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RE: Eager to try full time RVing
I remember how hard it was in highschool trying to decide what I wanted to do for the rest of my life. There are tools available to help with the decision. See your counselor about testing that will help match you with likely career paths. If you don't find the help there, see the counseling office in a local community college. Two tests I have taken are the Kuder and the 16 PF. It might cost a little, maybe $25 or so, but is time and money very well spent.
I will never forget those tests because they only reflect one’s interests and not one’s aptitude. Because I showed an interest in Nature, I was told my best choice was to become a forest ranger at a time when women were not even being considered for that job. I could not imagine sitting alone on a mountaintop watching for smoke or directing tourists in National Parks. Being a classic left-brain/right-brain type I ended up working in high-tech/science with an avocation in design, including home, landscape and graphics. Doing many things works well for me. That way, one is never out of a job or hobbies. ;)
The best thing to do may be to expose yourself do different careers. You could go to a Jr. college and do some work study programs. Also volunteer in places that you feel you might want to work: Graphic design offices, architects, IT, etc. BTW, many IT people have learned most of what they know on their own. Actually, that is the way it is with most careers. Those who have a passion for their work and become the “best” only get a base in their training and the rest they learn via self study and being mentored.
While these do slow you down, at least you won’t get stuck on a path that you won’t feel comfortable with in the end. Be sure to put together a résumé and portfolio of the work that you have done.
Remember, most people have at least 3 careers in their lifetime in the U.S. You don’t have to worry that you are stuck in something for a lifetime.
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teknomad
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11/03/09 09:44am |
Full-time RVing
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Best, quality built class “C” or small class “A” and why?
OK, so with our very limited experience we are considering that a class “C” is for us. We really don’t want a huge vehicle, probably no larger than 25ft. We like diesel for mileage and engine longevity. We are of course also interested in a unit that would hold its resale value. We have been told that Winnebago is the company for that. Is that true?
Love the interior designs of the Winnebago Itasca Navions or IQs, for example. OTOH, the new Reyo looks fantastic. While small, it’s considered a class “A.” No idea why that is?
So, in your opinion and experience: What is the best, quality built class “C” or small class “A” RV and why?
Does anyone know of a website where one can compare RV features?
Thanks for your help.
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teknomad
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11/02/09 06:34pm |
Class C Motorhomes
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RE: Eager to try full time RVing
A good education is a solid foundation for your future. That said, perhaps you are not ready for further schooling at this time? In the U.S. the average college student is mid-twenties or even older these days. Because we live so long, many people return to university at midlife. Most people will have at least 3 or more careers in their lifetime.
It is incorrect to claim that all professions need a university base. It depends on what you want to work at. If you prefer to work at a skilled trade such as plumbing, electrical or carpentry, then a university degree might not be the way to go. Many good paying jobs such as truck driving also do not require college. We have several doctorate degrees in our family because our professions in tech/science demand that. If you must be licensed then you probably need to go to university or at least get yourself into an apprenticeship program.
The RV lifestyle is often expensive. How will you support your dream? Do you have any skills? Can you at least wait tables and mix drinks? Can you wield a hammer and work in construction (which is very slow right now)? How do you plan to earn a living while traveling?
One thing that I can tell you is to never “wait until you retire” to travel. It is best to travel as you go along in life. In general at your age “roughing it,” is more tolerable now, than when one is older. There are things that I did to travel, in the rough, in my youth, that I would never consider now. We used to go skiing in jeans and a sweater because we could not afford real ski clothes. A group of us would share a one room cabin, with heat only, no bath or toilet facilities. One had to walk across a snow field to get to the communal bathrooms with sinks like troughs. It was either pay ski-lift fees or eat. We didn’t have money for both. “Happy hour” with free hors d’oeuvres filled our food needs. Today, I wouldn’t consider such an idea, I want my private bath and a hot-tub, as well as a gourmet meal at the end of the day with a great bottle of wine. At the time, it was wonderful!
