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    Weight loss

    I was eating lots of sodium rich foods I developed edema in my legs and had to come back to see my doctor. My blood pressure was at one point 185/165 and that did it for me. BP is back to normal and edema totally gone from drinking over a gallon per day and moving around more by walking, hiking...
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    Weight loss

    We all have our guilty pleasures, for instance. We're at home base right now waiting to get repairs done on my truck. The day we got home the first thing I did was order a pizza with hamburger, pepperoni, bacon and ham. Yum I noticed this time the effects had on me as I was more thirsty and...
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    Weight loss

    I buy cans of low sodium chicken which I mix with a choice of condiments such as honey mustard, mayonnaise, ranch and buffalo chicken sauces. Also add small package of bacon to it when I used ranch or mayo occasionally. We also bring tuna, canned roast beef (although has higher sodium) as a...
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    Colorado suggestions?

    Those are 2 very nice spots you're going to, we're planning on going to those 2 as well. Have you tried finding free camping outside of the parks that's within a reasonable distance for you to travel to? Good luck on your search and be safe.
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    Weight loss

    Since my wife and I started traveling back in June I have lost 37 lbs and going. It's not a bad thing as I have plenty I want to lose. We've made dietary mistakes while on the road and now eat much healthier. We have quickly noticed some of our food choices in the past we're a slow suicide and...
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    Everything on hold for this Wanna-be Nomad

    Doctors can do a blood test to see if you had a heart attack, do you know if they can do one for a stroke? Glad you're feeling better and good luck with everything. Glad you weren't alone and had friends with you.
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    Late night intruder

    Wow RoamerRv238, I would have been embarrassed but I do see the humor in your situation. Earlier that day we did get asked by a woman who was there with her daughter if they could cut through our site and had no problem with that. We generally don't mind if people ask to cut through and usually...
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    No Serious Injuries

    We saw a truck pulling a long cargo trailer pass a semi doing about 85 mph who experienced really bad trailer sway but recovered but pure terror look on his face as we passed by quickly. Semi driver saw what was happening and slowed down and gave him room to recover or worse. No anti-sway bars...
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    What did you, yourself, Repair recently?

    I don't really have the patience to work on vehicles anymore, I take it to a national chain repair shop so work is under warranty. Friend helped me with my clutch in 2019 and in 2020 I had to pay shop to literally replace every component of the clutch because it was done wrong and only lasted a...
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    Another new van dweller!

    Welcome to the forums, hope you are finding the information you need.
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    Bought It, Then Sold It

    Glad to hear that you sold it, hopefully you will find another more fitting vehicle soon. Good luck with the hunt
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    Late night intruder

    We whole heatedly agree campsite location is key and have learned that lesson well and will be much more critical about where we camp in the future.
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    Late night intruder

    He was using his phone as a flashlight and he was close enough for me to see his main screen in either picture or video mode. The trail he came down leads to river and access to other sites is blocked. He was also barefoot as to walk quietly. Phone in one hand, shoes in other
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    Late night intruder

    I used to do first amendment audits and am very up to date on filming in public areas as described by the Department of Homeland Security declassified memo regarding filming rights in public places. I do get your point however on public lands and trespassing however not an excuse to simply go...
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    Late night intruder

    Occupying a campsite is not much different than renting an apartment. Once a campsite is occupied it is the responsibility of the camper to clean and maintain said site and as far as legal regulations in the state of Washington you have a reasonable right to privacy and the right to defend...
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    Late night intruder

    I was able to identify them as they passed by through the screen on door and had them on an earlier video of the group around the campfire. Burn bans are in place for a reason and should always be obeyed, no campfire signs were posted everywhere and rangers were patrolling area but not after 5pm.
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    Late night intruder

    Definitely, I emailed it to them today. I'm sure they'll be contacted by rangers soon. We've had other spots we used to camp at burn down because of careless campers.
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    New and confused about RVs

    I have to agree with bullfrog and kudos to you for drawing a chalk outline, ingenious. Good luck with the hunt.
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    A reintroduction.

    There's some beautiful free sites located around the Montesano and Humptulips part of the Olympic mountains and the Wynoochie dam is near many free sites with a 21 day stay policy. There's hiking in the area but the Wynoochie pass trail crosses into national park so no dogs allowed. There is a...
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    Doing Something About Litter!

    So every campsite we've been to has been overrun by trash and fire pits with nails, screws and so on. We haul out 2 times the trash we made and even got noticed by a forest ranger who gave us trash bags and gloves as well as tell us where we could take it for free.
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