Morning Cup Of Coffee And Weather

Tour 931 said:
Sorry to hear of your loss.
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Thank you, I still haven't health with any of the 'drama' this year -- Dad, Job, Mom...just to name a few. I wish I had about 14 days of that "magic 60 days" that I had in March through May left. Getting lost on the open road with a stop or two in a few lakeside would be welcomed right now. Escape the noise. TV's, and constant stimulation of the senses does very little for peace.

Torrey Sweetser said:
I’ll have to check his archive, this is very peaceful. Enjoying the cooler evening weather to leave the doors open with the screens.
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I accidentally found a theme here! Yes, his slow and very metered delivery reminds me a lot of Bob Ross without the 'fro. I enjoy his camping just as much as I do his cabin videos. I really want a cabin like that, even with camping "opening up" and begin able to find sites much easier than previous years, having a go to place to unplug would be wonderful.

I actually never really enjoyed that show, maybe I need to go back and re-watch and episode of two.
 
Sweeney said:
Thank you, I still haven't health with any of the 'drama' this year -- Dad, Job, Mom...just to name a few. I wish I had about 14 days of that "magic 60 days" that I had in March through May left. Getting lost on the open road with a stop or two in a few lakeside would be welcomed right now. Escape the noise. TV's, and constant stimulation of the senses does very little for peace.



I accidentally found a theme here! Yes, his slow and very metered delivery reminds me a lot of Bob Ross without the 'fro. I enjoy his camping just as much as I do his cabin videos. I really want a cabin like that, even with camping "opening up" and begin able to find sites much easier than previous years, having a go to place to unplug would be wonderful.

I actually never really enjoyed that show, maybe I need to go back and re-watch and episode of two.
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Sorry for your losses, Sweeney...
It does get better over time,
and camping is healing for sure...

Speaking of the RV biz and recreational camping "opening up" some now post covid...
Whats the feeling/observations of others actively camping?
There has to be a few lurkers here that are seeing more day to day, in addition to regular posters...
Are we seeing a "return to normal" like "reversion to the mean", the pendulum swing?

Maybe easier to grab a spot mid week without reserving a half year ahead?

I'm more of a "camp while traveling" kinda guy, sorta wandering and not terribly organized if I dont have to...less crowds is good for my selfish self inerests.

Wondering what others see?
$7/gal gas is not so great in teardroppers but easier if you get 20mpg...
but has to REALLY suck if you are driving/towing a tin slab sided monument like something out of StarWars at 6mpg...

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Not being judgy or gloating here...
Glamping small is really a sweet spot for us, RN.
Sympathize with others with limited means who are having to cut back...
And I do see the attraction of one level up to a stand-y, ideally with 4wd/awd, to get further out on the backroads, BLM, USFS, various state lands/parks with dirt gravel roads up and down.
 
Kevin Bat-Tree Killah said:
Sorry for your losses, Sweeney...
It does get better over time,
and camping is healing for sure...

Speaking of the RV biz and recreational camping "opening up" some now post covid...
Whats the feeling/observations of others actively camping?
There has to be a few lurkers here that are seeing more day to day, in addition to regular posters...
Are we seeing a "return to normal" like "reversion to the mean", the pendulum swing?

Maybe easier to grab a spot mid week without reserving a half year ahead?

I'm more of a "camp while traveling" kinda guy, sorta wandering and not terribly organized if I dont have to...less crowds is good for my selfish self inerests.

Wondering what others see?
$7/gal gas is not so great in teardroppers but easier if you get 20mpg...
but has to REALLY suck if you are driving/towing a tin slab sided monument like something out of StarWars at 6mpg...

Sandcrawler - Wikipedia

Not being judgy or gloating here...
Glamping small is really a sweet spot for us, RN.
Sympathize with others with limited means who are having to cut back...
And I do see the attraction of one level up to a stand-y, ideally with 4wd/awd, to get further out on the backroads, BLM, USFS, various state lands/parks with dirt gravel roads up and down.
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For me it’s not the crowds that I avoid while camping. It’s more because I live in the middle of nowhere and anyplace I go has to have more than 8 people a square mile. I camp at home and use my teardrop to travel and see the crowds. I’m a sucker for tourist traps! The journey is why, not the destination. I can drive 200 miles in a day and only get 50 miles downstream and sleep wherever I end up at sunset.
 
Tour 931 said:
I’m a sucker for tourist traps! ... I can drive 200 miles in a day and only get 50 miles downstream and sleep wherever I end up at sunset.
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Me too! Old amusement parks, dark rides, and obscureities like "muffler men" and world largest anything.

If you've ever seen "Jacob The Carpet Bagger" --- he's mybrother from another mother. Though he likes gaffs (I think that's what they are called) like the feejee murmaid and perhaps some of the more 'ghostly' and spiritual things...I don't plain that realm at all.

