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  1. grumpygrizzly

    Choosing Something Fun

    I'm the roaming type as well. One of these days I'll crank up my 27' Class C and go where the roads take me. I plan to take my caricature easel, all my markers, and paper and stop along the way and make gas money drawing caricatures. My class C sleep 8 of which I don't want more than the...
  2. grumpygrizzly

    Just For Fun

    I sure hope you washed that thing with bleach before you put gravy in it. Truckers use those to pee in while on the road. An old folks home probably used it as one as well. I've got a smaller one, about half that size I keep behind the seat in my truck so when the need arises, I can stand...
  3. grumpygrizzly

    Motorcycle to use as a "toad" with van

    Well, there won't be any horses on the trailer. My 92 Jeep YJ doesn't weigh a lot and my Goldwing doesn't either for that matter. The horse trailer is double axles so it'll easily tow the weight. As for what I'm pulling it with? 27' Class C with a Ford 460 motor. It gets 10mpg whether I'm...
  4. grumpygrizzly

    thinking about getting a new skill

    You sir are one of my new heroes. I'm all about fostering dogs. Some of the best companions I've ever had came came from animal rescue groups. I once told my wife my "Ultimate Retirement Plan" and it involved getting a house out in the country a little ways, about 10 acres of land and a...
  5. grumpygrizzly

    Motorcycle to use as a "toad" with van

    I've got 2 Trail 90's. One is a very rare automatic but, it's stuck in gear so needs to get worked on. My other one sat for about 5 years, I put fresh gas in it and it fired up on the 2nd kick.. When I do the whole "living in my RV" thing, I plan to pull a horse trailer with a tack room on...
  6. grumpygrizzly

    Just For Fun

    I worked Concert Security part-time when I was stationed at a little AF Guard base in Denver. Pink Floyd did the Division Bell Tour and took over Mile High Stadium.. Man that was one LOUD show. Speaker towers were over 100' tall with giant hogs heads coming out the top and super bright...
  7. grumpygrizzly

    Am I being ungrateful and impatient, or is it time to move on?

    I'm a little late on the "quotes" part of this message but, this is actually a song lyric that I try to live by and it might give you something to think about... "There never seems to be enough time, to do the things you want to do once you find them." Jim Croce - Time in a bottle.
  8. grumpygrizzly

    Can 2 adults be comfortable in a Pick-Up?

    Keep an eye on your local Craigslist or Facebook Marketplace for pickup canopies. I missed a deal on one a couple of weeks ago and I'm still kixking myself. It was basically a canopy but, it also had the top of the roof extending over the pickup top. It was only $200, needed a little cleaning...
  9. grumpygrizzly

    teardrop ala bicyclé

    Check out this guy: Paul Elgin Bike Trailers He makes some pretty awesome bike trailers using coroplast (Think Big election posters).
  10. grumpygrizzly

    New idea for using a motorcycle/trailer.

    I saw a trailer on my local Craigslist the other day that's really got me thinking. I've got a 27' Class C that will sleep 8 (Yeah, that's never gonna happen.. More like me, the 2 dogs, 2 cats, two parakeets and.. umm.. what was the other one.. Oh yeah, my wife.) Anyway, back to the trailer I...
  11. grumpygrizzly

    How hard is it to get a ranch/farm hand job?

    Check out the jobs on this site: https://workamper.com/ There are all kinds of jobs listed there.
  12. grumpygrizzly

    How did you end up on the road, and why are you still here?

    In my case, I'm pretty much retired but, I do work from home drawing houseplans for clients that find my Craigslist Ad. Pretty much a 50-60 mile radius is as far as I go for jobs. I'm basically waiting for my wife to decide she's had enough of working and ready to hit the road. I've got a...
  13. grumpygrizzly

    Which would you choose and why? Class c RV or medium travel trailer

    You need to broaden your search a bit more for low cc motorcycles. I've got two Honda Trail 90's under the lean-to on my shop and those are some of the best scooters ever made. There's a lot of other options available if you really want to have a small 2 wheeler. Look into the scooter...
  14. grumpygrizzly

    Gig Job - Storm relief work yard crew

    I'd love to sign up for this but, I don't do the whole Facebook thing. I gave it a try when it first came out and next thing I know, I was getting ads about things I mentioned in my Facebook posts. They mine your data and sell it to companies on the internet that will bombard your inbox with...
  15. grumpygrizzly

    Any Graphic Designers Out There-Have a Question

    If you like designing, consider taking some architecture classes at your local community college and learn to use AutoCad. I've been using it since it was Release 10 and I have version 2010 on my laptop and since I was an AutoDesk techie for a reseller, I recieved a Not For Resale Version to...
  16. grumpygrizzly

    As offices shut down for Covid, workers bought vans and hit the road

    I've been an AutoCad/Revit/NavisWorks user since 1995 when I was in the Air Force and kept going after I retired. I've travelled to Phoenix, San Francisco, Las Vegas, Ireland, and a lot of other places doing designs on all kinds of giant projects. I've hung up my travelling boots these days...
  17. grumpygrizzly

    Metal Detector for large item

    Make SURE.. if you have to dig for it, to fill the hole back in when you're done. A LOT of places don't allow metal detecting because the folks don't fill the holes back in. There's a large soccer area with about 4 fields for games and every summer I see folks out there sitting in the grass...
  18. grumpygrizzly

    Knots and rope work?

    I tie paracord knots, well, used to do it quite a bit making bracelets, monkeys fists with a nice tail to hang on to it when you need to umm.. "use" it. I carried a 3 legged easel that folds up nicely to Ireland when I went to work over there for a year and kept myself busy at night tying...
  19. grumpygrizzly

    Computer users: gamers, graphic designers, work , etc

    Saving just one dog won't change the world... But surely the world will change for that one dog.
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