Which kind are you?

[sl1966]

In reading this forum for the past several months I've come to recognize many different types of non-stationary dwellers. Not that this matters in the grand scheme of things, but I'm generally curious.&nbsp;<div><br></div><div>And just to clarify what I mean by each.</div><div>City = you're in either a big city&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>Country = you're in the wilderness/small town</div><div><div><br></div></div>

 

[cyndi]

Cities make me claustrophobic, all those people, cars, steel, cement... how does one breathe?<br><br>i can handle suburbia for short periods of time... <br><br>Rural is where it's at!&nbsp; <br>

 

[stude53]

<p style="margin: 0px;"><font size="3" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">I was always a Northern city guy, but when business and stress caught up with me several years ago, I moved to a quiet little farm 5 miles outside a very little NC town of&nbsp;250 or less.</font></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><font size="3" face="Arial"></font>&nbsp;</p><p style="margin: 0px;"><font size="3" face="Arial">I love the country, and when I am mobile, I will always seek out back to nature locales.</font></p>

 

[sl1966]

I was born and lived in large cities all of my life, but have always loved the wide open spaces and lack of people. Oddly my parents are both from small towns and love large cities. This isn't a rebellion kind of thing I swear it, because my little sister is more like them.<div><br></div>

 

[Seraphim]

I live in a small city as I work there. I'm constantly heading out to nature at every chance. June 2013 I want to head out and not come back...

 

[akrvbob]

365 days a tear I wake up in either a National Forest or BLM desert land. I have become addicted to it and cant imagine living another way. I'm in the Mojave desert in CA now. When I step outside of my door I can look around in a 360 circle and not see anything man made except the dirt "road" I'm on. Now that's the good life to me. Bob<br>

 

[romani10]

When we left my small abode in Indiana, couple of years ago, we hit the road for NC national forests. We boondocked our way all the way down to Florida, then turned west. We are stuck now, due to mechanical problems, and very close to a freeway with no scenery to speak of. My head whirls every time I get on the bike to go get groceries and supplies in Temple. The frantic pace, the desperation (I can feel it in the air), and the very rude people who don't have the time to be nice is taking a toll on my serenity. Can't wait to get back to the peace of the boonies.

 

[sl1966]

Don't tell any one but just north of us at mile marker 30 county highway 20&nbsp;starts a joshwa tree forest more dense and bigger than the one in california. I was&nbsp;just out there riding the atv through it.&nbsp;The feds, conservationests and&nbsp;state haven't found it yet.

<div><br></div><div>Thanks for that tip. I'll have to check that out when I make it out that way again. Is it safe to assume the area is 4x4 accessible?</div><div><br></div><div>I couldn't agree with you more about the city to country life mental shift!</div><div><br></div>

 

[She]

I don't know yet as I always lived in the city. I'm in the&nbsp;suburbs now. When I was a wee girl we use to go upstate a lot. The closes&nbsp;to the country I guess. I loved it.

 

[Dirty_Jeeper]

Well, I spent far to long in the city. I was raised in the desert of Southern Arizona spending every free moment out in nature. Upon return from the Army a&nbsp;divorce&nbsp;followed and I moved to Los Angeles with the plan of spending one year and learning a trade. Well that became 35 years in and around Los Angeles. Most of the time struggling to free myself from the city, but circumstances always pulled me back. Then I finally broke my chains and escaped my cage. Off and traveling, me and my best friend, Cinder my dog/fur kid. Then I settled on a remote ranch some 20 miles from the nearest town of any size in the northern Sierras. Loved it there and worked for room and board. Then love came along and I moved to a small town in New Jersey to help her finish her downsizing in&nbsp;preparation&nbsp;for her&nbsp;transition.<div><br></div><div>So I'm happiest where the pavement ends and the dirt begins.</div>

 

[Les H]

