Virgil_Diesel ~ Thank you for taking the time to post this article, from Truck Camper Magazine. Hopefully we can get you and Maria to join us again, somewhere out on the road, soon.
69_Avion ~ I appreciate your comments Dave, knowing you the way I do and that magnificent family of yours. You have many things to be proud of and your family is your finest example of your priorities. Your own rig is a tour de’ force of how function meets needs. Plus, you could, and do, feed an army with your grill.
R2D1 ~ Thanks and hope that many will find this article as a catalyst for their own plans to try their own legendary adventures. While it is not my expectations to have more try Fulltiming, but maybe provide information that extended travel in remote areas can be done with a variety of Truck Camper types.
Scott16 ~ Thank you Scott and thank you for your service. I enjoy writing and try to use the Plain Speaking style, to share a story. For that is truly who I am. I must give credit where it is due, to this forum. When I was planning, and dreaming, many of the people here provided the information, and confidence, for me to do what I am doing now.
Jefe_4X4 ~ While I am not even close to you, as a XTC, I do get to those places you do by a different means. So I wear the banner of XBTC, instead. Yes, there is a good thing in watching patterns by data, that might not have been otherwise noticed. A good example is that I believed by moving my “house” batteries into the living portion of my TC would ensure that they would be in a warmer. As opposed to my battery bank in my Trailer. Not so. During the different seasons, my House Batteries often are at colder temps than the ones in the Trailer. (Having them against an outside wall is a contributor to this phenomenon.) If I had not been logging the data, I would never have discovered this anomaly. The seasonal changes are easy, in that I look forward to going to the mountains of Northwest and Rockies for the warmer months and various deserts of the southwest, and northwest Texas, for my winter travels. Because of this, I am always moving. Just much slower than most.
Deltabravo ~ There will be some follow up articles coming up in Truck Camper Magazine, that I hope you will enjoy as much as you did with this most recent installment. Your suggestion of a topic might just make a good one to expand upon, as well.
~DJ~ ~ Thank you DJ. From someone that knows how to get “away,” as you do, I am humbled. While I don’t spend weeks in one place, I do grab a spot for 5 to 10 days often. I use this as an opportunity to branch out on the motorcycle, discovering more that is around me. Many times I have discovered things I would have not, if I had not decided to go down a road, trail or stream with the curiosity I have of what is down there. Carrying plenty of extra fuel, and boots, allows me this capability. As for food, that is why I have been researching adding an additional freezer, to my inventory. Having dry food stuffs, pasta/rice/cereal, and frozen food stuffs, chicken/fish/sausages/hamburger, allows me flexibility in my various meal plans. Having a long background of working and living in remote areas has aided me in this area.