Take the opportunities in life when you can and as they present themselves. Many a person has not been well enough later in life to enjoy travel.
As a parent, I would advise you to take a year or two off. You have plenty of time, since you are only eighteen. Experience is worth a lot. Many universities take such initiative and life experiences into consideration for admissions. Travel, expose yourself to many cultures and adventures as well as many jobs; find yourself and then you may be ready to start university with more focus. Consider going overseas as well, perhaps into the Peace Corp or work in the U.S. for AmeriCorps, etc. Who knows, perhaps you will consider a foreign service career or teaching in the end, for which you will need a college education.
You might be able to blog about your journey and earn a bit of money that way.
Good luck! :D
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teknomad
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11/02/09 05:48pm |
Full-time RVing
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RE: New Carpeting.
They are no more difficult to clean and keep clean that household carpet is!
I find household, W/W carpeting very difficult to keep clean compared to Persians. Those are very forgiving. Ours have been through legions of kids, dogs, cats and visitors. They are still going strong. The wall to wall always needs ‘shampooing.’ Fortunately, it’s only in a couple of closets. ;)
Sometimes strip carpet runners are needed; DEFINATELY a good vacuum cleaner is needed....and paying attention to any "spot stains" and taking care of them is needed.
"Shag" carpet hasnt been used since the 60's!...:S
We just viewed the brand new Winnebago “Reyo.” It had shag carpeting. In fact, every RV that we have seen in the last month had brown or beige shag carpeting. They were all less than 5 years old.
With dogs and kids and people coming and going, I would opt for vinyl tile (because it’s lighter than ceramic) and Persian or indoor/outdoor runners.
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teknomad
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11/02/09 03:38pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: New Carpeting.
I have to ask, why would anyone want carpet in an RV when these are difficult to keep clean?
One of the things I dislike most about RVs are those nasty, shag carpets. I always imagine things growing in there. (yuk!)
How about vinyl tiles with a few outdoor throw rugs, that one can hose down, in strategic areas? Many of those are really attractive these days. That "might" be less expensive as well.
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teknomad
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11/02/09 01:59am |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Here is how we boondock. How do you boondock?
Great thread!
Thanks for all the info. :D
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teknomad
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11/02/09 01:55am |
Public Lands, Boondocking and Dry Camping
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RE: 2 1/2 hours PC shopping.......
If you can't come up with valid data to support your claimes that Apple hardware is superior to everyone else, by all means call the debate stupid and go run away...
Run away??? lol I have a life. This thread isn’t part of it.
I and others have come up with plenty of data regarding Mac performance and longevity, both for software and hardware.
Macs come with everything you need to plug and play. They have much better, more stable software and you get a bundle included in the price. The quality of PCs is entirely dependent on which manufacturer you choose. Macs are renowned for quality and fabulous design. All the Windows OSs are faulty no matter which computer these are used on. There are constant security issues, which Microsoft tends to take its sweet time to patch. There is plenty on the net regarding that.
Mac’s “Time Machine” makes back-ups painless and automatic. You refuse to acknowledge any of that. Like I said, whatever. (shrug)
Only trying to help a person make the right computer purchasing decision based on solid info. I know plenty of people who have recently switched to Macs and now wish that they had done it years ago. They no longer have to pay for some Windows guru to fix their machines.
Everyone must make their own choices and pay the price. I would rather pay for quality and not be bothered with eternal system failures, crashes, the blue screen of death and having to purchase all sorts of hardware and software extras because the PC with Windows didn’t come with them. In the end, the cost is about the same, all except for having to get a tech to fix the PCs. Peace of mind and ease of use is worth a lot to some people. Others seem to love being frustrated and believe that poorly functioning software is the way it’s supposed to be.
Again, one can run ANY software on a beautifully designed, cool Mac! :D
I work on PCs with Windows in the offices of colleagues and clients. However, for my money, I will only purchase Macs. Anyone worried about cost can get a used or refurbished model and save a bit. Macs hold their resale value, PCs do not.
