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12-12-2021, 11:08 AM
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Senior Member
Brand: Thor Motor Coach
Model: Vegas 25.6
State: New Mexico
Posts: 5,118
THOR #20220
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Cool Lady SUV camping
My wife said we are spoiled after watching this.
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12-12-2021, 11:40 AM
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Senior Member
Brand: Thor Motor Coach
Model: Quantum JM31
State: Tennessee
Posts: 701
THOR #21926
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Scubawise
https://youtu.be/z5mbanSWBHA
My wife said we are spoiled after watching this.
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The wife and I are in the age bracket where a bathroom is a necessity and not a luxury. And don't have anything in the way when we need TO GO.
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2022 Quantum JM31
2023 Colorado Z71
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12-12-2021, 01:40 PM
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Senior Member
Brand: Still Looking
Model: Sunstar 29VE Winnebago
State: Texas
Posts: 5,633
THOR #13058
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Bob Nodine
The wife and I are in the age bracket where a bathroom is a necessity and not a luxury. And don't have anything in the way when we need TO GO.
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It can be a necessity regardless of age. 4 years ago; I gave a Yamaha Dealer nuts because I refused to buy a $78,000 boat because it did not have a porti pottie. One day they had magically installed one. If I am on the lake and I have to go, I have to go. It is easier for me to pull over in the SUV (or RV) to use a restroom than when on a lake, but I do find the RV restroom as a very nice to have luxury when I have to go. Unless I am winterize, I never go inside any of the gas stations, and we tend to stop at the actual rest stops more to get in and out very fast with little traffic.
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2019 Sunstar 29ve; Toad Lincoln Navigator; RVi Brake 3 & Command Center; Roadmaster Nighthawk Tow bar & Baseplate; Sumo Springs; Safe T Plus; Onan EC-30 AGS; Vmax 250ah AGM; T-Mobile Internet; H/W Heater / Chassis Disconnect Switches; Southwire Surge Guard 44270 & 34951 w/Monitor 40301; Jet Flo Macerator; Alpine SPE500 Speakers; Visio M21D-H8R
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12-12-2021, 01:48 PM
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Senior Member
Brand: Still Looking
Model: Sunstar 29VE Winnebago
State: Texas
Posts: 5,633
THOR #13058
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Scubawise
https://youtu.be/z5mbanSWBHA
My wife said we are spoiled after watching this.
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That can be dangerous, 1st night it gets cold; and they run the engine for heat, they are at risk of carbon monoxide poisoning. Same can be for the inverse if it gets too hot and need for AC.
Just take a simple tent if you plan to go camping, otherwise if you just traveling, just go get a room. It is not that complicated.
I agree that we are spoiled. I struggle to think of any trip without the RV. To us it is just an oversized SUV that gets very bad gas mileage, but it is like we are at home while on the road.
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2019 Sunstar 29ve; Toad Lincoln Navigator; RVi Brake 3 & Command Center; Roadmaster Nighthawk Tow bar & Baseplate; Sumo Springs; Safe T Plus; Onan EC-30 AGS; Vmax 250ah AGM; T-Mobile Internet; H/W Heater / Chassis Disconnect Switches; Southwire Surge Guard 44270 & 34951 w/Monitor 40301; Jet Flo Macerator; Alpine SPE500 Speakers; Visio M21D-H8R
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12-12-2021, 02:12 PM
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I Think We're Lost!
Brand: Still Looking
Model: Tiffin Wayfarer 24 BW
State: New York
Posts: 22,195
THOR #8860
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If you want to follow her down her "primrose path": 
As for me and the Missus: we'll go our own way... 
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Good Sam Member 843599689
Current coach: Tiffin Wayfarer 24 BW
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12-12-2021, 02:29 PM
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Site Team
Brand: Thor Motor Coach
Model: ACE 27.1
State: Florida
Posts: 14,329
THOR #7035
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How about a NFL cheerleader living in a Prius with her dog:
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2016 ACE 27.1
2016 Chevy Sonic Toad - Selling
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12-12-2021, 02:45 PM
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I Think We're Lost!
Brand: Still Looking
Model: Tiffin Wayfarer 24 BW
State: New York
Posts: 22,195
THOR #8860
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So is this recreation?
Or are they just homeless hoboes?
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Current coach: Tiffin Wayfarer 24 BW
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12-12-2021, 02:52 PM
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Senior Member
Brand: Thor Motor Coach
Model: Miramar 37.1
State: California
Posts: 2,494
THOR #12698
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I like having the comforts of home on the road. Wait till she hits a cold front and see how nice it is inside her car sleeping. You can't always go outside and set up your coleman camp camp stove to cook when it is raining.
Paul
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12-12-2021, 02:56 PM
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Senior Member
Brand: Redwood
Model: 36FB
State: Arizona
Posts: 1,766
THOR #3610
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Bob Nodine
The wife and I are in the age bracket where a bathroom is a necessity and not a luxury. And don't have anything in the way when we need TO GO.
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We resemble that remark!
And there's a minimum heighth requirement for the toilet!
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Replacement undetermined
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12-12-2021, 03:19 PM
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I Think We're Lost!
Brand: Still Looking
Model: Tiffin Wayfarer 24 BW
State: New York
Posts: 22,195
THOR #8860
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I think a defining moment will be when they have to get cleaned up... in January! 
