As I have been getting ready to travel this great country of ours I am realizing how much I still have to do. It's too cold outside to work on the camper so I have started several endeavors to get make my journeys as enjoyable as possible. One of those tasks has become learning how to cook all over again. Being a former boy scout, I learned most of what I needed to know to be able to survive in the wilderness for extended periods of time. What I have come to realize, that knowledge is somewhat limited to cooking by a campfire and living out of a backpack.
Before it got so uncomfortably cold, I took my truck camper up to Stone Mountain State Park in North Carolina. I am ashamed to say that I've never ventured up there even though I've live within a couple of hours of it for 28 years. My family sent me alone as they didn't quite trust my new RVing knowledge and wanted to make sure they would have a good time when I had it all figured out. After my weekend, I didn't freeze to death, the camper worked better than expected. My cooking skills need improvement. I ate well, but after the smoke alarm going off several times and having to figure out where to pour the grease I realized I needed to rethink things.
Another thing on my radar is preparing to boondock! This part of my learning curve is really the most intriguing and scary too. To be able to stop and setup for the night without having to pay or for the experience is awesome. There are parts to it that worry me but if I am prepared for the various needs then I'm guessing it will be a great experience. But with it all, it seems to me that I will need to find a RV campground or 2 along the way, just to take the stress off the camper and my nerves too and to say the least, to get cleaned up with true hot shower.
In the coming weeks, I hope to detail all these details along with others, the trip itself, what and where I want to go and the reasons why. I hope you join me for the ride.
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