[Crowbob]

Man!

You guys have been everywhere! All my winters, every one of them, has been a Michigan winter. The most pleasurable of which has been an insult and an outrage unfit for man nor beast. So, most likely, a shake-down trip will be southward during some combo of Feb-Mar-Apr. Everglades, the Keys maybe. Stay relatively close to civilization.

Then, if I'm still inclined to roam, the Four Corners area seems to be percolating up as a primary destination in the fall. Time to spread out some maps to see what you guys are talking about. My passport has expired. Gotta renew it.

Just installed an auxiliary transmission cooler on the tow vehicle and will be upgrading the axle on the trailer. 100 watts of portable solar, 40# of propane on the tongue and I'm good for a month of boondocking even in cold weather if I could carry enough water. One gallon per person per day, they say. And food.

My cousin figures he spends $1k/wk when he travels, including fuel, for his big truck and big rig. My costs will be closer to $1K/mo. I have this desire to just sit in the desert where there ain't no one for to give me no pain.