I tend to think hours --- when traveling to get some place, its 9a to 4p, then I'm looking for a spot. If I had no time limits, lots of money, and no commitments --- I'd love to travel 2-4 hours a day. I've never actually been able to do that...

The trouble without pre-planning is too often, I get stuck at a KOA or some awful roadside park rather than a beautiful place, not to say all KOAs are bad --- just not a good substitute for a state park...my $.02
 
Sweeney said:
Me too! Old amusement parks, dark rides, and obscureities like "muffler men" and world largest anything.

If you've ever seen "Jacob The Carpet Bagger" --- he's mybrother from another mother. Though he likes gaffs (I think that's what they are called) like the feejee murmaid and perhaps some of the more 'ghostly' and spiritual things...I don't plain that realm at all.

I tend to think hours --- when traveling to get some place, its 9a to 4p, then I'm looking for a spot. If I had no time limits, lots of money, and no commitments --- I'd love to travel 2-4 hours a day. I've never actually been able to do that...

The trouble without pre-planning is too often, I get stuck at a KOA or some awful roadside park rather than a beautiful place, not to say all KOAs are bad --- just not a good substitute for a state park...my $.02
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I usually stay at rest stops, truck stops, Walmart parking lots and grocery stores. The secret is pull in late and leave early.

I like to figure 400 miles in one week and will set a town or place to be each Friday. Where I stay in between is not planned although I will plan out a dozen places I want to see along the way. Being retired and having unlimited vacation time helps as I’m often gone for months at a time.
 
Tour 931 said:
I usually stay at rest stops, truck stops, Walmart parking lots and grocery stores. The secret is pull in late and leave early.

I like to figure 400 miles in one week and will set a town or place to be each Friday. Where I stay in between is not planned although I will plan out a dozen places I want to see along the way. Being retired and having unlimited vacation time helps as I’m often gone for months at a time.
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400 miles in a week is my kind of driving pace! I definitely have trouble with anything more than three hours in a day, I think I have driving related narcolepsy!
 
Sweeney said:
Mom went to her eternal reward yesterday.


LOL. I'm reminded of my time in school, combined with the humor of Redd Foxx...

You big dummy!

Hair is hair in as much as it is a collection of Carbon, oxygen, Hydrogen, nitrogen, and sulfur atoms (per the official training material provided by A.B. Moler method :) Thats where the differences begin. LOL

I know when my (above) cut happened, I saw a "senior instructor" whom I haven't seen in 10 years +, but still have a great love for...broke out into a cold sweat. I miss 'ya Doc. I really do....

I'd love nothing more than to sit on he barber board and dismantle it. Returning the entire trade to the apprentice/master model that existed for millennia before the government decided they wanted to tax it :D --- Did I mention A.B. Moler was from Chicago?? Now...the pieces fall into place!

Its a tough trade. 8 hours behind a chair is the most demanding thing I've ever done professionally, short of standing in front of a 400 degree "powder coat" furnace making propane tanks. I love it --- don't get me wrong....its the toughest job I've ever had, and I LOVE it except for the constant worry of "Is this good?"

Now...where's the bottle :)
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Our condolences for your loss Sweeney.
 
Tour 931 said:
I usually stay at rest stops, truck stops, Walmart parking lots and grocery stores. The secret is pull in late and leave early.

I like to figure 400 miles in one week and will set a town or place to be each Friday. Where I stay in between is not planned although I will plan out a dozen places I want to see along the way. Being retired and having unlimited vacation time helps as I’m often gone for months at a time.
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I napped in a rest area once (I think this is widely different by state) and got the knock.

Truck stops --- do you park with the big boys? I'll be they love you. Or do you count on Buckee's large parking lot as a disguise? I have no idea how you could possibly police one of those....

Walmarts, I have had good luck with, but that was some time ago. Reports are now that it isn't as possible. Though Cracker Barrel & Bass Pro/Cabellas are both up and comers. I've stayed at a Cabellas (south of Chattanoga) successfully. No knock, no problems. Did it twice I can specifically remember. South of Chatanooga and Plymouth Indiana.

The only trouble was --- no jon at night, that was a little challenging.

But most definaltey, get there before the manager does....

I often van dwellers, I can see how doing this would be infinitely easy -- heck, just slip into a quiet neighborhood that has people parking on the streets...done. Harder with something as conspicuous as a campinn.


I managed to get a trip in! I'm using it as a working day, trying to build a business budget. I've done budgets for mult-million dollar projects before --- its different when it is real 'green' money. My 'coffee' today (at 4pm, so its not as bad as it sounds) is a surprisingly good wiskey. The Japanese are doing to wiskey what they did to automobiles in the 70's.

