WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:02.919 We're loving our time as campground hosts, but 00:00:02.919 --> 00:00:06.080 is it time to go all in on full -time RVing again? 00:00:06.679 --> 00:00:08.720 We'll share the real costs of keeping a house 00:00:08.720 --> 00:00:11.300 you barely live in, the challenges of selling 00:00:11.300 --> 00:00:14.419 right now, and the opportunity to escape winter 00:00:14.419 --> 00:00:18.760 for good. Plus, how we're working remotely, making 00:00:18.760 --> 00:00:21.839 money on the road, and why mosquitoes are our 00:00:21.839 --> 00:00:25.820 biggest enemy. Stick around. Welcome to the Restless 00:00:25.820 --> 00:00:29.320 Nomads, the ultimate RV show for modern -day 00:00:29.320 --> 00:00:32.479 rubber tramps and weekend warriors alike. Whether 00:00:32.479 --> 00:00:35.640 you're chasing sunsets full -time, savoring seasonal 00:00:35.640 --> 00:00:38.060 escapes, or just hitting the road for a quick 00:00:38.060 --> 00:00:41.079 weekend getaway, this is your go -to show for 00:00:41.079 --> 00:00:43.979 tips, tricks, and tales from the road. Join us 00:00:43.979 --> 00:00:47.060 as we dive into everything RV. Choosing the right 00:00:47.060 --> 00:00:50.060 rig. Surviving life on wheels. And navigating 00:00:50.060 --> 00:00:52.920 the highs and lows of life on the moon. From 00:00:52.920 --> 00:00:56.020 towables to motor homes. Budget hacks to campsite 00:00:56.020 --> 00:00:59.119 secrets. We've got you covered. So buckle up, 00:00:59.280 --> 00:01:01.920 Nomads. And let's hit the road to adventure. 00:01:02.320 --> 00:01:08.579 One mile at a time. Welcome back to the Restless 00:01:08.579 --> 00:01:12.120 Nomads, another show coming to you live from 00:01:12.120 --> 00:01:14.340 Crescent Lake, Oregon. Don't forget to check 00:01:14.340 --> 00:01:18.659 out our travel blog at therestlessnomads .com. 00:01:19.040 --> 00:01:21.599 Also, you can find us on YouTube. Just YouTube 00:01:21.599 --> 00:01:25.079 search the Restless Nomads and find us on Facebook. 00:01:25.359 --> 00:01:28.040 That's Facebook forward slash the Restless Nomads. 00:01:28.260 --> 00:01:30.680 Hi, baby. How are you? Hi there. Great. How you 00:01:30.680 --> 00:01:35.620 doing? got back from Eugene. I saw a wonderful 00:01:35.620 --> 00:01:40.359 play that my granddaughter did. She did amazing. 00:01:40.659 --> 00:01:44.920 I'm so proud of her and just got to see everybody 00:01:44.920 --> 00:01:51.200 and engage in some joyous moments and laughing 00:01:51.200 --> 00:01:55.700 moments because the Pirates of Penzance is funny 00:01:55.700 --> 00:01:58.480 too. Yeah, and that's one of the advantages of 00:01:58.480 --> 00:02:02.180 this job is that If one of us needs to take off 00:02:02.180 --> 00:02:04.260 for whatever reason, whether it's the dentist 00:02:04.260 --> 00:02:07.359 or going to grandkids place and things like that, 00:02:07.359 --> 00:02:09.680 we can do that and the other person can cover 00:02:09.680 --> 00:02:14.099 the hours. Or just get away. Because, I mean, 00:02:14.300 --> 00:02:19.300 we are good friends. We are married. We genuinely 00:02:19.300 --> 00:02:22.419 love each other. But we live in a box. We live 00:02:22.419 --> 00:02:25.819 in a box. And sometimes it's good for us to get 00:02:25.819 --> 00:02:29.300 our own space. That's true. That's true. To refill 00:02:29.300 --> 00:02:36.319 our well and to engage with ourselves, connect 00:02:36.319 --> 00:02:38.120 with ourselves. Sometimes you need a little bit 00:02:38.120 --> 00:02:41.400 of alone time. Yeah. Well, the RV news update 00:02:41.400 --> 00:02:44.919 for this show. The RV lifestyle is hotter than 00:02:44.919 --> 00:02:47.319 ever. Here's what's happening. Campground host 00:02:47.319 --> 00:02:51.259 positions are in high demand right now. It is 00:02:51.259 --> 00:02:54.719 super easy to get a work camping job right now. 00:02:55.379 --> 00:02:57.599 We're at that time of the year where some of 00:02:57.599 --> 00:03:00.539 those folks that have started are quickly finding 00:03:00.539 --> 00:03:03.180 out, hey, this isn't for me. Whatever. They miss 00:03:03.180 --> 00:03:05.699 their grandma. They have to go home. So they 00:03:05.699 --> 00:03:08.509 quit. and those jobs are opening up so if you 00:03:08.509 --> 00:03:12.650 want a camp hosting job they are plentiful. All 00:03:12.650 --> 00:03:15.449 you got to do is get on the Facebook work camping 00:03:15.449 --> 00:03:19.449 groups and you'll learn all those campground 00:03:19.449 --> 00:03:22.189 hosting jobs. There's just company after company 00:03:22.189 --> 00:03:24.590 after company that are seeking people right now 00:03:24.590 --> 00:03:28.060 through the end of October. Hard to find. are 00:03:28.060 --> 00:03:30.719 the winter gigs still not a lot of them coming 00:03:30.719 --> 00:03:34.180 out quite yet but we have our ear to the ground 00:03:34.180 --> 00:03:38.139 for that because we're looking for a winter gig 00:03:38.139 --> 00:03:42.180 also used rv prices dropping flood of inventory 00:03:42.180 --> 00:03:44.340 means great deals for buyers if you're upgrading 00:03:44.340 --> 00:03:46.939 or getting back into rv now's the time to shop 00:03:46.939 --> 00:03:50.479 look for those 2024 models we did that when we 00:03:50.479 --> 00:03:54.169 bought our rv And then also kind of some personal 00:03:54.169 --> 00:03:57.310 news. We're back on Starlink and it's performing 00:03:57.310 --> 00:04:00.969 okay. Better than our Verizon Gateway, I think. 00:04:01.110 --> 00:04:05.210 Yeah. And we're on that Starlink Roam package. 00:04:05.569 --> 00:04:08.830 That's the kind, I think it's $165 a month. You 00:04:08.830 --> 00:04:12.590 can start and stop it. Basically pause your service 00:04:12.590 --> 00:04:16.709 if you need to. But Starlink outperforming Verizon 00:04:16.709 --> 00:04:22.750 Gateway for now. So baby. Full -time RVing again. 00:04:23.389 --> 00:04:26.170 What do you think? Tell us the tell us the history. 00:04:26.170 --> 00:04:29.930 We did it for I like the idea of being on the 00:04:29.930 --> 00:04:37.149 road and I like the idea of moving to different 00:04:37.149 --> 00:04:42.029 locations and the fact that you know, we are 00:04:42.029 --> 00:04:46.490 big on you know, the weather and the climate 00:04:46.490 --> 00:04:52.500 and so and We don't like mosquitoes. Yeah, so 00:04:52.500 --> 00:04:55.360 that is one thing. We're having an absolute blast 00:04:55.360 --> 00:04:57.959 doing this camp hosting again. Oh, that we are. 00:04:58.540 --> 00:05:01.959 And, you know, that consists of primarily cleaning 00:05:01.959 --> 00:05:03.959 bathrooms, tracking reservations, collecting 00:05:03.959 --> 00:05:07.060 fees, and yeah, of course, the mosquitoes. There's 00:05:07.060 --> 00:05:09.600 Luna playing with a toy in the background. Of 00:05:09.600 --> 00:05:11.879 course, we're in this box, so you can't escape 00:05:11.879 --> 00:05:15.370 the dogs either. So that can be kind of challenging. 00:05:15.949 --> 00:05:17.970 But the mosquitoes are pretty ruthless up here 00:05:17.970 --> 00:05:21.290 in Crescent Lake area this time of year. But 00:05:21.290 --> 00:05:24.269 even though it has its challenges, it's super 00:05:24.269 --> 00:05:27.310 rewarding. It is. And not only is it rewarding 00:05:27.310 --> 00:05:31.430 to offer a good time to these campers, protect 00:05:31.430 --> 00:05:34.170 our forests, but also rewarding in a financial 00:05:34.170 --> 00:05:38.750 sense too. The money is great this year. Yeah. 00:05:38.790 --> 00:05:41.670 And honestly, I think this is my favorite gig 00:05:41.670 --> 00:05:47.759 so far. It's simply that because we are doing 00:05:47.759 --> 00:05:53.699 less hours and we are doing maybe four hours 00:05:53.699 --> 00:05:58.379 of work each day and Each of us have 20 allotted 00:05:58.379 --> 00:06:03.740 hours for the week So together we have a 40 -hour 00:06:03.740 --> 00:06:06.600 position and that's the lowest amount of hours 00:06:06.600 --> 00:06:09.259 that we've ever taken on and it's been kind of 00:06:09.259 --> 00:06:12.180 nice because We both work about four hours a 00:06:12.180 --> 00:06:16.230 day Then we're we're done and we can kind of 00:06:16.230 --> 00:06:18.949 enjoy camping for the day and I'm making more 00:06:18.949 --> 00:06:22.930 money than I did caregiving Believe me that was 00:06:22.930 --> 00:06:26.209 rewarding for the 38 years that I did it, but 00:06:26.209 --> 00:06:30.629 this is even more rewarding and it's also being 00:06:30.629 --> 00:06:34.060 good to myself Absolutely, I like being out there 00:06:34.060 --> 00:06:37.160 in the woods and making a difference making sure 00:06:37.160 --> 00:06:41.819 people are respectful here in The campgrounds. 00:06:41.819 --> 00:06:44.519 It's been a really good work -life balance up 00:06:44.519 --> 00:06:48.079 to this point. We actually get home Well, we 00:06:48.079 --> 00:06:50.420 work from home here, you know in their campground 00:06:50.420 --> 00:06:55.000 but You're working 40 hours a week each you get 00:06:55.000 --> 00:06:56.540 home. You're so tired. You don't really want 00:06:56.540 --> 00:06:58.699 to cook So it's a lot of microwave TV dinners 00:06:58.699 --> 00:07:02.459 that kind of thing but working 20 hours a week 00:07:02.459 --> 00:07:06.279 each we have a lot of time for Camping stuff 00:07:06.279 --> 00:07:09.240 so we've barbecued and we cook here in the RV 00:07:09.240 --> 00:07:12.819 and stuff So far. It's been a lot of