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  1. NoMadYesHappy

    My Path to (No)Madness!

    Aye!  It's a pretty spectacular place!  I'muh goin' back and takin' my hunny!
  2. NoMadYesHappy

    My Path to (No)Madness!

    Here's a photo of the eastern Sierra's from our hilltop camp in the Long Valley Caldera, California:
  3. NoMadYesHappy

    My Path to (No)Madness!

    Here's a pic of "Sage Comber 1" on our last day at Long Valley Caldera along the eastern Sierra's in California.
  4. NoMadYesHappy

    My Path to (No)Madness!

    #0092 - "Long Valley Review and Launch to Idaho" - 2018 May 22, Tuesday 11 minutes, 11 seconds ... Link ---->  Long Valley Review & Departure My review of free camping in the Long Valley Caldera near Mammoth and Mono Lakes along the Eastern Sierra's in California.  We had four bars of Verizon 4G...
  5. NoMadYesHappy

    My Path to (No)Madness!

    Nothing like a little tactile exposure to whet the apatite!  :D Good luck, Donny ... I'll be rootin' fur ya!
  6. NoMadYesHappy

    My Path to (No)Madness!

    It's been a hoot so far, Donny!  Thanks!  :D Just to add my two cents ... in my last gig [I retired in February[?] of this year], I was making $25+/hr at the age of 63 as a maintenance mechanic in a bread factory, working 50+ hrs per week.  I was the new guy, having been hired in November of...
  7. NoMadYesHappy

    My Path to (No)Madness!

    Latest vid ... #0091: "The New Life Begins 6" - 2018 May 20, Sunday 7 minutes and 50 seconds Our next camp, departure date, pic of the trailer with pods deployed.
  8. NoMadYesHappy

    My Path to (No)Madness!

    We've been out for three days now.  Living in the Long Valley Caldera along the eastern side of the Sierra's near Mammoth Lakes, California. It's been in the 30s at night, and low 60s during the day, with intermittent rain.  It is a BEAUTIFUL area, with Juniper trees, deer, hot springs and a...
  9. NoMadYesHappy

    My Path to (No)Madness!

    This is about 11 minutes, 20 seconds and the most recent post to date. The others are there [YouTube] if you like ... lot's changed. Latest vLog of my cargo trailer build We will be launching to our first camp since Quartzsite last February/March It's nearly been two and half months, and the...
  10. NoMadYesHappy

    My Path to (No)Madness!

    Today's progress ... #0049: "Of Holes and Tires" - 2018 March 31, Saturday ~ 4 1/2 minutes. Stills will be posted later ...too pooped tonight!  :)
  11. NoMadYesHappy

    My Path to (No)Madness!

    ...another shot of me cutting out a recess for the 1 X 6 vertical support.
  12. NoMadYesHappy

    My Path to (No)Madness!

    A still shot from today ...
  13. NoMadYesHappy

    My Path to (No)Madness!

    Yep.  All part of the plan.  ... ratcheting anchor straps attached to the steel sub frame. :)
  14. NoMadYesHappy

    My Path to (No)Madness!

    Set the batteries into where they will ultimately be located. Going to build some wooden brackets to keep space between them and  keep them from sliding around during travel ... Other resolutions and photos can be found here:
  15. NoMadYesHappy

    Hello everyone

    Welcome, Dean! :)
  16. NoMadYesHappy

    My Path to (No)Madness!

    Today's build update video ... #0048: "Joints Are Legal Here" - 2018 March 30, Friday A smidgen less than 4 minutes. I'll try to get some stills up before I shut my eyes ... :)
  17. NoMadYesHappy

    My Path to (No)Madness!

    Hey, Riverman ... It's Polyiso foam board, 1" thick [the same size as the steel posts in my trailer] and has an R value of 6 ... 'bout $20 per 4 X 8 sheet at Home Depot. You're welcome!  :)
  18. NoMadYesHappy

    Rare Turtle I Encountered in SC

    Okay, short story ... In my working days, I would travel the US pretty extensively ... never got to see much of the US ... I was always head down workin'. Anyway, on one trip I took OTR with the company's service trailer in tow, my co-worker hollers at me, "Stop ... stop .. stop ...!!!" So, I...
  19. NoMadYesHappy

    My Path to (No)Madness!

    A still shot of the build ... more above ... https://www.flickr.com/photos/nomadyeshappy/
  20. NoMadYesHappy

    My Path to (No)Madness!

    One more for the road ... :)
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