tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7205527982714514361.post7723179332061917548..comments2023-05-08T04:10:22.394-06:00Comments on goin' RV Boondocking: Is Finding the Perfect RV...The Meaning of Life?Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04393694530214889235noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7205527982714514361.post-80249815306262424812012-06-09T07:30:53.422-06:002012-06-09T07:30:53.422-06:00Karen and Steve; PERFECT! Until the SKEETERS zone ...Karen and Steve; PERFECT! Until the SKEETERS zone in on you! ;) <br /><br />Patricia; Don't feel any guilt about starting out with a new rig! Not even a little. We tried to start with a NEW Truck a few years back... it went away with the "Equity" in the place we'd built... The key was in that you could "Afford" it. THAT is what Frugal REALLY means... simply living within your means and with what you, personally, need... and I know what you mean about some "Used" rigs... But it's more embarrassing when a puss gut ol' geezer like me is doin' the cryin'! :)Briannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7205527982714514361.post-45518948339842075612012-06-08T11:04:42.651-06:002012-06-08T11:04:42.651-06:00Hi Brian,
From a link on the Bayfield Bunch, I ar...Hi Brian,<br /><br />From a link on the Bayfield Bunch, I arrived to Box Canyon and ended clicking on your comment that I found so compelling. How glad am I to have done that!<br />During the last hour, I have been reading several of your posts which I have found very interesting and thought provoking.<br /><br />As we are getting ready to launch our new life on the road, I admit that we have been focusing onto the “hardware” side of it, like you say. Because after a day spent in the outdoors, we enjoy sitting our butts in a comfortable chair, eating a warm meal, take a shower and then have a good night sleep in a bed that won’t break our back. <br />The hardware is a mean, not an end. Once we are on our way, we’ll gladly forget the hardware (hoping that we won’t have too much troubles to remind us about it!) to focus only about the lifestyle it allows us to have. <br /><br />People may toss rocks at me but we have bought new ;) A new 5er and a new truck. Hoping to have less hassle. And also after visiting too many used RV that brought tears to my eyes, husband could not take it anymore LOL<br />But, and this is a big but, we had the money to pay for it. No way we would go into debts. We could afford the new 5er and truck, but not a class A, even a used mildew-bengay-stained-couch smelling one. Class C would have been too small to live full time, especially since I need space to put a jewelry bench. So, we are happy with our choice because it fits the lifestyle we want to have. At the end, it was always about the lifestyle.<br /><br />Thanks for the blog. I’ll keep reading it!<br />PatriciaPatricia O'Neillhttp://patriciaoneill.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7205527982714514361.post-76757527145450383852012-06-08T06:55:07.079-06:002012-06-08T06:55:07.079-06:00T'aint the perfect RV....
Tis the perfect mome...T'aint the perfect RV....<br />Tis the perfect moment of sitting back in the lawn chairs, side by side, toasting the sunset and saying "This is the perfect LIFE" <br /><br />ahhhhhhh<br /><br />~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~<br />Karen and Steve<br />(Our Blog) RVing: Small House... BIG Backyard<br /> http://kareninthewoods-kareninthewoods.blogspot.comKarenInTheWoodshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05884478307015605168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7205527982714514361.post-36563942787345540822012-06-08T06:11:58.786-06:002012-06-08T06:11:58.786-06:00Mark; No Worries, I wasn't thinkin' that w...Mark; No Worries, I wasn't thinkin' that way... Jeff kinda answered for me/us! :) My words were directed toward those who get, I believe, mistakenly hung up on the "hardware" of things (the "glossies" promote that job really well) which is maybe 20%. The perfect this, or that... which we agree... don't exist... and miss the 80% philosophy/spirit of things.<br /><br />Perfect is a nice dream but it's another unattainable mountain. There's just life, and what you do with it! :) Just was comin' at it from a lil' different angle.<br /><br />Now... of course we all know that the 20/80 rule DOESN'T hold with motorcycles! AND...that MOTORCYCLES are about the only machine or THING that enters DEEP into the world of Spirituality! :)) ... and that lil' 175 just ain't got the power to drive that deep! :)Briannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7205527982714514361.post-65993850970995846082012-06-08T05:07:20.198-06:002012-06-08T05:07:20.198-06:00Always plenty to ponder with Brian and Mark. Use t...Always plenty to ponder with Brian and Mark. Use to think the "answers" were out there somewhere,if only I could find them. Finally realized they're within each of us. Thanks guys!Jeffnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7205527982714514361.post-2038696579374991702012-06-07T17:41:36.858-06:002012-06-07T17:41:36.858-06:00Cowboy Brian,
I hope you are not misconstruing my ...Cowboy Brian,<br />I hope you are not misconstruing my words... that I believe "finding the perfect RV is the meaning of life." If that's what you believe, then either you missed the point... or I can't express my thoughts on paper very well. <br /><br />My point was suppose to be... there is no such thing as the "Perfect RV, nor a Perfect Life on the road." Hint: "Paradox"<br />Are you sure when you say the Perfect RV can be as simple as anything that "keeps the rain off your head and shelters you from the wind and cold?" I mean, I believe it... but.... if I may be so bold, why wouldn't a little 175 scooter do you just as well? Do you really need the Red Raider? No... but it puts a smile on your face so it's justified (even tho it puts the fear of God in your Passenger :)) Different strokes for different folks... <br /><br />We all aim for heaven... I guess you are a "Catholic" and I'm a "Baptist." You say potato... I say potahto.<br /><br />We are headed for the same destination... we just use different toys to get there. I've been guilty of not being frugal enough on my rigs... lessons learned. I try to balance running off to the road forever against leaving my "widow" enough money to have a comfortable life in her old age. Like your Red Raider, that puts a smile on MY face. <br />Love ya, CowBoy.Box Canyon Blog.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07032055509766739436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7205527982714514361.post-68607570916237500452012-06-07T14:51:32.595-06:002012-06-07T14:51:32.595-06:00Yeah that's me... Big Time stock trader! ;) Ma...Yeah that's me... Big Time stock trader! ;) Mark and me have the same "eyes on the horizon" sort of mentality... likely have a lil' different view of what comes first, and what can be sacrificed and what can't... But then... if we all saw the same trail to follow that sucker'd be as crowded as town! ;)Briannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7205527982714514361.post-4254201307666125712012-06-07T13:55:13.719-06:002012-06-07T13:55:13.719-06:00I would therefore take it you were not one of thos...I would therefore take it you were not one of those large buyers of facebook stock!!:) I can not really find fault with your Mark like rant! Tell it like it is cowboy!Walden creek rvnoreply@blogger.com