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Oh the old two steps forward, one step back routine... Sending you a virtual $1000!

Oh man, that must be tough. But as you say, a decent roof over your head is nothing to sneeze at either. How are you feeling otherwise?

Oooops, sorry. to compensate, here's on with good maps! https://skyandtelescope.org/astronomy-news/where-to-see-the-two-great-north-american-eclipses/

Here's a nice article - https://www.scribd.com/article/659340400/The-Great-American-Eclipses

Fled my usual spot in the Columbia Gorge a couple of days ago. It was just too danged hot. Now staying at a Sno-Park on Mt Hood, where it is in the 70s during the day and in the 40s at night. Have to stay in the area for the next few days, expecting some mail. Only drawback is how expensive...

Blackie would just LOVE a new playmate...

Yup. I delayed because I thought I had injured my foot by slipping on the stairs. The podiatrist I eventually saw said the slip had little or nothing to do with the fasciitiis (I pronate), but by the time I saw her I could barely walk. BTW, if you have any kind of foot pain at all, see a...

Hi Doug! Now back in Washington for a while, will catch up with you hopefully next month.

Um - how about here? https://vanlivingforum.com/forums/gatherings-formal-and-informal.15/ There are also a number of Facebook groups about traveling together. If you are female, look up Road Trip Her. The Lit Cactus is a FB group that winters in Quartzsite and then appears to travel (very...

Plantar fasciitiis takes its own sweet time. I think the PT helps mostly by keeping the surrounding tissues both limber and reasonably strong. I've had one bout with it, and it took two years to get back to walking any distance at all. And I STILL must rotate my shoes about every three days or so.

I second the idea of finding a caravan - or a series of them. Might I ask why you specifically want to share a tiny living space with a total stranger rather than find a group to travel with?

Don't have a Promaster. But I SURELY do know that feeling of craving your little house back following an averted disaster! Welcome to the club.

A place you can be, when you need one, for whatever reason. Also, your very own storage depot. Granted, not strictly necessary, but maybe emotionally necessary.

The wandering doesn't get old, at least for me. But I have to admit, as TPTB are clamping down on wanderers, a place where I have the unquestionable to be starts to look pretty good.

I've briefly considered it, but like real insulation, it just doesn't seem to me to be worth the work. I have considered it for looks, however. Kinda like the gypsy tent look...

Right now, us little guys can use pretty much the same software as anyone else. A friend of mine who is far more sophisticated than I am in such matters is using AI to help him in his custom programming business. He says it saves him a lot of time. The way he describes it, it greatly facilitates...

No, the curtains are only for the times when I need to be in the dark or to be not visible, such as at night. Works just fine for me to not have insulation. While I am sure insulation could improve my heat/cold retention a bit, it has just never seemed worth the hassle. But I don't go/stay...

I don't have insulation, just bare metal walls, so magnets work great for me. I sewed them onto Walmart blackout curtains. Boy, you've never lived until you've tried to control a metal needle next to a magnet! For those of you who don't have metal walls, the magnets you buy at craft stores will...

Cabela's has similar units. A year or so ago, I bought two of the fabric-covered stands. I was hoping to decrease the dust collecting on my pots and pans when I had my outdoor kitchen set up.. Did that work? Somewhat. Were they worth it? Well, they are useful for storage, but they are not all...

The cheapest land is land you don't own. I have found two private owners who let me stay on their land for free for extended periods of time. Yes, they could go away at any moment. That's the deal. Be grateful and move on.