Six months

Chip_Oatley · Post by **Chip_Oatley** » Mon Sep 25, 2017 10:14 pm

section8 wrote:I much prefer towing and using a trailer camper to using an RV.

I would probably focus my six months on the US. There's a million places to see and you can follow the weather. I'd plan to do some of the side trips to foreign lands post-road trip.

Yeah.

Now I am considering renting a studio in Seattle so I can establish residency in WA*, and come and go as I please if/when I get tired of being on the road.

*no state income tax

rider5 · Post by **rider5** » Tue Sep 26, 2017 4:12 am

Yeah Seattle seems like a cheap place to hang out and save money.

Chip_Oatley · Post by **Chip_Oatley** » Wed Sep 27, 2017 12:48 pm

If you can think of a better base in Washington state, let me know.

I don't want to set up an apartment and come back to find all my stuff gone; that's why I look at the nice high rises.

Lost Soul · Post by **Lost Soul** » Wed Sep 27, 2017 8:19 pm

Seattle is uninhabitable.

But since you won't be living there it might work out for you.

rider5 · Post by **rider5** » Thu Sep 28, 2017 4:40 am

Olympia

Lost Soul · Post by **Lost Soul** » Thu Sep 28, 2017 5:06 am

rider5 wrote:Olympia

It's batshit and ugly.

Anyplace west of Puget Sound is OK, or even Whidbey Island.

Anyplace east of Lake Washington is OK too.

Just don't plan on getting a job outside your neighborhood.

And there are other states with no state income tax. Seattle has a Communist on the city council.

DianaHaddad · Post by **DianaHaddad** » Thu Sep 28, 2017 5:31 am

Chip_Oatley wrote:
Now I am considering renting a studio in Seattle so I can establish residency in WA*, and come and go as I please if/when I get tired of being on the road.

*no state income tax

Sorry if I'm missing something, but why would there be income tax if you're on a road trip? Unless you're going to be working from the road and not on vacation?

Chip_Oatley · Post by **Chip_Oatley** » Thu Sep 28, 2017 2:02 pm

Yes. It's complicated.

DianaHaddad · Post by **DianaHaddad** » Thu Sep 28, 2017 6:13 pm

Gotcha.

trixie · Post by **trixie** » Mon Oct 02, 2017 7:57 pm

You won't be looking for a job, right? Vancouver, WA will be cheaper than Seattle and it's right across the river from Portland. So no state income tax, and tax-free shopping right across the river.

Outside of the box thinking: Spokane. It's isolated and kind of stuck in 1994, but 15 miles from lovely Coeur d'Alene, Idaho and definitely cheaper than Seattle. It's a good base to travel to the inter-mountain West. And with a "metro area" of around 600,000, it's not that small.

Really outside-the-box: Walla Walla/Tri-Cities. Small but Walla Walla is a good community with great wine and a cute, re-vitalized downtown. I liked it. I could live there.

rider5 · Post by **rider5** » Mon Oct 02, 2017 11:26 pm

I don't know what it is about the Spokane/Coeur d'Alene area but there's something that turns me off.

Lost Soul · Post by **Lost Soul** » Tue Oct 03, 2017 1:01 am

I'm with rider. Spokane has been a freak show for 30 years. Just north of there in the Milan/Newport area is pretty sweet, however.

Walla Walla is a hot farming town. But the Blue Mountains are right there, and even have a ski area.

Vancouver is the best of the three, even though it is suburban hell. Lots of apts. to rent there too.

section8 · Post by **section8** » Tue Oct 03, 2017 6:07 pm

rider5 wrote:I don't know what it is about the Spokane/Coeur d'Alene area but there's something that turns me off.

The Nazis?

Chip_Oatley · Post by **Chip_Oatley** » Wed Oct 04, 2017 2:32 am

section8 wrote:
rider5 wrote:I don't know what it is about the Spokane/Coeur d'Alene area but there's something that turns me off.

The Nazis?

Could be.

I have reviewed rents vs. what you get and I am not seeing much Win.

veronica_inheels · Post by **veronica_inheels** » Wed Oct 04, 2017 3:00 am

you gonna pay high rent in seattle just to avoid income tax? isnt it minimum $1500/month there?

how about asking a friend to use their address? or renting the cheapest room for $300? or a PO box that looks like an address?

Lost Soul · Post by **Lost Soul** » Wed Oct 04, 2017 3:10 am

Chip_Oatley wrote:
section8 wrote:
rider5 wrote:I don't know what it is about the Spokane/Coeur d'Alene area but there's something that turns me off.

The Nazis?

Could be.

I have reviewed rents vs. what you get and I am not seeing much Win.

