RVing, Places to go, Camping, Being a Gypsy, Being a Nomad, Escaping the Grind, Van Life, Trips, August 25, 2018


Big Plan
* Fix Towmater
* Toy Hauler Trailer
* Get the RM125 from Sues
* Just write your 2 stroke applications (name Bang Bang?)
* Public Artifacts
* Getting out of your comfort zone
* Don’t overthink things, just get in the van and go - Youtube Vancity Vanlife
* Just get out there and enjoy it - Finding Simon

* Where do I want to go?
-- Motocross Races
---- I think I would enjoy going to MX races and taking photographs for sale.
* How could I make money at photographing MX races? Give away some of the prints?
-- Casual Motocross Get togethers
-- Casual Bike Rides
-- Bicycle Tour Events
-- RV Get Togethers, RV Conventions, might get free parking
-- RV Shows
-- Swap Meets
* Car Shows, Free Car Shows
-- Auto/Car Auctions
* AirVenture / Oshkosh
* Sun and Fun
-- Hamvention
-- Visit Friends and Family Members
---- Go visit Ted and my Salineville Friends
-- Places Vanilla would like to go.
-- Flea Markets
-- Track Days
-- Abandoned Places
-- Places to ride my bike
-- Hunt for Cars that are for sale
---- Could I make money buying and selling cars?
---- Caroll Shelby said the money is in selling the parts, not in the cars.
-- Hunt for Motorcycles that are for sale.
-- What technical conferences do I want to attend?
---- WWDC
---- Apple Events
---- DefCon, BlackHat
---- Free Seminars
-- What church events do I want to attend?
-- What events do I want to help out with?
-- Where can I practice riding my quad, riding my dirt bike, riding my mountain bike?
— What geek things can I go to?
-- Finding Meteorites. Could I make money finding meteorites?
-- Car Events
---- SEMA
---- PRI
---- SuperFlow Conference (AETC)
---- Barrett Jackson
-- Search for Car Corral
* Daytona Car Corral
* NASCAR infield
* Baja 100
* Hamvention
* SXSW
* Nome Alaska Gold Panning
* Places where I can learn to fly
* Places where I can learn to fly old planes.
* Search for Aviation Museums close to where I am, what museums are free?
* JetSki Races
* Astronomy Events
* Smithsonian Air and Space Museum
* Electronic Junkyards, like the one in Dayton, Mendalsens
* Railroad Museums
* Reserve America to reserve camping spots
* Habitat for Humanity (could I camp near the houses?)
* Public Land Camping, BLM
* Is there cheap public land camping in areas that are high risk for hurricanes, or flooding, or such?
* Most areas are 14 days max or you can get a trespassing ticket
* There are Long Term Visitor Area (LTVA) Passes, where you can pay for example $180, for a year
* You want a RV with a self contained toilet, or you have to camp within a specific distance of the outhouse. So you want an RV, not a stealth camping van.
* Long Term Visitor Area
* Search Long Term Visitor Area also
* Loaners On Wheels (LOW)
* Car Auctions
* Barrett Jackson
* Leake Auction
* What are good car auctions or swap meets
* Go to every flea market
* Every moped meet
* Need to get a Good Sam Club membership
* RV Caravans, RTR, Van life meet ups
* Wander through Canada
* Go to Alaska
* Lake Meredith - free camping
* Slab City - free camping
* Courtside Arizona - free camping
* BLM, Bureau of Land Management, National Forests, Public Lands, 14 day areas
* Army Corp of Engineers has free camping
* Some casinos give free RV parking
* Area 51
* https://medium.com/the-mission/travel-the-world-forever-and-never-feel-broke-again-f8777d522c50#.8v3kd3jw1
* https://globalwealthprotection.com
* Numbeo
* http://www.jamesaltucher.com/2017/01/bobby-casey/?utm_source=linkedin&utm_medium=syndicate&utm_term=bobby-casey&utm_content=content-link&utm_campaign=bobby-casey
* Start driving up and down the coast looking for a decent sailboat.
* Abandoned Places
* Dead Malls
* Sitting in on bench trials, important cases
* Storm/Hurricane chasing
* Driving around looking at cars
* Computer History Museum
* Look at the Geek Atlas to see places to go
* RV Salvage Yards
* Spur Texas, Tiny Homes are permitted
* Roadkill Nights

Places to Park
* Search freecampsites.net
* Walmart
* Hospitals
* Hotels
* Truck Stops
* Mechanic Shops
* Rest Stops
* Malls
* Dead Malls
* Strip Malls
* National Forests
* Bureau of Land Management
* Make sure there are other people staying in the lot
* Some Indian grounds have cheap camp grounds
* Some Casinos have low cost RV parking ($3 per night) or free parking, each Casino has different rules, you have to call.

Chosing where to go
* Signal, Cell Phone
* Solitude
* Solar
* You are looking for a place to live
* Where can I find the best place to go?
* Good walking

Food, Free Food
* Trade shows
* Publix, free samples

Showers, Laundry
* National Gym Membership
* AirBNB
* Truck Stops

Thoughts
* What racing events could I go to without paying parking?
* Could I just move around between safe suburban Walmarts?
* Could I make some sort of urine evaporator or use the water in the radiator?
* Lots of people seem to want to go smaller in RVs. I am thinking Shaggy might be the right size.
* Just get unstuck and go - CheapRVLiving.com
* Road tripping is all about getting off the highway - David Freiburger

* Think about how to live in small places, how to transform places to what you need
* What do I want to learn about? What conferences do I want to attend? What are the free conferences and seminars close by

YouTube
* Watch YouTube videos on Travel Hacking
* CheapRVLiving

Building a Van
* Use the puzzle floor for garages from Home Depot. Maybe for Towmater

Toy Hauler
* My 1998 RM125
* My Mountain Bike
* My mopeds
* Toy Hauler has an advantage that you have a really big open porch

Supplies for the Zombie Appocolypse
* Lots of Diet Soda, LaCroix, etc. Cans keep really well
* Lots of Nuts, seems to keep for a long time good calories per weight
* Lots of StarBucks instant coffee, coffee can suppress hunger

Where to become a resident
* Nigh County Nevada (Carolyn’s RV Life)
* No State Income tax
* No emissions
* No state income taxes
* Nevada
* Texas (Nick and Jenny live in Texas, I could probably get them to get my mail, give me a street address)
* Florida
* South Dakota
* Alaska
* Washington
* Wyoming

Internet
* Ritzy open shopping areas have open Wifi
* Apple
* Whole Foods
* Libraries
* Starbucks
* Panera Bread
* Business Centers
* Perkins
* Home Depot
* Publix
* Safeway
* McDonalds

Things to fix the RV
* Lots of lights for security
* Lots of good locks
* New Air conditioner

Things to make
* Blankets for curtains for insulation

Making Money
* Google Ad Sense
* Blog
* Youtube Videos
* Storm chasing
* Abandoned places
* What is trending on Youtube
* Start a Patreon
* Youtube every town I an going through and give a short review
* Videoblocks.com
* Patreon
* Create E-Books
* Two stroke software
* Vantastic Journeys - hauls a van and does junkyard picking, yard sales, auctionzip.com, yardsales.net, craigslist, etc. and sells on Ebay (watches completed listing to determine price) and Amazon FBA.
* Look for good pick a parts
* Flea Markets
* Yard Sales
* Taking and selling pictures, Shutterstock, pond5.com, istock
* meetup.com - creating workshops, — forgottenplaces.org
* U-ship
* Amazon Camperforce
* Amazon Affiliate
* Patreon
* Teespring