Augie56

Pretty sure all the tires you'll find are 'radial' construction tires (specifically, radial construction with steel belts). This means the ply tire component(s) are laid up RADIALLY (straight from bead to bead, 90 degrees relative to beads) when the tire is built. The former construction method, 'bias ply', is a tire design where the ply component(s) are laid at a 'bias' angle relative to the beads (think 45 degrees). This design is not used in modern consumer auto/truck/trailer tires. Advertised '# of plies' used to indicate specifically how many plies were used in the construction, but t

'Fort-sick"..... Should be a trademarked term. I'm definitely Fort-sick. Our trip came and went way too fast.

Based on our recent experience, I would recommend knowing ahead of time WHERE the hookups (elec, water, sewer) are located on the site (or loop) you request. This is necessary so that you arrive at the Fort with a water hose, sewer hose, and electric cable that are long enough to reach these hookups when your TT is positioned on the pad. The fort fiends app describing the all the sites should be your guide.

Being a resort guest usually gives you the chance to pre-select FPs well ahead of anyone else, so it still is kind-of a perk. People that buy park tix the day-of or only a few days in advance are still disadvantaged for the prime time slots for the most popular attractions. With the ability to gain additional PFs after using your three, it's just about necessary to have the app on your phone to reserve additional PFs in a timely manner, too.

Sorry to hear that. WDW sometimes provides a false sense of security and 'rightness' , I guess. Mine and the wife's mountain bikes, although Schwinns, aren't worth very much and prob don't look too appealing. We never locked our bikes up when we were there. But if I had a nice new, fancy expensive bike, I'd surely be locking it up everywhere. Tough lesson learned, I bet.

We just returned from a weeks trip on April 6, and we are a family of 5 - me, wifey, sons ages 7 and 5, daughter age 3. We requested 1400 and got 1456, inner loop. We loved it! Great area for kids to ride their bikes, b-ball hoop and tetherball at the end if the street, and we rode bikes everywhere with ease. Just remember to look at the Ft. Fiends campsite viewer to see where the hookups are. Our site had water at street, sewer in the middle and electric in the back. Not the easiest configuration to accommodate, but we made due with a long garden hose for the water instead of my normal w

Nothing new to add, but when we drove down and back two weeks ago, we made sure the fridge was as cold as it could be before unplugging. Then we switched it over to run on propane when driving, then back to AC when we pulled in to camp. No issues. Even if we couldn't run it on propane while driving, it would've stayed cold enough over 8 hours without opening it.

We originally booked our trip to occur around Christmas, 2013. To do this, we started booking around Christmas-time 2012. The Disney TA told us the best way to get the block of days we wanted was to keep checking back on the Disney booking website periodically, and call immediately when the site preference and day combination showed available. Doing this, we were able to piece together the block of days we wanted in three separate bookings, all with the same site preference. Now, as it turned out, as we got closer to Christmas, 2013, we decided that if we could re-book everything for Spri

All consumer Goodyear tires you buy in the USA are made in either the USA or Canada. When I bought my jeep a few years ago (used), it came with Chinese tires. I figured since they wee close to new, I'd run them and see how they do. They are wearing ok, but they suck in rain and snow. Seems the Chinese have some catching up to do when it comes to tread design and tire compounds. Don't skimp on tires for any sized RV. There is an incredible amount of science and engineering that goes into tire design and construction. Going with the companies that have the most experience usually yields the

You really don't get to double your FPs, because you can only use the Rider Switch ticket to re-ride the same ride you're riding with your FP, with a FP wait time the second time around. So you still only get to experience three individual rides per park per day using your three FPs. To my knowledge, they only offer the Rider Switch ticket on a ride that the person has a FP reservation for. I wonder if you'd go to the front of the line if you waited standby and requested a Rider Switch ticket..(?) In any case, if you ask parents if they'd prefer to be able ride the FP-reserved attraction

TCD et al... The Rider Switch offer is not a "loophole", it is a defined benefit for those families that have kids that are not tall enough for the rides that the other kids are. We are grateful we could utilize this system. The Rider Switch system was offered on all the rides we rode (which pretty much was everything). The system is implemented with "Rider Switch" paper tickets, with the attraction name and an expiration date printed on them. The expiration date varied from ticket to ticket, but the dates always seemed to be at least two weeks into the future. This indicated it was NO

After a 7-day trip there last week, our family of five rode everything we wanted in all the parks using the FP+ without any waits longer than 15 mins. We utilized the Switch Passes they would give us because our youngest wasn't big enough to ride many of the rides, and our kids rode the PF+-reserved rides twice. I used the app on my phone to switch reservations around when wanted, and I never lost existing reservations by searching for new ones. All in all, our experience was good. The parks were full but not crowded, so that may have helped. I wouldn't want to go in June or July, though.

