07-19-2018, 11:49 PM
(07-19-2018, 11:17 AM)Trix Wrote: I agree about stealth, it’s the only way to go. Anything else is just cumbersome. When you’re over the idea of kitchens and bathrooms and living rooms etc., that type of setup doesn’t appeal to you. You gotta get camping chairs and sit outside, go walking and exploring, etc. The idea isn’t to be inside, unless the weather is bad. If it’s raining for days, you can’t pick up your house and leave... but you can drive away!!!
Re: temperatures, Bob’s philosophy (which makes a lot of sense) is essentially to move up or down in elevation depending on the temperature. He said in one of his videos lastnight that when temperatures get too hot or cold, we’re supposed to move rather than try to fight nature and stay there anyway. Amazing. It’s all such common sense.
Re: safety, I’ve never had a single problem anywhere in the nation besides in the east. Anything east of Texas is increasingly unfriendly, and best avoided. People are pretty damn nice out west. You can be armed with a variety of items in and out of the vehicle too. Just go by each state’s personal laws and there’s no problem.
That is good advice, I have no problem moving up or down depending on the temperatures, the last thing I want to do is stay in the same spot anyway! Long-term camping in the same spot doesn't really appeal to me, I want to travel around and see new places.
That is my main purpose for doing this, traveling and connecting to nature, not to save money or live off-grid (although it might evolve into that over time if I love it and decide to do this full time.) It actually might work out for me that living mobile actually HELPS my career and what I am planning on doing in the future!
That is interesting about the east coast, what kind of problems did you encounter? I am on the west coast and have little desire to ever go east because it just doesn't appeal to me very much the few times I have been for some of the reasons you mention. I'm sure there are some beautiful areas in the midwest/east coast, but in general it seems kind of dreary to me. A few places like Maine and Vermont might appeal to me.
Besides the Western states and the Rockies, I also really want to venture to the South because I have never been down there (except visiting Florida a few times). I think it would be fun to explore and it seems like people are generally friendly. Would definitely bring a firearm with me and pepper spray, etc. not just for people but also for bears and mountain lions.
I have been listening to a lot of David Paulides lately (Missing 411 books) and he states that people have not gone missing who have both a firearm and a personal beacon locator. They have with one or the other, but not both. So for me, those are essential in regards to safety.
