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Post by johntpenca on Aug 21, 2019 16:55:51 GMT -8
It's all good until a generator is involved. I hate those things. Have fun sarbar.
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sarbar
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Post by sarbar on Aug 21, 2019 18:09:28 GMT -8
It's all good until a generator is involved. I hate those things. Me too. The one onboard isn't terrible compared to most, but I would only use it if it came down to it. With our battery swap delivered today (a pallet!) we will be able to run on battery power for up to 3 days and run the things normally you need shore power or a generator for. That will keep us quiet! And we can charge the system with our roof array we are installing of solar panels.
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Post by autumnmist on Aug 22, 2019 9:03:04 GMT -8
your life doesn't revolve around a golf cart yet. I see people driving those even at much younger ages. Years ago when we visited family at campgrounds, it was kind of "the thing" to have a golf cart to drive around camp, instead of just walking and getting exercise. As the years passed, so did the flexibility and stamina of the drivers vs. the walkers.
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Post by autumnmist on Aug 22, 2019 9:07:02 GMT -8
sarbar, you're not getting old; you're become more mature, more wise, and more seasoned. There's a lot to be said for looking back on past decades and seeing how far you've come, either in maturity, wisdom, physical accomplishments, or just survival. And think of all the experience you've gained that you can share with the youngsters.
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Post by whistlepunk on Aug 22, 2019 9:21:07 GMT -8
It's all good until a generator is involved. I hate those things. ... And we can charge the system with our roof array we are installing of solar panels. Don't forget the solar income tax credit next year. RV solar panels qualify as a residential installation. I didn't write the tax laws... But I will use them to my maximum advantage.
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Post by rebeccad on Aug 23, 2019 21:21:50 GMT -8
I have to confess... we have become half owners (with my husband's youngest brother) of the in-laws' Eurovan. Now, this won't make us too soft, because frankly the bed is far less comfortable than our tent. We are still having arguments about when and where it's worth taking it; I say it uses too much gas and shouldn't go to CO for PG. My husband says to think about cold shoulder-season nights and mornings and cooking indoors as opposed to out.
We just drove it to Seattle and back (because we were delivering furniture to family members), and we also had a split opinion on driving comfort. I say the Prius is more comfortable, my husband says the van is. Honestly, I preferred not having that option. We just took the tent and coped.
Though indoor cooking can be nice, the main plus as I see it is the ability to "camp" in places where you can't pitch a tent--roadside pull-outs, etc.
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Post by bobcat on Aug 23, 2019 21:43:08 GMT -8
Once I discovered that I could sleep in the back of my Mazda if I leveled out the bump where the seats folded, then that capability was a requirement for every car I bought. I had three sheets of styrofoam insulation custom-fit to the back of my VW Golf to level it, and the I had to sleep diagonally, but it worked! I finally upgraded from compact hatchbacks to a small suv and started thinking about towing capacity for the camper trailer I will have within a couple years. So it has been a decades-long process, not finished yet. However there is currently a bed made up in the back of my Highlander from earlier this week when I drove through the night and stopped for a nap. I guess the highlander will become the guest bedroom once I get my trailer!😀.
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Post by autumnmist on Aug 24, 2019 8:06:50 GMT -8
Back to the original topic...one of the benefits of aging is that you've already gone through steep learning curves growing up.
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Post by texasbb on Aug 24, 2019 8:22:38 GMT -8
...one of the benefits of aging is that you've already gone through steep learning curves growing up. But now we have to traverse them again, tilted the other way. Life's an out-n-back. (Or something like that, I can't remember.)
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Post by rangewalker on Aug 24, 2019 9:57:09 GMT -8
But you know what? The kids love it. I love it. And we are at least going places. It isn't backpacking, but it's nights out looking at the stars. Looks like you are recycling a classic and that is coolest. It can be lot of fun and open up new opportunities but it can be lot of work. I lived and worked alternately out a backpack-duffels and a '65 17' Airstream all over the American West for nearly 10 years. There was nothing like working 11-12 hours and then decompressing at canyons edge in Utah canyonlands. Beautiful and restful like no other. There was also nothing more daunting than working 12 hours dark to dark in Northeast Montana to come home to failed heater and froze up shower. The rest of the crew was miles away is some old railroad hotel, but warm, clean and fed. The backpack times were why I did that brutal work. I would be in Monticello UT and the spring rain and snow would come. We would five off and I was just an 2 hours from the trails in Canyonlands or out the door to what was to become Bears Ears NM before 2017. Then a native of Wyoming selected me out of nomadic life and I had to face adult supervision, a real career and raising a family. The Airstream died in a wildfire near Williams AZ when a relative was off on a tour in the Army Reserve years later.
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Post by hikerchick395 on Aug 29, 2019 8:52:00 GMT -8
If that makes you old, then I've been old since 1991
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Post by RedDoug on Sept 11, 2019 21:50:22 GMT -8
Very interesting. I'm only 70 and not old enough to own an RV yet.
I leave Sept 15 for 7- 8 days in the La Garita Wilderness in southern Colo.
I hike very slowly with a pack any more, but I am still doing it.
But I enjoy seeing how Sarbar is doing. And getting out is getting out.
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Post by autumnmist on Sept 12, 2019 9:11:00 GMT -8
Dealing with one's own aging is different from the perception of others who see frailty and dependency when it doesn't yet exist. I suppose that's good though, better than ignoring older people who do need help.
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Post by whistlepunk on Sept 12, 2019 9:22:51 GMT -8
Just got back from a month in Central Oregon. The last two weeks we were in a place with no cell coverage and due to trees and terrain could not get sat TV.
Wife was bummed. I thought it was great -- no campaign ads, no political BS and name-calling. It was heaven for me, hell for her. We had to drive a mile or so to get to a place with marginal cell coverage, then both of us in the truck huddled over our phones downloading the email, firing up the mifi card to do some on-line banking on the laptop, etc. (I can remember when we would sit in the truck in a remote area steaming up the windows, but we were younger then... Now we are both heads down on our phones. LOL!)
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Post by autumnmist on Sept 12, 2019 9:25:14 GMT -8
I think that is the motto for the current and future generations.
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