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what does a solo fulltimer Have for Thanksgiving dinner

11/20/2018

A boondocking sunset, Lake Havasu Arizona

When I got up this morning it was a little cloudy but most of that burned off by lunch and it turned into a nice day.

Sitting around last night it suddenly occurred to me that it was going to be Thanksgiving in a couple of days and I didn't have anything special to eat. So this morning I drove into town and bought my Thanksgiving meal. I know, I know, I was just there yesterday and could've bought everything I needed then, but due to my lackadaisical attitude, and outright aversion towards making any kind of plans, I didn't realize Thanksgiving was that close.

So in order to put a little variety into my Thanksgiving meal I went to a Safeway instead of the Walmart. I realized I was going to have to pay a little more for some things, but Safeway has some things that Walmart doesn't have, and I'm in the mood for something different for Thanksgiving.

So for my Thanksgiving meal I'm having some smoked salmon, that I didn't catch or smoke, some baked beans straight from the can. Crab salad made with genuine simulated artificial imitation crab. And for dessert a coconut cream pie, made with real essence of coconut, and something that smells funny but vaguely resembles cream just like your mama used to make, if your mama worked in a huge pie factory that turned out 100,000 pies a day.

Naturally the meal wouldn't be complete without a fine adult beverage to wash it down and soothe your throat that's still burning from the cream on the coconut cream pie that smells kinda funny, so I've chosen a pretentious but at the same time inexpensive one-month old beer that apparently has the power to "lift my kilt".

I hope I don't sound to braggadocios to those of you who are stuck eating the same old turkey and cranberry sauce Thanksgiving dinner that's been around since the beginning of time, but I just wanted to share with everyone what a real Thanksgiving meal can be with just a little imagination and no cooking abilities whatsoever.

theboondork

sometimes I wish I had a smaller rig that Fit into places that the Arctic Fox won't.

10 Comments

Barney Ward

11/20/2018 05:46:44 pm

Whatever he chooses!

Tom

11/20/2018 06:14:04 pm

That is true, but at our own peril.

Tom

11/20/2018 05:51:38 pm

Since I moved into my small 22H Arctic Fox trailer in July 2007, I frequently have been glad it was not larger and on occasion want a smaller trailer. The trouble is that AF does not build any smaller than mine..

11/20/2018 06:15:01 pm

Were I to go to a smaller RV I'm pretty sure it wouldn't be another trailer. Size is not the only thing that prevents me from boondocking in a lot of places, my backing skills, or the lack thereof also keeps me away from small boondocking areas.

And unfortunately I don't yet possess your ruthless attitude towards eliminating useless items from my life. So at the moment I appear destined to drag around my blimp like, ever expanding, Arctic Fox, with no way in sight to be able to compress all my possessions into a large four-wheel-drive camping van which is what I really need.

Tom

11/20/2018 06:45:27 pm

Yep a 4 wheel camping van is what sounds best to me also. Glenn at too simplify is my hero. I am giving serious thoughts to parking the Castle at a nearby storage facility in Decatur Al to use when I go back every year. Then I can use a much more agile and mobile unit for the other 8 months of the year.

11/20/2018 07:42:24 pm

You know that's a pretty good idea, it never crossed my mind to have a van and the Arctic Fox. Of course that does kind of run counter to the philosophy of simplifying.

But I am doing basically the same thing you're doing, spending three or four months with my family while living in the Arctic Fox, and then traveling for the rest of the year. I guess I could store the Arctic Fox and the truck in Denver and drive a van during the winter.

Or if I bought a slide in camper, which I've traveled in before, I would have four-wheel-drive and I wouldn't have to store the truck. But a slide in camper light enough to fit on my short bed truck wouldn't have very much room and it, and they usually have pretty small holding tanks which means dumping fairly often.

But that is a good idea and is going to give me something to think about because I too would certainly like to be more agile and mobile.

Tom

Linda Sand

11/21/2018 03:49:04 pm

There are two of us. We buy a precooked turkey breast, a loaf of bread, a jar of gravy, and a can of cranberry sauce for our "traditional" Thanksgiving dinner with leftover turkey sandwiches. But Dave makes pumpkin pie from scratch. Nothing is as good as his pumpkin pie.

As for a smaller rig, I was very happy in my Sprinter van as long as I was only part timing so all the "you have to keep this" stuff could stay home with Dave.

11/21/2018 04:27:29 pm

Fortunately for Turkeys everywhere, I was never a big fan of eating the birds. I had much rather have a spiral cut ham. In fact I looked on the Internet for those stores that sell the spiral cut hams in Lake Havasu and couldn't find anything. There one of the few companies selling hams that don't have "water added". If you look at the fine print on any ham they all have water added.

So you had a Sprinter Van? I'm impressed. The Sprinter Van is the van I dream of when I think about moving into something smaller than the Arctic Fox, that can go anywhere, and Park any place and still have room for things I actually need to live.

I would prefer a four-wheel-drive model but I've heard their expensive and hard to come by. I would also like to have the little diesel engine, but I've heard they're pretty expensive to buy and very expensive to fix. But I do like the length and the standup height of the bigger ones.

All that may be in the future when I've gotten rid of about 80% of the stuff that I'm carrying around now.

Tom

11/22/2018 03:10:43 pm

If you want to drool a bit go to sportsmobile.com and check out the Texas pre-owned section. 2008 and 2011 Sprinters for 40-50K right now.

11/22/2018 04:02:35 pm

Wow! Thanks for telling me about that..... [As he stares longingly into his wallet, while a small tear drips into the empty space where his money used to be].... That's an excellent resource. Hightop vans like those are what I would like to transition into one day if I can just figure out a way that I can live small.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING !

Tom

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