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05-23-2014, 11:50 AM
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Taking off!
I have been touring in my van for years but finally sold everything and taking off full time in my new {to me!} 82 Chevy terra van turtle top. I am traveling with my partner and our 1 year old son. As we are gearing up to leave in the next couple weeks, what should I be bringing? We are planning to mostly boondock as we have been used to traveling and tent camping for months at a time. What are some items I'm likely to forget but will be most thankful to have? Thanks in advance!
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05-23-2014, 12:03 PM
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Fleetwood Owners Club
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Lots of gas money! Best of luck on your travels!
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05-23-2014, 12:43 PM
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Wow! I am impressed. I won't hardly take my 2 year old son to the grocery store! My 5 year old son on the other hand is a lot of fun to take camping we go just the two of us when we can. I plan to go FT in a few years when my youngest is a little more human a little less monkey! Bring lots of diapers is my suggestion! No, but really, I am curious about your plans and motivation for this journey, tell me more !
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05-23-2014, 01:02 PM
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Fleetwood Owners Club Outdoors RV Owners Club
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Don't take much, you won't really need much. As many of us have found out, two coffee cups and a bag of paper plates works just fine 
All teasing aside, if you are boondocking a lot, if you get your hands on a solar panel either roof mounted or one you can lay out in the sun, you will probably find that useful.
I'm not sure how your van (which sounds a bit like the mystery machine to me) is configured. I'll have to look one up cause it sounds cool.
Where ya headed first?
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Jay, Andrea, Stella '14 Ram 3500 Aisin '18 ORV F30RLS
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05-23-2014, 01:12 PM
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Lay out all the stuff you think you'll need. Leave half behind. After a year, pile up everything didn't use. Give the pile to Goodwill. Repeat annually.
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05-23-2014, 03:09 PM
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We use cloth diapers and I have a portable washer and fold out PVC drying rack in the back. I have a wind turbine that runs my fridge and solar and battery to charge my batteries for power. Baby has grown up in the mystery machine since he was 4 days old
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05-23-2014, 03:10 PM
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I also have propane stove and oven as well as water heater and a gasoline generator.
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05-23-2014, 03:14 PM
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05-23-2014, 03:16 PM
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We are Oregon bound from indiana in two weeks.
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05-23-2014, 03:16 PM
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Sounds cool... you DEFINITELY qualify as an RV mutant.
I'm positive you will run into some of us out there.
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'5 Fleetwood Revolution- '15 Airstream Intl Sig. 27FB
Jay, Andrea, Stella '14 Ram 3500 Aisin '18 ORV F30RLS
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05-23-2014, 03:17 PM
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I'm the most excited plasma!
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05-23-2014, 03:20 PM
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Fleetwood Owners Club Outdoors RV Owners Club
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you should be! It's called living free man, and I'm all for it! Campdaven would love you two! You'll stroll across him one day... look out, he's a hoot.
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RVM#78 - -USAF- F-15 Eagle Radar Vet
'5 Fleetwood Revolution- '15 Airstream Intl Sig. 27FB
Jay, Andrea, Stella '14 Ram 3500 Aisin '18 ORV F30RLS
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05-23-2014, 03:25 PM
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Were pretty eccentric ourselves 
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05-23-2014, 03:41 PM
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Nomads- with a babe in diapers, I would say Time and Patience! But you probably already knew that!
Take less than you think, you can always get what you need.....
Have fun.
Tom 
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