The beverage today (my last 2 drams of it) is Santori Toki -- a surprisingly cheap yet amazingly delicious blend. Cost about $30 at the local grocery store, and is probably in my top 3 of favorites. Alas, once this 1/2 oz is gone that's it. I need a new bottle, and for that I am very sad. I haven't seen it for a while.

If you can find it, try it. Its fantastic.

My bottle in reserve is something I'll share with a very select few friends....Horse Solider Barrel Strength. Also amazing. Sip lightly, my friends. The company was founded by 12 special forces soldiers, the first feet on the ground after 9-11. It's also special. The label is a pressed foil label, that was pressed in a die made from steel, that was obtained from the twin towers. Every bottle carries that memorial....very good. I got this at an ABC in Florida. Almost worth the trip alone :D
 
Sweeney said:
I napped in a rest area once (I think this is widely different by state) and got the knock.

Truck stops --- do you park with the big boys? I'll be they love you. Or do you count on Buckee's large parking lot as a disguise? I have no idea how you could possibly police one of those....

Walmarts, I have had good luck with, but that was some time ago. Reports are now that it isn't as possible. Though Cracker Barrel & Bass Pro/Cabellas are both up and comers. I've stayed at a Cabellas (south of Chattanoga) successfully. No knock, no problems. Did it twice I can specifically remember. South of Chatanooga and Plymouth Indiana.

The only trouble was --- no jon at night, that was a little challenging.

But most definaltey, get there before the manager does....

I often van dwellers, I can see how doing this would be infinitely easy -- heck, just slip into a quiet neighborhood that has people parking on the streets...done. Harder with something as conspicuous as a campinn.


I managed to get a trip in! I'm using it as a working day, trying to build a business budget. I've done budgets for mult-million dollar projects before --- its different when it is real 'green' money. My 'coffee' today (at 4pm, so its not as bad as it sounds) is a surprisingly good wiskey. The Japanese are doing to wiskey what they did to automobiles in the 70's.

The beverage today (my last 2 drams of it) is Santori Toki -- a surprisingly cheap yet amazingly delicious blend. Cost about $30 at the local grocery store, and is probably in my top 3 of favorites. Alas, once this 1/2 oz is gone that's it. I need a new bottle, and for that I am very sad. I haven't seen it for a while.

If you can find it, try it. Its fantastic.

My bottle in reserve is something I'll share with a very select few friends....Horse Solider Barrel Strength. Also amazing. Sip lightly, my friends. The company was founded by 12 special forces soldiers, the first feet on the ground after 9-11. It's also special. The label is a pressed foil label, that was pressed in a die made from steel, that was obtained from the twin towers. Every bottle carries that memorial....very good. I got this at an ABC in Florida. Almost worth the trip alone :D
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Rest areas in the west are easy. I park with the trucks in rest areas pulling the trailer. With truck stops I park with the cars. I drove long haul and know where a semi wouldn’t mind me parking which is usually at the first slot where they can see you. If you park in the middle where they can’t see you they get mad. Also parking anywhere an 18 wheeler won’t fit helps.
 
Tour 931 said:
Rest areas in the west are easy. I park with the trucks in rest areas pulling the trailer. With truck stops I park with the cars. I drove long haul and know where a semi wouldn’t mind me parking which is usually at the first slot where they can see you. If you park in the middle where they can’t see you they get mad. Also parking anywhere an 18 wheeler won’t fit helps.
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I've considered regional driving. Most RV owners wake up on travel day thinking "Oh, no!" I'm on the other end of the spectrum. 10 hours behind the wheel is relaxing to me. I'm just not sure I would want the days out, not to mention "new week" starting Sunday night....unless I did the spot market as an owner operator where I have a little control....
 
Tour 931 said:
Rest areas in the west are easy. I park with the trucks in rest areas pulling the trailer. With truck stops I park with the cars. I drove long haul and know where a semi wouldn’t mind me parking which is usually at the first slot where they can see you. If you park in the middle where they can’t see you they get mad. Also parking anywhere an 18 wheeler won’t fit helps.
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Good tips! Ever getting late night door knocks from lot lizards? More dangerous than grizz?
 
Sweeney said:
I've considered regional driving. Most RV owners wake up on travel day thinking "Oh, no!" I'm on the other end of the spectrum. 10 hours behind the wheel is relaxing to me. I'm just not sure I would want the days out, not to mention "new week" starting Sunday night....unless I did the spot market as an owner operator where I have a little control....
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I find long drives meditative, too.
And I'm looking forward to finishing the major home project(s) soon to be able to just wander..."hmm, that looks interesting lets turn here".
Heh, yep no stealth in a shiny CI...
 
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