RE: Vehicles that you've owned that are no more.
Let's see..
68 GTO
Chevy Citation 82?
85 Ford Tempo--demon car!
86 Escort Stationwagon..loved it! Totaled by a guy who ran a red light...had it for 10 years..
96 Saturn
2001 Saturn--I'm still driving
Those are all the cars in my life..so far.
RE: How do you put something above cab?
I put 5 laundry baskets across the cab. Under the baskets I layed shelf liner. I've never had anything land on our heads yet. But I do roll the liner back up once we're parked-for ease of grabbing the baskets.
RE: RV boondocking Menus
Bkfst... trail mix bar & applesauce, tea/coffe
pancakes w/ ready made bacon
toast (fried in skillet) w/peanut butter, cinnamon sugar, fruit cup
pop tart, or trail mix or fried corn fritters & syrup
Lunch.. canned chicken or tuna salad sandwich using pickle relish & mayo packets
peanut butter sandwich, chips, pudding cup
jerky, trail mix, cookies, banana
Supper.. canned beef & gravy over fried bread or mashed potatoes, canned veg
mac & cheese, canned peas, whoopie pie made in your pie maker over your grill
grilled potatoes, canned spray cheese, bacon bits, canned gr beans
soup, crackers w/cheese
canned drained beef n between 2 tortilla's & fried in a skillet & add packets of Taco Bell salsa
The ideas are endless. Don't forget some hard candies, (drop 1 or 2 in your coffee), nice coffee creamer if you like it. Just becuz you're boondockin=you can still eat like a queen/king.
RE: RV boondocking Menus
I would pick up catsup, mustard & some mayo packets when in a fast food joint. @ the grocery I would pick up soups, canned tuna, stews, canned beef, chicken dumplings, jerky, crackers (put n ziploc) peanut butter, pancake mix measured into sealed ziploc bag with amt of h20 to be added written on the outside, syrup (no frig, can be mixed w/pea butter for sandwich), spray cheese, instant coffee, tea bags, drop in's for water bottles, make trail mix, canned nuts, pudding cups, applesauce cups, fruit cups, bread, sardines, canned veggies, instant mashed potatoes, canned potatoes, the list is endless. With all these items, you could fix grilled potatoes with spray cheese topped with real bacon bits, mix cans together for soup, soup over mashed potatoes, there's mac & cheese in cups, just add hot h20,, like someone else said...just roam the stores--good luck & have fun!
RE: using porta potti
R u fricken nuts? Have you ever sat on a porta pot for awhile & stand up? How old are you? Bad knees? Better have some leverage to hold onto gettin' your poor self up.
RE: dishes vs paper plates
I have 4 microwave plates & microwave cover I love. All bowls are microwaveable. I have reg silverware. But!! I have paper, too. Throw away plastic silverware, red solo cups I fill you up, lets have a party, (I couldn't resist!), styro cups for hot drinks. Many days we will get a solo cup & use it all day & maybe the next. I guess it's about 50/50.
RE: 24 ft enough space??
We were 1st x snowbirders in our 24' class C, just this past winter. We spent 3 months in it. We did just fine! We have twin beds in the rear with a closet in between. Stool & sink on 1 side, shower on the other. We stayed @ a nice 55+ RV park. We used their brand new spacious showers. We spent a lot of time outside. We had our awning out most days, except for windy conditions, and we had a table & chairs out there. That made another room for us. We left our 2 outdoor chairs with friends & will get them back next year. We towed a Ranger truck.
Enjoy!
I forgot to mention..no slides, has a dinette which we have our TV strapped on @ the window. The cab over bed, we took out the large cushion to open up the cab. I've got 5 laundry baskets across the width of the overhead plus having xtra space. I love the drop down table beside my kitchen sink. I figured our 1st x living in it as an experiment. I would find out what I should've packed & what I could do without!!
RE: Unmounted television
We keep our flat screen TV,19", strapped to the dinette table. Covered with the bubble wrap pillow case that was wrapped around it when we bought it..when moving. No problems here.
