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Post by smsmith on Jul 26, 2021 5:43:17 GMT -6
20-30 years ago I thought RVing would be a cool way to spend time in retirement. Since then, I've come to the conclusion I don't want to be driving a bus all over the place.
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Post by Tooln on Jul 26, 2021 6:00:19 GMT -6
I'm going to give the RV life a try. There are places like Banff, Wistler, Tetons etc. where I could see staying for a month and soaking up the area. When I get older I would go to hotels but while I am in my GOGO years I think seeing American from a vehicle without a schedule would be a good experience. While traveling if we want to stay in a hotel, cabin, bed and breakfast we can do that. The wife and I ran into a couple on your daily bike ride. They have been retired for a few years. They sold their home an bought a 5th wheel camper and truck. For 2 years they traveled the country. At first they loved it seeing new places, but they said it got old fast. Having to drive here or there and trying to find a place to park, cost of some of these places were outrages. Sight seeing once they found a spot they had 2 options, tow a small car or drive the 3/4 ton truck everywhere. Limited on things they could pack in the camper cloths food etc. finding a laundry mat to keep what they had clean. They are now looking to sell it and buy a home.
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Post by smsmith on Jul 26, 2021 6:13:08 GMT -6
What kind of time line are you looking at for a permanent AZ residency? We ain’t sure yet on anything. Just looking. Want to talk to a few people in the different areas. See if they like it or not. Hell, I am hearing parts of Montana are now the summer hotspots. I will more than likely be dead before we figure it out. Lol. I saw the mayor of Missoula, MT interviewed on Fox Business last week. Apparently, that area is "hot" right now for new residents.
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Post by smsmith on Jul 26, 2021 6:40:44 GMT -6
We talked to a couple (Vietnam vet era) tonight for quite awhile. They enjoy driving all over the U.S. (he was a long haul trucker after serving). They take their time and drive for as long as they feel like driving, then find a place to stay. Spend a night here, three there, a week here, whatever works for them. Seems kind of appealing I am a guy who likes a place to call home. I couldn’t travel like that for a month. Probably not even two weeks. When I was younger, it was different. I did stay in a tent for longer periods. Part of the problem now is back pain. I need exercise and a place to move around in the early morning hours to loosen up. Often 2 AM... I'm not sure I can be away from home for an extended period of time either. Last winter, 10 days was too long. I need to be able to do something "productive" after a few days. I'm thinking we will likely do a vacation week each winter month for a few years. Maybe we'll find somewhere we want to spend enough time to change residency and buy a place. Maybe we won't
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Post by Sandbur on Jul 26, 2021 7:05:38 GMT -6
I am a guy who likes a place to call home. I couldn’t travel like that for a month. Probably not even two weeks. When I was younger, it was different. I did stay in a tent for longer periods. Part of the problem now is back pain. I need exercise and a place to move around in the early morning hours to loosen up. Often 2 AM... I'm not sure I can be away from home for an extended period of time either. Last winter, 10 days was too long. I need to be able to do something "productive" after a few days. I'm thinking we will likely do a vacation week each winter month for a few years. Maybe we'll find somewhere we want to spend enough time to change residency and buy a place. Maybe we won't This ain’t too bad of a life. I can fish 2 hours or 6, then go home and do something around the farm. Even take a nap!
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Post by smsmith on Jul 26, 2021 7:07:15 GMT -6
I'm not sure I can be away from home for an extended period of time either. Last winter, 10 days was too long. I need to be able to do something "productive" after a few days. I'm thinking we will likely do a vacation week each winter month for a few years. Maybe we'll find somewhere we want to spend enough time to change residency and buy a place. Maybe we won't This ain’t too bad of a life. I can fish 2 hours or 6, then go home and do something around the farm. Even take a nap! Fishing holds little appeal for me anymore
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Post by MoBuckChaser on Jul 26, 2021 7:22:25 GMT -6
I am a guy who likes a place to call home. I couldn’t travel like that for a month. Probably not even two weeks. When I was younger, it was different. I did stay in a tent for longer periods. Part of the problem now is back pain. I need exercise and a place to move around in the early morning hours to loosen up. Often 2 AM... I'm not sure I can be away from home for an extended period of time either. Last winter, 10 days was too long. I need to be able to do something "productive" after a few days. I'm thinking we will likely do a vacation week each winter month for a few years. Maybe we'll find somewhere we want to spend enough time to change residency and buy a place. Maybe we won't Most of us are lucky and have great places to come back to. Would I mind staying here on the farm in Mora for the summers if this sale doesn’t go through, not at all anymore, just have to stop working. I watch my wife and daughter drive around on the trails with our golf cart sipping on their 48 oz drinks every night with no chance of a DUI. Plus she has shopping close by and friends. I have hunting here if I want it, and a 240acre canvas if I get the urge to start back into habitat work plus a golf course 3 miles away. But the taxes are the problem and the sole reason we are looking elsewhere. Maybe that’s not a reason for leaving, but it pisses me off.
