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First camp of the season :) Rockwood 1970ESP at Chapman’s State Park PA

First camp of the season :) Rockwood 1970ESP at Chapman’s State Park PA

Posted May 17, 2022, 5:40 PM UTC

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TheJay17•

I think I see a baby monitor in the lower left corner of the pic? If this is the case, any tips/tricks for nap time and bed time that you can share? Between the excitement/novelty of being in a camper and lack of an enclosed room, our kids (2 and 4 years) dont do too well. My wife and I pretty much have to skip the naps (which the 4y old handles fine, but makes bed time a bit more of a struggle for both) and go to bed when they do. It would be nice to be able to chill with eachother a bit after they go to bed, but we haven't had that luxury yet. Maybe I'm just in denial and this is how it's going to be until the kids are older.

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AccetOP•

Oh boy do I have some…… My boy 3, he has a speech delay, so that amps up the difficulty a little when trying to take naps. But here are my tips;

  1. Timing should be, if not exactly with naps at home. Your kids have a nap at 2, make sure you plan your day around that 2pm nap.
  2. About 30 minutes before nap time, we have calm down time. A relaxing, calming activity before going to the nap. Sometimes he have a movie going, sometimes he have cuddle time. If your interested I would recommend the following from Disney plus; earth moods or zenimation. These are calming but interesting movies to watch. And they have put me to sleep sometimes.
  3. Activity is so key for my kid, he is an active boy, loves the outside and gets muddy all the time. So I would recommend getting your kids out running, jumping, playing as much as possible. This will get them tired. Tired is what your shooting for…. Not wired…. Lol
  4. Our camper is only used mostly for sleeping and changing clothes, So when we are ready for a sleep or nap, my son knows we go to the camper for that.
  5. Don’t worry, it’s not a big deal, if they decide to nap, good times! If they don’t! Move one and try to have a great time! That’s what this is all about! Camping and having fun! Hope this helps!
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TheJay17•

Thanks for the tips (esp the Disney+ shows)! We have plenty of experience with missed naps. Same goes with our camper. We're outside 95% of the time we camp.

Follow up question: do you use a guard rail for the bed when yours is napping? We haven't found anything like what we have at home (the adapter rail for turning a crib into a toddler bed, so we've just been using a thick pool noodle under the fitted sheet to create a bump that (we hope) is enough of a barrier.

Thanks again for your reply!

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AccetOP•

Pool noodle under the sheets.

Works like a charm! And if you accidentally leave it while popping down, it doesn’t damage anything

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grendelt•

Looks super nice.

On newer campers like that, what speed are your wheels rated? I have an old 2003 Coleman and the tires can't go too fast. I think 75mph is the limit. I always get scared I'm gonna go too fast and have a bad day - wondering since the newer camper seem to ride higher if they use higher speed rated tires.

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AccetOP•

The wheels are 15 inches so I would assume they can go at 75 mph. I’m never ever going to go that speed lol. I like my mpg for these kind of trips. I usuall hover around 62 and the camper does great at that speed.

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everev•

Nice! We just bought the same unit 6 months ago. Your awning looks bit different. Ours is a Dometic. I’ve not seen a Thule awning on a Rockwood before. Looks great! We love ours.

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AccetOP•

We got ours during the height of the pandemic crunch for the rv community so I have a feeling they were grabbing everything they could to get units out the door. So ours had a Thule awning probably because they ran out of dometic awnings.

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Ntl1991•

Do you happen to know the model number of the awning? At some point I’ll be replacing my Dometic bag awning and it’s nice to have options. Does it mount on a typical bag awning rail?

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AccetOP•

Give me a moment and I will take some pics. I don’t remember the exact model number other than it was the Thule Omnistor 1200 awning

Link https://www.thule.com/en-gb/caravans-accessories/awnings/thule-omnistor-1200-230x200-_-450230xx

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sioked•

I got the same awning on our pup bought in 2021. The Thule Omnister is not sold in the US and I’m trying to get a replacement leg but having trouble finding it. It’s a great awning, but you should probably stick to one that’s sold here.

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