Now, I am going to “run away” and have a Sunday. ;)
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teknomad
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11/01/09 09:47am |
Technology Corner
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RE: What's the right way to think about depreciation?
Sounds delicious! I've done a lot of traveling to other countries and love to try their cuisines.
We'll go anywhere the food is good, which BTW, is another reason for RVing since so much of the restaurant food in the U.S. is appalling, as well as expensive.
They say travel is broadening for things besides the mind! I'd love to have a job like Technomad's and wish them much success in their travels. Go south, stay warm, enjoy the trip, and have fun!
Thanks.
We'll write a report with photos.
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teknomad
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10/31/09 02:46pm |
Full-time RVing
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RE: 2 1/2 hours PC shopping.......
wp6529, whatever!
You say potaytoes and I say potaahtoes.
This conversation is stupid!
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teknomad
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10/31/09 02:44pm |
Technology Corner
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RE: What's the right way to think about depreciation?
Good luck on your newest adventure in life teknomad. I think you two will take to it like ducks to water. Renting is a great way to learn if the RV concept even works for your traveling needs. “
Thanks!
We are leaving in a couple of days. It’s been cold, so the down comforters will travel with us south. I’ve got the food and libation situation under control and we are double checking the reams of lists. ;)
I think the best part of traveling is it forces you not to be close minded. You're pushed into embracing other concepts.
We often travel to places that we’ve never been and while we speak a number of foreign languages, that often means we are in a completely unknown territory. It works out great if one educates oneself beforehand.
I to love smoke eel, it just doesn't love me (Tums anyone?):W
Best of luck to you two.
Ah, the trick to eating fatty eel or herring is to drink iced vodka or Aquavit with them for mitigation. Fish, fatty and smoked are always the first course of a real Scandinavian Smörgåsbord.
An after dinner eau de vie or digestive is a much better solution than Tums. ;)
I can highly recommend the Italian Ramazzotti. http://www.ramazzotti.it/
It's delicious and it works. A little over ice with a peel of lemon.
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teknomad
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10/31/09 01:02pm |
Full-time RVing
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RE: 2 1/2 hours PC shopping.......
I think Mac user are well aware that OS X is based on Unix...Uh, really? And this from the company that used to advertise - no manual required? I'd be surprised if more than 10% of Mac owners know the underlying operating/file system of their PC. It's only the bitheads (and I mean that in the nicest way :C) that give a hoot about what's under the covers.
Dave
Uh, thanks!
Geek will do. Although, on occasion, I've been called a propeller head. (I just don't look like one.) ;)
No, I think what creeper says is mostly true. Mac users tend to really get involved. However, most people do not, could not and should not mess with the Unix shell!
The thing is that if you want a cool system that works "all" the time, without you getting into the guts of things, get a Mac because, the Mac OS is very intuitive; most of the time one does not need a manual.
Of course, you do need to know how to think. ;)
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teknomad
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10/30/09 04:19pm |
Technology Corner
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RE: What's the right way to think about depreciation?
If you have traveled the world (not just in business class) then you understand that at times you're going to find yourself enmeshed in a culture that you don't fully understand. For example, it is rude to spit out smoked eel and say "what is this #@$%" when the host was kind enough to share it with you.
I love smoked eel and have it at our New Year’s buffet every year. People love it if they don't know what it is. ;)
The only time we ever travel business class is if a client pays for it, which is virtually never. One of the advantages of consulting is that one can take time and not have to get back to the office the next day on the redeye. In today’s electronic world all we need is a laptop, cell phone and lots of backup electronic gear to do our work anywhere in the world.
The only cultures that we don’t understand are those that are bigoted against others and don’t want to give all of humanity human rights.
We thank all the people who have suggested renting first. That is the plan. Then we shall see.
We are packing as we “speak.”
