The holidays

Many of the holidays I celebrate are over shadowed, unrecognized, or were integrated into mainstream society. Note the Judeo Christian faith assimilated many holidays they do not understand. However, that is not my point. My point is simply to point out that these festivals and celebrations of cycle and life should be shared with family and friends. So from the bottom of my green little heart I wish you all a, I know it is late, Thanksgiving. We shall ignore the fact that the holiday is based off of murder and gluttony and focus on the positive aspects. Enjoy your weekend. I will update soon with details of my trip. My plane leaves tomorrow afternoon.

 

Back on the road

I generally rather take my trips by land or sea, but tomorrow morning i take to the air. This really does make sense in this case. Time and versatility. Plus, I get to have a lovely adventure through Chicago to meet my best mate. Neither of us have seen the Willis Tower (formerly the Sears Tower) so this should be fun. Hopefully I can pick up a good record in town as well. Last time I was in Chi-town I saw Danzig's first Legacy show. Didn't really get to sight see; just the venue and the highway. I won't be sad to not brave the highways. I have my camera charged and ready for the taking of pictures. I will be staying by Milwaukee for the whole week and doing all those lovely things my best mate and I do. His wife and I haven't gotten to really bond yet, so this will be a super good time. Hopefully next run i'll be out in my own rig. I don't like not having any pointy objects on me. The airline is anal retentive about liquids and pointy objects. All in all this is going to be a bang up of a trip. As of right now I leave in 10 hours.

Catch you on the next update.

Travel Tips: Staying clean on the road

I'm sure at this point people are getting worried. I mean two updates in a week? Well...what can i say, I have more time on my hands. I'm thankful for that. Good changes in my life. Not saying this will be the easiest path, but I feel happier about it by the day. However, let me get to the point of this blog. Oh yes. This will be a new series of posts. Random tips about traveling that I've learned. I'm sure some people know these, but this will give some good reference. Today is all about baby wipes. That's right. Baby wipes. These are a terribly wasteful way of staying clean. If i could find a reusable (and i haven't looked into this yet) way of doing the same thing it would be much nicer.

So you ask, "Why do I need baby wipes?" Let me tell you a story. After five days on the road with a band of stinky Celts (Lunarium - Celtic Folk Metal - now defunct) in a bus with no A/C the one thing other than a cool gallon of water one wants is a shower. With no shower in sight the next best thing are baby wipes. These are one of the more universal cleaning tools on the planet. Hygienic enough for little children so they will take good care of your smelly grown up parts. They take good care of cleaning human bodies, dishes, flat surfaces for whatever reason, and random messes that your traveling mates make after a night of debauchery. Just about anyone in any sort of traveling job or hobby that only allows for infrequent showering will tell you the miracle of baby wipes.

This is such a simple thing. One would not think of this as a large problem. However, after 3 days of doing your thing and your balls are sticking to your leg (or if you are female and you feel like you have balls sticking to your leg) those precious wipes are heaven. If you get a hold of the big value pack in the plastic clam shell just transfer them to a zip lock bag of some kind and stuff that in your travel pack or motorhome. You will thank me later.

Tell me what you think. Give me stories about your baby wipe experiences. If you have any suggestions about a reusable option.

Amazing ideas...

Starting in December I'll begin the undertaking of the motorhome project. I've decide to use the 1970 Ford F100 that my Uncle gave me and turn this into a motorhome. At some point (probably the 1980's) he upgrade the suspension to 3/4 ton. That helps me a ton. During the winter time I'll be doing a full tear down and refit of the motor. That's the start. It has one of the more stable old Ford engines, the 302. Rebuilding that puppy shouldn't take too long, though I am going to be putting hardened valve seats in it. Yes, it is of the era where a vehicle needed lead in the gas to lube up the valve seats. It is an easy fix. Part of the reason the truck will get a full motorhome makeover is that the bed is shot. I really don't feel like fixing it and this will be much cheaper than buying a whole new rig. Besides when i build the next project...it will be a yacht...

Anyway, the outcome of the rig will have that streamlined Airstream vibe. I love the flat aluminum that gives it a WWII bomber look. Though, the front portion of the motorhome is going to have portholes just like the boat I want to build. Hey, i'm a land locked guy looking to take my pirate adventures on the road. I'll get to the oceans soon enough. This will get me traveling and hopefully give me a home while working out and around the country. The interior, at this point in the plan, will be all wood. Of course, weight is a big factor, but I'm fairly sure i can do what I want with it. So as i proceed there will be updates here. Video and pictures will be taken...Lots of that.

Thanks for reading.