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RV Hooligans

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  1. Couple decades ago as tent campers we were in Sequoia National Park at the beginning of the season, a VERY cold time with only 2 campsites used. Park hosts stressed the possibility of bear traffic during the night & came around at dusk spraying ammonia around vehicles, tents. They had showed us the dusty bear paws inside the door of the bear box. Just the week before all bear box closures were transitioned from chains/hooks to toggle bolts: deemed more bear proof. Due to the cold we were hunkered waaaay down inside our sleeping bags & wearing watch caps with fleece scarves. We slept snug as bugs in a rug. And woke to discover many more bear prints as well as new scratches on the OUTSIDE of the box! The other campers witnessed this...praying the bear would not head towards our tent. Whew, we dodged a big one there.
  2. When we lived in southern California I (Linda) served on 4 juries in the 80's/90's: 2 were memorable. 1) Defendant, who appeared to be in his 40's, in a DUI represented himself by showing up in jeans & a T-shirt with his pack of Camels rolled up in his sleeve a la 1950's bad boy. Unfortunately, due to the arresting LEO bumbling the sobriety testing process we were forced to let him off. 2) A very involved 8 day Civil suit resulting from a traffic accident had the plaintiffs suing for $5 million. Plaintiffs attorney dressed to the hilt w/Gucci watch & probably $500 shoes. Defendants attorney was a clone of Steve Martin who's sport coat sleeves missed his wrists by a mile. One of the many "expert" plaintiff witnesses appeared with a 6 hour presentation including detailed 3D drawings/video. (This person also testified in the Rodney King case.) We ended up awarding $13,000 for verifiable expenses!!!! The Pomona court traditionally invited jurors to talk with the attorneys afterwards to see what led them to their verdicts, Five of us met with the defense team who shared that the insurance company had offered a $500,000 settlement....which was refused cause they "could get more from a jury". We all felt really good about verdict. Plus it was an incredible learning experience.
  3. Keeping in the medical line. Is it possible to get maintenance meds sent to an Escapees address that will then be forwarded on request? We don't have our mail service account set up yet, so if this is covered in materials issued I apologize.
  4. Is this 72 hours pretty much enforced? When we hit FT status next year (yeah, our departure is going into yet another year 😪) I expect we will "meander" our way down to Livingston or Tyler area where my son is. It may take 3-4 weeks to get from the border to one of those locations.
  5. Thanks for all the GREAT input & detailed info!!!! We're still mulling on the facts. Might, "maybe" go with front hitch & get our bikes tuned up. See how that goes, at least in the beginning. Who knows? If we did later switch to foldable we'd just leave our current Trek bikes at my sons place in TX. But thanks AGAIN!
  6. Looking for input. RAM 3500 w/5th wheel so no room for bikes to be upright in the truck bed. A::: If you have FOLDING bikes what brands/model? Pros & cons please? B::: Anyone have a rack for front mounting on pickup truck for traditional bikes? I had never heard of this til "AStreaminLife". He seems to swear by it. MUCH thanks!
  7. Curious as to what FT'ers actually have found necessary to carry with you? And do you carry any originals? Or are they copies? Are there docs you only have scanned copies of? I'm thinking maybe pertinent medical records only need to be scanned? We expect to have some things in a storage unit in the Tyler, TX area that my son who lives in Hawkins will have access to. Deciding what needs to go where. A--Vehicle titles? B--Birth certificates? Social Security cards? C--Marriage? Divorce documents? Have I missed anything?
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