Seattle is not the place to dodge taxes. It's full of leftards. Nevada, Wyoming, NH and Alaska are better.

http://modernsurvivalblog.com/retreat-living/lowest-to-highest-taxes-by-state/

Chip_Oatley · Post by **Chip_Oatley** » Wed Oct 04, 2017 12:48 pm

veronica_inheels wrote:you gonna pay high rent in seattle just to avoid income tax? isnt it minimum $1500/month there?

how about asking a friend to use their address? or renting the cheapest room for $300? or a PO box that looks like an address?

To have a base, but yeah--I thought of those options. I do think I'll need a utility bill or something to get a license etc.

twodogs · Post by **twodogs** » Wed Oct 04, 2017 3:11 pm

This may be an option and you can store your furniture where you live now.

The best states for full-time RVer domiciles generally come down to Texas, Florida or South Dakota. All three states are income tax-free, the government entities will accept mail-forwarding addresses and they are headquarters for mail-forwarding services.

http://rvlife.com/best-states-for-full-time-rver-domiciles/

VinnyD · Post by **VinnyD** » Wed Oct 04, 2017 3:31 pm

Off topic: twodogs, do you play Letterpress under the handle "two dogs"?

twodogs · Post by **twodogs** » Thu Oct 05, 2017 2:53 am

VinnyD wrote:Off topic: twodogs, do you play Letterpress under the handle "two dogs"?

No, had to google to see what it was. Sudoku is my go to when traveling.

Lost Soul · Post by **Lost Soul** » Thu Oct 05, 2017 5:14 am

Check out the killersudoku. The clues are sums instead of numbers. They increase in difficulty from Monday to Sunday, with one mind bender a week.

http://www.killersudokuonline.com/

There are 4000 in the archives. http://www.killersudokuonline.com/archives.html

twodogs · Post by **twodogs** » Thu Oct 05, 2017 1:31 pm

Thanks Lost Soul.

VinnyD · Post by **VinnyD** » Thu Oct 05, 2017 2:41 pm

Thanks, twodogs.

Chip_Oatley · Post by **Chip_Oatley** » Wed Oct 18, 2017 5:08 pm

Tick-tock

rider5 · Post by **rider5** » Sat Oct 21, 2017 3:31 am

Is your penthouse apartment in Seattle almost set up?

Chip_Oatley · Post by **Chip_Oatley** » Sat Oct 21, 2017 5:30 am

Still in deluxe apartment other side.

rider5 · Post by **rider5** » Sat Oct 21, 2017 3:12 pm

Where are you going on your first road trip?

Chip_Oatley · Post by **Chip_Oatley** » Sat Oct 21, 2017 11:44 pm

I did a short trip to Acadia NP--not a road trip though--I flew and rented car.
And I spent a week in the Outer Banks of NC, and stopped in Jamestown and Wmsburg.
TBD

Lime_Pickle · Post by **Lime_Pickle** » Mon Oct 23, 2017 2:39 pm

To be developed?

Chip_Oatley · Post by **Chip_Oatley** » Mon Oct 23, 2017 3:42 pm

Ya, I would like to take off now but need to stick around the area and apartment until end of October for medical appointments and the like.

I am having little luck selling my stuff this time. It seems no one legit looks on craigslist anymore. Had a FB Marketplace no-show today. So I may just hire a mover to put what I expect to keep in my storage unit, and give away the rest. I moved in April when I sold my place. I thought this would be easy...

rider5 · Post by **rider5** » Sat Nov 11, 2017 3:48 pm

How about Jujuy?

Lincoln · Post by **Lincoln** » Sat Nov 11, 2017 6:38 pm

Chip_Oatley wrote:Ya, I would like to take off now but need to stick around the area and apartment until end of October for medical appointments and the like.

I am having little luck selling my stuff this time. It seems no one legit looks on craigslist anymore. Had a FB Marketplace no-show today. So I may just hire a mover to put what I expect to keep in my storage unit, and give away the rest. I moved in April when I sold my place. I thought this would be easy...

Keep the faith Chip!

I was thinking the other day how i used to spend weeks if not months sorting out shit before we hit the road...it makes for the travels being that bit sweeter.

Chip_Oatley · Post by **Chip_Oatley** » Mon Nov 13, 2017 1:53 pm

Hi. I’m currently in Philadelphia having breakfast at a sweet historic hotel. Weather is shit. 40F and rain. In town for a wedding.

I moved out of apartment last Wednesday and flew to Santa Fe, New Mexico, for a few days of spa treatments, shopping.’food, and touring.

