Change; the other white meat

How does the quote go? The only thing constant is change? Truer words were never spoken. It has been quite a year. There have been lots of changes. So, out with the old, in with the new, as the trees are bare so I begin again stripped clean to the core. This is a new year, a fresh start.   

clean. new. renew. refresh.

My new motto this year is about focus. I chose to be present and live in the NOW. Run when you must, Rest when you can, Stop and LISTEN, Absorb what is useful; Think all the time, Live in the now.

Quotes on focus:

"When you focus on being a blessing, God makes sure that you are always blessed in abundance". -Joel Osteen.

"The sun's rays do not burn until brought to a focus". -Alexander Bell

No matter what the circumstances; I am responsible for my work, my happiness, my decisions and my life. I must live in the now and stay focused on each moment as it comes. I have done all I can to prepare, set goals, set up auto bill pay, gotten a good night’s sleep, saved, now it is time to live and focus on the task at hand. Knowing that god will provide in the future because I have prepared and am focused on being a blessing to all I meet. Wow lofty goals. Yes. I am doing it. I am living it. 

As Yoda says "there is no 'try' there is only doing".

If I have a loss of focus I will remember this;

"You affect your subconscious mind by verbal repetition". - W. Clement Stone.

"Failure is not the falling down, but the staying down" -Mary Pickford

"If our thoughts and hopes are elsewhere, it is impossible for us to set our faces steadily toward the work required of us." -Anonymous

"Not a shred of evidence exists in favor of the idea that life is serious". - Brendan Gill

I am cheerful and lighthearted and go forth with a smile and a happy countenance. To a new day, Cheers! :D

Stay on track and Git er dun'

Recipe for focus- Go left and right; repeat rapidly at your local arc park.

Have fun: Nothing nicer than a beautiful gun dog, a sweet shotgun and one fine fall day.

How we came to own a truck camper (TC)and what it means to us.

We decided we needed a TC because of where we recreate. It seems like our adventures are never to be found at the end of a smoothly paved interstate. We always find ourselves pulling off that paved road onto a muddy rut filled one to get to the river or upland bird area or onto a steep, twisty compact snow and ice covered ski area access road. We wanted to be able to carry our dogs, friends, gear and enough supplies to stay put for days at a time; because once you get there you don’t want to leave. The very definition of Go Boondocking.

We also wanted to be able to visit family and friends without being a burden and wanted to be able to park in a driveway or in a parking spot on the street nearby. After we looked into various SUVs, RVs; Class A, B, C’s trailers, 5^th wheels and custom built rigs we decided the Truck and Camper combo was the way to go for several reasons.

1.            Functionality- the truck is detachable from the camper and allows full use of both truck and camper separately if needed.    

2.            Accessibility – The truck has 10 inches of ground clearance and four wheel drive which with 4 studded snows allows safe winter mountain access and good clearance for those back roads to get to the hunting spots your buddy told you about.

3.            Portability – We can easily and safely carry 4 friends, the dogs and all the gear for our adventures into the back country for a weekend or several weeks.

4.            Safety – When it comes to safety on the road we would much rather be in the truck than a fiberglass covered RV.

5.            Convenience – We keep our TC parked next to the house plugged in, packed, fueled up and ready to go. When you want to take off you throw a few items in and load the dogs and you are off.

6.            Peace of Mind – We feel good knowing that if an emergency pops up large or small we can in a moment’s notice keep our family safe, warm and comfortable while we get out or help out until things get back to normal. 

We found an article at Truck Camper Magazine that mirrored our thoughts exactly on this matter. They called the TC a Family Emergency Vehicle (FEV). It certainly is that for our family and more.   http://bit.ly/dVeM9N

Please check back for a future article on modifications we made to our TC and the evolution of the TC porch.

Happy Boondocking!

Boondocking data base link

We love this fairly new database for finding Boondocking coordinates in the USA. If you have any to add they would be welcome! Something else to do while out on the road in this great nation of ours.  http://www.boondocking.org/index.html   is a database of boondocking sites in the USA.

Check back soon for a section of Truck Camper and RV links on our Go Boondocking Blog.  

Welcome to Go Boondocking Blog

Welcome to our inaugural blog. We are excited to announce the newest member of the Go Boondocking family...Get out, Go Boondocking and other Random Blancmange.

Please visit our web site by clicking on our Logo.

What do we do? We are an aftermarket truck camper outfitter. We are primarily interested in improving the quality and the amount of time you can spend boondocking with your camper. Because as Charles Kuralt said you can’t see anything from the interstate you have to get out take the exit and GO BOONDOCKING to see the best this beautiful country has to offer.  Having spent many years perfecting our own adventures in the back country with our truck campers we now would like to provide our expertise to you to improve your Boondocking adventures.

Check back often for new blogs on improving the propane, battery and generator capacities and issues, camper modifications, solutions for common and not so common problems, discussions of product development, gallery of customer rigs and trips, interesting beta from trips, recipes, and cool stuff for trucks and campers…and MORE!

Check back for a link to our Go Boondocking forum coming next….

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