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Percentages matter. .1% for flu means 1 death for every 1000 cases. This strain of CoronaVirus is 2-3% (depending on what you read) so that is 20-30 deaths for every 1000 cases...It's ok to decide you aren't going to panic, but all of these people acting like it's nothing will be the ones clogging up the healthcare system when the folks who did the right thing need to get help. Frankly, it's selfish.

Not much to Birmingham, you will be through it in no time. I was down there in my rv towing a jeep in Jan and don't remember anything bad about the trip through town.

Assuming you can get around 8 mpg, I came up with closer to $900 for fuel for a 2,500 mile trip. As far as where to stay...that will largely depend on how you like to travel and what you intend to do. If your RV is fully self-contained you may choose to find some public land (or even WalMart parking lots) to camp overnight while on your way west. Once you get to the west there are more opportunities to find Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and National Forest land to camp on for low to no cost. Otherwise you can find campgrounds that range in price from reasonable to very expensive (usually depending on amenities offered). Not sure where you are ending up in California (Southern or Northern) but if you are going to head North once in CA do NOT miss California 1 up the coast, it is an amazing trip that everyone should do (in my opinion) the views are spectacular and are Ocean on one side and redwoods on the other for a good bit of the trip. There are also resident populations of elephant seals, hurst castle and many other things to see along that route. Sounds like a great trip! Enjoy!

Grim is a good way to describe what you will find when you search "Car seat in an RV"...just people telling you why you shouldn't/can't. We have traveled thousands of miles with our 2yo in a car seat on the couch. We haven't had an accident so can't speak to the safety of that set up in an accident. I do tend to travel slower (and when we are going up a mountain pass MUCH slower) than I would in another vehicle so, by my estimation, that makes it about even. Like others have said, you have to decide what your risk tolerance is and make the right decision for you. You can stay at home and keep your child very safe until they fall down the stairs, grab a knife, etc. May as well see the world while managing the risk to the best of your ability given your situation. Strap them in tight to a car seat in the best location you can find. Think about what will fly forward in the event of an accident and plan around that as best as you can and get busy traveling.

You'll be fine with the smaller crate for the pup, can't imagine crate size would impact "stress". In my experience with a lab you will need the crate for the first year or so. They have SO MUCH energy, but boy do they make great companions. Enjoy the pup!

Nice setup!

As to where you can go. I saw a Class A DP at the top of High Mesa in the Uncompahgre National Forest this week...it was impressive. I’m sure it took them several hours to get it up the switchbacks but it was in good shape and they had an amazing camping spot. So where one will go is largely up to you!

+1 on Eternabond

The more I think about it the more I think you'd be money and stress ahead to just rent a vehicle and use AirBNB for your stays. But that's just one man's opinion

Another thing to consider with CruiseAmerica is that they have the most basic of everything, the materials are all terrible (even when new) no awning, no slides, nothing. I'd look at RoadBear, El monte as they have better options.

I can’t imagine how long the list of “don’t do this” and “do things in this order” would be if I were to rent out my rig. Would probably be enough to turn off any potential renter.

That tour sounds great, I might try that next time. We always stay at the RV park in Pacifica, it is literally on a cliff overlooking the Ocean, amazing location (it is a bit pricey however). We then catch the subway into the city and ride the cable cards or Uber around to whatever is on the agenda for the day. I wouldn't drive any kind of car into the city, with parking and hassle taking the subway or Uber is cheaper and way less stress.

+1 on Tow Haul if you have it, game changer on downhills. Don't ride brakes (also as mentioned above) hit them hard, slow down, stay off of them for 45 seconds if possible.

I think Kirk hit it, a small thing of DampRid likely would take care of any moisture in your plastic totes, but the vacuum sealed bags are likely a better solution.

I have stayed there twice. They have nice amenities and you are paying for location. On the bay and right in Newport Beach. Same thing with SF RV resort, paying to be close to the city.

You can stay on (or get on I-64) and cross the river then hit 265 on the Indiana side. It isn’t as direct but is free if you need to cross in Louisville

But if you got 20-45 off and had money during that time? Oh what fun it would be to raise my kids on the road free from work. To each his own, you may be right it might not be a good idea, but it's just talk anyway, I'm almost to 45 and didn't have the chance so will have to do retirement the normal way.

I always say I wish there was a way I could have retired from 20-45 and then just work until I die.

Requires Wifi, right? I wasn't sure if they had reliable wifi available.

How about this on your dogs and on a thermometer, two birds one camera... No requirement for wifi. https://www.att.com/devices/netgear/arlo-go.html#sku=sku8550302

Anyone tried one of these? https://www.amazon.com/Manual-Coffee-Brewer-K-Cups-Anywhere/dp/B01GQE9MI4 Absolutely no clean-up, toss a K-cup and no need for electricity, just hot water. I use a KRUPS espresso machine at home and am so spoiled that I normally take that in the RV with me, worth firing up the genny for a few minutes to get a good cup.

My wife has done some travel nursing and our plan is for her to do that when we "go mobile" in 4 years (good lord willin' and the creek don't rise). Generally, she has found that the assignments are in less than desirable positions/hospitals (but not necessarily bad locations). The money is great and usually a significant housing allowance (not taxed as I understand it).

It does add another "obstacle" to overcome when you are making the decision of whether to wet a line or not. In many states a couple day license is fairly expensive when you add trout stamp, etc. A national fishing license would be amazing.

I don't have as much experience as many of these people, but I have done both (rented probably 10 times so no TOAD and waited a while before adding a TOAD to our current Class C). If you don't set up much of a camp or sit outside then you will likely be fine without a TOAD. My issue was getting to campground, get all of the chairs, rug, awning, etc. set up and ready to relax and then realize that we forgot Milk (or beer)... soooo, tear it all down and drive into town. That is my one complaint, I never really had an issue with parking and I had RV's all up and down the California coast and always eventually found a place to park. To me it came down to how I like to camp and that includes setting up a nice outdoor area which I don't enjoy breaking down to run to the store. If you are an ace planner and never forget anything, this likely wouldn't be an issue for you. The correct answer is that there is no correct answer, totally up to you and your preference.

I Have had a couple opportunities to use my setup and I had to run my small gen (Yamaha inverter) to keep the batteries charged. Think I need a smart charger and some solar like John T suggested. The Kisae inverter has a display but it isn't mounted somewhere convenient so figure I need to add some kind of monitor as well. Suggestions on a solar package? I'm fairly handy and have pretty easy access via refrigerator vent.