Off the road?

[SteveSueMac]

Getting close to October in New England. I'm not camping this weekend or next and have our last trip planned for the following weekend.

I'm bummed already.

What do you do when you're "off the road" for an extended period of time?




(Cue the music...) mmmmmmmmemories......

[Bruce B]

Funny
Tonight is our first night in our Airstream in months! Our Bambi is used spring fall and during February in Florida when it is too cold to sail! Camping season hasn't got to be over, even here in New England!

[SteveH]

We're going to our first rally of the season down here. In the summer it's so hot all we can do is go North.

Everyone has a cross to bare.

[Foiled Again]

Winterize and DRY camp. As long as there is no snow, you can do this.

Drinking water - comes in bottles.
Bathing - sponge bath only.
Bathroom - porta potty or drywall bucket and kitty litter.

Fall and winter camping can be beautiful, but watch the weather forecast before straying far from main roads.

OR - just bring your camper to Virginia Beach or further south - and fly/drive to visit it on weekends.

Paula

[Phoenix]

When northern areas are shoveling snow, in southwest deserts, we're enjoying the outdoors. Typical winter temperatures in non-mountainous areas are 60-70 degrees during the day and 35-45 at night. And, regarding winterizing -- what's that?

However, we get our paybacks in the summer with most days over 110 and nights around 95-100; and a few days will approach 120. That's when we come and visit you guys!

[Skater]

Originally Posted by SteveSueMac

What do you do when you're "off the road" for an extended period of time?

Go stir crazy!

[dznf0g]

Finally do the homestead work I've ignored for 7 months. Trim trees, shrubs, seal the deck, apply finish to the windows I had installed last spring..........
Hard to get motivated for the non-AS stuff though.

[andreasduess]

Two more trips to go and then she'll be going into storage for winter.

We thought about renting a space in a park in SV, but with three kids flying down there is just as expensive as getting a package that includes flying down there and staying in a nice hotel.

And that doesn't include the trip to deliver her and pick her up. Well just start planning madly, after Christmas. Also, I think we'll be living through Pharmgeek

[ROBERT CROSS]

What I doo.....

I'm a very good mope'r.

Bob

[perryg114]

Be a snow bird and head south. We need a Co-Op where the Yankees come south in the winter and camp with us souther rednecks and in the summer us rednecks come up there and show ya'll how to make some good moonshine.

Perry

Originally Posted by SteveSueMac

Getting close to October in New England. I'm not camping this weekend or next and have our last trip planned for the following weekend.

I'm bummed already.

What do you do when you're "off the road" for an extended period of time?



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(Cue the music...) mmmmmmmmemories......

[kswelsh]

I start planning trips for the next season! I usually have the whole camp season planned and on the calendar by the end of January! Then make a big pot of chili and hunker down

[Protagonist]

Originally Posted by SteveSueMac

What do you do when you're "off the road" for an extended period of time?

What do you consider an extended period of time? Living on the Gulf coast, year-round camping is possible. Being a working stiff, I can only go camping when I can wrangle time off from work. Since I go camping for every Federal holiday plus Mardi Gras, my longest stretch without camping is Mardi Gras to Memorial Day, which can be anywhere from 2½ to 3½ months depending on when Mardi Gras falls in any given year. Though this year I managed to get time off in April to attend a rally, so it wasn't so bad.

In a long stretch of no camping, I try to schedule any major maintenance items that my Airstream will require, so I'm still doing something related to camping, even if I'm not at a campsite.

[Lily&Me]

On a good year, our long stretch at home is from around the third week of October until the second week of January, through the major holidays and a grandbaby birthday Jan 8.

We spend time with the kids/grands, tidy up the yard/shrubs/flower garden, rake leaves, cook, bake a bit, spend time with the kids/grands, host Thanksgiving and Christmas, have the grands sans parents for a week over school break........and, very loosely plan the following year.

We very much enjoy being home in our little stick house, but also love and appreciate being able to see and experience this beautiful country.

Life is good.


Maggie

[jim1949]

We head down island and put the sailboat back in the water. Retired and doing 6 months Streamin' and 6 on the water. Similar space and systems. Optimizing sunrise and sunset views and temperature. Life is good.

[adonh]

Originally Posted by SteveSueMac

Getting close to October in New England. I'm not camping this weekend or next and have our last trip planned for the following weekend.

I'm bummed already.

What do you do when you're "off the road" for an extended period of time?



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(Cue the music...) mmmmmmmmemories......

Pack up and go south. Here is the TX, LA, MS and FL Gulf Coast the fall camping season is just starting.

[Hittenstiehl]

Ditto Phoenix, now is when our weather turns gorgeous. Why its almost time to plant the flowers. ;0)

[SteveSueMac]

I plan on moping, going stir crazy and planning for next year. Good suggestions :-)

As for the two-climate plan - that's ideal. Here's my plan for getting there:

1) win powerball
2) buy small plot on a lake in a warm climate for November through March months
3) buy small plot on lake in New England for April though October months
4) use these for home bases between year round camping trips across the country

Any flaws in this plan from your perspective? :-)