Mayberry's Sherpa Service
Comments from previous Sherpa Campers:
Ted,
You did a great job and service to everyone at the sherpa camp!!!
Skip and I need your schedule of events (4). We drink & have fun but we pay attention to people that take care of us when we take precious time off. Your in the club!
Sincerely,
Brian & Skip #92
Ted---Thanks again--you provide an excellent service--exceeded all of my expectations. Thanks also for holding my tent for me--I didn't get there until Sat. late morning. Will absolutely use your service in the future (PS--if you decide to pick up some UN-flavored coffee mate next year, I will gladly pay you for it!!) ThxTed, - Jon
Thanks for the great service, we enjoyed our stay. We especially appreciated your dilligence during the early morning wind & rain. We stayed dry, always a good thing. See you next year, - Gail & Lisa
Ted, Thanks for the great service. It sure was nice to find my tent all set up with clean bedding inside. I enjoyed my three days at the rally and look forward to coming to another one in the future and will definitely use your sherpa service. Thanks again.
Reid
Ted, Thanks for a wonderful service (again). Susan and I really appreciate what you do. I think I gave your sales pitch to about 10 couples that wandered into the area while you were out. Looking forward to next year in Gillette. Feel free to sign us up and let us know when to send you a check.
Rob and Susan & Stevens (tent 9).
Karen and I have just arrived back home in Indiana and wanted to take a moment to say thanks for all that you did at the BMWMOA Rally. We really enjoyed the Rally and the Camp site preparation that you did was outstanding. I hope that you will be going to Wyoming next year, if so, you can count on Karen and I for a return engagement. Thanks again, you were an important part of our travels tothis Summer.
Alan and Karen
Thanks so much Ted for another terrific Sherpaville experience. I am not surprised about the ice, given the heat. Have to admit to pouring small cups of ice water on my arms and legs to get myself to cool down. Really appreciate the good cold water - it was great to be able to count on that after a long hot ride. Also the expanded hospitality tent area was nify, and the logo items (beer huggies were our favs). Really liked the large print SHERPA on the back of your tee-shirt, made you easy to spot :)
Already looking forward to Sherpaville next year. Best part is I always have an address if I meet someone new. I just tell them, meet me in Sherpaville, Tent #xx.
Lisa
Wayne and I thouroughly enjoyed your services again this year. The tents, mattresses, towels etc were wonderful but we don't take that ice water for granted in the oppressive heat and humidity we had last Tues and Wed. We wouldn't do Bike Virginia without you. Thanks again.
Wayne and Lisa
Again -- a great job. I truly appreciate your support. I'll be sure to sign up first again next year as I loved tent number 1. Again many thanks -- you made a tough week easier with your "cool" support. And thank your Dad for me as well. Stay well and if you are ever in down town DC at lunch time -- I'm buying.
Joseph
Ted--I think you did a magnificent job and enjoyed every minute of it. Aside from having private porta-johns for the group, I have no suggestions. I plan to sign on for next year and am already looking forward to it. Hope the other events you have scheduled go as well as this one.
Jay
Thank you for another great year. I plan on registering for 2008 as soon as you open it. I do appreciate your hard work and love the 1st class experience that you provide.
Dwight
Not sure who worked harder, you or those who rode 360 miles.. we really, really appreciate all you did to make life more pleasant for us, and will certainly go with you again. I'd say buy yourself an ATV to make the hauling easier and pass the long hours..
Dick - Greensboro NC
Ted,
I wanted to thank you for the great support you gave us at the Vermont Rally. Even with all the rain, your tents and equipment were great. Susan and I were able to travel a lot lighter than we would have carrying our own gear, and the tents were much roomier than we normally carry. We really liked the air mattresses and the chairs provided. Getting to meet the other folks at the Sherpa Club each day was very enjoyable. We hope to see you again next year in Wisconson.
Keep up the great work.
Rob - Lowell, MI
We enjoyed the rally and thought your service was great. Neither one of us are campers, so we had no gear. With your accommodations, it made the experience quite simple and easy. The equipment was great and I was able to sleep fitfully on the air mattress and sleeping bag. Thanks again. Paul - Indianapolis, IN
The BMWMOA Rally was my only vacation in the last 10 years and Sherpa Services was a major contributor to my enjoyment. You really provide wonderful service. Everything was clean and performed well. My tent stayed dry throughout the rain and especially the Thursday evening storm. Also, thanks for all the coffee and ice-water. If our paths cross again I wont hesitate to use your services. Richard - San Antonio, TX
Great setup. All of my equipment worked great and it was sure nice to arrive after 10:00PM in the dark and have everything all set up and ready to use. I will definately use these services again and have highly recommended them to others. Pat - Lake Elmo, MN
Ted, thanks again for another well organized and convivial Sherpaville. Loved the addition of the large cooler, ice, and ear plugs (lots of interesting things we could do with those do-dahs). Lisa - Reston, VA
We were very impressed by your service. In fact, since we were the only members of BMWBMW (BMW Bikers of Metropolitan Washington) who enjoyed your hospitality at the MOA rally, I had thought I might write a paragraph or two for our newsletter to try to persuade other members to give it a try.
Not only is your equipment top notch, but the manner in which you looked after everyone's needs (coffee, ice, topping up mattresses, to name just a few) really made the rally experience virtually worry free.
