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Thanks Linda

What does a steak look like when taken out of the water? A good part of enjoying a steak is the searing look from a grill.

Newmar will continue to operate independently. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0aQTLFnp4g4

Newmar employees are some of the highest paid in the industry. They don't mass-produce as fast as they can. It can take 10-14 days to finish one unit because most are customized. No two are alike. There's a rain tunnel at the very end to test for leaks. There's a bonus if, when thoroughly inspected, it doesn't have to go back to the same person who initially worked on that section.

😁 I meant the 'bottles'; not the water, heaven forbid!!

Good idea! We've cooked BBQ ribs in the crockpot while tooling down the Alaskan Highway! The crockpot was set in the sink.

You'd better check out where the bottled water bottles come from, also. I don't know but doesn't everything come from China?

You only get a Costco rebate by using the Costco Visa but they accept all others.

Same here. . . no plastic bins. Layering is very efficient and creates different outfits. Ugh! This is an old thread & I didn't realize I had already replied.

Another vote for https://www.rvwaterfilterstore.com/ for hoses, water filters and misc. They are so helpful on the phone.

If you look at the link I gave you'll see that it also came from the 'official' Escapees website; not a thread. There's a 'clicky' on the top line and go over to 'blog'. If you click on 'blog' you'll see another 'clicky' for 'domicile'. https://www.escapees.com/establishing-domicile-for-rvers/ I just think the whole Escapees website needs redoing. I recommend it to others and they can't find what they're looking for.

I didn't read either of them word for word but the link I gave was composed recently on August 12, 2019 by Susie Adams/Shawn Loring (CEO of Escapees) and law partners. In the responses at the end Georgianne, another employee, stated that they review legal documents periodically to ensure information is still accurate. Therefore, I would take this write-up to be the most recent and accurate. The link given by SWarton didn't have a date on it. It may, indeed, be the same information although Loring gives a lot more description. I would trust Loring's given it is dated and who composed it. I just think they would go with one link and keep it updated so there's no confusion a year from now. Even putting the same link in different place is fine but go with one.

Here's today's letter from the Newmar President to employees: https://files.constantcontact.com/a59c8a93101/def23077-0a02-4b14-a41a-298ed0aef626.png

Geez.... why would they put it in two places?

It's on the Escapees web site under 'Blog'. No wonder you couldn't find it! I find it very hard to find anything on the site. https://www.escapees.com/establishing-domicile-for-rvers/

It's imperative that they remain independent of each other in the process. They are definitely two different manufacturers.

This 'clicky' https://www.forestcamping.com/dow/nfw_archives/nfwa.htm is a link to their current newsletter that you can subscribe to. They continue to give information as of this month. Updates are mostly dependent on users giving them. Even if it's not totally accurate it's close enough. The driving directions would still be good. Season dates may change, etc. Always good to confirm via other means - phone or finding an updated review somewhere.

There are just so many places to boondock in that area in the national forests. There are also many, many dry campgrounds in the national forests. That whole area is an all-time favorite of ours. Zero in on the San Juan, Rio Grande, Uncompahgre, Gunnison and Grand Mesa National Forests. We've camped in these areas both boondocking and forest campgrounds: Pagosa Springs, Durango, Silverton, Ouray, Creede, Lake City, Dolores, Ridgeway, Montrose, Gunnison, Buena Vista, Leadville, Redstone and Grand Mesa. To be able to do the whole Alpine Loop you need to plan for it to be open in July - September; sometimes earlier/later but don't count on it. Those are very high elevations and snow is possible at any time. There is nice boondocking down South Mineral Creek Rd. at Silverton and also around Lake City. This may help to get you started: https://www.campendium.com/colorado/free-camping Dow's National Forest Campground site was always a 'go to' site for us. It gave excellent directions and lots of information on each campground. They personally visited each one. Many times as we were driving to campgrounds we'd see a nice boondocking spot to stay, also. http://www.forestcamping.com/dow/pictures/pictures.htm

Here's a map of the area. As Kirk stated, the White River doesn't really exist as a river in the Branson/Hollister area. At this point it is incorporated into the area lakes - Table Rock Lake/Taneycomo Lake. Growing up in Missouri we spent a lot of time on those lakes.... beautiful area. Excellent fishing and very nice Corp of Engineer campgrounds. https://www.branson.com/pdf/branson-chamber-map.pdf

No, not a PR move! Hollister has flooded often by the Taneycomo River. Water coming down from those 'hills' add to it. Here's a time-lapse short video of a flood in 2017. Watch the water rise at the home.

A person can get a document from their doctor stating they have a medical metal implant in their body. We carry ours with us.

Your profile says you're female. There are a few groups for women that you'd probably enjoy. They get together as a group and help each other with RV problems they may be having; do activities such as hiking, boating, potlucks, etc. Sometimes they then break up in smaller groups and travel together. Here are some: http://www.lonersonwheels.com/ http://www.rvingwomen.org/ http://rvsingles.org/

There is absolutely no issue staying close to the border..... no worse and probably much better than any city. Those border towns that boondockers go to - Yuma, Quartzsite, Borrego Springs, have millions of RVers staying there both boondocking and in RV parks. They willingly walk across the border from Yuma to Algodones to shop, buy legal meds and have dental work done. You park your car and easily walk across and normally will be walking with a large group as many go there each day. The streets will be full of Americans.

Since you're new to this forum (welcome!) please don't leave us. However, there's another forum, irv2.com that has an Owner's section and there's a sub section for National RVs. You might want to go there to see of any issues with them. Good luck!

The BLM areas in southern AZ and Southern CA would work for you. You can move between the areas as often as you like. I'd suggest the Yuma/Quartzsite/Blyth areas of AZ or the Borrego Springs, CA areas. Both would offer things to do in the area. Here are some sites that may help you. Purchase the Benchmark Atlas for Arizona and CA which gives good detailed information on the roads in the areas and also gives the public lands clearly marked. There are also YouTubes if you Google "boondocking ..... and the area". Some photos you see will be of Quartzsite at the main gathering time of mid-end of January. After that the crowds thin out amazingly. You can always find a quiet space in the desert! We tried New Mexico in the months of Jan/Feb and found it to be too cold for us. There are also many RV parks in the Yuma area if you need hoookups once in a while. https://www.rv-camping.org/blmcampgrounds/ https://quartzsitetourism.com/explore-quartzsite/ https://www.campendium.com/rockhouse (Borrego Springs, CA) https://wheelingit.us/2016/03/13/boondocking-site-review-plomosa-road-quartzsite-az/ http://publiclands.org/? https://www.blm.gov/arizona