BTW, folks, this is not my thread. I just thought it might be a good opportunity to learn about "investment" value of RVs. I asked about RV quality here:
http://www.rv.net/forums/index.cfm/fuseaction/thread/tid/23299606.cfm
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teknomad
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10/30/09 04:07pm |
Full-time RVing
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RE: 2 1/2 hours PC shopping.......
I feel buying an Apple computer and requiring a dual boot to run all your programs is not a good solution.
A Mac can run all three operating systems: Mac OS, Windows and Linux as well as virtually all popular, business, graphics and creative programs. Most run native.
It is always wise to purchase a computer based on the type of tasks to be done and software the user needs. If the student is in the humanities you might not need the fastest box with the latest, super memory chips. If, however, the student is in science, mathematics or the arts you might want to research capacity and speed.
Many a parent has purchased an inexpensive computer for a college student only to find out that the processors and OS were not capable of functioning in the environment in which the machine was to be used. (See info below and trying to not get too technical.) :D
I'll stick with *Windows* on most of my PCs, and on rare occasion some Unix varient on one of my PCs. I'm quite confident that a few years down the road, you'll be happily running your beloved Mac OS on a PC as well.
Could be. However, I doubt it. It is all about the software and excellent components. That is why to me, it doesn’t pay to purchase a cheap machine case in which sub-par components have been used to make it so cheap.
Additionally, Macs come with everything for plug and play and are very user-friendly. Unlike PCs where one always has to purchase something else. In the end, the difference in cost is negligible.
Try running something like Mach3 on your Mac.
Er, Mac OS X is based on a heavily modified Mach 3 kernel. Although Mac does not maintain the microkernel structure of Mach.
Mach3 had huge performance problems!
The Mach kernel was intended to replace UNIX. Unfortunately, 1997 benchmarks on hardware indicated that Mach 3.0-based UNIX single-server implementations were approximately fifty percent (50%) slower than native UNIX.
A call on the BSD kernel on a 486DX-50 required approx. 20 microseconds, whereas the same call running Mach 3 required 114 ms. That is a bit of a difference.
Additionally, there were memory handling problems when physical memory was low.
The Microsoft Windows kernel is notorious for security problems and very slow plugs.
Also realize that PC and Windows are not the same thing, PC is a hardware platform, Windows is an operating system.
Cute. ;)
A cheap PC with the latest Windows is still not going to work as well or as fast as a more expensive machine. Certainly benchmark trials show that.
Also realize that in reality it is a Mac UI shell on BSD Unix, not an actual Mac OS which ended pre OSX.
Unix happens to have been my specialty and that is precisely why I feel the Mac OS is superior to any Windows OS. ;) Mac can run all *nix* based systems, native, with few of the typical security issues of Windows.
Many if not most users of Adobe programs have Macs. Many scientists use Macs. Many gamers use PCs. I am probably the only person on the planet who has never played a computer game for longer than the testing 10 minutes.
BTW, everyone knows that Microsoft, because the Mac OS is so cool and superior, has spent years copying everything that Mac has put out.
I like things that last.
As such, I have several Macs, both desk tops and notebooks, that are a decade old and still going strong. I also have the latest and greatest, being an early adopter. I’ll check out the “new” Windows OS to see what they have copied from Apple this time. ;)
Macs also hold their resale value. I have purchased several used and refurbished laptops. One is 10 years old and still works great.
It all depends on what matters to you. I want a super reliable, secure computer, cool box, even cooler OS, ease of use interface with scientific and creative software running natively.
YMMD! :)
The (humorous) truth of it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFn5mw6NTrQ&NR=1
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teknomad
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10/30/09 02:33pm |
Technology Corner
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RE: What's the right way to think about depreciation?
CloudDancer -
That's a mighty fine looking bass. Kinda long compared to the girth though, what'd you do, dragged it behind the bass boat at 50mph:h. Just kidding, You're a very lucky man!
I loved that photo! Did you cook it? Must have been superb. We are looking forward to that sort of thing. Used to camp and fish a bit as kids.
