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150 miles a day would take 5.66 days on Kirk's route. But, that's only about 3 hours of driving so you'd still have several hours a day for rest stops, meals, and sightseeing. That sightseeing could use some of your extra 30 miles a day. So it is doable. A Class C usually uses a 30 amp hookup. The rental will come with a power cord for you to use. It should also come with a hose for refilling your fresh water tank and a different one for dumping from your black water tank. It's been years since we traveled in California so I have no current data on campsites. If you sometimes get a site with full hookups you can dump and fill right at your site. Most RVs here have enough battery power that, with careful use, you can stop some nights without an electrical hookup. Often those stops are in some parking lot like at Walmart or Cracker Barrel or a park without hookups. You probably won't need to dump and fill more than once in the middle of your trip unless you have very small holding tanks. If you tell us what model of RV you have reserved we can offer more specific advice. Linda Sand

Please, read the policy as soon as it arrives. We were told our Class C was covered even though it was the only vehicle we owned. The policy itself said NOT covered if it was the only vehicle. We quickly cancelled that policy and got all our money back. It pays to read the actual wording of the policy. Linda Sand

Nothing to do with your route but Dennis Hill used to coordinate a group he called loosey goosey. They would pick a destination for the next travel day. Some would get up early and arrive early. Some would sleep late and arrive late. Most were somewhere in between. But, they all knew who was still missing until the last of them arrived. When I was a kid, my family traveled with other camping families. Our system was that the leader would drive for an hour then stop to watch as each family passed making for a new leader who continued that pattern. That way, if anyone got in trouble they were never too far back for someone to go help. Linda Sand

Sorry for your loss. Good to see you keeping on keeping on. Linda Sand

I think that's what he's asking--where to cross. Linda

Those rolls are about softball sized so they are easy to catch--but hot! Their meals are not cheap but the pass-arounds are free and you are allowed a take-home bag. I always took home at least enough food for a second meal even without accepting all the pass-arounds. Their chicken-fried steak is huge! Linda

Think grilled cheese made in a skillet then skip the cheese. Voila! toast! Linda Sand

I'm not sure what your limitations are but here's one example of a tiny house community with year round residents: https://aconybell.com. It's not age restricted, though. Linda Sand

Your system would not have worked in our first full-time van since it only had an 11 gallon black water tank. We just put maybe a 1/2 gallon of water in after dumping then added enough water to the bowl after each use to make the paper float before flushing. Used that same method in each following RV. Never had a problem. Linda Sand

Very creative!

Good point! I've heard of people paying $20 for a bottle of water because no one had anything smaller. Linda

In the Minneapolis/St Paul area we have the Hennepin County Medical Center and the Ramsey County Hospital that are non-profit. Plus, lots of for-profit ones. I have received care in one non-profit and three for-profit here and got good care in all of them. Our daughter was born in a non-profit since it was on an Army Base and I was born on a Navy base. Dave was born in a for-profit here that no longer exists. (Swedish Hospital reflecting his family's Scandinavian heritage.) Linda

I don't do Facebook, which is why I seldom know what's going on. I get most of my class news from Soos' blog. I also get Sandie's blog but she seldom has news of other classmates to share. I am so out of the loop.

Buck is new to me. Which isn't saying much since I've been homebound for so long now. Linda

I miss you all so much. Wish we were still out there traveling but Dave is done and I no longer drive. I keep planning van conversions, though, as if I could still do it. I think planning was always my favorite part with our class gatherings next. I still hate that my health interfered with some of the gatherings. Linda

Yup. I never felt I "lived" in the states we visited while full time RVing no matter how long we visited them. We never changed our driver's licenses, vehicle registrations, nor voting registration to any of those states, either. Nor did we let them count us as residents of the states we visited at the time of the 2010 census. Our domicile was South Dakota so that's where we did all those things. Linda Sand

And Scamp trailers for us northerners. https://www.scamptrailers.com Linda Sand

If the weather gets good enough, you might enjoy taking the Natchez Trace, Blue Ridge Parkway, and Skyline Drive heading north. We took that route south one year in the fall and had gorgeous color all the way. Linda Sand

KOAs are always safe but not always pleasant; they are geared to families so can be noisy. CoE campgrounds are along waterways so rarely good for a one night stay unless you are traveling along someplace like the Mississippi River. Passport America parks are a hit or miss situation; some good, some not so good. If you are member of Escapees, that entitles you to a discount at a bunch of parks similar to the discount of Passport America. Most rigs can stay one night without hookups even if they are not typically set up for boondocking; for those nights we often stayed at Walmart or Cracker Barrel and bought groceries or a meal. Also, check out other cards you might have; I once offered all my cards to a place and asked them to pick what would give me the best deal and they gave me a discount using my AARP card. Linda Sand

When building out a van or similar sized vehicle, it is good to look at boats. Those marine folks have solved a lot of problems. Linda

Oops. But good they do that now. I never understood why anyone would buy one without updating capabilities. That does indicate how long they last, though, as I haven't needed to buy one since 2008. Linda

If you buy a Garmin be sure to get one with the Lifetime Maps option. Keeping it up to date is critical to its usefulness. I updated ours twice a year--spring and fall. it still didn't always have new streets because it takes time for those to be added. Linda

Me, too. Our daughter picked out some land in Wisconsin she wanted us to buy with her. Nope. Too many improvements required. Linda

This!!!

Just be sure to install a BIG mailbox and visit every once in awhile. Linda