Recent content by CoachOnTheRoad

Right!? Now we've got another one just waltzing through our campsite in the morning!!! My partner asked him not to and his response was to call her a jerk and walk off giving her the finger!!!! What is going on!!!!  Maybe we should rope it off ... but I'm sure the rangers would be called! I...

You know, that's a very good point. Thank you.

So that bit of confusion is all straightened out. A moderator did get back to me.  Also received a PM from someone who knows him, that the person posting had no malicious intent. Great to know! It's not my intention to hurt anyone's feelings. Below is why I'm so sensitive to this, and why so...

Hi there. This wasn't about a male identifying as a women, it was about a man who identified himself as male, posting on a Women's Only post. The WRTR is inclusive of any person identifying as the female gender.  I've learned that there are some ways that a post can be viewed without it being...

And now I see why that is necessary. I learned yesterday that not everyone can see where the post is coming from, i.e a male may see a post, not realize it's been posted in the Women's Only Forum, and innocently post on the thread. I'm catching up. Mary Ellen T.

Ah I see that! Someone messaged me the admin list which is called "Our Team," and I messaged one of them. Thanks for your help! Mary Ellen

Before I get myself in trouble I wanted to double-check.  Reading a thread today in Women's Only Forum called "After my failure I am trying again," I noticed a man had posted on the thread on 10/10/19. There is no question it's a man, he identifies as a man. The rules plainly state no men may...

I can hear it coming through in your words ... that yearning for something more meaningful. For me it was like a magnet drawing me forward, there were times all I could do was follow the yearning even though I had no idea where it was leading me.  SO many women are feeling this! I've been on...

Hello! You're in the dreaming stage of a life change, the great thing about it is that anything goes!  Something that might be helpful is to ask yourself "why" you want to do this. Travel? Freedom? Save money? Do you need to be employed in a city type area?  Another helpful exercise is to...

I've met Jamie in person when he was trying to help a neighbor of mine on the LTVA, and I do get the impression his heart is in the right place. I don't begrudge anyone making money, and he's paid his dues for sure. After two years of being on the road and missing the van builds, this was the...

As it's been said, "poop" happens!  As someone with occasional bouts of IBS, yep, been there done that. I started out using a Thetford porta-potti 'cause it seemed the closest to the real throne, but it was disgusting and inconvenient to empty it. I still sit on the porta potti, it takes...

Hello! I'm in LOVE with the Adirondacks, I grew up not too far from the mountains and camped there every summer. This year I didn't travel the East coast, but maybe on another trip would like to get to the ocean! There doesn't seem to be much nomadic activity in the Adirondacks, not like out...

I've been in a mini-van full time for two years with no problems, until this year in Flagstaff AZ I got a mouse in my engine. Usually I'm the "live and let live" type, but I couldn't take the chance of chewed wires etc. I set out a mousetrap in cardboard ( so the mousetrap wouldn't fall into the...

Little late to the thread but jumping on! I've been on the road full-time in a 2005 Chevy Uplander Mini-van, the first 7 months solo. Being prepared helped give me confidence, like reviewing how to change a flat tire, carrying a battery bank that could jump my car, cables, fix-a-flat. I was so...

Feral Old Women ... LOVE IT! I've been full-time in a minivan since June 2017, and I've been downsizing since my first four days on the road! It's an ongoing process, and I find minimalists to be fascinating. By it's nature, living in a van is minimalistic, but it's amazing what you can really...