Why I think RVing Sucks.

[brewer12345]

Hey, save me a sunny spot will ya!

And some suntan lotion. I hear they have it on sale if you buy at least a gallon...

 

[Westernskies]

And I will not try to retrofit a granite countertop into this RV, nor "remodel" its bathroom. It already feels like, well, home.

Here's a quick LBYM RV Granite Countertop remodel suggestion....

It sticks and sucks!

 

[W2R]

Here's a quick LBYM RV Granite Countertop remodel suggestion....

It sticks and sucks!

And you can probably buy it at Wal-Mart!

 

[NW-Bound]

I love it! Granite on a roll. Should I put it on the floor too?

 

[Rich_by_the_Bay]

All in all, what matters to both of us is that we are so happy with our purchases and our lives are enriched by them. That far overshadows negative comments we might read on the board.

Well said.

I enjoy reading about folks' lifestyle and location choices even though they seem unfamiliar or even bizarre at times. All that matters is how you feel about it.

 

[NW-Bound]

I enjoy reading about folks' lifestyle and location choices even though they seem unfamiliar or even bizarre at times.

I wonder if ordinary folks think granite on a roll is unfamiliar, or bizarre or both!

 

[NW-Bound]

Anyway, reading full-time RV'er bloggers, I found so many interesting stories. The most captivating stories are from those that write well, have unconventional living arrangements and are able to put their thoughts down in a lucid prose. I started reading these as a guide to RV traveling, but then got much more interested in their philosophical viewpoints.

 

[haha]

Ordinary people don't even know what you are talking about.

Ha

 

[NW-Bound]

Do you, Sir Ha?

 

[Westernskies]

I love it! Granite on a roll. Should I put it on the floor too?

Don't be ridiculous. Everyone knows you put hardwood on the floor.

 

[haha]

Do you, sir Ha?

No. I am completely clueless.

BTW, OP sure stuck a stick into the hornets' nest didn't he?

Ha

 

[NW-Bound]

Gee! I should have hired you, my friend, to decorate my RV if I weren't so keen on maintaining my anonymity.

 

[audreyh1]

I was thinking maybe it was Indiana Jones.

Snake chaps?

Yep. Those snake chaps really help with the prickly pear cactus among other things....

Here is DH, Dragonfly Hunter, in full insect photography "field dress" which includes the oh-so-essential knee pads.

That's how he gets photos like this:
(the butterfly is less than 1/2 inch across)

Audrey

P.S. Yeah, that's it! I married Indiana Jones!

 

[NW-Bound]

No. I am completely clueless.

BTW, OP sure stuck a stick into the hornets' nest didn't he?

Ha

Nah. I am not 100% sure about other RV'ers - I am not yet really one, not having taken my first trip even - but I think [-]we[/-] they are gentle and no hornets.

 

[audreyh1]

OK - I'll share a pretty nice TX Hill Country RV Resort just outside Marble Falls TX - hope I don't regret this (but it is a well known local "secret" and it is in the "Big Rig Directory"). We spent a month here once. Sunset Point on Lake LBJ

View from the "Granite Dome" point - why it's called "Sunset Point"

Looking back at the campground from where the above photo was taken:

Some amazing cacti growing within the park:

Audrey

 

[REWahoo]

Yep. Those snake chaps really help with the prickly pear cactus among other things....

Excellent! Especially when you realize the ratio of prickly pear to rattlesnakes is probably in the range of 5 million to one...

 

[REWahoo]

Some amazing cacti growing within the park:

Audrey

Seems a shame those huge blooms last only one day.

 

[NW-Bound]

What kind of macro lens does one need to take photos of chiggers? Or does one use a microscope? And what other abominable creatures in Texas that I read about that can also be photographic subjects?

 

[audreyh1]

Excellent! Especially when you realize the ratio of prickly pear to rattlesnakes is probably in the range of 5 million to one...

Yeah - this is TEXAS after all! Y'all gotta be prepared!

These are the "turtleskins" available at Cabela's - some pretty cool high-tech fabric. Very lightweight. OK, they're $$$$ - what can I say - it's DH, and he wears them all the time!

Snake Gaiters :: TurtleSkin SnakeArmor

Audrey

 

[audreyh1]

Seems a shame those huge blooms last only one day.

These would only open up after 11:00 a.m. on a day or two after a rain, and then close by 3-4 p.m. Fortunately, staying there a month, we figured out when to take the photos.

That is a Lace Cactus, by the way.

Audrey

 

[REWahoo]

That is a Lace Cactus, by the way.

Yep. We have a few of them around the house sprinkled among the prickly pear (which I just noticed was 'sprinkled' by a bird...).

 

[audreyh1]

Yep. We have a few of them around the house sprinkled among the prickly pear (which I just noticed was 'sprinkled' by a bird...).

Sho nuff! They were like magical little easter eggs! Just incredible.

Audrey

P.S. Photoshop (for cleaning up "sprinkles", etc.)

 

[Rich_by_the_Bay]

We had a couple of cereus cacti in our yard in Tucson. They bloom explosively for one night per year. I remember leaving to walk the dog one night and returning an hour later during which this bloom occurred. Next day, gone.

 

[audreyh1]

What kind of macro lens does one need to take photos of chiggers? Or does one use a microscope? And what other abominable creatures in Texas that I read about that can also be photographic subjects?

Microscope required, I believe!

You can use the macro lens to photograph the chigger bite!

Audrey

 

[REWahoo]

You can use the macro lens to photograph the chigger bite!

Make that bites - no such thing as just one.