I totally understand what you mean when you say some are "faking" it also. I've been in enough parks now to have seen the bad with the good.
Ah, perhaps that explains some things? ;)
I really don't think people on the forum are mean spirited either. I do think they are just very passionate about the lifestyle that they picked for themselves. Which is a lot better then living life being melancholy.
We all tend to have lifestyles that we have chosen, if we are smart, by the time we get to a certain age. I find it unfortunate that people have the need to denigrate the lifestyles of others to justify theirs or make themselves feel good.
I am kicking myself for having responded to some of these folks. My husband just read this thread and is as stunned as I am at some of the mean responses.
Time to use the ignore feature. :D
I don't believe it's a crime to ask questions. We are here to learn.
As for those who have been helpful, thank you so very much! :D
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teknomad
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10/30/09 12:24pm |
Full-time RVing
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RE: What's the right way to think about depreciation?
I am really stunned at how people make mean-spirited assumptions, based on some very limited info in a few posts. :(
Yes, it is hard for someone to read the written word and understand the person behind it - but when you talk about "class", etc., and go on and on about money and possessions, it is hard not to start to develop a mental picture of the person posting. And from what you have posted, I would suggest that RVing is probably not something you would enjoy.”
I didn’t bring up class, Skylos did!
I didn’t talk about money and possessions, only about concerns for the cost of an RV and how to justify that with our conservative fiscal views.
Some people here own class As that cost more than most peoples homes.
BTW - you would be surprised at the different types of people who do enjoy RVing - who understand the sense of freedom that comes with it, and who are from all types of backgrounds including Supreme Court justices (who boondock at WalMart), retired auto workers, retired military, retired college professors, retired farmers, etc.
What makes you think I would be surprised? Clearly many of the class A owners have plenty of funds to support such a lifestyle. I don’t think we could afford such a vehicle.
I’m just shaking my head at the mean-spiritedness of some of you. And if you are the sort of people we would meet along the way, then perhaps we wouldn't like RVing. We are used to making friends and acquaintances all over the world. Such mean-spirited pettiness is not in our travel experience! :(
Right on Teknomad! Only you know what's right for you, and your solution probably won't be right for anyone else!
My only other thought on this, this morning anyway, is what in the world does the question of is an RV an investment have to do with anything? You want one, you can afford one, buy one and enjoy. You want to rent one, rent one and enjoy. You can't afford one but want one anyway, buy one and enjoy and worry about the rest of your life later. All valid decisions to make, for some one, and at some time.
Thanks for the civilized response. :)
“Investment” is a misnomer, VR. We purchase things to last. We don’t like having to replace junk for more junk because the original junk broke. Our concern is that these machines are cheaply made as so many have posted. So, we have been trying to learn which RVs are quality products. We would appreciate guidance on which are quality built RVs.
If you've been reading the posts here for any length of time you will find that we make unwarranted and often hurtful assumptions about everyone - we jump to conclusions based on a small post and blithely go on from there until we're so far off that it's impossible to figure out what was going on in the first place - and we do, unfortunately, have some people who can't bear the thought of others living or thinking differently than they do. Now that you have revealed more of your situation and past I'm sure that those who chastised you, even obliquely, will feel somewhat disgusted with themselves. And don't forget that it is human nature to ***** and moan and complain about things far more than compliment or crow about what's good. So take all the complaints about the rv's and their problems with a grain or two of salt, and remember that most of the time - atleast 90% of the time - we're out there having a good time in our rigs and not posting about it. Hope to meet you on the road!
Thanks, Mia!
I’ll try to remember that. I am really shocked at the meanness of some of these posts.
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teknomad
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10/30/09 09:55am |
Full-time RVing
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RE: What's the right way to think about depreciation?
Maybe I'm from a different class of society, but the idea of not living in your house - and leaving your dogs behind - for months at a time while you galavant around the world seems... a lifestyle for those with far too much money to worry about.
Do you understand what the word “aggregate” means, Skylos?