fun now 00:07:12.819 --> 00:07:15.519 our boat is in a slip about three miles away 00:07:15.519 --> 00:07:19.970 and unfortunately I struck the prop on a rock 00:07:19.970 --> 00:07:22.629 when I launched it so we haven't been able to 00:07:22.629 --> 00:07:26.050 enjoy that at all yet. I've been researching 00:07:26.050 --> 00:07:29.430 how to change a prop and I've got to go pull 00:07:29.430 --> 00:07:32.550 it out of the water with Angie's help and then 00:07:32.550 --> 00:07:34.949 we've got to change the propeller and I think 00:07:34.949 --> 00:07:36.569 we're going to bring it over here to Crescent 00:07:36.569 --> 00:07:40.319 Lake because the wind and the waves are much 00:07:40.319 --> 00:07:43.199 less here at Crescent than they are over at Odell. 00:07:43.779 --> 00:07:45.860 Every afternoon over there it's like the freaking 00:07:45.860 --> 00:07:50.459 ocean. It's so choppy there. It is. So some things 00:07:50.459 --> 00:07:54.660 that we've been kind of considering. We're really 00:07:54.660 --> 00:07:58.319 enjoying the RV Lifestyle full -timing again 00:07:58.319 --> 00:08:03.040 and we're kind of considering whether or not 00:08:03.939 --> 00:08:06.600 Having the house is worth it. We spend about 00:08:06.600 --> 00:08:09.879 $2 ,000 a month for the house when you consider 00:08:09.879 --> 00:08:12.740 the mortgage and all the utility bills and everything 00:08:12.740 --> 00:08:16.699 else. Right now we're renting out our guest bedroom 00:08:16.699 --> 00:08:20.259 and we get about $1 ,100 a month for that. So 00:08:20.259 --> 00:08:23.259 we're still at a loss when it comes to the house. 00:08:23.759 --> 00:08:25.680 Now one thing that we've thought about doing 00:08:25.680 --> 00:08:29.879 is taking the master bedroom, some of the furniture 00:08:29.879 --> 00:08:32.000 that you know is kind of personal like our bed. 00:08:32.379 --> 00:08:35.340 and taking that out and renting that out as well. 00:08:35.440 --> 00:08:38.759 That would help. And then we have a third room, 00:08:38.879 --> 00:08:43.080 the office, that we could potentially turn into 00:08:43.080 --> 00:08:46.919 a bedroom as well. But that would get us at least 00:08:46.919 --> 00:08:50.639 three times our expenses or so on the house. 00:08:51.440 --> 00:08:56.710 So one of the difficult things is that Right 00:08:56.710 --> 00:08:59.690 now the selling market for houses if we were 00:08:59.690 --> 00:09:02.289 to sell it is not great. Apparently I've heard 00:09:02.289 --> 00:09:04.629 that many houses have been going on the market 00:09:04.629 --> 00:09:07.490 and sitting there because the interest rates 00:09:07.490 --> 00:09:11.129 are so high no one wants to finance their home 00:09:11.129 --> 00:09:14.289 with a 7 % interest rate. Which makes sense. 00:09:14.409 --> 00:09:16.830 I get it. Well and they just opened up a new 00:09:16.830 --> 00:09:20.049 neighborhood with a bunch of brand new homes 00:09:20.049 --> 00:09:23.610 that they built too. Today was opening day for 00:09:23.610 --> 00:09:27.320 that. Where? In Klamath Falls. Oh, I didn't know 00:09:27.320 --> 00:09:30.080 that. Yeah, huh? Well, yeah, if there's brand 00:09:30.080 --> 00:09:31.899 new houses out there, that's gonna make it difficult 00:09:31.899 --> 00:09:35.440 to But that is something that we're considering 00:09:35.440 --> 00:09:38.539 plus just the emotional aspect like we did spring 00:09:38.539 --> 00:09:40.980 cleaning a couple months ago before we rented 00:09:40.980 --> 00:09:44.159 out the house and That was a major pain in the 00:09:44.159 --> 00:09:49.960 butt having to Clean all of that house It was 00:09:49.960 --> 00:09:52.340 you know, we have a it's a smaller house. I think 00:09:52.340 --> 00:09:55.610 it's about 1 ,100 square feet but Probably too 00:09:55.610 --> 00:09:59.289 much more more room than we need and the maintenance 00:09:59.289 --> 00:10:03.149 on it is Kind of a pain too. We had to pay a 00:10:03.149 --> 00:10:05.129 HVAC guy to come service our air conditioner 00:10:05.129 --> 00:10:09.809 just like any homeowner has to but with us really 00:10:09.809 --> 00:10:12.850 enjoying living in the RV and the prospect of 00:10:12.850 --> 00:10:15.990 traveling and getting out of the snow during 00:10:15.990 --> 00:10:20.429 the wintertime has us reconsidering homeownership 00:10:20.429 --> 00:10:23.830 altogether, it's It's been a wonderful house 00:10:23.830 --> 00:10:26.470 for three years, but I think we're ready for 00:10:26.470 --> 00:10:30.289 some adventure. We'll see. We're giving ourselves 00:10:30.289 --> 00:10:33.909 the summer to really make sure that that's something 00:10:33.909 --> 00:10:36.769 that we want to do. And then we will make a decision 00:10:36.769 --> 00:10:38.470 at the end of