Big Country Camping and RV / Big Country Outdoors

06/07/2026

Chicago dogs? Nope. Coney Island dogs? Nope. Maybe Varsity dogs? Nope. They are MBC dogs hot off of the Blackstone. Mindy’s Big Country Dogs. A treat for all of our campers this evening. I had three. Don’t tell my Dr.

06/07/2026

05/07/2026

Wow! Just Wow!

The Family Who Stayed Underground for Three Winters to Build a Home, Missouri, 1930
Ozark Mountains, Missouri, October 1930. After the markets collapsed, the Harris family lost everything—father, mother, and five children between the ages of 3 and 13. The bank claimed their land, and with winter approaching, they had no money left for rent.
Thomas Harris, 41, was a stonemason. He knew of a limestone cave on what had once been his property—about 20 by 30 feet, dry, and holding a steady temperature near 55°F throughout the year. He approached the new owner with an offer: allow his family to stay in the cave through the winter, and in return, he would build a stone wall. The owner agreed.
Winter 1930: The family moved into the cave. The floor was bare dirt, and blankets were used as makeshift doors. During the day, Thomas cut timber. At night, working by lantern light, he shaped stone. He completed the wall, then added a fireplace inside the cave, followed by shelves.
Winter 1931: With no house yet built, they remained underground. Thomas expanded their living space, carving out additional room within the cave.
Winter 1932: Still living there, he began constructing the house above, placing one stone at a time after long days of labor.
Spring 1933: The house was finally complete—three years and three winters spent underground.
May 1933: The family moved into their new home. That first night, the youngest child, now 6, struggled to sleep. He said it felt too open and too loud. They had grown used to the close stone walls and steady, cool air of the cave.
Thomas kept the cave and later used it as a root cellar.
Years later, in 1987, his granddaughter discovered his journal. The final line read: “The house is finished. The cave sustained us. Sometimes the hardest ground is what carries you through.”

05/07/2026

Hate to see it go, it was a good one. Time for someone else to enjoy. Purchased new a couple of years ago from our our friend Jeff Chandler at Camping World, Anniston. Forest River Cherokee Timberwolf Black Label 39DLBL. Certainly helped make two summers fun at Big Country.

05/03/2026

Straight outta Virginia (or GA) https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1Dt3CanqdW/?mibextid=wwXIfr.

04/24/2026

AMEN !!!!

04/24/2026

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01/22/2026