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Tim
3/26/2018 07:15:38 am
Tom - I'm looking forward to your expense write-ups - it should be really informative and helpful. The cell phone cost and connection issues are probably the thing that I most dread about moving into the full-time RV life.
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theboondork
3/26/2018 10:10:02 am
The cell phone costs can indeed be huge but not everyone needs or wants the amount of data that I have. If you're not an Internet addict like I am your cell phone costs will be considerably lower.
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Tim
3/26/2018 12:17:28 pm
I'm definitely addicted to the internet now, but it's mainly watching RVing and related videos. I'm wondering if my data consumption will go up or down (or change to another topic) when I'm full time. I can't imagine that I'll be watching quite so many RVing videos, but maybe I'll have more time and actually watch more to get ideas where to go, tips, etc. Right now, I'm guessing I'll continue to use quite a bit of data.
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theboondork
3/26/2018 04:25:36 pm
I spend more time on the Internet now that I did living in an immobile home. Living a normie life your pushed and pulled in different directions by others wanting you to live like they do, which is normal. But you end up doing things, going places, and acting like society wants you to which will often lead to you being busier some of the time than you need to be depending on how much you bend to these pressures.
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Linda Sand
3/26/2018 03:48:25 pm
I truly enjoyed your fine print. Dave and I both chuckled our way through it.
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theboondork
3/26/2018 05:10:07 pm
The only thing I enjoy more than relaxing is making people smile.
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3/26/2018 04:52:49 pm
Just as an example today is my one month with a hotspot and checking how mush data I use. After 10.5 years of RVing solo I used just over 15 gigs for this month. And that was a pretty normal feeling amount of internet time. I have found that the learning about RVing browsing has been replaced mostly by where to go browsing, and also boondocking sites i might find useful. I do not watch TV or movies.
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theboondork
3/26/2018 05:23:31 pm
I would imagine there's not much need for someone with your experience to go looking for RV information, your where people go to get it.
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Tim
3/27/2018 08:56:15 am
Probably 95% of my internet usage is either watching YouTube or reading blogs about RVing. I have Netflix, but didn't even hook up my TV for 6 months after moving into this apartment and I struggle to find something to watch now on TV. There always sees to be something interesting on YouTube. The other thing I consume data on is Audible books and I'm not sure if audio alone is that big of a data hog. I also occasionally use Skype, but only the audio with no video.
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theboondork
3/27/2018 05:48:27 pm
It sounds like you might end up being a big Internet user like me. Probably when you first start out everything will be new and shiny and you will think of a lot of things to do more important than watching YouTube, but over time after you get a lot of stuff done that needs to be done like personalizing the Arctic Fox to your liking, then you might start spending more time on the Internet again.
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Tim
3/28/2018 09:13:35 am
Good recommendation on the Asus laptops - I've also had a couple of them over the years and they've done very well, although I didn't use them for photo or video editing.
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Tom hudson
3/28/2018 01:40:57 pm
That's very insightful about living in a smaller space. That smaller space will help you not fall into the "more is better" trap that most of us lived with for the majority of our lives. Getting rid of most of the material things in my life I believe is one of the reasons I'm so happy now. I also believe that without the size and weight restrictions that the Arctic Fox imposes on me I might easily slip back into wanting more and more stuff.
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Tim
3/29/2018 07:31:06 am
The long distance purchases are so far going well. I had a slight wrinkle the last few days that had me scrambling, but it ended up being no big deal. I've talked with the mail forwarding service that I'm planning on using and it looks like that will be a piece of cake and the transfer of residency is relatively simple as well in South Dakota.
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Tom hudson
3/29/2018 11:05:50 am
I've noticed that this comment has a whole different tenor than your previous comments. Before your comments were very noncommittal and sprinkled with words like, maybe, I wish, I hope. But this comment is completely different. This comment sounds like a man with a goal and a plan on how to achieve it.
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Tim
3/29/2018 12:07:56 pm
The wire transfer for the Arctic Fox was made this morning, so I'm now officially an Arctic Fox 27-5L owner (although I don't have the title yet - they are sending it to me). In the back of my mind was the thought that I could always back out since I've only paid a deposit, but now I'm committed and there's no where to go but forward. This is a long weekend, so time to start putting the plan into action.
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Tom hudson
3/29/2018 03:46:58 pm
Well congratulations on being a proud owner of one of the best fifth wheels made.
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