bluefury361
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Anytime soon Dave.....? It's on Ellies bucket list, which includes me, although I've done that it's worth doing again. The way things look out there...... Needs to be soon.
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Anytime soon Dave.....? It's on Ellies bucket list, which includes me, although I've done that it's worth doing again. The way things look out there...... Needs to be soon.
My "camping" days are over. Lol!
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Too much desert sand in the mechanicals I guess. ;)
Samplingman
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The "Great Cruise" I plan on after my vert is done will include camping at the Grand Canyon. I like the vintage trailer idea.
70NPORT
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I'd like to on a whim just tank up, hop in, put the right foot down and drive west until getting to the pacific coast. Along the way experience all the different pieces of americana.
commando1
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Extremely nice job, Will. Bravo.
polara71
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No time soon, I am probably 10 years away , maybe 12. Unlike Bob I have no intentions of seeing Alaska. There is more than enough to fill six weeks cruising the continental US ..... The Grand Canyon, Yellow Stone, The Black Hills, Hoover dam, the Sequoia National park...and all the other National parks between here and there. I wanna cruise the Vegas strip in a 1970 Polara Convertible with the top down at night. I wanna cruise the Pacific Coast Highway, south to North, California, Oregon, Washington State and all those beautiful bridges along the way and see the sunset in each state over the Pacific at least once.
I dont want a camper holding me back..
66Monacovert
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Well said Dave...
My Grand Tour has always been to drive across Canada from the East to the West. In the Army (as a career soldier) you have an official "Wish List" which you can put 3 places that you "wish" you can be stationed at. Mine were always the same since 1976.... Hawaii, Alaska, and Ft Lewis, Washington because I just had a feeling that I would never get to go to the first two places. Usually in 20 years of service they try to get you to one of the places. Well, I never received orders to go to none of those places. No problem....I spent 15.5 years out of 20 years overseas. Mostly in Western Europe and the Southwest Asia. So by time I started winding down to retirement I wanted to make the big lap... all the way across Canada, a few weeks in Alaska (see some bears, wolves, moose, Northern Lights) drive south all the way down to San Diego. Then the original plan was to cross in to Mexico and drive to Mexico City. The drug cartels F'ed that plan up..... So instead I'll drive across the Gulf Coast and go to Key West, head north and bother Stan for a day and head back to Maryland. I plan on meeting up with FCBO friends as I pass through your area if you're up for it.
polara71
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I'll do a keys trip by itself, at least two weeks, maybe three, I like water
commando1
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bluefury361
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polara71; There is more than enough to fill six weeks cruising the continental US ..... The Grand Canyon said:
polara71
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My retirement age is when I'm dead,six weeks will have to do. Yes, a day here a day there but I'd rather blow through than not at all.
commando1
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I am absolutely fascinated with the 16' Bambies. All you need for your basics, the three "S's"
bluefury361
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I am absolutely fascinated with the 16' Bambies. All you need for your basics, the three "S's"
I really like those too. But even used ones hoover around the 20K mark and up. Probably because you can tow them with just about anything.
I think our best chance is in the 19-22' airstreams. Even those aren't falling out of the trees.
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bluefury361
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Retirement is a relative term. I work more now then when I had a job. In fact, I don't know how I ever had time for a job.
The main difference now is that I pick and choose what and when I work.
Still quite excessive Stan , this is all you really need, strap down the porta pottie from a boat and a cooler full of Steel Reserve!lmao
You are absolutely right. WTH was I thinking when this will perfectly suffice.
polara71
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I completely understand but retirement is what it is . You set your own schedule. .....I'm a working dead man
Samplingman
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No plans to retire. My dad says, when you stop working you die. My mother-in-law and my father-in-law both died within two years of retirement. That being said, I figure I have about 18 more years left of the 40+ hours-per-week thing, then a big slow down will happen. No, my Big Adventures will start within the next year or two when the vert is done, and I'm young enough to enjoy it. I get 5 weeks of vacay per year and I use every one of them. On the bucket list is to do this with the 300, trailer in tow:
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