR brown siding used on many of their buildings. The tennis courts appear to be completed (minus the net -- at this time) and quite large! If I was going to be a camper there I guess I would be inclinded to learn tennis. Although, I guess I have no excuse since Danforth Bay installed new tennis courts this past fall. Take stock in tennis balls!!!

I didn't see any totally completed sites and the road was rough in places. Although I did NOT walk through the entire campground. The telephone poles are up to serve electricity through the park. Bill said that the town was upgrading the electricity through here and DBCR. I did see a worker's van travel the entire road through so the entrance road must be in good shape.

Well... if you want to see more then check out my pictures that I took today:

Bluffs at Danforth Bay - March 2006

Back from Cranmore!

Well we got back a great day of skiing at Mt. Cranmore in North Conway, NH today. The weather wasn't too bad. It was warm and comfortable at the base. There was quite a cold artic wind on the Beginner's Luck trail. One could easily spot the snow showers in the nearby mountains. Here is a link of my picture page

CranmorePicture Page Link

Mt. Cranmore is one of my favorite mountains but is also everybody else's favorite moutain and therefore was very crowded! Not to mention they were having NH state final J4 and J5 races today and tomorrow! Overall I beleive Cranmore really needs to add new high powered/speed lift to their system. I've spent more time in line today compared to King Pine and Pat's Peak combined.

The trails were also very icy in several spots. Lianna had fun in Penguin Camp.

Well now that skiing is done for us for the season its time to get ready to camp!

News from Danforth Bay!

Well we planned this trip to Danforth Bay last October and we couldn't of asked for better weather. Well maybe a tad bit warmer. We are staying in one of the cabins. Last time we stayed at the cabins they were entirely empty (except for us). This time they are SOLD OUT. There is even a few transient winter campers at the top of the hill. I'm sure the snowmobilers here would like a little bit more snow.

We met up with the Bill the security gaurd yesterday. He's moving to the Bluffs this summer along with 40 new campers (I'm not sure how many of them are originals from DBCR). I'm really hoping to get down to visit the Bluffs tomorrow. There was a lot of construction traffic again yesterday when we arrived. Bill also said they are hopinig to utilize the back entrance more this season for departures (esp. on Saturday). Everyone be happy to know that the town is upgrading the electricity here at Danforth Bay/Bluffs and surrounding areas. The entrance road is much wider and will be paved this spring. I believe its going to be a busy fun summer at DBCR since Sandy stated they the campground spots are practically filled up! Make your reservations NOW to get into this great campground.

4 Camping Shows this Weekend!!!

Lots of RV shows in New England this weekend! Spring is just around the corner!

* Central New England Show, Worcester, DCU Center
* NH Show, Armory in Manchester, NH
* Vermont State RV Show
* Rhode Island Show

Check out my web page for more details!

New England Camper's Camping Show Page