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Post by Sandbur on Jul 26, 2021 7:30:14 GMT -6
I'm not sure I can be away from home for an extended period of time either. Last winter, 10 days was too long. I need to be able to do something "productive" after a few days. I'm thinking we will likely do a vacation week each winter month for a few years. Maybe we'll find somewhere we want to spend enough time to change residency and buy a place. Maybe we won't Most of us are lucky and have great places to come back to. Would I mind staying here on the farm in Mora for the summers if this sale doesn’t go through, not at all anymore, just have to stop working. I watch my wife and daughter drive around on the trails with our golf cart sipping on their 48 oz drinks every night with no chance of a DUI. Plus she has shopping close by and friends. I have hunting here if I want it, and a 240acre canvas if I get the urge to start back into habitat work plus a golf course 3 miles away. But the taxes are the problem and the sole reason we are looking elsewhere. Maybe that’s not a reason for leaving, but it pisses me off. Taxes aren’t too bad at present and land rent covers my home, farm taxes, and even some money left over.
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Post by Sandbur on Jul 26, 2021 7:32:25 GMT -6
This ain’t too bad of a life. I can fish 2 hours or 6, then go home and do something around the farm. Even take a nap! Fishing holds little appeal for me anymore I like a meal of fish every week or so and I have a chance to get away. Like deer hunting, I no longer need to shoot the biggest deer in the woods, but I still want to be out there.
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Post by smsmith on Jul 26, 2021 7:40:01 GMT -6
I'm not sure I can be away from home for an extended period of time either. Last winter, 10 days was too long. I need to be able to do something "productive" after a few days. I'm thinking we will likely do a vacation week each winter month for a few years. Maybe we'll find somewhere we want to spend enough time to change residency and buy a place. Maybe we won't Most of us are lucky and have great places to come back to. Would I mind staying here on the farm in Mora for the summers if this sale doesn’t go through, not at all anymore, just have to stop working. I watch my wife and daughter drive around on the trails with our golf cart sipping on their 48 oz drinks every night with no chance of a DUI. Plus she has shopping close by and friends. I have hunting here if I want it, and a 240acre canvas if I get the urge to start back into habitat work plus a golf course 3 miles away. But the taxes are the problem and the sole reason we are looking elsewhere. Maybe that’s not a reason for leaving, but it pisses me off. I've learned that you can't drive ATVs/UTVs on roads in FL. That may be a deal breaker for a move there. I think my wife and I are going to enjoy riding the dirt roads with the Ranger once it f...ing arrives. I looked at a Bobcat UTV at the Todd County fair. We may switch over to one of those after a few years of the Ranger. They look like really nice units. I think we would also miss the "bar culture" MN has. Most of our socializing is done in bars/grills. We haven't found such a culture in FL. I believe I've got this place figured out deer hunting wise now. I won't be shooting any 200" bucks, but I think I'll have a legit shot at a P&Y caliber buck every year. Taxes piss me off too. I get next to nothing for what we pay. Also, the idea of my Social Security being taxed (if I ever get any that is) really irks the fuck out of me. edit...shit, I just went to the Bobcat site to build and get a quote on an UTV. A/C doesn't appear to be an option. Build one similar to a Ranger 1000 XP Northstar Edition and they're quite a bit more money and no A/C
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Post by Sandbur on Jul 26, 2021 9:15:51 GMT -6
I'm not sure I can be away from home for an extended period of time either. Last winter, 10 days was too long. I need to be able to do something "productive" after a few days. I'm thinking we will likely do a vacation week each winter month for a few years. Maybe we'll find somewhere we want to spend enough time to change residency and buy a place. Maybe we won't Most of us are lucky and have great places to come back to. Would I mind staying here on the farm in Mora for the summers if this sale doesn’t go through, not at all anymore, just have to stop working. I watch my wife and daughter drive around on the trails with our golf cart sipping on their 48 oz drinks every night with no chance of a DUI. Plus she has shopping close by and friends. I have hunting here if I want it, and a 240acre canvas if I get the urge to start back into habitat work plus a golf course 3 miles away. But the taxes are the problem and the sole reason we are looking elsewhere. Maybe that’s not a reason for leaving, but it pisses me off. . If your place resembles my place, leaving 2-3 acres of beans or corn stand might be all of the deer management that is necessary, providing we maintain adequate Deer numbers. Could you sell the business, but keep the farm and home?
