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Thanks for the announcement! Hope the owner is found. Surprised there was no way to leave a voicemail on the phone.

191 is practically flat in that area. 26 is, also.

I'd recommended sticking to small towns along the secondary highways. Their parks would be quieter than along the interstates. Choose one without a pool unless you really want one. Pools draw noise and kids.

The Canadian border is closed for recreational travel until July 21. This was moved up from previous June 21. It might be extended again. Unless you live or work there now is not the time to travel to Alaska. If you go there may be restriction on getting out. It gets cold in Alaska in the winter! 😄 There are many articles via Google. https://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/services/covid/non-canadians-canadiens-eng.html https://rvalaskacampgrounds.com/border-crossing/ https://www.anchorage.net/blog/covid-19-traveler-information/

Insurance is based on many factors.... age, tickets, accidents, credit score, county you live in - not necessarily the state, a full-timer or not, etc.

Yes.... I figured it out and saw RVs post. It just threw me off!

What are your interests? What kinds of parks do you like? What activities/hobbies do you like? That should help in finding places suitable to you.

????? What has this to do with the original post?

Welcome to the forum! Here are some links that may help you. https://www.fulltimefamilies.com/ https://www.rv-dreams.com/fulltimingbudgets.html https://www.campanda.com/magazine/rv-checklists-printable/ https://www.escapees.com/community/xscapers/ http://escapees.activehosted.com/index.php?action=social&chash=d09bf41544a3365a46c9077ebb5e35c3.117&s=597f2fb531ed10ef62dd68b90672064b https://csftl.org/rv-travel-children/ https://www.escapees.com/escapees-rv-club-history-roots-run-deep/?fbclid=IwAR2aPi27fUWuSEivZ3gGUvt7kAKhwRTyICIRThMML_LUd2vYUMRP1lGZh54

OP: You've gone through the majority of options. Nothing is perfect. We used a cashback credit card and paid it off monthly. We put everything on it - restaurants, food, fuel, shopping, etc. We also kept a separate credit card solely for our AutoPay bills. Then we didn't have to worry about being compromised and messing up our bill pmts. Occasionally we'd draw out $300 from Wells Fargo and that seemed to last forever because we preferred to use our cash back credit card. We've been doing variations of this for 55 years! 😁

As stated, everyone is different . It just depends on YOU! We volunteered for public parks but not constantly and only if they'd agree to 6-8 weeks and never had an issue doing that. Volunteering gives you a purpose and gives you a chance to explore areas in your off time. We gave lighthouse tours, ranch sat in Oregon on 10,000 acres, cleaned up the shoreline of Lake Powell via a houseboat, fed the fish at a hatchery, gave moonlike hikes at a gorgeous mountain state park, helped with a kids' program in a state park, set up a computer program for the rangers, did some light outside maintenance such as painting site posts, and sometimes campground hosted. We loved it! There are so many opportunities out there to keep busy and it gives you satisfaction in helping out our public parks. Plus, we got a free campsite. When not volunteering we stayed on public lands.... some free boondocking like BLM or forest service open lands; some nat'l forest campgrounds, BLM campgrounds, national parks, state parks, county and city parks. We didn't make reservations so no commitment to staying longer than we wanted. It's just us, but we could never go to a RV park and sit there for months. We also stayed clear of medium to big cities. But others don't seem to mind. We liked nature, geocaching and 4-wheeling with our Jeep so did a lot of backcountry exploring and hiking. We also had a large group of Escapee Boomer friends and hooked up with them as we traveled. We all were in constant touch and if we were within 200 mi of them we thought nothing of visiting for a for a few days to a week especially if they found a terrific boondocking place. We'd come in from all directions. We all had the same interests so it was fun. We all were boondockers so a gathering place was easy and free to find. We kept a paper atlas of the states and if you could see it just about every single road in the state is highlighted as to where we've been. We explored the states thoroughly and found some gems of places. I also have a 300+ page document on the computer of places we've stayed. So, yes, we moved around a lot in our 16 years of full-timing and we can honestly say we've seen the country, including Canada, Yukon and Alaska.

Just in case he doesn't return...... here's the web site: https://www.campbase.com/mosca-campground-san-luis-lake It appears that's the name of the campground. There's another Mosca national forest campground in Almont, CO on CR744, Gunnison Rd. so that is different. It only has 16 sites and a vault toilet; no electric.

According to the national park San Luis is now a wildlife refuge, not a state park and your supposed to have the Colorado Wildlife Annual Access Pass $43 to use it. On the wildlife refuge site it states electric will be there until it become prohibitive in cost so use sparingly. Also, the water is contaminated by the area farming so bring your own water. https://www.nps.gov/grsa/planyourvisit/area-campgrounds.htm?fullweb=1

DOS!! Are we really that old to remember it? 😵

Hot water heater can be run on propane. Wind power? That's a very noisy way to go and you also have to be in very windy areas.... not pleasant. Solar is the best way!

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Agreed. We rarely drove a straight line from A to B. We liked to explore different highways.

We used a brick propane heater for 16 years of full-timing up to 8,000' elevation. However, we never slept with it running. Besides, we like it cool/cold for sleeping. Turn it on the morning and it heats the RV up fast. He gives awesome, very efficient heat. We had it installed by a propane dealer for confidence.

Awesome spot!!

We prefer Hwy 50 but if you're going to Denver it would be out of your way.

Have you actually tried to attend an Xscapers meet-up? Of all the groups mentioned here that's where you'll find the youngest.

Even driving an automatic in the mountains you shift gears - or you should, at least. It really saves the brakes.

What size RV are you thinking of getting? A small RV is overkill for a HDT. What kind of places do you want to go? You may be limited depending on the size such as Provincial parks, etc.

Yes, it goes by county.

I had never seen this one before. It gives a little more information than some of the others. https://www.cnn.com/resources/coronavirus-information