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    ?'s on a couple parks in Florida

    I know that this is last years but I will need to find a cheap park where I can park my motor home, 27 foot Itasca, and a 12 foot enclosed trailer that I do routed signs in/out of. Older motor home but in very good shape appearance wise.
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    Legalities of residency

    JimInDenver. Please tell me what state you did your registration and everything that has the " I am homeless" option. I am on disbility and get my medical through medicaid and won't change over to medicare till 2019. This and only paying less than $200 a year for taxes on my house is what tilts...
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    Building My Teardrop Camper.

    Very cool. I have a jet skii trailer that I'm getting ready to start work on to do a similar conversion with. I have been absent for a long time but now that the wife is gone and I'm all alone, it's time for me to start doing things for me. I have a honda shadow that I would like to carry...
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    AZ Land

    one thing you can check into is the ability to opt out of county zoning. There was at one time a way to opt out of zoning laws as long as you had a minimum of 4 acres I think it was. I'm sure it would have only been allowed in unicorperated ares but would allow alternative building methods.
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    Choosing to be Single and on the Road

    Well now, Cathy and I were as different as two people could be but we lasted almost 40 years. What we did was to realize that there was nothing, nor anyone, more important than each other, and how we were feeling at any given moment. Sure, we'd have arguments and all. I'd even storm out when...
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    Choosing to be Single and on the Road

    Thanks but if I sell the house and get a motor home, I don't think I'll want to hang around Pensacola. If I want to stay here in Florida, I'll just keep the house. The only expense I have for living here is 104.00 a year taxes plus utilities. I can always go off grid here if the utilities get...
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    When does towing a car (toad) make sense?

    there is a device that sets in the floor board of the drivers seat that will actuate the brakes on a toad.It is supposed to be connected to the tow vehicle like a set of tow lights I believe. Maybe called a brake buddy I think
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    Choosing to be Single and on the Road

    Well, I'm fortunate in that my place, be it a dump, is all my own. The problem is the location. I have a great location. Right next door to a Dollar General store. 400 feet from a major road with a bus stop if I ever need to use public transportation. I'm in Pensacola which is a beach town. And...
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    Choosing to be Single and on the Road

    Wow. I've been widowed for just over two years now and I hate it. I loved having my wife to take care of and having her take care of me. We were best friends and that is the way I believe a relationship should be. There was nothing, nor no one more important than Cathy. Yes, we would have...
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    Scary thing

    No, they weren't specifically designed for motorcycles or atv's back in the 50s, but I know that type of trailer was around that long and likely longer. I can't remember that far back myself for sure. So that means your older than me which means that I ain't that old.
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    My Van-Life Crisis (New Adventures)

    Those mid (late)life "crisis" things aren't so bad if you find the right kind of cure.
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    Scary thing

    I am amazed at how well your able to function being around and remembering those type trailers when they were first introduced. I can only remember pictures of them from the fifties, when they were old at that time, that my  mother had of her and her father and brothers were coming back from...
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    'stuck' independence vs relationship

    those decisions are easy to make. live up to your obligations to your mate. this girl should make her decision and do it soon as she is going to hurt the guy more the longer she strings him along.
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    Taking off Back window of truck and drilling into camper shell.

    I haven't seen one in a while but there used to be some trucks had a rubber inflatable "boot" or inner tube type deal that would seal between the cab of the truck and a camper shell. You have to secure the shell/camper to the bed of the truck good because the "boot" put some pressure on the...
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    Motorcycle instead of a toad?

    I love riding my Shadow here in Florida. Some people think I suicidal because I ride without a helmet.wearing shorts and flip flops. I have been in two wrecks on a motorcycle and both times I was riding on back with my brother. I never ride rear any more and I act like every body driving around...
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