the summer, at the end of this 00:10:38.470 --> 00:10:41.370 job, if we're going to continue on and maybe 00:10:41.370 --> 00:10:44.649 move down to Arizona for the winter time. Or 00:10:44.649 --> 00:10:48.049 Utah. Yeah, somewhere warmer where we can work. 00:10:49.299 --> 00:10:53.159 another campground job probably or another work 00:10:53.159 --> 00:10:58.179 camping job altogether. So something to think 00:10:58.179 --> 00:11:01.519 about when it comes to having the house it's 00:11:01.519 --> 00:11:04.139 an appreciating asset and as long as nothing 00:11:04.139 --> 00:11:08.139 goes wrong there might be some headaches associated 00:11:08.139 --> 00:11:11.039 with it but at least we are we have an investment 00:11:11.039 --> 00:11:14.840 in it although the headache would go away if 00:11:14.840 --> 00:11:19.649 we sold that's for sure. If we did put everything 00:11:19.649 --> 00:11:22.490 in storage or got rid of everything and rented 00:11:22.490 --> 00:11:24.409 the whole thing out, it would bring in some steady 00:11:24.409 --> 00:11:26.909 income, which would be nice. And then we could 00:11:26.909 --> 00:11:30.850 continue RVing full -time without the house draining 00:11:30.850 --> 00:11:35.149 the bank account. But that comes with headaches 00:11:35.149 --> 00:11:38.370 all of its own. Managing tenants, especially 00:11:38.370 --> 00:11:40.090 when you're on the road. If there's a pipe that 00:11:40.090 --> 00:11:43.769 busts or something like that, it could be property 00:11:43.769 --> 00:11:47.320 damage. Yeah, it could be a problem. Now, we're 00:11:47.320 --> 00:11:50.000 using Airbnb as our platform for month -to -month 00:11:50.000 --> 00:11:54.399 rentals and we do it past 30 days so that we 00:11:54.399 --> 00:11:56.919 don't have to worry about the short -term rental 00:11:56.919 --> 00:11:59.240 stuff with the city of Klamath Falls. So they 00:11:59.240 --> 00:12:02.120 have to stay at least 30 days and right now we're 00:12:02.120 --> 00:12:06.320 running out to contract workers like travel nurses 00:12:06.320 --> 00:12:09.500 and construction workers and things like that 00:12:09.500 --> 00:12:11.799 that just need a place for a month, a month and 00:12:11.799 --> 00:12:15.440 a half or so. Yeah, they seem more forthright 00:12:15.440 --> 00:12:22.139 and respectful and Given more time to their schedule 00:12:22.139 --> 00:12:27.759 schedule. Sorry where they would need long -term 00:12:27.759 --> 00:12:35.820 rental Help in our House yeah, and I guess the 00:12:35.820 --> 00:12:38.799 only disadvantage when it comes to these shorter 00:12:38.799 --> 00:12:42.679 term you know month -to -month style rentals 00:12:42.679 --> 00:12:47.139 is if we were to put someone in there on a lease 00:12:47.139 --> 00:12:50.179 for 12 months it would be guaranteed income no 00:12:50.179 --> 00:12:54.850 problem whereas But, you know, some people don't 00:12:54.850 --> 00:12:57.269 want to make that commitment. Right, and I don't 00:12:57.269 --> 00:12:58.169 even know if we want to make it. At least six 00:12:58.169 --> 00:13:02.690 months. Yeah. Yeah, you really got to be for 00:13:02.690 --> 00:13:04.769 certain. Because if we change our mind, we want 00:13:04.769 --> 00:13:09.490 to come home. And the only disadvantage I can 00:13:09.490 --> 00:13:14.110 see with doing the Airbnb 30 -day plus rentals 00:13:14.299 --> 00:13:17.559 is there could be a month where no one needs 00:13:17.559 --> 00:13:19.840 it. And then you're just stuck eating the cost 00:13:19.840 --> 00:13:23.259 of the mortgage and the utility bills. Although 00:13:23.259 --> 00:13:25.120 they would be pretty low because no one was using 00:13:25.120 --> 00:13:28.919 it at the time. Yeah, so our first gentleman 00:13:28.919 --> 00:13:33.639 that we got his stay is for two months. And then 00:13:33.639 --> 00:13:37.840 we got somebody else that wanted to come in. 00:13:38.200 --> 00:13:42.539 But. This gentleman apparently wants to stay. 00:13:42.539 --> 00:13:46.100 Yeah, he wants to extend so So we'll do that 00:13:46.100 --> 00:13:48.120 because he's already there We're gonna lose some 00:13:48.120 --> 00:13:50.100 money by doing it, but I think it's the right 00:13:50.100 --> 00:13:52.299 thing to do because he's already there Yeah, 00:13:52.299 --> 00:13:55.080 and we haven't had any problems with him. Nope. 00:13:55.100 --> 00:13:58.940 No problems at all. We hope the house is Still 00:13:58.940 --> 00:14:02.480 in good shape. Yeah, I'm sure it is alright guys. 00:14:02.539 --> 00:14:06.200 Well, we're gonna go to a break and right after 00:14:06.200 --> 00:14:09.590 that break we're gonna dig into Maybe some of 00:14:09.590 --> 00:14:13.110 the upsides of if we are able to sell the house 00:14:13.110 --> 00:14:17.409 and do this thing full -time So we'll be right 00:14:17.409 --> 00:14:21.769 back after this This is Dave Dave makes the tastiest 00:14:21.769 --> 00:14:26.259 burritos in town, but Nobody knows I exist. I'm 00:14:26.259 --> 00:14:29.399 serving culinary masterpieces to my mom and a 00:14:29.399 --> 00:14:32.120 raccoon named Dennis. Then came Jenny. Dave, 00:14:32.139 --> 00:14:34.519 have you tried radio? Radio? Isn't that for traffic 00:14:34.519 --> 00:14:36.980 reports and late night alien talk? 