I was pleased to see that this forum exists now. When I think of Lifestyle, I equate that
to traveling in my motorhome. The beauty of an RV is that you don't have to purchase a
winter home as well as a summer home. You also don't have to purchase a time share,
which you would never be able to sell when you tire of it, and you wouldn't have to pay
the maintenance fees that come with it. With a RV, you travel in your 'house on wheels'
to any destination.

With the RV, we can travel anywhere in North America, and never have to worry about
renting a motel room.

We have a trip planned in the near future that will allow us to visit with family in other
states, visit Canada, NY and New Jersey, DC and other places on our way back home.

Of course, money IS an issue. But the initial cost of the RV is a lot less than a second
home, and fuel will hopefully be less than a maintenance fee of a time share.

Anyway, as far as lifestyle is concerned, We believe that we have found the only option
for us. Our motorhome IS our home when we travel. We always feel comfortable, meet
new friends, see new places and we do so in a very relaxed environment.

Mike Dippel

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On 01 May 2023 at 09:43p, Mike Dippel pondered and said...

I was pleased to see that this forum exists now. When I think of Lifestyle, I equate that
to traveling in my motorhome. The beauty of an RV is that you don't

Thanks :) It seemed like the best way to merge down a bunch of echomail areas that were started with the best of intent. Indeed some did garner some chatter but it seems like those that are soon to be shuttered were not getting anywhere as much attraction/interest in their individual subjects/topics as others launched at the same time. So here we are in the Lifestyle echo now :)

With the RV, we can travel anywhere in North America, and never have to worry about
renting a motel room.

This seems to me to be the big thing about the lifestyle regardless of country etc. you might do such a thing. But I also guess some countries may be better set up for such a life vs others?

Over here in New Zealand there's an active community I think that operates in the RV space. I'm picking the RV gear here is not as nice as the kit used in the USA but the locals that play in this sandpit like their freedoms and mobile life too :)

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Anyway, as far as lifestyle is concerned, We believe that we have found
the only option for us. Our motorhome IS our home when we travel.

I enjoy watching RV (and van-life) videos on YouTube, but it's kind of like sailing videos are for me. I enjoy living vicariously through others more than I think I'd actually enjoy living that way myself.

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On 5/2/2023 7:33 AM, Thom Miller wrote to Mike Dippel:

Anyway, as far as lifestyle is concerned, We believe that we have found the only option for us. Our motorhome IS our home when we travel.

I enjoy watching RV (and van-life) videos on YouTube, but it's kind of like sailing videos are for me. I enjoy living vicariously through others more than
I think I'd actually enjoy living that way myself.

Good point. My lifestyle may not match yours. I'm in my mid-70's and someday, RV-ing
may not be for me anymore. Then, it will be on to something else, hopefully a lot less
expensive :)

Mike Dippel

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What sort of RV did you go in for?

I've never figured out the "classes" and what is really involved.

Better half wants an Airstream, but then says she doesn't think she could drive if it was under tow.

Hmmm....

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On 5/10/2023 5:32 PM, K9zw wrote to Mike Dippel:

What sort of RV did you go in for?

42 foot Itasca Meridian motorhome.

I've never figured out the "classes" and what is really involved.

I would highly recommend that if you get involved, take a class to learn about turning
radius; how to use your mirrors and a rear-view camera if you have one. Some dealers
will offer it for free if you purchase from them.

Better half wants an Airstream, but then says she doesn't think she could drive
if it was under tow.

Once she feels comfortable driving the tow vehicle, it's not much different when towing.

Mike Dippel

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Mike Dippel wrote to K9zw <=-

On 5/10/2023 5:32 PM, K9zw wrote to Mike Dippel:

What sort of RV did you go in for?

42 foot Itasca Meridian motorhome.

I've been watching people on YouTube turning Priuses (Prii?) into
campers - remove the rear seats and put a platform in there, and make
window coverings. The climate control runs independently of the engine,
so you can keep the climate control set to a comfortable temp and have
the engine kick over when needed.

It's tempting for a weekend trip, don't know if I'd do it full time.