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Post by Sandbur on Jul 26, 2021 9:20:09 GMT -6
I am a guy who likes a place to call home. I couldn’t travel like that for a month. Probably not even two weeks. When I was younger, it was different. I did stay in a tent for longer periods. Part of the problem now is back pain. I need exercise and a place to move around in the early morning hours to loosen up. Often 2 AM... I'm not sure I can be away from home for an extended period of time either. Last winter, 10 days was too long. I need to be able to do something "productive" after a few days. I'm thinking we will likely do a vacation week each winter month for a few years. Maybe we'll find somewhere we want to spend enough time to change residency and buy a place. Maybe we won't Ten days of eating, drinking, and laying on the beach would be too much for me. In all truth, after 3 days on vacation, I usually need to do something else, or go home.
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Post by smsmith on Jul 26, 2021 9:27:49 GMT -6
I'm not sure I can be away from home for an extended period of time either. Last winter, 10 days was too long. I need to be able to do something "productive" after a few days. I'm thinking we will likely do a vacation week each winter month for a few years. Maybe we'll find somewhere we want to spend enough time to change residency and buy a place. Maybe we won't Ten days of eating, drinking, and laying on the beach would be too much for me. In all truth, after 3 days on vacation, I usually need to do something else, or go home. I wonder about the whole concept of "retirement". It seems many folks can embrace being retired. They can enjoy themselves year round while doing what seems to me to be "nothing". I can do nothing longer now than I used to be able to do so, but I still feel like I should be doing "something". Maybe in another 10-15 years I could be happy walking the beach every morning and having cocktails and appetizers on the lenai every afternoon.
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Post by Sandbur on Jul 26, 2021 9:36:04 GMT -6
Ten days of eating, drinking, and laying on the beach would be too much for me. In all truth, after 3 days on vacation, I usually need to do something else, or go home. I wonder about the whole concept of "retirement". It seems many folks can embrace being retired. They can enjoy themselves year round while doing what seems to me to be "nothing". I can do nothing longer now than I used to be able to do so, but I still feel like I should be doing "something". Maybe in another 10-15 years I could be happy walking the beach every morning and having cocktails and appetizers on the lenai every afternoon. One friend who has been retired a bit longer than me, says you have to have something to do everyday. At my present physical state, that something has to be outside, fishing, hunting, gardening, orchard, or habitat work.
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Post by smsmith on Jul 26, 2021 9:57:26 GMT -6
I wonder about the whole concept of "retirement". It seems many folks can embrace being retired. They can enjoy themselves year round while doing what seems to me to be "nothing". I can do nothing longer now than I used to be able to do so, but I still feel like I should be doing "something". Maybe in another 10-15 years I could be happy walking the beach every morning and having cocktails and appetizers on the lenai every afternoon. One friend who has been retired a bit longer than me, says you have to have something to do everyday. At my present physical state, that something has to be outside, fishing, hunting, gardening, orchard, or habitat work.Winter time here isn't really conducive to outside activities. Having the best of both worlds is tempting to me. Summers here are usually pleasant (this one hasn't been great though) and fall is beautiful. Not sure I'd want to be in FL over the summer, but half the year seems doable at some point in the future. We may explore gulf coast TX at some point too. When I'm 70 (if I'm alive and well) I could certainly envision spending more time at the beach than shoveling snow and shivering my balls off.
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