I grew up in a small town/ rural area, lived in and around citys for 20 years, and am back ( thankfully) to a rural area. I can't stand that I have to go through Chattanooga Tn to get basically anywhere.
Les

 

[laceleaves]

Oh Yea!! Big open spaces thank you Jesus!<BR><BR>

 

[lampliter]

<P>Life is a trip. Always going somewhere.</P>

 

[rattlesnake joe]

<p>I was fortunate enough to grow up in the city and country.&nbsp; The country is better by far, but not perfect.&nbsp; Small towns have narrow minded people that love to know what you are up too.&nbsp; City people don't care so long as you don't bother them.&nbsp; So finding somewhere in between is what I like.&nbsp; Being mobile can save me from the grief of nosy neighbors.&nbsp; Most people leave you alone only for a period of time.&nbsp; This is why I don't stay longer than a month in one spot.&nbsp; My freedom is more important to me than making new friends.&nbsp; If I stay longer than a month I get bogged down in other peoples lives and all their headaches.&nbsp; What is really great is I have wheels on my house.&nbsp; I don't&nbsp;have to put up with nosy&nbsp;or troublesome neighbors.&nbsp; Even the weather I don't have to put up with.&nbsp; If it is raining in my general area all week long, I can move on down&nbsp; the road until I find sun shine.&nbsp;&nbsp;Tex Ritter use to sing a song that covers how I feel.&nbsp;&nbsp;I don't remember the title but the words were something like this..."Give me land lots of land under sunny skies above, don't fence me in".&nbsp; Our freedom in this country is dependent on us having fuel to run our vehicles.&nbsp; The federal government is behind the rise of gas prices to corral us into&nbsp;areas&nbsp;that are easier for them to control us.&nbsp; It is a slow process, but their secret agenda is not in our best interest.&nbsp; I fear one day we will have no gas and our "freedom machines" will roll no more.&nbsp; Think about what you will do then?&nbsp;&nbsp; </p>

 

[mockturtle]

&nbsp;

<span id="post_message_1273840149">I fear one day we will have no gas and our "freedom machines" will roll no more.&nbsp; Think about what you will do then?&nbsp;&nbsp; </span>

&nbsp; <br><br>Ride the rails, maybe?&nbsp;<span id="post_message_1273840149"></span>

 

[gadgetMe]

I think I will build a still to distill alcohol, build a carburated engine, make my own fuel, or build a<a target="_blank" href="http://gekgasifier.com/"> gasifier</a> system<br><br><br>I know it is only a dream<br><br>Putz<br>

 

[rattlesnake joe]

<p>mockturtle,&nbsp; I have had dealings with the Railroad Police and they sure don't like people riding the rails for free.&nbsp; They are very nasty, rude and un-polite and will put lumps and bums on you at times.&nbsp; But in the Great Silver State of Nevada you can actually stop a train all by yourself just by flagging it down to a stop for a ride.&nbsp; It is the state law that they have to stop for a person because a lot of Nevada is so desolate you could die out in the sage brush if not rescued.&nbsp; I've never done it myself mind you...but it sounds true.&nbsp; Hope it is not just an urban myth or in this case a wilderness myth.</p>

 

[sl1966]

They are very nasty, rude and un-polite and will <b><i>put lumps and bums</i></b> on you at times.

<div><br></div><div>Joe. Man I need that. Thanks for the best typo of the day!</div><div><br></div>

 

[SoulRaven]

from birth i have traveled to or just plain lived in the mountains... Took a while to figure out how to go full time and it happened about 2 years ago... i have never looked back, find me in the mountains all summer and have to head for warmer climates in the winter... here i sit in the CA Sierras as i write this, a million dollar view on prime FS land for the summer...<br><br><img src="http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j135/TooRisky/Adventure/SierraKnoll.jpg"><br>

 

[mockturtle]

Looks good, Soul Raven! <img src="https://vanlivingforum.com/images/boards/smilies/cool.gif" align="absmiddle" border="0"><br>