We do not leave our dogs or our home for “months at a time”! We have an international consulting business that often takes us abroad. We add travel time to enjoy and not only work. Typically we might be gone from 2 weeks to a month, never any longer than 6 weeks. The dogs have been either boarded or we have had a person living in our home. It is unfair of you to make mean assumptions.
This is America. One’s “class” is a direct result of one’s work life. Ours is the professional class.
“My gut feeling is that you'll continue to do what you're comfortable with, and us poor folk will just stay amazed that anybody can have so much excess and still be so worried about it.
I am really stunned at how people make mean-spirited assumptions, based on some very limited info in a few posts. :(
It took many decades to build up to the life that we enjoy today. My husband and I have worked extremely hard all of our lives to get educations, in order to obtain good jobs and to provide for our family. We have saved and invested to make our “golden years” the best we possibly can.
One cannot live without money unless one is a hermit! We are comfortable but, we do not waste. Therefore, the concerns about purchasing a machine that costs tens of thousands. We always shop very carefully, for the long term, knowing that it could all be gone tomorrow. We do not acquire new things just to have something to show off with. We do not consider shopping entertainment or a way of life! A day doesn't go by that we do not shake our heads at the excesses and the waste in our society.
Another thing that we do to save money and travel well is home exchanges. There are beautiful homes, cottages and apartments all over the world that people are willing to exchange.
IHMO based on your active and varied lifestyle, don't let yourself get strapped down with owning an RV... Rent an RV!... and keep renting the vacation "suites, homes and cottages"
There's to many other wonderful things to see and do in this World, that have nothing to do with RVing.
We've always owed a RVs, but I realize what great world-class vacations could of been taken with same money.
Fortunately we could/can afford to do both, but if had to choose between the two, without hesitation I wouldn't own an RV.
Thanks, Brent!
Nice to see someone with a more charitable attitude instead of making hurtful assumptions.
I imagine that for us, your position might be the one we would choose. We shall give a report of our “maiden journey” and let you know how it went and how we shall proceed. ;)
Thanks for the feedback.
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teknomad
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10/30/09 09:33am |
Full-time RVing
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RE: 2 1/2 hours PC shopping.......
I wouldn't buy a PC for my money. Who wants Windows that is always crashing or hanging? The blue screen of death is really great when you've got a deadline.
I can't remember the last time one of my Macs crashed.
We are a total Mac shop.
You can run ANY program on a dual processor Mac.
I've personally witnessed a friends Mac crash more times in one day than my 5 Windows PCs have crashed in ten years.
Then they didn’t know how to keep their machines in top shape. There are people who never clean house you know. ;)
“The Windows crashing claims are overhyped stuff from more than a decade ago.
Sorry, as a techie type I can’t agree.
If Macs work for you, have at it, but don't bash the competition based on false information.
I can give you plenty of programs you can't run on your "dual processor Mac", so don't generalize please.
I can boot up under Windows, so what exactly do you mean?
I am talking about real programs for serious work like Mathematica for example, not games, which also work on a Mac. I use a wine cellar program that is only for Windows that runs on my Macs.
For most any given application available for a Mac, there is a comparable application, or in many case the exact same application for Windows. The reverse is definitely not true and there is a lot of specialized software that is Windows only.
One can use Windows XP and Vista and run these at native speeds.
Ever hear of Linux? One can run all three operating systems simultaneously with VMware or Parallels software.
A publisher I know eliminated all Macs from their operation ten years ago and has been quite happy with the results. They reviewed the TCO costs of the Macs and Windows PCs as well as the applications they used and found that the TCO of the PCs was significantly lower, and that the applications they used on the Macs were all available for Windows as well. They also noted that many applications they used on the Windows PCs were not available for Macs.
Ten years ago is not today. Everything can run on a Mac. One can even connect to a PC network with a Mac.
The TCO takes into account reliability and downtime as well, and there simply isn't a reliability issue with any remotely recent version of windows XP, W2K, Vista, etc.
