Iowa get together

[smokebuzz]

Spent some time with WD this weekend and we came up with the brainy'act idea to try to get a gathering going somewhere here in Iowa.

Anyone have any ideas for date and location to where its not too far away on avereage for folks. We was thinken some time in July around a camp grounds. Lets hear some ideas.

 

[master_dman]

I could offer up my cabin on the Missouri river in Onawa... Got plenty of room for tents/trailers.. even two bathrooms for the women folk who can't pee outside.

 

[earache_my_eye]

The "when" part doesn't make an awful lot of difference to me...I can make the time be available for a get together.

As for the "where" part....all the good lakes/campsites seem to be in the central part of the state.....i.e. Saylorville....Red Rock......Rathbun....Clear Lake.

I think Rathbun would be getting pretty far away for most of us.....even Red Rock is a good haul for Tip and the other Northern Iowegians. I guess I don't really have a favorite place to go for it.....I'm pretty open to any ideas and would be willing to travel a bit also.

L8r,
Eric

 

[smokebuzz]

I was thinking of Saylorville,Big creek or Little Wall lake. And yes we need to keep it centraly located, we have many to the north,

And this isn't limited to Iowa folks, anyone up for a drive with 4$ gas?

 

[teeotee]

Any of these locations would work good. We talking about one day get together or maybe spread it out over a weekend ?

 

[sumosmoke]

If it weren't for the gas prices and airfare $ going up so dang high, I'd seriously consider coming out there to q with you Iowa folk.

Good idea Buzz and d88de!

 

[walking dude]

as buzz was saying.........i am game........we was talking maybe lil wall lake........its more north then central, but we was taking into consideration tip, him being almost in minnie-soda........but big creek, saylorville werks too, if he doesn't mind that drive...........but yeah.........if would be a overniter...........type thing..........fri. sat. sunday, or just sat. sunday, werks for us.........depends on momma;s werk schedule...........

any of you folks going to the pork fest here in des moines, in a couple weeks?

 

[daboys]

How did I miss this post last night. Count me in. Little Wall, Clear Lake, both sound good. This would be fun to be able to meet all the Iowegians on here. Dates, doesn't matter to me, just not over the 4th.

 

[daboys]

When is the pork fest and where abouts in DM? Havn't heard anything about it.

 

[walking dude]

its the Pork Expo...........fairgrounds.........weekend after next i think

i believe they have a rib competition........SmokeBuzz knows more about it..........he should be around here later, with more info

 

[walking dude]

Great Pork BarbeQlossal June 6-7 at the Iowa State Fair grounds in Des Moines


http://www.pork.org/bbqlossal/Default.aspx

 

[daboys]

Thanks WD. Taking that Fri off so might have to wonder down that way. Be kinda neat to see how the big boys do it.

 

[smokebuzz]

yup, thats it. i'll be there.

 

[glenncoco]

The BBQlossal. Good competition. I have been a judge the past 3 years in a row. Don't think I'll be able to make it this year though.

 

[dmack]

I would like to join in as well. I really like the central Iowa idea since that is where I live. I also would like to make it to the event at the fairgrounds on June 6-7.Maybe we could arrange to meet out there. By the way my Masterbuilt propane is on order so I will be officially a smoker very soon.

 

[smokebuzz]

Doug, i'm over in Nevada, maybe we can get together at the Expo and do some planning, Dudes come'n with me also

 

[walking dude]

daboys, from over in fort dodge, was also talking about going to it also.......

 

[smokebuzz]

Cool, lets get some plans lined out for the Expo, and we can talk about a cook out there.

 

[dmack]

Yeah that sounds good. Send me a pm and we can work it out.

dmack

 

[travcoman45]

Clear Lake would be great but an awful long drive fer yall. Little Wall would be fine er Saylorville could work too. Would have ta be either a Sat or Sat, Sun (early on sunday, it's 3 hours from here) could be a possibility too. I'll be as flexible as I can (yall remember, I got artheritis though, so I don't bend to fer without screamin!), so just let me know.