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    Holidays are for the slaves……..

    Sitting in one place for several months does save money as long as you continue to keep up a simple living and maintain the things you need to return to a nomadic way of life. Taking a “Holiday” from property ownership is a real thing! Property can become a liability if like in many examples in...
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    24/7 Chat About Anything

    ^^^Close to the same sun set here at Caballo Loco with the exception of a few mountains blocking the view! Lol!!! Expecting a chance of rain and some cooler temps here 100 miles as the crow flies southeast of you. Be sure to enjoy seeing all the different types of cactus there! Happy New Year!
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    Off topic posts split from "How do u live on $700/month, truly?"

    ^^^No apology necessary, you thought right only all areas of nomadic living need to be considered. The more you know when making choices and the more you are able to do can drastically affect how much money it will cost you to live the nomadic lifestyle. Keeping an open mind to learning...
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    Off topic posts split from "How do u live on $700/month, truly?"

    The tighter the money becomes because of hardships or inflation the more important it is to be able to cut costs. Simple rigs that have simple systems that anyone can repair or have repaired can save a lot of money. As an example a gravity fed water system fed by a 5 gallon water can and a camp...
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    Pillows — best kind for different situations?

    A lot depends on the amount of space you have and whether they will be used for sleeping or sitting or both!
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    How do u live on $700/month, truly?

    Anybody trying to live on little money will be doing so by doing as little travel as possible in a reliable, older easily repaired means of transportation they can fix themselves. That could be something as simple as buying a new pair of shoes!
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    Off topic posts split from "How do u live on $700/month, truly?"

    ^^^many places have them but don’t normally enforce them. According to Goggle Douglas County did adopt them as of October 2021, just do a little searching on the internet. Things get changed as growth occurs and government gets involved.
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    2022 The Good and The Bad

    If you get to Lake Powell or just like surfing the web wayne’swords.com has some good fishing resources.
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    Off topic posts split from "How do u live on $700/month, truly?"

    A quick Goggle search shows Douglas County Missouri adapted regulations and building codes as of October 2021. Lawrence County Missouri is the only remaining county in the state I believe that has no zoning, building permits, codes or regulations although a permit is required for a septic...
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    Off topic posts split from "How do u live on $700/month, truly?"

    There is not any land that I know of that is unregulated in the United States. There are areas where enforcement is very limited or regulations which can change allow certain practices. Very few places that have public water hookups lack enforcement it seems, apparently there are a few for now...
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    Stranded

    The problem appears to have affected Southwest Airlines more so than other airlines and is still causing problems for them while the other airlines are getting back to normal according to the press releases.
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    Stranded

    Federal government has written assurances the airlines will provide better customer services in writing from the airlines. Be sure to file a complaint on the government site as well as the airline’s site if you have difficulty getting helped.
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    Pirate Camp Winter Season 2022-23

    Higher winds and some rain at Caballo Loco presently overcast and 55 degrees.
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    Off topic posts split from "How do u live on $700/month, truly?"

    ^^^You did good finding unrestricted land with county water available in a location close to a few stores. Most land with water I’m seeing for sale is several times more than what you paid. I used $20 worth of fuel to go get 8 gallons of propane which was almost $3 a gallon so about $50 total...
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    91 class c e350 460 motor rig

    Sounds like you got a good start on fixing it. Pump pressure can be checked but most likely new fuel, injection cleaner added and a new fuel filter will straighten out the fuel system. Usually electric pumps work or don’t work at all. All fluids, filters and rubber hoses, belts and flex lines...
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    Long van roof top cargo box/pod wanted

    When we stopped teaching the skills in schools so you could start practicing at a young age and failed to want quality hand made items or be willing to pay a living wage to get them is what started the decline. Making money make money and having clean hands became the new standard. I.T. used to...
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    Merry Christmas Everyone !

    Made it to 70 degrees here at Caballo Loco today supposed to be 38 degrees tonight which is a little cold for me but made a very Merry Christmas! Best wishes everyone!
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    Nature Lover and friends keep in touch

    Maybe a church, truck stop or rest area with heated bathrooms. Any place you can find grid power and a cheap small ceramic heater, like a volunteer fire station, truck parking or truck stop. Put a mask on and sit in a hospital. With that cold a temperature you might end up there anyway if you...
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    Pirate Camp Winter Season 2022-23

    It’s hard to be a hermit now days! Lol!!!
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    cheap small device (but with keyboard) specifically for surfing Web - recommendations?

    We have ended up using smart phones due to space and power needs being less but unless you reduce use eye strain becomes an issue for us.
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