Looking to the future

Today, I looked at the blogs of lots of fellow RVers.  Some are brand new and others have been at it for many years.  I went looking to enjoy reading other's news and look at some great pictures.  Also, to get new ideas for full-time travel.

I saw a few ideas that sent me searching on Amazon.  One is a sort of crock pot that cooks all day long after you start it on the stove, sans the electricity better known as a nissan thermal cooker. Look her up on Amazon.   Expensive, but a great idea.  Make the stew, put it in the uber-insulated container and voila, you have stew at the end of a long drive.

Also, today, I downloaded some new apps on my iphone. Love the Passport America App.   It is an addiction, that phone.  I am sure I would love an ipad but, for now I get it on the phone.  We did order a Kindle so that we could load books and cut back on weight issues.  Waiting for Fedex.

Really, pretty scary how addicted we are to our electronic toys.  What will be next?

54 days to blastoff   C, H, and Boo too

DOG DAYS OF SUMMER

FREE HOT DOGS

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Several times each summer as GoodWill Ambassadors for Camping World, we have the pleasure of serving hot dogs that we cook for customers coming into the store.  It is always a lot of fun and we always hear lots of great stories.  Of course, the big story in Dallas this year is the heat.  Herb cooks the dawgs outside and I stay inside in the cool of the store's entry hall.




GREAT FOLKS AND GREAT STORIES

Camping World is the candy store for RVers.  Arrive to buy one thing and leave with six sacks.  Too much fun stuff.  So....the hot dogs look great and are a nice reward for a maxed out credit card.

We met a couple who were on their second marriage.  They had both been best friends as former couples of other's and when each lost their spouse, they became friends for a dinner or just company and voila...the magic.  The camped in a teardrop camper that the husband had built himself on a frame he bought from Harbor Freight.  He said it cost him about $2,000.  It had a queen size bed, an air conditioner, a TV, and the kitchen was outside in back.  They like to boondock, so he was looking for a generator.  They have a kind of canopy that covers the kitchen so that HE can cook when the weather is bad.  Also, a port-a-potty that fits under the tent.  WOW, I am really impressed.

See strips for the table and bench

OTHER FASCINATING FOLKS

I also met a young woman who had just lost 60 pounds.  Just willpower, amazing. 

There was a family from Germany turning in their rental RV after touring Texas.  They said the weather in Texas was just perfect for them.  It was cold in Germany. There have been over 60 days of 100 + temps, a new record. 

Met a guy who is a professional poker player.  He was on his way to a tournament at the big Winstar Casino on the Oklahoma-Texas border.  We gave him a Camping World cap for good luck.
We met lots of other interesting folks, 3 sets of twins.  Campers are just so interesting.  Looking forward to seeing new country.

Our journey west begins in just 56 days.  Too much to do. 

More to Come  H, C, and Boo too