I don’t know. I just helped someone out a couple of days ago who can’t seem to keep his PC running smoothly.
There are of course some users who seem to be able to crash anything you put in front of them, be it Mac or Windows or Linux, etc. There is no solution to these users and no apparent reason they have such issues.
I've personally watched one of these users for an entire day and not observed any user actions to explain the issues they had (which I observed), and I've personally used the exact same machine they were using for two weeks with no issues at all.
That is precisely the problem with PCs and Windows OS. People can’t seem to fix their own machines because the OS is not as user friendly as Mac OS; and all too often the “gurus” haven’t got a clue either.
I have never run into any problem on my Macs in decades of use that I couldn’t fix myself, either in software or hardware.
The machine I swapped with them was from my desk where I had not had a single issue in the year I had it, but yet the problem user had problems with it. I checked their location for power problems, ground loops etc. and found nothing wrong. Bad karma I guess.
LOL
Or a bad PC with Windows. ;)
There is a reason that Mac is gaining market share everyday.
You are welcome to stick with PC, but for my money I would never do it. :D
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teknomad
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10/29/09 11:40pm |
Technology Corner
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RE: What's the right way to think about depreciation?
Over and over again after running the numbers we are wondering why buy? Renting costs about as much as a regular suite or cottage. Often, we can write some of that off on a business trip.
Then you shouldn't. Fulltime RVing isn't for you. It isn't about money, it is about freedom and if you have to plan things out to the nth degree, then it isn't for you. So just rent one when you want to RV for a week or two, and the rest of the time sit in that same house day after day and look at the same neighbors week after week. That just isn't for us - not while we can still get out and go and enjoy seeing new sites - - watched two bucks fighting over does across from the coach today, the park we are in has several small bands that wander through, had Canadian geese settling on the lake this afternoon on their way south (we're at Canyon Lake COE park north of San Antonio), had a gorgeous sunset with a storm approaching for tonight.
Barb
Gees, Barb. That’s not what our life is all about. We have freedom and travel a great deal all over the world. Sometimes we are gone an aggregate of months, half a year at a time. We don’t plan things out to the Nth degree at all. We are very spontaneous. Usually have a general plan and let the days flow as they may.
We don’t sit in our house day after day. We have a life. We go to the theater, concerts, dance, get together with friends and family. We read and care for our beloved canine companions and garden a great deal. We have hobbies, far too many of them. I paint and do photography. We are both into great food and wines. We still work.
Yes, it is about money! We are fiscally conservative and are very concerned about costs. One of the reasons we have such a good life is because we watch what we do with our finances. RVs, from what we have researched, are not good investments. Not even as good as a car because they don’t hold their value for resale. This site and the net is filled with all the problems that RVs have. That makes us nervous about purchasing one.
So, we are weighing all the options, trying to get as much info as possible. Renting first. My gut feeling is that in the end we may rent when we want/need to do so and continue to stay in suites, homes and cottages as appropriate.
We appreciate all the info that we have gotten here. :D
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teknomad
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10/29/09 10:04pm |
Full-time RVing
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RE: 2 1/2 hours PC shopping.......
I wouldn't buy a PC for my money. Who wants Windows that is always crashing or hanging? The blue screen of death is really great when you've got a deadline.
I can't remember the last time one of my Macs crashed.
We are a total Mac shop.
You can run ANY program on a dual processor Mac.
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teknomad
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10/29/09 08:09pm |
Technology Corner
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RE: Got to have the best Chili Recipe ever created....
Aside from meats, onions, tomatoes, garlic, cumin, smoked paprika, chili powder, sea salt, pepper, oregano. Beans or not, your choice. I like kidneys.
One of the secrets for great chili is to add natural, unsweetened chocolate as well as use several different types of chilis: Chipotles, green chilis, roasted jalapenos for complex, depth of flavors. Letting flavors “marry” over night is best.
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teknomad
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10/29/09 05:26pm |
Camp Cooks and Connoisseurs
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