How do you do?

[bebewanna]

I am a Grand Caravan but 1500 miles From Olympia WA to Taos 300 pounds over GVWR... My overall average according to the car was 22.2.... Cost me about $300 in fuel.

 

[user 16179]

Nomads don’t live at campgrounds. That’s for “campers.”

I kinda think that you believe as I do that the traditional (common, age old, pre-utoobe) definition of the word "Nomad" was incorrectly used in a video made by some popular utoober and now anybody that has wheels under whatever they sleep in is suddenly a nomad. I travel, full time in my Caravan, and do not consider myself to be a nomad.

 

[Tony's Dream]

I just made a round trip from Nebraska to Kentucky last week, about 2400 miles in all. All the places I visited were not very crowded. So there can be a plus to high gas prices. The gas prices ranged from 3.99 to 4.69 and I found two gas stations that were out of regular gas. I'm lucky that my van averaged 28 MPG. I'm not rich, but I did put away a nice travel fund for my retirement. I'm planning a trip to Oregon next month, about 4300 miles, so I do hope the prices come down some.

 

[Catalyst1]

I just made a round trip from Nebraska to Kentucky last week, about 2400 miles in all. All the places I visited were not very crowded. So there can be a plus to high gas prices. The gas prices ranged from 3.99 to 4.69 and I found two gas stations that were out of regular gas. I'm lucky that my van averaged 28 MPG. I'm not rich, but I did put away a nice travel fund for my retirement. I'm planning a trip to Oregon next month, about 4300 miles, so I do hope the prices come down some.

Tony, I'm in Portland, and gas prices are over $5.00/gallon right now. That's regular gas. Diesel is worse.

 

[RvNaut]

If you have a home other than your vehicle, you are not a nomad.... if you have a real home base and only come out on the road in season, you are not a nomad... you choose to live like one when you feel like it..

Today a popular YTer put put a vid.. had awesome footage of the eclipse... had a shot of his girlfriends *** for the thumbnail... If you make a ton of money pretending to be a nomad... well.. yeah...

 

[abnorm]

^ That's a MOON

 

[rruff]

Nomads don’t live at campgrounds. That’s for “campers.”

Definition of nomad​

1: a member of a people who have no fixed residence but move from place to place usually seasonally and within a well-defined territory
2: an individual who roams about

It would be possible to be a nomad and stay at campgrounds, but most people at campgrounds have a fixed residence that would disqualify them from nomad status... IMO.

 

[aytee]

I hate to disagree, but nomads DO stay at campgrounds. They provide a home-away-from-home, and I enjoy the luxury when I am able.

 

[Tony's Dream]

Tony, I'm in Portland, and gas prices are over $5.00/gallon right now. That's regular gas. Diesel is worse.

Thanks for the heads up.

 

[RvNaut]

Hi .. my name is Jason... and.. I'm a Nomad.. I also plug in when the situation is right.. like this week for the Blues festival.. but since being on the road and this being my one and only home, I have spent 90% of the last 4 months booning or at the SLTVA..

 

[Conundrum]

It’s looking more and more like Labrador is going to be the destination. The hesitation is drive first to Tuktoyaktuk and then to Happy Valley-Goose? Or first to HVG and then to Tuk? Labrador is a bit closer. A bit easier. Earlier satisfaction. I can be in Lab in 4 days starting from Florida. Who would have thought something this far could be this close? Tuk is 4,869 miles away from Florida. That’s 9 days for me. So I’m thinking drive to Lab. Get a bit of warm-up long distance driving practice. Then, shoot for Tuk. Its only 700 miles more than driving to Anchorage. 5,700 miles. As I look at it, what beats kayaking in the Artic Ocean for a few minutes? Just long enough to take a photo? Who knows what could be lurking below! Better not push my luck.



So let’s see. Florida to Happy Valley-Goose, Labrador = 2,463 miles



Happy Valley-Goose, Labrador to Tuktoyaktuk, NWT = 5,278 miles



Tuktoyaktuk, NWT to beloved warm sunny friendly hospitable civilized Florida = 4,872 miles



Screw-Covid Tour = 12,613 miles



Add 15% for get gas, drive here and there on enticing dirt roads, bit of exploration, and you get to 14,505 miles.



That’s 1,000 gallons of Diesel which at $7 each is $7,000.



It stinks. Diesel should not be $7 a gallon in the country that has the most oil on earth.



But screw it. Screw that. So be it. $7K.



I should be leaving before June 15 and I’ll send digital postcards.

 

[Conundrum]

It’s looking more and more like Labrador is going to be the destination. The hesitation is drive first to Tuktoyaktuk and then to Happy Valley-Goose? Or first to HVG and then to Tuk? Labrador is a bit closer. A bit easier. Earlier satisfaction. I can be in Lab in 4 days starting from Florida. Who would have thought something this far could be this close? Tuk is 4,869 miles away from Florida. That’s 9 days for me. So I’m thinking drive to Lab. Get a bit of warm-up long distance driving practice. Then, shoot for Tuk. Its only 700 miles more than driving to Anchorage. 5,700 miles. As I look at it, what beats kayaking in the Artic Ocean for a few minutes? Just long enough to take a photo? Who knows what could be lurking below! Better not push my luck.



So let’s see. Florida to Happy Valley-Goose, Labrador = 2,463 miles



Happy Valley-Goose, Labrador to Tuktoyaktuk, NWT = 5,278 miles



Tuktoyaktuk, NWT to beloved warm sunny friendly hospitable civilized Florida = 4,872 miles



Screw-Covid Tour = 12,613 miles



Add 15% for get gas, drive here and there on enticing dirt roads, bit of exploration, and you get to 14,505 miles.



That’s 1,000 gallons of Diesel which at $7 each is $7,000.



It stinks. Diesel should not be $7 a gallon in the country that has the most oil on earth.



But screw it. Screw that. So be it. $7K.



I should be leaving before June 15 and I’ll send digital postcards.

 

[Conundrum]

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/flooding-dempster-highway-nwt-1.6474171

 

[maki2]

Nomads live inside a vehicle and those vehicles have to be parked somewhere. I am parked in dispersed camping areas. Therefore I am living inside a vehicle at designated camping areas. I am a camper just like everyone else here be they weekend campers or full time nomads. I understand you might not be comfortable with thinking you are also camping. People like to put labels on their way of life that make them have various I thermal emotions for achievements, status, etc. I have not cared a great deal about that as far as what I am doing. Homeless, Houseless, Nomad, Gypsy, Boodocker, Camper, RVer. Whatever floats your boat as a title is irrelevant to me as long as you don't push your title onto me just because you think there is only one true designation.