Monday, April 15, 2013

Well its about time.....

We are finishing up the packing and almost ready to go.  We both have to work Tuesday and will be heading down to the campground after work.
We can't wait to see you all again soon.
If we don't get a chance to say it enough this weekend we will say it now and say it loud... Thanks to you and all who make this coming weekend such a great Camping trip for our family...
Come by our fire and say HI!!!!!!
 


Bring your junk an clutter



As usual we will be having a YARD SALE for you to bring up your stuff and sell to others.  It will be held under the tent and the time will be on the schedule.

Thursday, April 11, 2013

New 2013 Shirts

Shirts just came in...they look great..$15.00
On sale all weekend.

Tuesday, April 9, 2013

Torklift Announces All New Contest

 
 
With the start of the 2013 rally Torklift has given us the opportunity to announce the kick off for their newest and greatest contest so far.
 
 We will be handing this packet out to everyone at the rally. 
 Tell them who your HERO is!!!!



 
 
 
 

One of our Longest Running Sponsors,, Does it again!!!!! Torklift

 
We wanted thank TORKLIFT for their support of the Mid Atlantic Truck Camper Rally once again.
They will be providing some hats, flashlights and other goodies to give away at the rally.
 
 
Remember to keep them in mind for your truck camper accessory needs.
 
 


Allergy Season.......

Please remember that it is going to be peak pollen time in this area the next few weeks.  Don't forget your allergy medications and saline sprays.  The yellow film started today and even I am feeling the stuffy head.  I remember in years past a few of you folks from up north really got hit hard by it so be prepared...
 
 

 

Saturday, April 6, 2013

New camper showing....

As we mentioned earlier.....new camper showing at the Mid Atlantic Truck Camper Rally...
 
As posted on Truck Camper Magazine on Friday http://www.truckcampermagazine.com/leaders/don-and-pat-rose-of-chalet-rv Don and Pat Rose of Chalet RV will be debuting a prototype truck camper and giving you a chance to view the camper and give back input. Check your schedule for final time and where to meet on Saturday.

DJ Steve Saturday night


We are happy to announce that on Saturday after the fireworks we will have DJ Steve to play music under the tent. Make sure you come up and hang out with everyone one last time.

Thetford will have your camper clean

 
 
We want to thank Thetford for all their generous donation of camper cleaning supplies for the rally.
Make sure you check out allk they have to offer at -http://www.thetford.com/

Monday, March 25, 2013

RESERVATIONS UPDATE

There are still spots available for reservations however you must call the campground to reserve them. The online reservations have limited spots left so it is much easier to just call and talk to someone to make sure you have a spot.
 
We have never had to turn anyone away, we can always make room even if you are there as a boondocker.

Friday, March 22, 2013

THURSDAY NIGHT MEET AND GREET POT LUCK

 
 


Thursday at 8:00 pm come up to the tent for the Meet and Greet Pot Luck Dessert Social. Bring your favorite dessert to share with fellow campers. Plates, napkins and utensils will be provided.
 
 
Come catch up with friends from rally's past or make new ones.




Schedule

Times subject to change

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Top Secret

This year we have the honor of showing you a prototype of the newest and the most advanced truck camper in the country. At this point we will be leaving you hanging as to the make and model of this new camper. But you can be assured you will be in awl when you get a chance to see it. We will be having a special view time for this camper on Saturday. Make sure you check the final schedule for time and place to be. You will have a chance to tell the owner's of this camper your feedback.
 
 

What's more American than a hot dog?

 
For our celebration of America we thought we had to have hot dogs! Thanks to our good friends at Engle Heating and Cooling we will be serving hot dogs and fixings on Friday at 6:00 pm near the tent. Make sure you get your ticket for your free hot dog when you check in.
 
 






















http://www.englehvac.com/index.php

Band Friday Night Scheduled

 
 
Midnight Country Express will be playing Friday night under the tent starting at 7:00 pm. Make sure you come up listen to the band, show your dance moves and most of all show your patriotism by wearing red, white and blue.

Dance Lessons with Sherri

 
Back by popular demand.....Dance Lessons with Sherri will return at 2:00pm on Friday. Make sure you pay attention so you can make those moves during the band that night.



Shore Beef & BBQ will be at the rally again....

 
Shore Beef & BBQ will be at the rally again this year on Friday and Saturday.
Pork BBQ, Ribs, Chicken & Brisket with sides will be offered so leave the cooking up to them
and that will give you more time to relax and enjoy the rally.

Wednesday, March 20, 2013

FIREWORKS SHOW

Once again we try to "out do" ourselves each and every year.. 
 
It's going to be hard to top this one folks....
 

 
 
 
FIREWORKS
 
That's Right
 
FIREWORKS
 
 
On Saturday night we will be having a fireworks show complete with a cannon...
 
This FIREWORK extravaganza is brought to you buy our amazing campground owners Ray And Sherri Barker.
 
I came to them with the idea and as usual they said Let's DO IT!!!!
 
