3girls
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What is the best size crushed stone for a seasonal site. Would pea stone be better on the feet??
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coolbreeze01
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I'd use 3/4".
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grizzlygiant
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You might want to consider "road base" which is an engineered mix of sand and gravel that will pack hard and smooth.
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dalenoel
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Pea gravel will be good on the feet but will never compact under the camper. Round stone is never good for something that must stay stable.
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HppyCampr
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Okay so since the price of gas is risen so high we are considering a seasonal site do they often require that you do this kind of maintenance yourself?? TIA
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agefhx
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Been rehabing sites here at the lake im working at. Using road base does pack in hard and smooth but your always tracking white powder or white mud when its wet. It does make a mess in your camper.
On 1 site we put a layer of 3/4" rock over the road base. Time will tell if it works. Smaller rock seems to wash away in heavy rains.
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jtwisconsin
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HppyCampr wrote:Okay so since the price of gas is risen so high we are considering a seasonal site do they often require that you do this kind of maintenance yourself?? TIA
I know with our site, all we got was an old picnic table. We paid for all landscaping and improvements, and this included $150 in crushed rock delivered for our parking spots.
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SSport
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We used road rock which is EXTREMELY hard on your feet and this weekend we will be covering it will a few truck loads of pea gravel.
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Dandy Dan
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For the drive where we park the 5er at home, I have used what is called around here 411.02 which is 3/4" down to dust. It will settle and when compacted will get almost like concrete. If you thin want something a little smaller to be easier on the feet try what they call screenings. It is almost like a coarse sand but also packs. Nice topping. Good Luck and Happy Camping.
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mking
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pit gravel is good for packing too.It looks like cinder with a brown color to it.Once you have a good packed base you can always put the small gravel around where you walk or where your awning goes out.
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