Chip_Oatley · Post by **Chip_Oatley** » Mon Nov 13, 2017 2:04 pm

I did sell several items, and gave away more.
Some regrets.
Big thing now is how to sell my car?

Chip_Oatley · Post by **Chip_Oatley** » Tue Nov 14, 2017 6:19 pm

I may be too old for this shit (being homeless and unemployed).

My left knee is swollen and painful, I have digestive-related issues, and I'm tired.

Lost Soul · Post by **Lost Soul** » Wed Nov 15, 2017 1:45 am

Why would you sell your car? I thought you were going on a road trip.

rider5 · Post by **rider5** » Wed Nov 15, 2017 3:52 am

The Spa in Santa Fe didn't work? That does not bode well. Perhaps a dude ranch in southern Arizona would make you right.

andybox · Post by **andybox** » Thu Nov 16, 2017 8:42 am

Chip_Oatley wrote:I may be too old for this shit (being homeless and unemployed).

My left knee is swollen and painful, I have digestive-related issues, and I'm tired.

Never too old for this shit. Go grab life by the balls, i'll met you in vanuatu.

Lulu · Post by **Lulu** » Sat Nov 18, 2017 2:36 am

We're stewbies, we never grow old.

Chip_Oatley · Post by **Chip_Oatley** » Sun Nov 19, 2017 6:07 pm

rider5 wrote:The Spa in Santa Fe didn't work? That does not bode well. Perhaps a dude ranch in southern Arizona would make you right.

I was only there for a few hours--shiatsu, some head/neck thing, and a hot pool soak.

Now I am in Morro Bay.

veronica_inheels · Post by **veronica_inheels** » Sun Nov 19, 2017 11:20 pm

Lulu wrote:We're stewbies, we never grow old.

age is just a number.

i'll rest in a coffin.

rider5 · Post by **rider5** » Mon Nov 20, 2017 2:10 am

Chip_Oatley wrote:
rider5 wrote:The Spa in Santa Fe didn't work? That does not bode well. Perhaps a dude ranch in southern Arizona would make you right.

I was only there for a few hours--shiatsu, some head/neck thing, and a hot pool soak.

Now I am in Morro Bay.

You're all over the place! Sounds like a good time.

andybox · Post by **andybox** » Mon Nov 20, 2017 7:30 am

Update please Chip, where are you now?

Lost Soul · Post by **Lost Soul** » Tue Nov 21, 2017 4:17 pm

Morro Bay, andy.

It's a salubrious town on the coast of central CA.

Chip_Oatley · Post by **Chip_Oatley** » Tue Nov 21, 2017 7:19 pm

Morro Bay was very nice. Rented kayak and visited with the otters, sea lions, and pelicans (brown, white). It's tough to "stay 50 feet away" when they're popping up around you.

Dumped rental car and hopped on train from San Luis Obispo to Oakland (transfer to bus to SF). PSA: don't trust Amtrak to transfer your checked bags. I had to keep asking them "look again"--oh, sorry, they were in the wrong pile. A minute before train left for Seattle. Good grief.

In SF now.

andybox · Post by **andybox** » Wed Nov 22, 2017 4:24 am

Do you have some sort of timetable, or are you on a wing and a prayer.

Chip_Oatley · Post by **Chip_Oatley** » Wed Nov 22, 2017 4:22 pm

Neither.

I'm taking the train cross-country next week. I need to go back and try to sell my car. I was too busy hauling my shit around to give that effort justice before. I also have a very full storage unit and would like to lighten that. Then, we'll see.

Lost Soul · Post by **Lost Soul** » Wed Nov 22, 2017 11:28 pm

Park your car at a storage place. It costs like $30/month.

andybox · Post by **andybox** » Thu Nov 23, 2017 7:57 am

I'm jealous, enjoy your free time Chip. If you get here i'll catch up for a few beers if you want to.

Wilster · Post by **Wilster** » Thu Nov 30, 2017 8:59 am

Chip_Oatley wrote: I need to go back and try to sell my car.

No you don't; I drive the car to the West Coast. The last one I did I flew into NYC, took a shuttle from airport to New Haven, CT, drove car to Wilkes Barre, PA, all the first day. Rolled into Denver a few days later, met the owner of the car at the airport, threw a bunch of pot in the car, golf and Vegas (what happens in Vegas, blah, blah, blah) on the drive to the SF Bay Area.

Said car was stored for a few months so had to replace the battery before getting on the road; oil change in Pittsburgh. Was outlining my trip on the plane to a business guy on the plane to NYC. He was like, you're going to do what??? :roll:

I was like, dude, dontcha just gotta drive cross country every few years? No? Well, been doing it most of my life either with thumb or other means.

I may be able to fit you in.