One of our fellow campers will also be sounding off his Cannon to alert everyone as to the countdown to the Show..
 
 
We cant get more pariotic than this!!!!!
 
 
 
  

T-Shirts For 2013 Rally

The annual rally shirts will be on sale throughout the rally this year.  We are running behind this year and can not do a pre order as we have done in the past.  We are going to gamble and get about the same amount as last year and sell them on a get them while the last basis.
 
First off we would like to apologize for this inconvenience but we are doing our best put on a great event for you folks as we do every year.  We usually have most things tied up by Feb but this year our household was hit with several flu bugs, colds and such and family as always take first precedence. 
 
The turn around time for the shirts is to tight at this point in time.
We will do our best to make sure everyone is happy at our rally.
 
 
The Design is still in the artwork phase but we should have something ready to show before the weekend.

5-4-3-2-1 You may get to see a live rocket fire

http://www.orbital.com/NewsInfo/MissionUpdates/Antares_Test_Flight/index.shtml


Antares Mission Patch
Antares Test Flight
The first launch of Orbital's new Antares medium-class space launch vehicle, the A-ONE mission, is currently scheduled to occur no earlier than April 16, with a targeted date range of April 16 to 18. The A-ONE Mission will originate from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport (MARS) at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility.

This should be seen from the campground if the skies are clear.  Check out the web site and stay posted anbout the launch.
 

ADCO COVERS AND M&M'S

 
We have received a gift certificate for one free ADCO cover.
 We pondered on how to give this great FREEBIE away so we decided to combine a great idea that Bruce Scott had for a contest during the rally.
 
We will have a container filled with RED WHITE AND BLUE m&m's.  Please stop by our site and take a guess at how many are in the container.  The closest to the exact number will be the winner of the ADCO cover.
 
Thanks for the great idea Bruce.
 
Thanks to the fine group at ADCO for their generous donation to the event.
 
 

We will also have a cover for your viewing at our site as well so you can see the quality of their product.

 
 


HAPPIJAC

 
HAPPIJAC has been with us since our Rally started and they are back again this year.  Once again we will be giving away gifts sent to us for the rally.
 
Thanks For Their Support
 
 
 
Happijac’s Qwik-Load™ turnbuckle saves time and effort allowing camper owners to spend less time setting up their equipment and more time enjoying it. The lightening fast lever action of Qwik-Load™ allows Happijac turnbuckles to be installed to preset tension in one simple action. Because the Qwik-Load™ design preserves all of the benefits of Happijac's original FM-TB turnbuckles, they allow easy tension adjustment after installation. Qwik-Load™ is available as an integrated Turnbuckle from the factory or as an upgrade to Happijac's timeless original Turnbuckles (or any turnbuckle which is based on a 1/2" threaded rod). Satisfied camper owners, including those who already trust the best engineered turnbuckles in the world need not replace them in order to enjoy the benefits of Qwik-Load™. 
 
 

 
It's all about leverage. The Happijac Frame Mount Tiedown System uses leverage to your advantage in order to safely reduce the forces on your truck while controlling camper movement in all directions. Happijac's patented design creates a horizontal, I-Beam truss structure with your truck frame. This allows important counter balances against the pulling weight of the camper, which, due to properly applied principles of leverage in Happijac's tiedown design, are reduced to 1/5th the original force against the truck frame. The placement of Happijac’s tiedown anchor points together with the use of Happijac turnbuckles creates structural strength by triangulating leveraged counter forces. This configuration provides total control of the front-back, up-down, and side-to-side movements as well as the yaw, pitch and roll of the camper on the road without risking damage to your truck or camper.

Other tiedowns actually multiply dangerous forces against your truck and camper. These typical designs are positioned to literally act as a crowbar between your truck bed and frame. On the road, this means that with other tiedowns, the modern truck mounted camper (weighing up to 6,000 lbs.) can create an approximately of 100,000 lbs. of leveraged upward pressure between your truck bed and the frame it is attached to, and 20,000 lbs. of sideways-pulling pressure on the frame its self. This does not take into account the sudden popping and jerking forces of similar magnitude that occur on both the truck and camper as the camper twists and moves with tiedowns designed to merely hold the camper down and keep it in the truck.


Tuesday, March 12, 2013

Site decoration contest

We  are asking all campers decorate your camp site in the theme of our rally this year. Please sign in that you will be decorating your site when you check in at the campground store.  We would really like to see the entire campground in RED, WHITE and BLUE. There will be a prize given to the most patriotic site in the campground, judging will be done beginning at noon on Saturday.  Make sure your site is ready for judging by then.  The winner will be announced immediately following the last rally prize on Saturday.
 

Everybody loves a parade


 
Red, White &; Blue parade will be held on Friday. We ask you decorate your bicycle, golf cart, yourself or just walk along holding your flag. We encourage kids with bicycles adorn their bikes in a patrotic manner.
 
The Parade will be held at 1pm on saturady, be ready to line up at the campground office to join in the fun.  Our Grand Marshall Sherri will lead the parade around the campground for all to see.


