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    MT/ID Camp With Us, Soak in Hotsprings, Hike, Kayak!

    Hello fellow nomads!   My partner and I are excited to do the following schedule... loosely or so...  Evening of July 4th - FIREWORKS at LOLO HOTSPRINGS - FREE; campsite = $15/night or drive to nearby free ones <10 miles.  Hot pool, cooler swimming pool - $9/day.  Horseback riding.  Bar, music...
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    Hiking and Back/Bikepacking

    Hello, all! I thought I'd throw this out there.... As part of our, "social distancing," adventures, my 13-year-old son and I are planning on completing the southern portion of the Idaho Centennial Trail (from Nevada border, near Jarbridge Canyon/Bruneau River) to Canada, beginning with the...
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    I MADE A REMOVABLE CARGO TRAILER BED!

    Weee!  Feeling VERY blessed.  My husband got *GIFTED* the old carpet cleaning cargo trailer from work.   Quite hilarious.  Everyone else got alcohol... fancy rum and such... but we noticed that not a single gift had his name on it.   Then, after everyone had oogled their fancy whiskey and...
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    Stainless Steel Water Tank 2" shutoff valve?

    :shy:  I ordered the stainless steel drinking water tank, 8 gallon, on Amazon. I have a nifty way to strap it to a handtruck when I can't pull my van directly up to a water source.  One thing I did NOT think of, is a shutoff valve.  It is 2" diameter at the opening.   I built a bracket and I'd...
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    How to store powders and oils?

    As a DIY doctor, I am finding myself inundated with baking soda and coconut oil leaking out of whatever container I put them in.  I clean my first aid/health supply kit and it's not long before my double ziplocked/duct tape enforced baking soda is spread out everywhere!  I am assuming that...
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    Sprayfoam Insulation

    Has anyone used Foam it Green, or any other type of spray-in insulation in their van?  I will be ordering two of these insanely expensive kits this spring.  They cover 200 sq. ft., and I have 300 sq. ft. of SheShed to insluate, so I would like to try this in my van with the remaining 100 sq...
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    TeeSpring WRTR 2020 T-Shirts!!!

    Oooo!  Stumbled across the new women's t-shirts for the 2020 WRTR watching Bob's live feed from yesterday (today, Thursday, a day later).  The color choices are awesome and I just love the graphic.  Who designed it?!  It is lovely!  I finally settled on the backround colors:  "gold," which looks...
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    SUMMER RV SPOT AND FOOD IN EXCHANGE FOR VOLUNTEERING AT LUTHERHAVEN SUMMER CAMP

    http://www.lutherhaven.com/about/volunteer/rv-corps/ My family and I have been attending Lutherhaven camps for the last seven years.  They host basic Christian camps (and when I say basic, I mean the focus is on God's LOVE.  This is not "turn or burn" type Christianity.  It is service-oriented...
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    IDAHO! Where are my Idaho people?

    Hello Everyone! Currently living 3 weeks on 1 week off.  I have a tiny home on property in Spokane, WA and a Dodge Caravan "second home," for adventuring.  Are there any other really serious hotsprings-seekers?  My ideal boondocking spots are ones with hot water to soak in, and I have a growing...
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    Soaking in Hot Springs!!!

    Who else here loves soaking in hot water?  My hobby is HOTSPRING COLLECTING!  I have visited 68 so far. I still have kids at home, so I am not full-timin' it just yet, but I have committed to one week a month of van life.  Next Sunday night, (August 11), through Thursday afternoon (August 15th)...
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    EAGLE SPIRIT GATHERING (Eastern WA), POW WOW and Sobriety Campout!

    Going on now!  The highlight of the event will be this coming weekend, July 24th-July 28th, with many tribes participating in drumming, dancing and FREE FOOD in the woods!  Everything is free!  There is no admission.  You can approach from the west, or you can take the Inchellium ferry from...
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    My Progress!

    After many MANY months (years?) of making lists, working my a$$ off, spending time watching Bob's videos while I work, and doing product research towards this lifestyle, I have a 100%-ready system to try out Memorial Day week.   The plan is:  2000 Ford Focus, manual with a ratchet strapped-on...
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    Easiest and most Portable Electrical Setup

    I am hoping to know the easiest, most portable, and most securable electrical system I can work up.  Most important issues:  I often move my setup from vehicle to vehicle.  Buy em cheap, and run em til they wear out.  I also have kids who hop in and out, and crash through everything - so my...
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    HOTSPRINGS! HIKING AND CYCLING!

    Who's interested?  I am a 40 y.o. woman with two kiddos (9 &11, boys), and I sure would like some like-minded friends or a small group to travel with in the winter, to visit hotsprings.  I would LOVE to find a winter job at one.  Does anyone know of hotsprings that need winter and/or holiday...
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    KIDS at RTR?

    Hello, everyone! Is anyone planning on bringing their kids to the RTR? Or staying full- or part-time with the caravans?  We are hitting the road in January for warmer skies!  Spokane, Washington is just not my jive that time of year, and the work is abysmal.  We will be working our way down...
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    Captain's Log: 7/2/18-7/9/18, 3 kids, lots of fireworks!

    A good place to spend 4th of July is LOLO HOTSPRINGS, MONTANA!! Wowsies!!! Frustrated, after a horrible job where I got paid, basically $25/day for four days straight.... and then for 4th of July week, ALL my housekeeping clients bailing on me, I figured, why in the hell am I sitting around...
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