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Don't forget to visit goldcountryradio 00:15:24.509 --> 00:15:28.269 .org. That's the station that this show originates 00:15:28.269 --> 00:15:31.509 on. It's aired first at Gold Country Radio in 00:15:31.509 --> 00:15:36.629 Klamath Falls on 103 .3 FM and then turned into 00:15:36.629 --> 00:15:40.769 a podcast for people to listen to around the 00:15:40.769 --> 00:15:45.389 world. Isn't that right, baby? It is. Absolutely. 00:15:46.009 --> 00:15:49.950 Let's talk about the RV Pro Tip of the Week. 00:15:51.240 --> 00:15:54.220 mosquito heavy spots like where we're at, Crescent 00:15:54.220 --> 00:15:59.500 Lake, and what we're doing to survive. So Holly 00:15:59.500 --> 00:16:03.919 gave you some bug spray, right? Yeah, she sure 00:16:03.919 --> 00:16:10.980 did and it's a bug spray. It's a bug spray. There's 00:16:10.980 --> 00:16:12.919 even mosquitoes in the RV right now. Of course 00:16:12.919 --> 00:16:18.240 it's called off, made by Johnson. It's a clean 00:16:18.240 --> 00:16:23.919 feel. It's not the sticky yucky type feel of 00:16:23.919 --> 00:16:27.419 insect repellent. It says it feels good on the 00:16:27.419 --> 00:16:30.679 skin. It's fragrance free. You definitely want 00:16:30.679 --> 00:16:34.460 fragrance free because you don't want to attract 00:16:34.460 --> 00:16:38.100 any mosquitoes. That makes sense. So yeah, this 00:16:38.100 --> 00:16:42.960 is off clean feel. And it's an eight hour guarantee 00:16:42.960 --> 00:16:48.059 of protection and my daughter says it works fantastic. 00:16:48.360 --> 00:16:50.860 We're gonna have to try this. Angie gets bitten 00:16:50.860 --> 00:16:53.940 by a mosquito and swells up and really has a 00:16:53.940 --> 00:16:56.580 hard time. Mosquitoes absolutely love her blood. 00:16:57.279 --> 00:17:00.700 I get bitten but not nearly to the same degree 00:17:00.700 --> 00:17:05.339 that she does. And I wear these long sleeve bat... 00:17:05.559 --> 00:17:10.579 Well, they're black long sleeve knit shirt under 00:17:10.579 --> 00:17:18.079 my work shirt because it's cold in the morning 00:17:18.079 --> 00:17:22.059 generally, but it also protects me from getting 00:17:22.059 --> 00:17:25.240 bit like crazy on the arms. Yeah. Yeah. I get 00:17:25.240 --> 00:17:27.000 little bites here and there kind of bugged me 00:17:27.000 --> 00:17:30.039 a little bit, but not. to the same degree as 00:17:30.039 --> 00:17:32.359 Angie, that's for sure. And then we do have, 00:17:32.359 --> 00:17:36.819 I've got some medication for eczema called Triamcinolone. 00:17:36.960 --> 00:17:39.859 It's a steroid. It works fantastic. That seems 00:17:39.859 --> 00:17:42.930 to be the best thing for mosquito bites. It sure 00:17:42.930 --> 00:17:46.589 does. It takes that histamine away. Other people 00:17:46.589 --> 00:17:49.930 have used thermocell devices. They put them on 00:17:49.930 --> 00:17:53.609 their chairs or even wear them. One of the biggest 00:17:53.609 --> 00:17:55.809 things that you need to do is check your screens. 00:17:55.869 --> 00:17:58.470 Make sure they're closed tight on your RV so 00:17:58.470 --> 00:18:01.529 that skiers at least will be limited on getting 00:18:01.529 --> 00:18:03.470 inside. We still have them get inside because 00:18:03.470 --> 00:18:05.970 they're so thick here. We have to open the door 00:18:05.970 --> 00:18:08.410 to take the dogs out or come in and out to talk 00:18:08.410 --> 00:18:10.490 to campers. So we get them in here occasionally. 00:18:10.859 --> 00:18:13.900 It just seems like it's during certain times 00:18:13.900 --> 00:18:18.559 of the day. It's not consistent and fluent throughout 00:18:18.559 --> 00:18:23.339 the day. It's just here and there. Definitely 00:18:23.339 --> 00:18:25.859 citronella candles. In the morning. Oh, go ahead. 00:18:25.940 --> 00:18:28.619 Yeah, citronella candles, but beware because 00:18:28.619 --> 00:18:30.539 you don't want to be burning one in your RV. 00:18:30.660 --> 00:18:32.599 That's just bad for your respiratory health. 00:18:32.819 --> 00:18:36.579 No. So we have a screened -in enclosure. We have 00:18:36.579 --> 00:18:40.480 cedar and eucalyptus. It's a eucalyptus candle. 