I mean, take social security (I qualify) and my share of the equity in the house, buy something like this:
(http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj87/jon67427/1964%20C30%20Alaskan%20Camper/141.jpg)
And just take off. Fuck it. Maybe Alaska, by way of Alabama and Boston.
Ya, it's an old truck, but i could keep it running. Factory air, 327 V8 (COPO), Alaskan pop up camper...Oh, ya. This truck as equipped cost over 6 grand in 1964- that was a pile of cash back then.
I know what you mean. Fuckitol. Let's hit the road.
Quote from: Eye of the Tiger on March 08, 2019, 09:22:20 PM
I know what you mean. Fuckitol. Let's hit the road.
We'll stop in Maine. You know Stephen King, right? ;) :lol:
Quote from: shp4man on March 08, 2019, 09:31:46 PM
We'll stop in Maine. You know Stephen King, right? ;) :lol:
Yeah, he's my cousin's ex-wife's new boyfriend's uncle's former roommate.
I'd probably go for a van with a 4x4 conversion, but I like the idea.
(http://cdn.drivingline.com/media/2305996/002b-2003-ford-e-350-4x4-van-ujoint-off-road-nitto-ridge-grappler.jpg)
I would go with an 88 GMC K1500 4.3 and a travel trailer.
Quote from: Eye of the Tiger on March 09, 2019, 09:58:06 AM
I would go with an 88 GMC K1500 4.3 and a travel trailer.
HOMETRUCK
How about this Unimog which I saw today? :mrcool: :ohyeah:
(https://i.postimg.cc/zXVysmnP/Unimog-1.jpg)
(https://i.postimg.cc/K8TRYnpP/Unimog-2.jpg)
(https://i.postimg.cc/9MmM1smb/Unimog-3.jpg)
(https://i.postimg.cc/jjrCnLBG/Unimog-5.jpg)
(https://i.postimg.cc/43by6Xgn/Unimog-9.jpg)
:rockon:
Though at some point, you gotta start worrying about tippyness.
Quote from: BimmerM3 on March 10, 2019, 12:02:18 PM
:rockon:
Though at some point, you gotta start worrying about tippyness.
Or, at the very least, topside clearance. Not goin' through the drive-thru with that sum'bish. And have fun breakin' tree branches everywhere you go. :lol:
Quote from: giant_mtb on March 10, 2019, 12:04:35 PM
Or, at the very least, topside clearance. Not goin' through the drive-thru with that sum'bish. And have fun breakin' tree branches everywhere you go. :lol:
True, but that's gonna be an issue with most things that are tall enough to actually stand up in (not counting pop-ups).
That Unimog is for sure Alaska rated. :ohyeah:
I'd love to get a 4x4 Sprinter van and drive to Alaska through Canada.
And after that, I'd drive down the Baja peninsula.
Yeah there are a lot of you tubers doing this.
https://youtu.be/qOlo_y4htQI
Also a lot of them do the living on a sail boat thing.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMOxypk0wGs
But as those videos show, you need to be a hot chick to do it.
I am a city boi. The closest I'd come to this is sleeping in the back of a minivan in a Walmart parking lot.
Quote from: shp4man on March 10, 2019, 01:16:30 PM
That Unimog is for sure Alaska rated. :ohyeah:
There's a German couple touring the world in their Unimog.
(https://data.motor-talk.de/data/galleries/0/404/4157/62339617/14c87-02-3066642382464170942.jpg)
Looks like they ended up on Mars. :lol:
Quote from: FoMoJo on March 11, 2019, 10:09:48 AM
Looks like they ended up on Mars. :lol:
They should contact Matt Damon for survival advice. :tounge:
Quote from: 565 on March 10, 2019, 05:43:10 PM
Yeah there are a lot of you tubers doing this.
https://youtu.be/qOlo_y4htQI
Also a lot of them do the living on a sail boat thing.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMOxypk0wGs
But as those videos show, you need to be a hot chick to do it.
There's a girl from my town who's like 3-4 years younger than me that tried the whole YouTube living on a boat and then in a van thing...
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCB1pqpV2ZNYRnwS5rgFy7mg
Her channel didn't exactly take off. But whatever, she's doin it for fun I suppose.
Its gonna shock some of you, I know; but people actually did shit before Youtube existed.
Don't forget this gem!
http://www.odditycentral.com/news/couple-sell-everything-they-own-to-go-on-sailing-adventure-their-boat-sinks-just-two-days-later.html
Quote from: Laconian on March 11, 2019, 12:27:39 PM
Don't forget this gem!
http://www.odditycentral.com/news/couple-sell-everything-they-own-to-go-on-sailing-adventure-their-boat-sinks-just-two-days-later.html
Sounds like a good story to tell at get togethers.
Quote from: Laconian on March 11, 2019, 12:27:39 PM
Don't forget this gem!
http://www.odditycentral.com/news/couple-sell-everything-they-own-to-go-on-sailing-adventure-their-boat-sinks-just-two-days-later.html
That was my first though after Chris's post. :lol:
Quote from: Laconian on March 11, 2019, 12:27:39 PM
Don't forget this gem!
http://www.odditycentral.com/news/couple-sell-everything-they-own-to-go-on-sailing-adventure-their-boat-sinks-just-two-days-later.html
The continued adventures:
https://www.tampabay.com/pinellas/what-happened-to-the-couple-whose-boat-sank-near-johns-pass-theyre-off-on-another-adventure-20190218/
Ha
(https://www.motoringbox.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/15x4.jpg)
Gotta watch crosswinds with that one.^^^^^ :lol:
This slide-in looks pretty dang sweet.
https://www.kimboliving.com/details
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-fCZ5L61vs
That Kimbo thing is pretty cool. Kind of like a semi truck sleeper except idling won't keep it warm in the winter or cool in the summer.
Starts at $15k tho. Ruf.
With my current unemployment thing, I'm actually seriously considering this. But I have a loving wife and grown kids here. So...I guess keep up the monthly payments and the traffic and the BS. For the time being.