JACKSONVILLE, NEW JERSEY · MAY 15–16, 2026

TIMTAM

A short local shakeout trip with Janet and Taryn to try out the camper, see what worked, and find anything that needed attention before longer trips.

CAMPER SHAKEOUT

A first shakeout close to home.

TimTam was a short local trip with Janet and Taryn to try out the camper and find out what worked — and what didn't — before taking it farther from home.

The campground is small and tight, but that actually made it a useful place for a simple shakeout run. We spent the weekend settling into the camper, trying the everyday setup and seeing how everything worked in actual camping conditions.

We had fun around the campfire, including reading from the scary campfire story book. Coffee in the camper, boots by the door and evenings around the fire made this feel less like a destination trip and more like learning how the camper would work for us.

Everything went well. TimTam is close to home for both Janet and me and works well for a quick camper checkout. The campground is also popular with people visiting Great Adventure, although that wasn't part of our trip.

Coffee setup inside the camper during the TimTam shakeout trip

Janet relaxing inside the camper with a blanket

Boots and everyday camping gear inside the camper

Boots outside the camper at TimTam Campground

Janet and Taryn sitting together by the campfire

Janet sitting beside the campfire at TimTam

Scary campfire story book during the evening at TimTam

CAMP

Where I stayed.

SHAKEOUT CAMP

TimTam Campground

JACKSONVILLE, NEW JERSEY · MAY 15–16, 2026

TimTam is a small, tight campground that worked well for a quick local camper shakeout. It gave us a simple place to test the camper, settle into the setup and discover whether anything needed attention before longer trips.

TRIP TYPECamper shakeout

CAMPGROUNDSmall + tight

LOCATIONClose to home

RESULTEverything worked well

HIGHLIGHTS

First practical shakeout of the camper
Testing the everyday camper setup
Coffee and time inside the camper
Campfire with Janet and Taryn
Scary campfire stories
Convenient for a quick local checkout

THE VERDICT

Small and tight, but very useful for a quick local shakeout trip. Everything went well, making TimTam a practical place to test the camper before traveling farther from home.

VIDEO

The campground after dark.

Two short nighttime clips capture the lights and atmosphere around the neighboring campers after the campfire evening.