Zizzer_Zazzer_Zuz
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Hi.
I grew up traveling summers in vans, pop-ups, and RV's. I was a n honorary Camp Fire Girl (my mom ran the troop for my sister and her friends), I was a Cub Scout up to Boy Scout of some level other than Eagle that I don't remember. In my late teens I did a lot of ... umm ... urban camping . Then later on I did a bunch of hitchhiking up and down the Eastern Seaboard. I used to mountain bike, hike, climb mountains, back pack, and have all sorts of adventures.
Now, I've spent the better part of 10 years sitting behind a desk for money and good health insurance and it's killing me. I'm done. I gotta get out.
I'm thinking that I will hire an agency rent out my house. If it can pay for itself that would be awesome otherwise I may have to sell it.
I am a photographer, leather worker and blacksmith and I need to figure out a way to make those skills pay and they need to do it so I can do it all from the road. I do of course have 20 years I.T. experience that should also make finding piece work or temp work easy enough if I have to.
I'm torn between a hitop van and a short bus. I'm also considering a trailer for shop and tools. Having done Grateful Dead tour for several summers I've seen what you can do with a school bus but that just seems too much for me alone right now. I fear it would also limit where I can go both in national parks and boondooking.
I'm currently working on getting gear together. I need a good deep cycle battery. It's good for emergency home use, it will come in handy camping, it will be the base for my solar once I get going. Once the basic solar generator is together I'll be ready for some extended stays in my local National Forest car camping and getting ready. Otherwise I have tons of camping kit and so a build should be fairly simple if I build it to fit what I have.
If there is anyone in NC interested in any of these things let me know.
If you're heading through Raliegh (Rt85) PM me.
I grew up traveling summers in vans, pop-ups, and RV's. I was a n honorary Camp Fire Girl (my mom ran the troop for my sister and her friends), I was a Cub Scout up to Boy Scout of some level other than Eagle that I don't remember. In my late teens I did a lot of ... umm ... urban camping . Then later on I did a bunch of hitchhiking up and down the Eastern Seaboard. I used to mountain bike, hike, climb mountains, back pack, and have all sorts of adventures.
Now, I've spent the better part of 10 years sitting behind a desk for money and good health insurance and it's killing me. I'm done. I gotta get out.
I'm thinking that I will hire an agency rent out my house. If it can pay for itself that would be awesome otherwise I may have to sell it.
I am a photographer, leather worker and blacksmith and I need to figure out a way to make those skills pay and they need to do it so I can do it all from the road. I do of course have 20 years I.T. experience that should also make finding piece work or temp work easy enough if I have to.
I'm torn between a hitop van and a short bus. I'm also considering a trailer for shop and tools. Having done Grateful Dead tour for several summers I've seen what you can do with a school bus but that just seems too much for me alone right now. I fear it would also limit where I can go both in national parks and boondooking.
I'm currently working on getting gear together. I need a good deep cycle battery. It's good for emergency home use, it will come in handy camping, it will be the base for my solar once I get going. Once the basic solar generator is together I'll be ready for some extended stays in my local National Forest car camping and getting ready. Otherwise I have tons of camping kit and so a build should be fairly simple if I build it to fit what I have.
If there is anyone in NC interested in any of these things let me know.
If you're heading through Raliegh (Rt85) PM me.