I’m pushing 65 and this fall I plan to hit the road. I live in northern Minnesota on the iron range. My passion was canoe tripping in wild places. The last few years I’ve experienced a number of health issues that tries to bring me down it seems. This year in the middle of trying to build a new house/ cabin my pain level has my ability to get things done about squashed! I’ve lightly researched camping such as boondocking and found a series of Bob’s video’s quite appealing. I hope anyways, I don’t need much for help. But your little community seems to be a good fit for someone like me to load my tools and my little truck camper. And come down for the winter. And who knows if I’ll ever go home again. Haha! I love being able to help where I can. I may still work some... I’ve got a big canoe trailer and have hauled canoes and kayaks coast to coast for the last few years on top of my township job and being on the fire department here the last 14 years. I have a place here just off a lake that in the summer could be appealing for some that could come and hang out. And my invitation does not say come and pay to hang out. It’s come as a friend and enjoy... the lake is small and I like it here. But the cold is hard whether I’m in my warm house or not. I’m getting into the early stages of rheumatoid arthritis. That might play into it, but lots of hard work and play may have a lot to do with this also. So next winter you my see me pull into one of your camps. My plan would be to renovate my old pickup camper and get my truck in tip top condition. After hunting season I’d go west and visit grandkids til Christmas then south I’d come. I looked at a couple other groups I thought I might be interested in, but I felt a sort of snobbiness about them. This feels like a community of real life people that have heart and soul about ya all. So I’m joining the forum and we’ll see how this goes.