00:18:40.960 --> 00:18:44.740 Yep. And for inside. We'd use the Centronella 00:18:44.740 --> 00:18:47.099 candle outside in our screened -in enclosure 00:18:47.099 --> 00:18:49.980 and that seems to work pretty well for when we 00:18:49.980 --> 00:18:53.980 want to hang out outside. Another tip, you can 00:18:53.980 --> 00:18:57.140 buy permethrin for your clothes. You don't want 00:18:57.140 --> 00:19:00.410 to put it on your skin. That is pretty dangerous 00:19:00.410 --> 00:19:03.390 stuff but you can coat your clothes with this 00:19:03.390 --> 00:19:05.829 chemical called permethrin and it will help. 00:19:05.829 --> 00:19:08.109 You can do all your gear like your backpack and 00:19:08.109 --> 00:19:13.509 things like that too. Sage, eucalyptus, and tea 00:19:13.509 --> 00:19:18.369 tree oil. They save you eat a lot of garlic that 00:19:18.369 --> 00:19:22.349 rears them away from your skin. They don't want 00:19:22.349 --> 00:19:25.690 to bite your skin as much. That could be maybe 00:19:25.690 --> 00:19:28.549 why they don't like me as much. I tend to eat 00:19:28.549 --> 00:19:31.329 a lot of garlic, I don't know. And Angie's just 00:19:31.329 --> 00:19:34.829 sweeter, so they're after a bloody slushie. What 00:19:34.829 --> 00:19:39.289 can I say? So back to what we were talking about. 00:19:40.049 --> 00:19:42.509 Some of the ideas that we have, you know, if 00:19:42.509 --> 00:19:47.069 we are able to put the house on the market and 00:19:47.069 --> 00:19:51.000 sell it. Then it would mean total freedom for 00:19:51.000 --> 00:19:54.079 us. We wouldn't have to worry about Utility bills 00:19:54.079 --> 00:19:57.259 and we wouldn't have to worry about snow come 00:19:57.259 --> 00:20:00.900 wintertime. We could just go down Kind of chase 00:20:00.900 --> 00:20:04.720 the warm weather and so that would be really 00:20:04.720 --> 00:20:07.940 nice now I like the first snowfall and I like 00:20:07.940 --> 00:20:13.200 oh, yeah the brisk cool air so we We would probably 00:20:13.200 --> 00:20:15.700 hang out up north long enough to see the season 00:20:15.700 --> 00:20:18.940 change but then as we got sick of it we would 00:20:18.940 --> 00:20:21.319 make our way back down south. Now of course if 00:20:21.319 --> 00:20:24.740 we're committed to some job we may not get that 00:20:24.740 --> 00:20:26.819 luxury. We may have to be there a little bit 00:20:26.819 --> 00:20:30.880 before the season starts. But we could focus 00:20:30.880 --> 00:20:34.779 fully on our on our work camping gigs and not 00:20:34.779 --> 00:20:37.880 really have to stress so much about the house. 00:20:39.180 --> 00:20:42.299 although we would lose that investment essentially. 00:20:43.299 --> 00:20:45.500 So what we're leaning towards, like I said, we're 00:20:45.500 --> 00:20:48.480 going to take the summer to think about it. Right 00:20:48.480 --> 00:20:51.279 now we're leaning towards just holding on to 00:20:51.279 --> 00:20:56.059 the house because the market is so bad for sellers. 00:20:56.579 --> 00:21:01.299 So we'll probably investigate renting out more 00:21:01.299 --> 00:21:03.259 than just the guest bedroom to at least cover 00:21:03.259 --> 00:21:06.400 the cost of the house and maybe make a little 00:21:06.400 --> 00:21:08.930 bit of money at it. at least for the next year 00:21:08.930 --> 00:21:13.250 or so and then we'll reassess at that point and 00:21:13.250 --> 00:21:16.690 it also gives us a whole year to kind of ensure 00:21:16.690 --> 00:21:20.170 that this is the right decision to get rid of 00:21:20.170 --> 00:21:23.430 the house and go full time again. Of course we'll 00:21:23.430 --> 00:21:27.450 be full time for the year more than likely but 00:21:27.450 --> 00:21:30.589 it'll give us a chance to back out and go back 00:21:30.589 --> 00:21:34.970 home if we need to do that. Don't see us doing 00:21:34.970 --> 00:21:37.369 that. I mean we did it for a year before we bought 00:21:37.369 --> 00:21:41.029 the house and we did grow weary Moving every 00:21:41.029 --> 00:21:43.269 two weeks and we wanted a real kitchen. There 00:21:43.269 --> 00:21:47.710 are some there's some downsides to RVing That 00:21:47.710 --> 00:21:50.089 you won't see on the YouTube channels that are 00:21:50.089 --> 00:21:52.769 promoting full -time RVing But there are many 00:21:52.769 --> 00:21:55.490 upsides too and I think we're craving some of 00:21:55.490 --> 00:21:57.710 those upsides after being in the house for three 00:21:57.710 --> 00:22:01.339 years you know just the freedom to pick up and 00:22:01.339 --> 00:22:07.420 move and some stabilization you know some community 00:22:07.420 --> 00:22:13.400 interaction is what we crave we know that being 00:22:13.400 --> 00:22:17.779 loners is not always the best thing it it's good 00:22:17.779 --> 