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Good Sam Member 843599689
Current coach: Tiffin Wayfarer 24 BW
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12-12-2021, 04:22 PM
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Axis/Vegas Enthusiast
Brand: Thor Motor Coach
Model: Axis 24.4
State: Michigan
Posts: 9,837
THOR #1150
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There are tons and tons of youtube channels of people of various ages travelling across the US in all manner of vehicles. (I believe I saw one of a guy on a bike.)
Quite a few of them post with the tag #vanlife.
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12-12-2021, 04:25 PM
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Senior Member
Brand: Thor Motor Coach
Model: Hurricane 35m
State: North Carolina
Posts: 936
THOR #13505
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Digital Bums! Ha
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12-12-2021, 04:31 PM
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Senior Member
Brand: Thor Motor Coach
Model: Freedom Traveller A27
State: North Carolina
Posts: 2,438
THOR #17765
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When I was 21 me and a buddy went from New Orleans to Daytona via the coast. Had a semi customized ‘77 Dodge van. Slept in it. Slept on the beach. Partied anywhere. Showered at the head on the beach outside the motel pools. Got run out of parking lots at night many times. But………….. I feel I’ve outgrown that.  . I’ll just imagine my wife is the cheerleader. And I don’t have to imagine 3 miniature schnauzers.
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12-12-2021, 04:31 PM
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Senior Member
Brand: Still Looking
Model: Sunstar 29VE Winnebago
State: Texas
Posts: 5,633
THOR #13058
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Quote:
Originally Posted by 16ACE27
How about a NFL cheerleader living in a Prius with her dog:
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I tried to watch this video, but my wife is in the house. Can you tell me if she ever put on any clothes, does she ever talk about what kind of batteries she has in the Prius, does she have solar etc. etc.? 
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2019 Sunstar 29ve; Toad Lincoln Navigator; RVi Brake 3 & Command Center; Roadmaster Nighthawk Tow bar & Baseplate; Sumo Springs; Safe T Plus; Onan EC-30 AGS; Vmax 250ah AGM; T-Mobile Internet; H/W Heater / Chassis Disconnect Switches; Southwire Surge Guard 44270 & 34951 w/Monitor 40301; Jet Flo Macerator; Alpine SPE500 Speakers; Visio M21D-H8R
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12-12-2021, 04:56 PM
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Senior Member
Brand: Thor Motor Coach
Model: Chateau 31L
State: Florida
Posts: 2,063
THOR #12189
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Quote:
Originally Posted by dkoldman
I tried to watch this video, but my wife is in the house. Can you tell me if she ever put on any clothes, does she ever talk about what kind of batteries she has in the Prius, does she have solar etc. etc.? |
You got the picture. Something very UNreal about it. Ex Jets cheerleader, Bachelor contestant, first runner up for Miss Connecticut, lives in a car, sleeps on backwoods roads, walks off into the woods with two stangers...
Click bait? Something doesn't add up.
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12-12-2021, 05:56 PM
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Senior Member
Brand: Thor Motor Coach
Model: 2018 24.1 AXISSIXxSIX
State: Arizona
Posts: 6,901
THOR #13932
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The mental midgetry of pretty women knows no bounds.
Cut the pill in half, or double up, something isn't working.
I have a queen sized bed setup in my two-door blazer expeditionary vehicle(think Mann truck but tiny)
Anyone saying it's anything but miserable and a compromise to meet their inability to see straight...isn't seeing straight.
My silliness is vehicle size related.
It has to do with a specific function down 48" tread width roads untravelled in 100 years.
Otherwise I'd call it a mental deficiency.
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12-13-2021, 05:02 PM
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Senior Member
Brand: Thor Motor Coach
Model: THOR Chateua 35SF
State: Florida
Posts: 5,850
THOR #11130
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I hope they are happy with what they are doing (seem to for sure) as long as they leave nature like they found it. Biggest issue with the "van dwellers" is the trash they leave behind as a result of not having proper disposal facilities..garbage and human waste. We just took the coach across town for a Christmas Parade...nice having the fridge and toilet with you. Got there early, had a few snacks and cocktails... we and Bugsie had a great time. There was a "traveling van" parked near us who seemed to fit in this category of lifestyle. After they left I found a pile of drink cans, scattered trash and a neatly folded up dirty diaper they left on the ground behind their van where they were backed up against a fence. Not an uncommon practice among van dwellers and car live-ins.
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12-13-2021, 09:48 PM
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Senior Member
Brand: Thor Motor Coach
Model: Aria 3401
State: Washington
Posts: 849
THOR #22245
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Scubawise
My wife said we are spoiled after watching this.
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You have earned it. I slept on dirt, sand, mud for years with the military, Search and Rescue and Mountain Rescue. I could do it again but why? A solo 30 something is one thing. A couple with dogs, kids, and or grandkids is another.
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2021 Grand Cherokee Trailhawk - toad
2010 Porsche Boxster(trailered)
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12-19-2021, 06:24 AM
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Member
Brand: Thor Motor Coach
Model: Palazzo 36.2
State: Illinois
Posts: 48
THOR #12796
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Looks like click bait to me. They generate revenue every time someone starts their U-tube video.
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12-20-2021, 04:43 AM
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Senior Member
Brand: Still Looking
Model: Forest River 2400R MBS
State: Missouri
Posts: 280
THOR #13744
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I guess that style of camping/RVing is OK when you are young. I had my share of roughing it while being deployed in Iraq twice, it was OK because I was younger.
Now we are retired and like our creature comforts and can afford it. Are we spoiled?.....I installed a satellite system in our RV so my wife can watch Lifetime Movie Network and I can watch the Motortrend channel. Having a functioning bathroom in the middle of the night is also a bonus at our age.
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