FULL TIMING is for the BIRDS...

[jimmac28]

Originally Posted by Ray Eklund

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When the hummingbirds are going north, or heading south before the winter... I am packing up their feeders and following them. They seem to by "humming" a good tune and it might be better than "human advice".

I agree, don't follow the ducks and geese their dumb.

[m.hony]

Quack quack
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[jdalrymple]

It has always been my understanding that the ability to chase great weather was indeed the point of full-timing....

Regards,

JD

[nrgtrakr]

I full timed while working in a couple of places - the Mojave for 3 years and the mountains of Colorado for a year - but neither was in an AS. It was okay, I liked it. I didn't die from the heat (in fact one night before Thanksgiving it snowed, but was all melted before noon), nor did I freeze or suffer any cold damage to the rig (in spite of a week of -20F nights and 0F days). I like the smallness of the living space which for me translates to needing to be space efficient, neat and tidy, as well as creates a hankering to be outdoors where I prefer to begin with.

Hopefully the new to us AS in our retirement will be equally enjoyable. But we have noticed we aren't crazy about extremes of temperature in places where it's humid, so we may wander around a bit once the rig is ready - and following humming bird migrations is a great idea.

[kb0zke]

"It has always been my understanding that the ability to chase great weather was indeed the point of full-timing...." Many people call it "chasing 70."

[BoldAdventure]

I thought that was the point too. I also thought the point of full-timing was to travel. I wouldn't call living on my plot of land in Montana in my Airstream full timing.

[rodsterinfl]

Great write-up. The cool lettuce and the hot dogs was just what I ate for supper! I am not a full-timer but all along my plan has been to go off for 3-4 months each year as a snow bird does away from Florida heat. I am still working but I just returned from Jackson Center and visiting relatives in OH and NC and FL. It was 58 degrees in Jackson Center June 27, 28th. I love cooler weather so it was great although I would have liked less rain. The discovery comfort-wise was that the AC unit, will not draw humidity out once it gets so cool outside (da- just like the AC rules I spout off all the time) so I lived with the damp.

It is my understanding that the idea is to select locations that are usually mild. I would never pick the desert in summer months, rather, the Rockies or something. I cannot wait to have greater time off to go west. My camping work associates take their motorhome to Maine nearly every year in the summer.

I would not give up on the full-timing lifestyle without working with the trip manager first!

[mandolindave]

I grew up in suburban towns. " I had this dream about barns and land".

I had the chance, and bought an old farmhouse. All the roads around it are named after birds. There is a pheasant sanctuary down the road, wild turkey, and quail on my land.

I enjoyed eating homegrown food, chopping my own heat, and taking care of the woods and meadows, listening to the birds sing, and It was fun when I had a lady to share it with.

I just don't think that I want to die being a slave to land, talking to the birds. But I also think that living on the road, might be just as lonely as being alone in the woods.

I have no idea what life has in store for me , or what path I will take….and that's a beautiful thing. ………kinda

[rodsterinfl]

mandolin Dave, that is deep. I am usually alone; however, I learned from a friend once that it is better to be single than wish you were. Relations are important but it is the quality of those relationships that matter. I find that, for me, God first, then reach out to others. Get to know them and interact with them. In the moments you learn who is quality. There are two kinds of people IMO, growth facilitators and takers. I want to be the former and hang out with them as well. The fact that you know how to work the land is amazing. You could set up something like a teacher friend of mine who provides a home to a guy in exchange for working on her small farm. It frees her up to do other things. You might do the same then work with others on short term missions, etc helping others learn to farm! You just never know.

[Strasser]

We bought our trailer on the cusp of New Year's just before the winter storms hit, and parked in a trailer court through a bitter Iowan winter. Constant snow, ice, wind, and temps reaching well below -10. (-60 windchill anyone?)

Can't say it was very fun at the time, but curling up with some blankets, slippers and 2-3 space heaters made it work out fine. We later found in spring, the last "owners" did not know the meaning of maintenance, leaky fantastic fan poured some rainwater onto us while we slept.

Summer has been extremely humid, constant rain or in the 90's so far, and it's been good. All in one spot while we pay her off.

Our most... memorable, let's say... camping and airstream experiences thus far have been suffering at the hands of mother nature!!! But it's all worth it.


~Mrs. Strasser

[cwf]

Even living in a 'brick' house there will be discomfort when things go really 'winter' mode.. so... did you manage to keep all the AS items from freezing?

Originally Posted by Strasser

We bought our trailer on the cusp of New Year's just before the winter storms hit, and parked in a trailer court through a bitter Iowan winter. Constant snow, ice, wind, and temps reaching well below -10. (-60 windchill anyone?)

Can't say it was very fun at the time, but curling up with some blankets, slippers and 2-3 space heaters made it work out fine. We later found in spring, the last "owners" did not know the meaning of maintenance, leaky fantastic fan poured some rainwater onto us while we slept.

Summer has been extremely humid, constant rain or in the 90's so far, and it's been good. All in one spot while we pay her off.

Our most... memorable, let's say... camping and airstream experiences thus far have been suffering at the hands of mother nature!!! But it's all worth it.


~Mrs. Strasser

[Strasser]

We stayed winterized, replaced our toilet with a composting toilet, and did not use our piping at all! Being new rvers, we didn't want to destroy our baby before we had a chance to get to know her!

♡Mrs. Strasser

[cwf]

Originally Posted by Strasser

We stayed winterized, replaced our toilet with a composting toilet, and did not use our piping at all! Being new rvers, we didn't want to destroy our baby before we had a chance to get to know her!

♡Mrs. Strasser

Pretty wise for a 'newbie'!! Good on ya! That's a 3 Wally!