00:22:23.160 to have friends well and your purpose I think 00:22:23.160 --> 00:22:25.799 it's important to make those friends if you're 00:22:25.799 --> 00:22:29.490 going to be on the road you need to find a community 00:22:29.490 --> 00:22:34.430 to get plugged in whether that's online or just 00:22:34.430 --> 00:22:37.029 wherever you go you need to or where you work 00:22:37.029 --> 00:22:39.049 need to have some traveling buddies yeah and 00:22:39.049 --> 00:22:41.430 then if you're if you're work campers then you 00:22:41.430 --> 00:22:43.630 need to have that social interaction with your 00:22:43.630 --> 00:22:46.589 fellow employees you know although we do like 00:22:46.589 --> 00:22:48.730 this is one thing that's a little different about 00:22:48.730 --> 00:22:52.329 this job we are pretty much on our own most of 00:22:52.329 --> 00:22:56.390 the week we're independent and And we fix everything 00:22:56.390 --> 00:22:59.210 ourselves. Our boss comes around once a week. 00:22:59.390 --> 00:23:02.930 We kind of like that because everything that 00:23:02.930 --> 00:23:06.490 we manage is our own. Whereas Lake Cochise, we 00:23:06.490 --> 00:23:09.809 worked, that was a campground in Washington that 00:23:09.809 --> 00:23:13.170 we worked in 2023. And we worked as a part of 00:23:13.170 --> 00:23:17.829 a team of like, what, 16 people? And that was 00:23:17.829 --> 00:23:20.269 good and bad. I mean, it was cool to have people 00:23:20.269 --> 00:23:22.960 to talk to, but it also meant that you had to 00:23:22.960 --> 00:23:25.440 deal with everybody else's way of doing things. 00:23:25.900 --> 00:23:30.500 Which could present challenges, right? So anyway, 00:23:31.039 --> 00:23:33.180 as far as the decision, right now we're going 00:23:33.180 --> 00:23:36.279 to put it on ice and see if we can maybe make 00:23:36.279 --> 00:23:39.420 a little bit of money in the meantime and take 00:23:39.420 --> 00:23:42.839 this summer to really make sure that we're ready 00:23:42.839 --> 00:23:47.680 to start bouncing back and forth across the Mason 00:23:47.680 --> 00:23:50.660 -Dixon and chasing that warm weather, chasing 00:23:50.660 --> 00:23:54.779 the sunshine. Well, I don't feel like we've really 00:23:54.779 --> 00:24:02.799 hit very many warmer climate state areas. They've 00:24:02.799 --> 00:24:06.700 mostly been cold or rainy. Well yeah, and let's 00:24:06.700 --> 00:24:10.759 see. Snow. In our... Nonetheless. We've had three 00:24:10.759 --> 00:24:14.359 RVs. We started out with a motorhome, a 1997 00:24:14.359 --> 00:24:17.690 Winnebago Adventurer. We felt so blessed when 00:24:17.690 --> 00:24:21.349 we got that. Yep and then we moved into an apartment 00:24:21.349 --> 00:24:25.589 for a year. Sold that. Didn't have an RV for 00:24:25.589 --> 00:24:30.289 about oh maybe what eight months. Wanted an RV. 00:24:30.430 --> 00:24:33.190 We wanted to do the full -time thing again. So 00:24:33.190 --> 00:24:40.069 we bought a 2004 Fleetwood Prowler. 26 foot long 00:24:40.069 --> 00:24:42.390 travel trailer and that thing was great. We loved 00:24:42.390 --> 00:24:45.549 it except for the bed because it was a corner 00:24:45.549 --> 00:24:49.329 bed Oh my gosh, and it made a bad decision. Yeah, 00:24:49.329 --> 00:24:51.950 it was not all the way around. We did not think 00:24:51.950 --> 00:24:54.349 about that No, we we did we thought we could 00:24:54.349 --> 00:24:56.970 maybe get used to the corner bed turns out we 00:24:56.970 --> 00:25:00.470 couldn't it was awful So then this is our third 00:25:00.470 --> 00:25:02.390 RV and you know what they say by the time you 00:25:02.390 --> 00:25:04.549 buy your third RV You really know what you want. 00:25:04.930 --> 00:25:07.029 So hopefully we made the right decision and it's 00:25:07.029 --> 00:25:09.980 a little bit bigger And I love this thing. What 00:25:09.980 --> 00:25:14.299 do you... Yeah, I feel like it's very suitable 00:25:14.299 --> 00:25:21.920 and it meets our needs. Yeah, this is a 2024 00:25:21.920 --> 00:25:30.000 Keystone Hideout 220 Midliving Slide Western 00:25:30.000 --> 00:25:36.569 Edition. That's the model. MLSWE. And if you 00:25:36.569 --> 00:25:38.410 want to see pictures of our travel trailer, you 00:25:38.410 --> 00:25:41.490 can go to the restless nomads dot com. We've 00:25:41.490 --> 00:25:43.529 got pictures or you can follow us on Facebook 00:25:43.529 --> 00:25:45.849 too. We also have that YouTube channel you can 00:25:45.849 --> 00:25:49.670 check out and we've got certain things. Oh, one 00:25:49.670 --> 00:25:51.710 of the things that I did to upgrade this trailer 00:25:51.710 --> 00:25:54.650 just recently and we haven't tested it out yet 00:25:54.650 --> 00:25:59.470 is the new Oxygenics Fury Showerhead. Yeah. So 00:25:59.470 --> 00:26:02.589 we're looking forward to testing that out. Absolutely. 