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Howdy folks! ...There, I did it!
Thought I'd put a few words together to introduce myself. I've registered here and sometimes go by DeeCeeDoc, but in real life, I'm a David and definitely not a "Doc". (Confused yet? ...long story)
Anyway, I ran across some of Bob's material three or so years ago and was fascinated with the idea of traveling and/or living in a van. Looking forward toward my retirement days, I kind of set the idea aside with a mental bookmark at that time.
Now, with slightly over a year of retirement under my belt and wondering what I might "do" going forward, it recently dawned on me again that maybe I should at least give this a try... hopefully make some new friends, travel the country some and see the sights. In an earlier part of life, I traveled for several years as a sales representative and never really took the time to do much much of anything but work. If nothing else, I want a decent rig that will allow me to do the same again, but at a healthy, more relaxed and enjoyable pace.
Personally, I think it won't be much of a leap on my part once I'm able to get started. I'm a genuine minimalist at heart (always looking to get rid of something I don't need or use often) and have for the last three years have been living in a small 200 square foot "cabin" structure. The entire interior I've "built out" and it has pretty much everything a person can need and pack into a 200 sq. foot space. Other than a couple of small exceptions, all built entirely from scratch by myself using common lumber and materials, in a very rustic theme. I call it my "Retirement Man-Cave".
I'd like to be able to say that I'm ready to get on the road, but the minivan I already own has a mystery issue of some sort that seems to be unsolvable and that keeps me from getting started right away. Being on a fixed income these days, I don't want any added debt so I've started saving to pay cash for a different vehicle. Hopefully, I'll have something usable by early spring of next year.
I've already watched dozens upon dozens (upon dozens) of videos, read a ton of material, including Bob's book (as well as others) and have a nice "wish-list" of goodies that I'll need already pigeon holed at Amazon.
That's about it for now... hope I'll see y'all out there soon.
-Doc-
Thought I'd put a few words together to introduce myself. I've registered here and sometimes go by DeeCeeDoc, but in real life, I'm a David and definitely not a "Doc". (Confused yet? ...long story)
Anyway, I ran across some of Bob's material three or so years ago and was fascinated with the idea of traveling and/or living in a van. Looking forward toward my retirement days, I kind of set the idea aside with a mental bookmark at that time.
Now, with slightly over a year of retirement under my belt and wondering what I might "do" going forward, it recently dawned on me again that maybe I should at least give this a try... hopefully make some new friends, travel the country some and see the sights. In an earlier part of life, I traveled for several years as a sales representative and never really took the time to do much much of anything but work. If nothing else, I want a decent rig that will allow me to do the same again, but at a healthy, more relaxed and enjoyable pace.
Personally, I think it won't be much of a leap on my part once I'm able to get started. I'm a genuine minimalist at heart (always looking to get rid of something I don't need or use often) and have for the last three years have been living in a small 200 square foot "cabin" structure. The entire interior I've "built out" and it has pretty much everything a person can need and pack into a 200 sq. foot space. Other than a couple of small exceptions, all built entirely from scratch by myself using common lumber and materials, in a very rustic theme. I call it my "Retirement Man-Cave".
I'd like to be able to say that I'm ready to get on the road, but the minivan I already own has a mystery issue of some sort that seems to be unsolvable and that keeps me from getting started right away. Being on a fixed income these days, I don't want any added debt so I've started saving to pay cash for a different vehicle. Hopefully, I'll have something usable by early spring of next year.
I've already watched dozens upon dozens (upon dozens) of videos, read a ton of material, including Bob's book (as well as others) and have a nice "wish-list" of goodies that I'll need already pigeon holed at Amazon.
That's about it for now... hope I'll see y'all out there soon.
-Doc-