{"id":6160,"date":"2016-11-21T04:12:11","date_gmt":"2016-11-21T11:12:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.forestcamping.com\/dow\/suzi\/?p=6160"},"modified":"2018-05-22T17:49:01","modified_gmt":"2018-05-23T00:49:01","slug":"thanksgiving-and-rving-can-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.forestcamping.com\/dow\/suzi\/thanksgiving-and-rving-can-work\/","title":{"rendered":"Thanksgiving and RVing can work"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I remember our first Thanksgiving as full-time RVers. \u00a0It was a little exciting and very scary. \u00a0We were camped in Salt Springs campground in the Ocala National Forest (FL), surrounded by hoards of families. \u00a0It became apparent, these families knew what they were doing. \u00a0It wasn&#8217;t their first rodeo. \u00a0I, on the other hand, was totally out of my depth.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 329px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.floridaoutdoorsrv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/20lb-turkey-rv-oven-large-msg-116516797384.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.floridaoutdoorsrv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/20lb-turkey-rv-oven-large-msg-116516797384.jpg\" alt=\"turkey in rv oven\" width=\"319\" height=\"239\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Almost too big for the oven<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Well, as I have always said, there are never problems, just challenges to overcome. \u00a0That first Thanksgiving Day dinner was full of challenges to overcome and we did with reasonable success. \u00a0Although I didn&#8217;t realize it at the time, we weren&#8217;t unique in our trials. \u00a0Most full-time RVers have gone through similar challenge<span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">s.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Now, I have to be honest. \u00a0Although I enjoy cooking, it&#8217;s the cleaning up that I find unattractive. \u00a0So, based on my personal preference my tips are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0use disposable container\/pan\/foil wrap as much as possible;<\/li>\n<li>go with turkey pieces in lieu of the whole bird; and best yet,<\/li>\n<li>if possible, consider having Thanksgiving dinner out, say at a local church, community center, or wherever. \u00a0The churches in our little town do a community pot luck each Thanksgiving Day and it is so much fun \u00a0Plus no dishes to do afterwards :-).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Which ever approach you take, enjoy the challenges and have a memorable Thanksgiving Day.<\/p>\n<div class=\"linkwithin_hook\" id=\"https:\/\/www.forestcamping.com\/dow\/suzi\/thanksgiving-and-rving-can-work\/\"><\/div><script>\n<!-- \/\/LinkWithinCodeStart\nvar linkwithin_site_id = 237346;\nvar linkwithin_div_class = \"linkwithin_hook\";\n\/\/LinkWithinCodeEnd -->\n<\/script>\n<script src=\"http:\/\/www.linkwithin.com\/widget.js\"><\/script>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.linkwithin.com\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.linkwithin.com\/pixel.png\" alt=\"Related Posts with Thumbnails\" style=\"border: 0\" \/><\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I remember our first Thanksgiving as full-time RVers. \u00a0It was a little exciting and very scary. \u00a0We were camped in Salt Springs campground in the Ocala National Forest (FL), surrounded by hoards of families. \u00a0It became apparent, these families knew what they were doing. \u00a0It wasn&#8217;t their first rodeo. \u00a0I, on the other hand, was  &nbsp;&nbsp;<a class=\"moretag\" href=\"https:\/\/www.forestcamping.com\/dow\/suzi\/thanksgiving-and-rving-can-work\/\">Read More >><\/a><\/p>\n<script>\n<!-- \/\/LinkWithinCodeStart\nvar linkwithin_site_id = 237346;\nvar linkwithin_div_class = \"linkwithin_hook\";\n\/\/LinkWithinCodeEnd -->\n<\/script>\n<script src=\"http:\/\/www.linkwithin.com\/widget.js\"><\/script>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.linkwithin.com\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.linkwithin.com\/pixel.png\" alt=\"Related Posts with Thumbnails\" style=\"border: 0\" \/><\/a>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,37,9],"tags":[119,75,46],"class_list":["post-6160","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-articles","category-skills-and-knowledge","category-suzis-blog","tag-camping-kitchen","tag-fulltime-rver","tag-rv-lifestyle"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - 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