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    Holidays are for the slaves……..

    Happy slave here. - Nate
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    thinking about getting a new skill

    What's the difference between a fairytale and a seastory? A fairytale starts out with "once upon a time" and ends with "and they lived happily ever after". A seastory starts out with "now this ain't no sh1t" and ends with "and it's been fvkt up ever since!"
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    thinking about getting a new skill

    Being at sea does not play nice with family life. In spite of that, most mariners have a family, albeit frequently on spouse #2 or #3. The most interesting mariner I met to date stopped marrying after wife #5. Dude never wanted or had any kids. Just a soul who got after it and lived large...
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    thinking about getting a new skill

    The physicals are so-so. You can get exemptions for almost any condition but sleep apnea. The free union school has no age restrictions, neither does moving up. Had a 60 year old in my training class who excelled. Another time I was on a ship when a gentle man who appeared to be in his 70s...
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    thinking about getting a new skill

    https://www.seafarers.org/training-and-careers/admissions/apprentice-program-overview/ I'm semi retired. My job allows me to work as little or as much as I want. It's unionized work on commercial ships. Pays well, includes room and board while at sea, and gives me that magical combination of...
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    We need a "Phylosophy of Vanlife" discussion category

    ON LIFE Butterflies don't think or plan "This is what I'll do, this is where I'll go" They can't Their life and their destiny Rests completely upon the wind And yet The loveliest flowers feed them They rest in the choicest spots Like them When my ride on this bluebrown merrygoround Comes...
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    We need a "Phylosophy of Vanlife" discussion category

    The human story is messy. People have problems. I'm partial to people that make life easier for others, and richer, and more beautiful. People who don't burden others with their problems. It cuts through beliefs, and philosophies, and religions. And. It's rare enough that I've grown to enjoy...
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    We need a "Phylosophy of Vanlife" discussion category

    I do find it interesting, who Jesus is to someone. For some time now, but of course not always, I simply believe that god became a man. That's who he is to me anyways.
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    We need a "Phylosophy of Vanlife" discussion category

    >"...Geez! What had I done with my life?" That is indeed the litmus test.
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    We need a "Phylosophy of Vanlife" discussion category

    Cosmicgold, Per the very beginning of your thread, you mentioned > It's important to me, because I'd like to meet and travel with those who think along the lines of the guy in the above video, who understand things deeply beyond the physical and the mundane. Try here if you wish...
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    We need a "Phylosophy of Vanlife" discussion category

    Where an individual happens to be on the spectrum of surviving-thriving - will certainly contribute to one's perspective.
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    We need a "Phylosophy of Vanlife" discussion category

    Well, I certainly did enjoy the video. That creator seems to understand that beauty is key, so even if his words and ideas are lost on some, watching it is easy on the eyes. This concept of van life that he explores, the ideas seem more applicable to those who chose van life willingly, versus...
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    Motorcycle to use as a "toad" with van

    My prior Honda 230L was only produced in '08 and '09, but it had a particular carb that required less adjustment than the non dual sport regular 230. All I ever adjusted was the idle; it had a big ol' easily accessible idle knob. From below sea level to Engineers Pass at 13,xxx in CO, it simply...
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    Motorcycle to use as a "toad" with van

    When I had the minivan a few years ago, it was much lower to the ground and the lowered ramp would fit underneath the dirtbike. Fast forward a few years, the high top promaster replaced the minivan and the crf300 replaced the crf 230, and now when I load the rally onto the ramp I have to...
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    Motorcycle to use as a "toad" with van

    It's called a mx hauler. Supposedly it's the easiest way for a single person to load and unload a motorcycle. It does have a weight limit, can't think of it off the top of my head, but I probably have over 100k miles with a cikle on it and no issues with the mx hauler itself. I did have the...
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