Pie Eating contest on Saturday

 
Nothing more American than APPLE PIE!
We will be having an apple pie eating contest on Saturday (time to be announced) with 6 of your fellow campers. Make sure you come up to the contest to cheer on your favorite competitor.


Bring you white Tees tops and Tanks its TIE DYE TIME

 
Make sure to pack some some white clothes to turn into a treasure.  The Campground will be supplying and teaching the art of tie dying, all you have to do is to come up (time to be determined) and bring your white shirt, tank top, etc. and let your creativity take over.
 
 



Monday, March 4, 2013

Tweetys.com sends us some great items!



We want to thank tweetys for sending us Stackers, bags, hats and coozies today and supporting truck campers and our rally. You can click here http://tweetys.com/rvpartsandaccessories.aspx?gclid=CICMgqul5LUCFQSg4Aod0mQAaw to go to their site for all your RV Parts & Accessories.
 

Saturday, March 2, 2013

Trip to historic Berlin and Ocean City, MD on Thursday


ONLY 8 SPOTS LEFT ACT NOW.....

We are excited to announce that this year on Thursday, April 18 we will be offering a trip to historic Berlin, where we are from as well as the famous boardwalk of Ocean City, MD. We will be leaving the campground approximately 9:00am and going downtown Berlin where you will be able to walk the streets and visit the antique and other unique shops. While in Berlin you will have time to enjoy lunch at one of the eaterys located downtown and then have dessert at Cupcakes in Bloom who was scene on Cupcake Wars. After lunch then we will travel to the boardwalk along the beach and the Atlantic Ocean. The boardwalk has many shops for you to enjoy, places for you to snack and also enjoy the views of the ocean. We will be returning to the campground around 5:00pm.
 
Space will be limited to the first 28 people who wish to go. There will be a small fee of $15/person to cover the rental vans. If we have enough for a third van we will do our best to reserve one so not to exclude anyone.
 
Please email us at matruckcamperrally@yahoo.com with TRIP in the subject line to sign up.
 
Upon boarding the van we will be giving you an information packet for the areas that you will be going to.
 
To find out what these places have to offer please visit their websites:
 
Pets are not allowed on this trip. There will be opportunities to stop by the Maryland winery bar and other pubs we ask that you please drink responsibility.

Items coming in


We want to thank Atwood and Fantastic Vent for sending us vent screens and CO Alarms to be a part of our giveaways.
 
Make sure you visit their website http://www.atwoodmobile.com/ to
see all that they have to offer.
 

XTREME CAMPERS

Once again this year Mike from Xtreme Campers will be at the rally and can be available for some service work.  Please contact Mike via the shop and make plans for anything  you may need done to your camper.  Mike is a full service LANCE dealers and as always will do anything to make your camping experience the best it can be.
His cutting edge designs and ability to create anything you can imagine is why Mike is always welcome at our rallies year after year...
 
 
 


Bingo!!!!!

 
 
There will be bingo on Wednesday night for those who will be getting in early.  Feel free to bring up a snack to share and your own beverages.  We will also have popcorn to hand out.  There will be some prizes for the lucky winners.


Get Your Belly Full Before You Fill Your Tanks

 
Make sure you make it to the farewell breakfast on Sunday morning time tbd.
This is a great tradition for us to get to say our farewells to everyone before they head home each year.
This great tradition is made possible by the great hosts at Tall Pines Harbor Campground & Xtreme Campers.
Be sure to thank these folks for all they do to take such good care to all of us over the weekend.

Thursday, January 24, 2013

 
We are excited to announce that this year we will be celebrating a "PATRIOTIC" theme.
 
Be sure to pack everything needed to show your patriotism.
Michelle and I want you all to let everyone know just how proud we are to be in the USA.
 
There will be a site decorating competition for you to really show us what you can do.
 
We are planning for a parade through the campground.  Be sure to jazz up your bicycles, golf carts, or what ever you bring to get around.
 
Did someone say PIE EATING CONTEST????
That's right, nothing says Americana like a good ol' apple pie.
 
Bring your flag poles and fly them high...
 
And a few other surprises we are still working on...

NO REGISTRATION NEEDED THIS YEAR

In years past we asked for a registration to gauge the amount of people that will be attending the rally.
After 7 years of rally planning and selling out every year we have a pretty good idea of what to prepare for. 
Thanks to the social media and word of mouth by you all we have been able to get information out to our attendees rather easily.
 
So as long as you make your reservations with the campground you are good to go.
 
See everyone soon!!!

Tuesday, January 22, 2013

April 17-21 2013
Tall Pines Harbor Campground
Sanford Va.
 
 
We are working on the Blog this week to keep everyone updated with details on the 2013 Rally
 
Reservations can be made by contacting the campground at
1-757-824-0777
 
 
 
Sites are still available....
 
Thanks
Ron and Michelle


Tuesday, July 17, 2012

Look at this group of fine folks...  Thanks to all that attended our 2012 Rally...