haveTCwillboondockUS
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this post could also be for fulltime or TC. but i think it belongs here.
i have never camped for more than a couple of days. and i've never slept w/o a roof over my head, besides maybe a nap at the beach. this is important for you to know to get an idea about how tight i'm wound.
to get to the point of this thread, what do you do after camp is made? do you relax with a cold one? run off to do some hiking? grab your fishing pole? read a book?
i picture, in my minds eye, when the DW and i find that perfect boondocking spot,(
what do you do tomorrow? can you share?
i am really really ready for this. been going 90mph forever. i know i will need to work at slowing down, so comments of "are you sure you're ready for this" are welcome, just not needed. i really dont need a plan either. as a matter of fact the plan is, not to plan. lol.
so what do you really look forward to doing after camp is made?
we will be fulltimers. empty nest. TC with no toad. we like to hike. i've never cleaned a fish(cant believe i admitted it) but the DW has. if the national GPS system is still up (budget cutting threatens this) we think cacheing will be fun? could be. we've always liked powersports, atvs and dirtbikes, but i think they will be counterproductive to the TC lifestyle.
when you camp, and it kinda sounds like this^ what are your days full of?
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Hike,Bike,Read,Fish,Target Practice,Cook. Since I don't drink any longer, a cold one is a coke. Used to take the dog swimming, but had to put him down nearly two years ago, so that one is out.
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Poppy & Nana
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we usually pop open a cold one when we are setting up .....then it depends on the time of day - may start dinner - may sit for awhile - may start a fire - may just do nothing but finish up that now lukewarm one......
we usually don't hike, bike or kayak until the next day when we have MORE time to do nothing but what it is that we enjoy.
On the other hand, we camped (notice past tense) who once they were set up NEEDED to go to the local establishment and down a FEW cold ones.....not our style.
So I guess we are like you no plan trips are the best!
Leo & Kathy
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If you are anything like us, it takes awhile. We are full timers, but spend our Winters in a 5er on the Texas Gulf Coast, and Summers in Colorado and traveling. Been doing this for about 5 years now.
At first, like you I think, it was a bit strange not having to be somewhere or do something SOON. If not today, then certainly tomorrow. But, we have made the adjustment. Sometimes, when I am sitting on the bank, with a line in the water, I think "wasting time here, got to get something done", but it passes quickly.
So, the answer to your question is: Well, what ever I want, whenever I want, and for as long as I want.
I am guessing you have different interests than we, or most others for that matter. Doesn't matter. You will find your happy time. Just think. Now, YOU can do what you want, when you want, and do it as long as you want. Or, you can not do it. Your call
Good luck, and enjoy this new life. It has been a long time coming.
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me....full of reading books, walking around with my camera snapping photos of people, nature, interesting rvs, making lunch and supper, cleaning up, napping in the afternoons, going down to the river to chat with DH, walking the dogs
DH....making breakfast, reading, fishing down on the river (and usually not catching anything), making breakfast, napping, walking the dogs
You still have "day to day" chores cause you have to eat and clean up, but we love the peace and quiet, and being able to do whatever we feel like...nothing we HAVE TO DO....there's the difference between work and play.
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Slowing down is a learning experience. In the past we would have to come home to rest from a vacation. You just have to start slow. Do not go so far away. Stay an extra day instead of moving on to the next campground. We just returned from vacation where we took 5 days to return to Middle Georgia from the Black Hills of S.D. We spent a total of about 50 miles on the interstate and saw a lot of things that we would have never seen. Last year we had a vacation planned where we would be moving every couple of days, but we got caught in the gasoline shortage in the Southeast. We ended up staying 18 days in the same state park in Georgia and we had a great time. Of course next year we may end up returning to our old ways of going, going, going.
You can have a great time no matter how you travel.
The picture below is a barn we found in Missouri while being lead by our GPS. We would have never seen this traveling on the interstate.
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I have spent a lifetime practising doing nothing.
Finaly have it down pat!
No need to rush around, find a shady spot, lay back in your chair and daydream.
I suppose you could have a campfire, we never do, too much work.