We have already been trying to spread the word about you. We were chatting with the other customers and got onto the MOA rally. We mentioned our use of your service and there was immediate interest among those gathered. We heartily recommended it and made a point of mentioning that you will be at the RA rally in October.
Tom and Rita - Laytonsville, MD
Your service was excellent and the tents were wonderful. Best wishes for a
successful camping season and see you in vermont. don't forget to send me
an e-mail
when you are ready to start taking reservations. I think I will want a
double this time as I'm going to convince my wife to come with me. Richard
- Rural Valley, PA (rgvilla@alltel.net)
Oh my!!! I can only imagine what I would have gone through to get set up and then packed in that heat. You were a god-send.
The air mattress was the full mattress type and very comfortable. The tent itself was in very good condition and got a thorough testing in the gully-washer Thursday night.
Aside from the convenience of having you do the grunt work, the space made available by your doing the hauling instead of me made the ride down and back easier and left me with enough packing space to get all of the goodies I bought on the bike for the trip home.
Briefly, I will be a customer for ANY rally you work if I know you will be there. Patricia - Ypsilanti, Michigan
I wanted to again thank you on all of our behalf (myself, Randy and the friends we made this weekend). You made what started out as a terrible time end up a wonderful weekend. You and you alone did that. You were right on the money. You made sure our needs were met the best that you could. By the way the marshmallows were the best touch. There was a never ending supply of fresh water, ice, great coffee in the morning (and not in those baby cups), ear plugs for the sensitive, towels (when the showers worked), rags for the bikes. All in all we had a great time. Hope you start making other events as well. Besides the music, the best part of the event was you and your service. At least someone got it right. Thanks again. Deborah - Allentown, PA
I just wanted to add that everything was terrific! The equipment you provided was good quality, clean and well maintained. The service was exceptional and a tremendous value. I don't know how you do it. Jerry - Havre De Grace, MD
Naomi and I had a great time at the rally. We were also able to travel (relatively) light and spend a couple of extra days on the road before and after the event. Not having to pack camping gear for two people made all the difference! Two things that are part of your service that by them selves make it worth the money ... Full size pillows and Coffee ready and waiting in the morning! We saw the lines of people waiting for coffee at the Yankee Beemer stand ... Yikes!! Michael - Royalston, MA
Your service was great. The camp fire was a good place to sit and talk in the evening and you made the kid from NC's day when he got to see the camp fire and have marshmellos that Kirk brought. Greg - Farmington, MI
Your tent service at the rally was outstanding, better than I had expected. Good air mattress, good coffee. I had to pack less gear and had more room to take home what I bought. I will use you again. Jim - Joaquin, TX
Dear Ted,
Let's just say I'm a camping weenie. I will do it when the weather conditions are perfect. The BMW Georgia Mountain Rally has been held for 13 or 14 years on the first weekend of May and the weather has never been what I consider "perfect". As a matter of fact, I'd like to make a motion to call it the Georgia Mud Rally!
It didn't take me two seconds to decide how invaluable your service was. Ride up, step into my little tent, then ride away when it was over. Little did I realize what a wonderful experience it would be.
You picked a great location to set up your little domed village too. And what a nice man to wake up around - you had coffee perking just for us.
I'm so glad you'll be coming back to the Georgia Mountain Rally next year and I'll make sure you are listed under "Accommodations" for the Rally.
Thank you again Ted, it was terrific experience and I highly recommend it to everyone.
Jackie Flood
President, Georgia Mountain Rally (winglessflite@aol.com if you wish to contact her for questions)
Hi Ted,
Just wanted to let you know what a great service you offered this year. We came from a long way and didn't want to haul all that with us (we usually do). This was a real treat for us this year and would highly reccommend it for anyone that would like feel taken care of for a week.
Hope this new business works out for you.
Thank you,
Janice - Mount Vernon, WA
Though I only used the service for the last two days, I was very impressed! Because of your efforts, I was free of all the hassles of camping, and therefore enjoyed the biking experience of the trip to its fullest. I especially did not miss having to pack up a wet tent each morning before taking off for the ride, and loved that I could just pick up a clean towel when I arrived and get right into a shower and massage. I was even a little proud that I had used your service when I rode into the finish in the rain and saw that only the Sherpa Service luggage was under cover! GREAT JOB! Count me in for next years Bike VA.
Steve - Woodbridge, VA
Sherpa Ted
What a wonderful experience you made the Bike Virginia Ride this year. Our group could not have asked more of you. The tents, equipment, and having a real pillow to sleep on each night, made camping enjoyable as well as fun. Thanks again, the Sherpa Group was certainly the envy of Tent City . All the best to you in the future.
Tom - Columbus, OH
The services you provided were great. I would hire you again in a heartbeat. A suggestion I made to Bike Virginia for next year was a request for better coffee. A gourmet coffee vender on site would have been a nice treat. Your coffee was fine but maybe you could "raise the bar". I wish you success and thanks again for leaving nothing but the riding to me.
Steve - West Creek, NJ
I won't be participating in Bike Virginia this year. Your service was certainly a treat in last year's trip. My group from Washington State has been bragging about the special Sherpa treatment we experienced. We especially get a great reaction when we mention the mint on the pillow!!!
Thanks so much, I hope you have a huge success!
Jane - Mt Vernon, WA

Meet Mr. and Mrs. Sherpa!
For any further questions, call Ted at (703) 963-2521 (primary) or -2524 (secondary)
You can also email Ted at Ted@sherpamayberry.com