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We have a travel trailer (2017 Catalina) that we love. In fact, when we
made our move from Michigan to Virginia, it was our home for two months.
We only have a few (3) trips planned this summer, but that is due to some
other trips we have planned and balancing my wife's PTO. But, we love our travel trailer. It is nice that we have our home with us and has been
less expensive to stay at the campgrounds than get a hotel. Our first
trip of the season is next weekend with my sister and some of her
friends. We are staying in our "glamper" while many of her group are
staying in cabins. Anyway, looking forward to our maiden voyage of 2023. --Matt

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On 6/1/2023 6:12 AM, Mhansel739 wrote to Mike Dippel:

We have a travel trailer (2017 Catalina) that we love. In fact, when we
made our move from Michigan to Virginia, it was our home for two months.
We only have a few (3) trips planned this summer, but that is due to some other trips we have planned and balancing my wife's PTO. But, we love our travel trailer. It is nice that we have our home with us and has been
less expensive to stay at the campgrounds than get a hotel. Our first
trip of the season is next weekend with my sister and some of her
friends. We are staying in our "glamper" while many of her group are
staying in cabins. Anyway, looking forward to our maiden voyage of 2023. --Matt

Glamping beats motels any day!

Mike Dippel

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Mhansel739 wrote to Mike Dippel <=-

We have a travel trailer (2017 Catalina) that we love. In fact, when we made our move from Michigan to Virginia, it was our home for two
months. We only have a few (3) trips planned this summer, but that is
due to some other trips we have planned and balancing my wife's PTO.
But, we love our travel trailer. It is nice that we have our home with
us and has been less expensive to stay at the campgrounds than get a hotel.

I'd wished I had room for a small trailer, it seems like in mild
weather that it might make a nice guest suite. We had a deck area
with a bathroom just inside an exterior door that would have been
perfect, but don't know about loading - and we enclosed it and made it
into a patio...

I've loved the design of tiny houses of late - trailers and campers are
the original tiny house.



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I've loved the design of tiny houses of late - trailers and campers ar

Yes they kind of were the original tiny house. The issue with tiny
houses is where do you setup your retro equipment? (Yes, I know this is a non-technical message area). Just saying.
I like the idea of them - simple, small, efficient. If it was just me, no
wife or dogs, then maybe. I personally would be fine in the camper. But
working out of that for an extended period of time can be tough. I would
need a different layout - one with an office space or something.
We stayed in our camper for 2 months (November and December 2022) and
that was ok. Glad we had the camper instead of renting an apartment, etc.
But it was tough in the winter months and became a little "cramped" after
a while.
--Matt

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Re: Re: Lifestyle
By: Mhansel739 to poindexter FORTRAN on Sat Jun 03 2023 05:29:50

Yes they kind of were the original tiny house. The issue with tiny
houses is where do you setup your retro equipment? (Yes, I know this
is a non-technical message area). Just saying.

I have the same problem with van living. No stable space for retro
equipment. However, i recall walking to a cafe that had a DEC terminal directly connected to a modem, and a cheat sheet with Hayes commands to
dial in to the local university modem pools. People were good about
sharing, mainly using it to check email while sipping their coffee. One
model of how to do retro-computing while living in cramped quarters.
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Mhansel739 wrote to poindexter FORTRAN <=-

Yes they kind of were the original tiny house. The issue with tiny
houses is where do you setup your retro equipment? (Yes, I know this is
a non-technical message area). Just saying.

Where there's a will, there's a way. On Tiny House Nation, a show on
one of the cable channels, two guys built a trailer house with a
quilting table!


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Ben Collver wrote to Mhansel739 <=-

I have the same problem with van living. No stable space for retro equipment. However, i recall walking to a cafe that had a DEC terminal directly connected to a modem, and a cheat sheet with Hayes commands to dial in to the local university modem pools.

At the heyday of the dial-in era, there was a BBS called SF-Net that
had cheap PCs set up in coin-operated kiosks. You'd find nodes at BBSes
and coffee shops all over the city.

I lived next to a coffee shop/pub/discussion salon and toyed with the
idea of setting up short haul modems and having a BBS node in the back
room.

Here's a great article about the place - we had many BBS gettogethers
there in the '90s.

https://tinyurl.com/48s28sba






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Re: Re: Lifestyle
By: poindexter FORTRAN to Ben Collver on Mon Jun 05 2023 07:42:00

At the heyday of the dial-in era, there was a BBS called SF-Net that
had cheap PCs set up in coin-operated kiosks. You'd find nodes at BBSes and coffee shops all over the city.

I like the sound of that. It's not only about jacking in, it's also
about getting out of the house and being in the same place with other
people.

I lived next to a coffee shop/pub/discussion salon and toyed with the
idea of setting up short haul modems and having a BBS node in the back room.

Here's a great article about the place - we had many BBS gettogethers there in the '90s.

Nice! A multi-generational club atmosphere. What do you think is the
nearest option to a BBS gettogether in this day and age?
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