Life is short,Death is long,
Take a vacation.
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Don't drink either. But. A hammock, beside a small smokey campfire to keep the bugs away, and that beside a gently runninig river, with a book. What else could you ask for. Unless it would be somebody to bring your food to you. AH, But then you would have to eat it. Too much trouble.
Sea Dog. It is an art form. I mastered it a few years ago. DW really hates that I am so good at it. 
Many years ago. I heard a story, about a fellow who fell in with the wrong crowd, and was making big money. Couldn't tell his buddy what he was doing in a letter. So he told him to come out to California. Money growes on trees. Well the fellow came out, and as he was walking down the street. Looked up and surenuff did see a $100. bill in a tree. Said. I'll get you tomarrow. I ain't working my first day here. That's me at the CG.
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Popped open a Pepsi! During May's camping trip we fished, cleaned fish, visited with friends (group camping), met NEW friends, cooked and read books. Last camping trip, with another couple, we hiked, went site-seeing and enjoyed the friendship (aka - yakked all day and half the night). The idea is it get there as soon as you can, set up, then do whatever the heck you want! RELAX!!!!
"I tried sniffing Coke once, but the ice cubes got stuck in my nose"
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haveTCwillboondockUS wrote:this post could also be for fulltime or TC. but i think it belongs here.
i have never camped for more than a couple of days. and i've never slept w/o a roof over my head, besides maybe a nap at the beach.
What do you do when you camp now? You do that and more only at a less frenetic pace cause you can always take more days.
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this is important for you to know to get an idea about how tight i'm wound.
You would be a fool not to be wound up some this is a big change in your life. In six months you'll either be confirmed that you can't live in a camper. Or you'll be wondering what you were worried about.
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to get to the point of this thread, what do you do after camp is made? do you relax with a cold one? run off to do some hiking? grab your fishing pole? read a book?
Some times not always. These are all good usually for us we have driven for 4 to 12 hours on a drive day so it's get setup get everything the way we want it. If we're planning to see people in the area call them let them know we're in. Then relax.
The next day we start in on whatever it is that brought us to this location.
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i picture, in my minds eye, when the DW and i find that perfect boondocking spot,(
Why is it the perfect site? The hiking? The fishing? The scenery? What ever it was that made this the perfect boondocking site you start to sip at that. Don't go at it like its your job go at it like it's your hobby. And the day will fill.
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what do you do tomorrow? can you share?
At some point everything you want to do in an area is gone. We've been in Arco Idaho 8 days. It's been great, but I'm done with this part of Idaho for a while. Will I come back most likely but I won't stay here 8 days again. So today we move. We find something else to do something else to see.
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i am really really ready for this. been going 90mph forever. i know i will need to work at slowing down, so comments of "are you sure you're ready for this" are welcome, just not needed. i really dont need a plan either. as a matter of fact the plan is, not to plan. lol.
A good start the wife says "Don't have a plan have an agenda." It's taking a while but that is where we're drifting to.
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so what do you really look forward to doing after camp is made?
There is no one answer, it all depends on the site the state the weather...
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we will be fulltimers. empty nest. TC with no toad. we like to hike. i've never cleaned a fish(cant believe i admitted it) but the DW has. if the national GPS system is still up (budget cutting threatens this) we think cacheing will be fun? could be. we've always liked powersports, atvs and dirtbikes, but i think they will be counterproductive to the TC lifestyle.
Hiking is good, fishing is good and there is nothing wrong with having the old lady clean the fish. Lots of full timers like the geo cacheing thing it's not for me. But what's wrong with a couple of dirtbikes in the back of the truck while your heading down the road? There are places out west designated for that sort of play you would be camping around others who enjoy what you enjoy.
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when you camp, and it kinda sounds like this^ what are your days full of?
My wife, the new friends I've made because I'm living in a community (the campground de jour) with people who at least have the RVing thing in common, and whatever brought us to this area (Craters of the Moon National Monument at the moment) whatever cool things we can find in addition to that (EBR-1 for example).
You have to go and find your answer to this question once you have you'll know if full timing makes sense for you or not.
Mallo
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