Off road, off grid

[evenflow1969]

After a few years on the road, I've had to adjust to being close - around people again. If it weren't for a few serious medical issues, I would've stayed on the road with a small home base somewhere. Aging is not for the weak.

I had a vehicle much smaller than a camper and loved it. I'd sit on the roof (where I built a deck).

I am not sure I can ever get use to the closeness of shared walls. I am k8ndvof miserable with it. Oh, well I must keep flipping properly till I get enough to buy a farm. Then comfort of home without those close neighbors. I will keep putting up with it till back on farm.

 

[Dante]

I am not sure I can ever get use to the closeness of shared walls. I am k8ndvof miserable with it. Oh, well I must keep flipping properly till I get enough to buy a farm. Then comfort of home without those close neighbors. I will keep putting up with it till back on farm.

Interesting. Good luck with it all.

 

[Dante]

Not sure these people qualify as "off grid" but I guess they do go off road- I remember in 02 maybe 03 a girl I was dating, and I, thought about and looked into living in an RV- at the time there were maybe (at least accessible on line) a couple dozen groups that did full time RV living. Some of them earned money in different ways by working "shows" selling trinkets and stuff at malls, etc..

The numbers of people using RV's full time has increased, a lot. It brings to mind a saying I use- adapt or die. Humans can be pretty resourceful- necessity is the mother of invention.

Off-road, off-grid: the modern nomads wandering America's back country


I always liked a nomad life style- I think that was the reason I enjoyed driving big trucks over the road after I retired from a real job-

Wonder what happened to

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[evenflow1969]

Interesting. Good luck with it all.

Thanks, a little luck never hurt. Hope your medical conditions improve. So far I have been lucky in that respect. I am old so not as strong nor fast as I use to be but so far healthy for my age. Not sure I have any pull with the big guy but I will pray for a good out come for you.

 

[Dante]

Thanks, a little luck never hurt. Hope your medical conditions improve. So far I have been lucky in that respect. I am old so not as strong nor fast as I use to be but so far healthy for my age. Not sure I have any pull with the big guy but I will pray for a good out come for you.

I'm tough. I'm a survivor. Shit crept up on me. I've been lucky. Found stuff before an event (attack/stroke etc). More angry at it all than anything.

I've always lived with the idea that people should go out and get what they want, no matter how simple or difficult. Go for it. While out on the road, I've met quite a few like me. Never thought I'd get to where I am now. It's all good.

 

[evenflow1969]

I'm tough. I'm a survivor. Shit crept up on me. I've been lucky. Found stuff before an event (attack/stroke etc). More angry at it all than anything.

I've always lived with the idea that people should go out and get what they want, no matter how simple or difficult. Go for it. While out on the road, I've met quite a few like me. Never thought I'd get to where I am now. It's all good.

Still hoping for healthier out come for you. Sounds as if all in in hand that is good.

 

[sealybobo]

The problem with these types of things is where can one park and leave it? This is for weekenders

I’m over this fantasy, for now. I have everything I need and more. Hunting season coming up. I just spent Saturday and Sunday getting ready. Food plot. It’s an entire field bigger than a food plot. Cut it, till it, fertilizer, seed it walking with one of those seed spreaders. On Sunday morning 7-11am we got our 10,000 steps in for the day. But it was fun.

The bes person to be is not the property owner. The bes is to be the brother or friend. No one wants to hunt by themselves. Well, I do enjoy that too. But you need help and want hunting buddies. So, I’m lucky enough to have a brother with 65 acres.

What changed? I was kicking myself I’ve never been to the UP. Michigan. We went a couple weeks ago and it was nice but where we stay is better and has all the amenities. Lol.

 

[sealybobo]

Thanks, a little luck never hurt. Hope your medical conditions improve. So far I have been lucky in that respect. I am old so not as strong nor fast as I use to be but so far healthy for my age. Not sure I have any pull with the big guy but I will pray for a good out come for you.

Do you ea blueberry? I guess they are an amazing super food. Antioxidants

 

[Sparker]

What does a vandweller do while the van needs work in a garage?

I see vandwelling pitched as a life of freedom, but vehicle maintenance could be a constant source of worry, especially in modern vehicles with software, government restrictions, and parts that may be irreplaceable.

 

[sealybobo]

What does a vandweller do while the van needs work in a garage?

I see vandwelling pitched as a life of freedom, but vehicle maintenance could be a constant source of worry, especially in modern vehicles with software, government restrictions, and parts that may be irreplaceable.

Just stay at his underage girlfriends house.

