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Looks like a very comfy space in such a relatively small vehicle!

Welcome, Larry, You'll find tons of tips on living on less in the forums, from foods to outfitting a van on the cheap to where to "boondock" for free camping. Did you want to share where you'll be looking as you travel? Good luck on your quest. Keep us posted.

Welcome, Dharma! What a fun and uplifting introduction.  And love the quote. I hope you can succeed at your plan... but keep it alive even if you cannot meet the deadline of this winter. I think you will much enjoy being able to stop and stay at any place that takes your fancy when you are not...

We all like pics. Where are you planning to roam?

Kris Kristofferson's Loving Her Was Easier lyrics: I have seen the morning burning golden on the mountain in the skies Aching with the feeling of the freedom of an eagle when she flies Turning on the world the way she smiled upon my soul as I lay dying Healing as the colors in the sunshine...

I looked at their site but find it confusing. To me, their use of the phrase "use USPS to forward sounds like they may mark on a forwarding address instead of bundling accumulated mail in a new package to send to a person's ever changing address????? Maybe you've checked into that, but even...

You can use Escapes for mail forwarding services without having your residence address in one of their states. My residence is Coyote Howls in Why, AZ, but I'm going to use the Tx Escapees (shortest distance for my mail to travel since I stay in the Rockies). But if you do need a new...

I got the same shock and have a hard time with the "no notice" as Terri has always been so helpful and professional. Have no idea what could have happened. BUT, as pointed out but maybe not clearly enough -- what you need for your "residence address" is very different from a mail forwarding...

I agree about population making a big difference. But here is another tip to consider or research: cities or counties that provide a free "park" where people can camp for a period of time. These places are usually trying to attract tourists/campers to stay overnight or more and spend some money...

Hi Paula and David, I'm in Montana for probably most of the summer.... mainly lately searching rather unsuccessfully for some actual (normal) cooler mountain weather. LOL What part of MT are you in? Are your shorter trips until after September in state? I lived here for most of the 90s and now...

Since I'm just meandering and exploring new routes until hitting Montana for the summer, I had not given thought to a place like Oregon (though I might like to visit the coast there after tourist season to look for agates). I did go north to Ridgeway... backtracked to the Dallas Creek/Blue Lakes...

So tonight I got to Cortez. Was planning to work my way east on Hwy 160 boondocking to check out pretty places and just mosey about. Started looking at the big wonderful (and new to me) interactive map of ALL national forests. So I click on a few actual campgrounds to see what the areas are...

Thanks for the added info Moxadox! I never made it to the ranger station since I realized I'd want to head north sooner than later. I like cool days. I did finally see the big station as I left town on hwy 89 today (but did not stop). I will need to get a use map for each of the forests...

Hi, Ron! Welcome to the forum. You seem ahead of many other newbies who have troubles the first month or weeks, so that is great. I've just left the Flagstaff area and got as far as Cortez, CO. I had spent months in my van a few years ago, so I'm remembering what worked for me... and I love...

I just left the Flagstaff area after a little more than a week trying out a couple of places. A-1 Mountain, of course, after all I've read about it. I would say at least half the trees are now marked with orange slashes. I am reasonably certain this means they are about to be logged... someone...

Probably good for the nomads who work-camp for Amazon. Because of my current journey, I'm thinking "lots of truck traffic.' :-/

Unless you want to sink some serious money into land, I feel it is not easier. If you buy, you have to know zoning as most places won't let you park your own RV on your land except while you build a house, etc., etc. And then you have to pay property taxes. And how do you find the right land...

I did the 1604 and still had major stop and go the last half of the loop. Got on I-10 NW of the loop and thought it was open... but it was for only a couple of miles and then a huge other stop and go mess began. Thought my van might blow up! Every lane of traffic from every little shopping area...

Welcome, Lulu! And we do want pics of course. Love your great attitude.

Do you have a plan for building it out? I see you have "trailer" in your subhead already too. LOL