As it worked out for us, we stayed in a pull through full hookup site at Camp wilderness at Carowinds Amusement park on the way down, just a few miles south of Charlotte, NC. Easy on and off of 77, and there's fuel and food all around the exit. On the way back, we drove all the way to the KOA in Statesville, NC. Easy on and off 77, but nothing else at exit. A little highway noise there, too, but we were all able to sleep through the night with no probs.

We're pulling the same surprise this Wednesday after school for our three kiddos, too. What a great trip for you guys, hope we have the same. We're loading up the motorhome Wednesday evening after we tell the kids and hitting the road early Thursday.

IMHO, it would be unwise to drive a motorhome NORTH during Feb/Mar timeframe, especially with this cold weather / snow storm that is currently moving W to E into New England. Motorhomes are tough enough to drive when the conditions are ideal, I don't think I would risk my family trying to drive one into snowy weather and poor road conditions, especially since you (presumably) don't own one / never driven one. Rent a full size passenger van or a minivan and stay in a hotel once you get to Boston. You'll save money, get there faster and, most importantly, safer.

So our travel plans have changed slightly....we will be taking two days to get down the FW, and three days to get back. On the way down, we'll be stopping somewhere in the Chattanooga, TN area......I'm liking what I've read so far about a place called Holiday Trav-L-Park.....anyone stay there before? On the way home, we plan to stop twice...once around Macon (I like the looks of the Tobesofkee Rec area campground), and the second night around the Lexington area (So far, I like what I've learned about the Whispering Hills place in that area). Am I missing out on any other lesser-known, bu

I saw the Ky Horse Park place, didn't look too bad. I'll call and see if they'll be open by 3/26 for driving day 1. I also found the Tobesofkee Park(s) just off 475 outside of Macon. Looks like 475 cuts the corner south, and the parks look pretty nice. Again, I'll call and see if they will be open on 3/37 as an option for driving day 2. Thanks everyone!

Walmart for things quickly, things I can't get anywhere else less-expensively. Then, either Amazon.com or eBay are my usual places to order stuff. I usually take advantage or free shipping or the amazon.com Prime trial deals.

By the looks of our schedule and due to driving the I-75 route instead of the I-77 route from Northeast Ohio, I'd like to plan to stop over for the night somewhere around Lexington, KY and then again somewhere around Macon, GA (or even a little further south of that point). Anyone have suggestions on where to pull off 75 and camp for the night? We leave in 18 days! Thanks!

Thanks for the reply, I'm likely going to request the 1400 loop! BTW, our oldest is "Z", too (Zachary James)!

Well, just out of luck, I happened to check the availability of Fort campsites for the week we will be there, and a Premium site reservation showed up......all for an additional $30 or so....so I changed to a Premium site. Now, the loop request then becomes which 1000-1400 loop would we prefer.....I'm ready 1400 would be nice with the three little ones that we have (ages 3, 5, 7).

Not to make this a philosophical discussion, but I was only asking what the facts were about how/if it is enforced. Looking fwd to any/all responses that shed some light onto the enforcement/non-enforcement of the rule.

Is the 'bike helmet for those under 16' enforced while riding bikes around the fort? I read it in the golf cart FAQ section, I think. I need to know if we have to bring kids helmets with us next month when we arrive!

Excellent feedback, folks....thx! With three little ones that will want to check out the pool, campire and playground equipment probably on a daily basis, I'm leaning toward the 1700 or 1800 loop. I just watched the videos of these two loops, and I see quite a few "bigger" rigs like ours that are parked comfortably on the sites.

Thx to all for the replies and additional info. I now have the FF app on my phone, and I'm checking out the widths and lengths of the sites in the loops i'm interested in. I'm a competant maneuverer (is that even a word?) of our 36' motorhome, so Im fairly confident I could get in onto just about any site, but i understand the wider/longer ones would be easier. I'm not opposed to leaving my booking as-is and requesting the 100 or 200 loop. But if I decide to downgrade to "full hook up", I pretty much have to accept being near a neighboring site that could have pets, huh? Would the 1600-1