 

[leftwinger]

Not sure these people qualify as "off grid" but I guess they do go off road- I remember in 02 maybe 03 a girl I was dating, and I, thought about and looked into living in an RV- at the time there were maybe (at least accessible on line) a couple dozen groups that did full time RV living. Some of them earned money in different ways by working "shows" selling trinkets and stuff at malls, etc..

The numbers of people using RV's full time has increased, a lot. It brings to mind a saying I use- adapt or die. Humans can be pretty resourceful- necessity is the mother of invention.

Off-road, off-grid: the modern nomads wandering America's back country


I always liked a nomad life style- I think that was the reason I enjoyed driving big trucks over the road after I retired from a real job-

From what I’ve read or know about, costs are often more than renting. Add in Insurance, registration, gas, repairs, eating out, decent shower, RV parks ($75-$100+++) per night, dirt, bugs, laundry, trash, keeping storage unit, P.O.box, medical insurance on the road etc.

Always chasing good weather as you cant get them cool in AZ or hot enough in ND.

You might as well sleep in a car and save for three nights a week in a clean safe motel or other?

 

[sealybobo]

From what I’ve read or know about, costs are often more than renting. Add in Insurance, registration, gas, repairs, eating out, decent shower, RV parks ($75-$100+++) per night, dirt, bugs, laundry, trash etc.

Always chasing good weather as you cant get them cool in AZ or hot enough in ND.

You might as well sleep in a car and save for three nights a week in a clean safe motel or other?

according to Federal Reserve data. Average assets among white, non-Hispanic Americans were highest in 2022 at $1,498,480, continuing a historical upward trend since 1989 when the figure stood at $609,500.Aug

Savings among all races and ethnicities increased from 2019 to 2022, according to Federal Reserve data.

 

[leftwinger]

according to Federal Reserve data. Average assets among white, non-Hispanic Americans were highest in 2022 at $1,498,480, continuing a historical upward trend since 1989 when the figure stood at $609,500.Aug

Savings among all races and ethnicities increased from 2019 to 2022, according to Federal Reserve data.

What’s that got to do with RV living? If you got $1.6 million saved or wealth? You already have a home or rental. You should be good for decades if the commmee don’t kill the country again. Then it’s mad max on the road.

Stuff your polls or group AVG data. Can be skewed by 1000 $100 Billionaires and 1 million regualr joes with $247 in checking. 401K money for younger folks does nothing. If you pull it out while working (TAX). Less than 59,5 add in 10% more lost.

 

[sealybobo]

What’s that got to do with RV living? If you got $1.6 million saved or wealth? You already have a home or rental. You should be good for decades if the commmee don’t kill the country again. Then it’s mad max on the road.

Stuff your polls or group AVG data. Can be skewed by 1000 $100 Billionaires and 1 million regualr joes with $247 in checking. 401K money for younger folks does nothing. If you pull it out while working (TAX). Less than 59,5 add in 10% more lost.

The numbers for averag joes get worse because of your policies pal. The rich get richer. And you cry give them more tax breaks

 

[evenflow1969]

Do you ea blueberry? I guess they are an amazing super food. Antioxidants

Absolutely. Raspberry, blackraspberry, strawberry, and elderberry. Love them all. I make pain Perdue alot. Basically a French toast with a 3 berry topping instead of syrup.

Pain Perdu with Berry Sauce: French style French Toast

This Pain Perdu recipe is French toast made from baguette slices dipped in vanilla custard and sautéed in butter, then topped with a berry sauce and served with fresh berries and slivered basil - perfect for brunch l panningtheglobe.com

www.panningtheglobe.com

This is very similar to my recipe. Really healthy and tastes awesome.

 

[sealybobo]

Not sure these people qualify as "off grid" but I guess they do go off road- I remember in 02 maybe 03 a girl I was dating, and I, thought about and looked into living in an RV- at the time there were maybe (at least accessible on line) a couple dozen groups that did full time RV living. Some of them earned money in different ways by working "shows" selling trinkets and stuff at malls, etc..

The numbers of people using RV's full time has increased, a lot. It brings to mind a saying I use- adapt or die. Humans can be pretty resourceful- necessity is the mother of invention.

Off-road, off-grid: the modern nomads wandering America's back country


I always liked a nomad life style- I think that was the reason I enjoyed driving big trucks over the road after I retired from a real job-

I was thinking if I won the lotto I would buy 20 acres and in the middle of it I would build a home under ground. And cover the top of it with leaves and grass so no one flying over my property will see that it's a home. If they see there is a structure on the property the taxes will go up.

Plus if I dig underground it will stay cooler in the summer and warmer in the winter.

Don't need electricity or plumbing. I would figure all that shit out. Maybe drill a well. Solar panels.