00:26:02.910 --> 00:26:06.710 Before our massage in the shower. I'm sure it's 00:26:06.710 --> 00:26:09.809 not going to be like, you know, the Hilton. Oh, 00:26:09.930 --> 00:26:12.650 that's OK. But it'll be better than that slow 00:26:12.650 --> 00:26:15.150 dribble that we got from the stock showerhead. 00:26:15.509 --> 00:26:19.970 So and then we also put a guard up on the screen 00:26:19.970 --> 00:26:24.369 door because we've got two little darling pooches 00:26:24.369 --> 00:26:27.670 that like to scratch at screens. So we got that 00:26:27.670 --> 00:26:30.009 in and installed before they could destroy it. 00:26:30.089 --> 00:26:32.910 One of the smartest things that. you have done 00:26:32.910 --> 00:26:35.230 and a handle for the screen door too that was 00:26:35.230 --> 00:26:37.549 an upgrade we made yeah and then we've got a 00:26:37.549 --> 00:26:39.769 cell phone booster that uh that we installed 00:26:39.769 --> 00:26:44.049 and a mast a 20 foot mast uh that's mounted to 00:26:44.049 --> 00:26:46.549 the a frame of the trailer and all that's available 00:26:46.549 --> 00:26:50.130 on uh on the restless nomads .com or the youtube 00:26:50.130 --> 00:26:53.490 videos as well if you want to see all those little 00:26:53.490 --> 00:26:57.859 nitinoid upgrades that we've done and If you 00:26:57.859 --> 00:27:00.460 don't know how to do it, you Google it. That's 00:27:00.460 --> 00:27:04.519 right. That's the idea. YouTube, how to fix this 00:27:04.519 --> 00:27:07.119 stuff and how to upgrade this stuff. Don't take 00:27:07.119 --> 00:27:09.460 it to a shop because they'll keep your RV for 00:27:09.460 --> 00:27:11.480 two months and you won't be able to use it. And 00:27:11.480 --> 00:27:14.460 it's always good to learn something new all the 00:27:14.460 --> 00:27:17.140 time. It is. And it really saves you a lot of 00:27:17.140 --> 00:27:21.680 money. It is. Yep. Well guys, I hope that you 00:27:21.680 --> 00:27:25.279 come up and visit us here at Crescent Lake Campground. 00:27:25.359 --> 00:27:27.619 That would be great. Yeah, come by and say you 00:27:27.619 --> 00:27:31.660 heard us on Gold Country Radio and or you listen 00:27:31.660 --> 00:27:34.180 to the podcast either way. We're in the host 00:27:34.180 --> 00:27:36.880 site here at Crescent Lake Campground and we're 00:27:36.880 --> 00:27:39.980 here all week checking in campers. So come on 00:27:39.980 --> 00:27:44.039 by and say hi and we'll keep you guys posted 00:27:44.039 --> 00:27:47.019 as we move through the summer. You know usually 00:27:47.019 --> 00:27:50.250 during every job there's times where you really 00:27:50.250 --> 00:27:52.089 question whether you're doing what you want to 00:27:52.089 --> 00:27:55.509 be doing. That's a normal thing for every campground 00:27:55.509 --> 00:27:58.890 host, especially around the holiday season, like 00:27:58.890 --> 00:28:02.210 July 4th, because things just get so bananas 00:28:02.210 --> 00:28:05.750 and really makes you wonder, what am I doing? 00:28:06.250 --> 00:28:08.369 But that quickly fades and by the end of the 00:28:08.369 --> 00:28:10.950 season you look back on all the time that you 00:28:10.950 --> 00:28:14.430 spent with great fondness. It's kind of weird 00:28:14.430 --> 00:28:17.750 how that happens. Well guys that wraps up this 00:28:17.750 --> 00:28:20.589 episode of the Restless Nomads. Thanks for coming 00:28:20.589 --> 00:28:22.470 back and listening to us. What would you do? 00:28:22.490 --> 00:28:26.049 Tell us what you think. You can drop us a line 00:28:26.049 --> 00:28:29.430 at TheRestlessNomads .com and we'll get back 00:28:29.430 --> 00:28:32.630 to you wondering what your idea is. Of course 00:28:32.630 --> 00:28:35.309 we will always manage the radio station Gold 00:28:35.309 --> 00:28:37.190 Country Radio in Klamath Falls. Don't worry it's 00:28:37.190 --> 00:28:41.170 not going off air. We'll be running that remotely 00:28:41.170 --> 00:28:43.950 and then we'll be back in Klamath Falls periodically. 00:28:45.710 --> 00:28:47.670 We managed a radio station there, so we got to 00:28:47.670 --> 00:28:50.730 come back and say hi to everybody, but it's on 00:28:50.730 --> 00:28:53.789 the horizon. Some things that we're thinking 00:28:53.789 --> 00:28:57.009 about. Well, until next time, stay bug free, 00:28:57.109 --> 00:29:00.069 stay adventurous, and as always, happy camping. 00:29:00.190 --> 00:29:01.930 Can't wait to see you up here. Happy camping! 00:29:02.150 --> 00:29:04.250 At Crescent Lake. Don't forget the bug spray. 00:29:04.569 --> 00:29:06.990 Oh, that's right. Alright, see y 'all later. 00:29:07.230 --> 00:31:00.099 Take care. I don't know. Bye!