Big news !   I'm finally retiring from my career and will be doing a lot of camping and traveling in my van!  Look for a lot more regular posts from me.   First trip will be to the Summer RTR in Flagstaff AZ.  Really excited !!!!!

Spring GTG 2015 Racoon Creek Alabama

Spent a very nice week camping with my friends in early April.  Good weather and good friends !!

Heading to Racoon Creek in Alabama next week for 10 days of camping.  Been working hard on my rig. Life is grand !!

Spring is just about here.  Love it,  Van is running great.  Did a lot of work to it over the winter.  Will do a lot of camping this year !!!

So tired of the cold and the wet.  I hate winter,  On the plus side bought new tires for my rig!!

Well  as some of you may have noticed,  I lost all my photos.  DANG    Well time to start over.

Here are a bunch of interior shots of my rig. Pretty happy with the new layout.

Ohhh yah.,,

Big FAT pork ribs.  6 hours on the grill.  Low and slow.   Lots of spice, juicy and tender

Thrive foods

Thrive foods is a Freeze dried long term storage food system that I think will be great for van dwelling and also for Long term emergency storage in case of any type of serious food shortage.

Review of Thrive foods.    Ok,  got my order of freeze dried Thrive foods with a 25 year shelf life.  I tried the ground beef and added the freeze dried onions.   Pretty good really.  Texture and flavor were favorable.

Prep was a snap,  added a little water to a cup of beef and half a cup of onion, waited a few minutes and heated it up in my cast iron skillet with a bit of spaghetti sauce. 

Ate every bite and enjoyed it.  Probably won't eat it much at home but camping and CERTAINLY for a SHTF situation this stuff is the BOMB.

Spring is on the way

Been busy working on my van making a lot of small adjustments.   As I pack and repack and sort thru my stuff I realize how little you really need to live this lifestyle.   I'm excited !

Cast Iron Cooking

Lately I've been working on my Cast Iron cooking and  I just love it.   Getting my pans seasoned just right any playing with recipes.  Below are a few of my good eats.   Looking forward to doing this type of stuff on an open fire in the woods

Pizza

Chicken

Pot roast 

New bed experiment

Currently I have a fixed bed in my rig with a high dollar XL twin mattress.  It's a nice heavy sturdy bed with good storage below.  Problem is that it takes up a ton of room and I'm wanting to add a more comfortable recliner.  (Yes,  I know...  I'm a dude)

So  I already own a really nice inflatable type camping pad and I've recently purchased a 4 inch high density foam pad  (also XL Twin)

Today I've ordered a Teton XL cot from Amazon.   It gets rave reviews and is supposed to be very big, very sturdy and very comfortable.   I decided to give it a shot.   The idea will be to have a more portable bed that I can move around as need be. I may sacrifice a bit of comfort but the flexibility will be very much enjoyed.

If it doesn't work out as a semi permanent bed in my rig it will still be nice to have for guests in my RV in Ellijay.    I'll re-post with a follow up when I get it all set up and sleep on it a few nights.

Kenny out

Links

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000P6BGYI/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i01?ie=UTF8&psc=1"
 
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0017ZPH78/ref=oh_details_o03_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1"

This link is a great resource for people who want to or need to learn about the Vandwelling lifestyle

http://vandwellers.org/

Camping finally

Well I was able to get a day off from the grind and spend the weekend camping with some friends in the Tennessee foothills. Enjoyed myself but the rain came in Torrents late Saturday afternoon and I decided to sissy out and head for home a night early. Really nice to be able to share a camp fire with my friends and get some relaxation in. Will this RAIN EVER STOP ? Kenny out

Auto accident

May 14th was doing a bit of Dog rescue picking up a pitbull puppy to bring to my friend Sandra when a Napa auto parts truck driver fell asleep at the wheel. His truck crossed over into my lane and hit me broadside. I cut my face, suffered a concussion and a moderate back injury. The more severe injury is to my neck which now hurts 24/7. My car was totaled so I'm forced to go out and find another car. Amazing how much your life can change in a split second. I do realize how fortunate I am to be alive.

Pretty quiet on the RV Camping Front

Busy with life's chores. Hope to get out there and do some quality camping with my buddies. Cold rainy spring so far in Atlanta but finally warming up nicely. Let's go CAMPING !!!

RV Warriors

Ready for the new season

Well spring hopefully is on it's way and I declare my van in good shape and ready for the season. 

Had a minor repair plus an oil change and gas filter change and now it's running as well as it's ever been before.

I came up with a new name  Van Diesel  :)

I recently drove about 150 miles and came in at a solid 15 mpg.   Not too bad considering the size and weight of the vehicle.   Diesel is currently 3.86 a gallon so  I'm hoping to have the patience to drive 55 mph this season instead of my previous 62. 

I've also logged a few hours on the interior, constantly re-arranging and adding and removing items.

I spent some big money on a Olympian Wave 6 propane heater as the little Coleman wasn't quite getting the job done.  Anyone who knows me knows I don't like the cold.

Anyway...   That's me in my nut shell  :)

Kenny out

Happy Thanksgiving everyone

Long time no post, Not much news to report in my life.  Busy with work and taking care of my mother's health issues.   Taking the rig up to Ellijay tomorrow to check out my fifth wheel.

I continue to winterize it for the cold weather.  Don't plan to spend much time up there this winter as I really don't like the cold.  Bring on Global warming !!!    Kidding...   Best to all

Little place in the mountains.

Much to my surprise I picked up a little place up in the North GA mountains near Ellijay.  It's a very small piece of land that I own with a 2002 30 ft  fifth wheel on it.   It's very comfortable and I hope to get a lot of use out of it.  Will be the perfect home base when  I'm able to travel.

Very affordable and a nice view.  Bella and Gracie seem to like it ?

Rain Rain and more Rain

Had a couple of long wonderful downpours in camp this weekend.  Nice to sit dry and comfortable in my rig and watch mother natures beauty.   Glad I'm not a tenter.