sandsys

7 hours ago, bobsallyh said:

In 2025 there will be no more vehicle inspections except you are still going to pay $7.50.

KRISTV.com

More complete address: https://www.kristv.com/news/local-news/no-more-state-vehicle-inspections-starting-in-2025

8 hours ago, dblr said:

 

Sounds like a good reason to plan a meet up

I'm stuck in Minnesota. Y'all want to come here? We only have a little snow still on the ground and most of the parks aren't open yet.

Linda

1 hour ago, rickeieio said:

Gotta story about my mother-in-law and a battery operated pill dispenser.  Best told around the campfire, adult beverage in hand.

You're not going to tell us? That's just mean!

Linda

2 hours ago, lappir said:

Wasn't the case at a few I stayed at in Florida. Park models and other trailers of all shapes and sizes with semi permeant stairs, decks and such. Never moved and not occupied in the summer months. I haven't been to Florida for over 8 year, so things most likely have changed. 

Rod 

Yes, but. Those people pay for all year at the full rate in a park set up for that. The OP was asking about a seasonal storage situation in a place designed for short term use.

Linda

15 hours ago, Solo18 said:

Note this article about a recent landslide on Hwy 1 near Big Sur:   https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-03-31/landslide-erodes-part-of-highway-1-near-big-sur-closing-roadway

It will take a few months to clean that one up and rebuild the roadway!!!

California actually is falling into the ocean. People originally thought it would be along the San Andreas fault line but, instead, it is just doing it bit by bit.

Linda

3 hours ago, Bill Joyce said:

You can stay overnight in your driveway to see how it goes.  Unplug it and stay the night.

That will also show you what you forgot to pack.

Linda

35 minutes ago, lappir said:

I don't know this for sure, but I thought the person stays on the same lot/space. 

Most parks that do storage have a separate lot for that so they can rent out all the camping spots when long-timers are gone.

Linda

2 hours ago, Vladimir said:

PS.  The route shows you going back on Highway 101.  You want to go down Highway 1.  It should be totally open by then according to Cal Trans.

Do check Cal Trans just before departure though as Hwy 1 is susceptible to landslides with all the rain they have been having.

https://dot.ca.gov

Linda

You are asking them to risk their business status so you can leave one day early. I am curious as to why you want to do that.

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

3 hours ago, SuiteSuccess said:

 I specifically asked her about bob tail coverage and was told there were no restrictions.

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

2 hours ago, jayc103 said:

It would help to know where you plan to cross. 

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

Linda

3 hours ago, Kirk W said:

Lambert's Cafe is a US restaurant chain with locations in Foley, Alabama; Sikeston, Missouri; and Ozark, Missouri. It is known for throwing hot rolls to the customers.

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

On 3/9/2024 at 2:39 PM, Clydro said:

I’ve used RV Digest-It for 7 years with no problems.  Plus, I add 10 gallons of water after each time I empty the tank.

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!

48 minutes ago, Solo18 said:

I keep enough cash hidden to get gas and drive enough miles to get out of the way of a natural disaster such as a hurricane or earthquake were to occur and it was difficult to buy gas or food.  One tip i learned from someone in Napa, however, after the last earthquake there a few years ago, is to carry your emergency cash in a combination of large and many small bills.  She owned a storage business and had been tossing extra ones and fives in a drawer.  After the earthquake, a nearby small grocery store was having problems because everyone was coming in with big bills to buy a gallon of milk or some bread, and he could not make change, so she went home and gave him all her stash of small bills.

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.

3 hours ago, Wanderin said:

Wowsie!  And this class forum still lives!  Well, it is tweaking by. 

So much has happened since the last time I posted.  I'm not sure when that was so before I go on, I probably need to check.  Hoping that everyone who is around is enjoying whatever they're doing and life is good for them.

Terry, Jeri and Buck (not sure if Buck was ever introduced either).

 

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

5 hours ago, Smitty77_7 said:

The input was that their Domicile best represented them. Vs all of the multiple states they've 'traveled/visited' within. 

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