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Some Good Press for RV’ing

Brian Brawdy — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 10:22:54 +0000

With all the negative press about some RV’s in the media of late, I thought I’d share a bit of why nomadism, even today, is so vital to our soul. Boondocking is in our blood. Like the want of two full lungs of untamed air, a nose brimming with the smell of fresh wilderness, ears tuned to birdsongs or to the refreshing sounds of nothing at all, eyes gently focused somewhere between you and the distant horizon, time alone in the wild reminds us of who we are. Heading “out there” brings us back to our inner core.

And location doesn’t matter, because boondocking isn’t just about geography or terrain; rather, it’s about temperament — your temperament. “Where is my wild?” My friend Bob Difley asks a great question. “Can you see the Milky Way from your campsite?” That’s as good a test as any.

Relying on yourself, going it alone is the one aspect that calls more RVers to adventure than any other benefit of boondocking. That sense of liberty and independence, of facing the unknown autonomously is a birthright that boondockers gladly embrace, while surrendering the status quo of calendar and clock.

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On Tax Day I’m Heading for My Version of a T-Party

Brian Brawdy — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 14:37:56 +0000

I don’t need to tell you what today is, at least for those of us living in the United States. Perhaps, next to your birthday and New Years Eve, April 15th stands indelibly in American minds. It’s time to square up with Uncle Sam.

Now that my taxes are in the mail, I figured that there is no better time to talk about the Tea Party, or better yet, my version of a T-Party. I’m headed to the Mid Atlantic Truck Camper Rally in Sanford, Virginia.

Truck camping, or T-partying is one of my favorite ways to explore. My first exploration of Denali National Park in Alaska was in a fully stocked Lance truck camper. I spent 10 days adventuring in one of the coolest places on earth with my good friend and renowned photographer/videographer Michael Mauro.

From that moment on I was hooked. Unlike other forms of RV’ing, T-Partying allows me to get off the road and off the beaten path. To me, that’s what exploration is all about.

If you are new to the idea, check out Truck Camper Magazine for some great insight into T-Partying. If you’re in the area this weekend, swing over. If not…..

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Brian Brawdy and The Green RV now equipped with TORKLIFT

Brian Brawdy — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 02:18:24 +0000

There are those companies that just plain get it: great people, great passion, great products, designed and manufactured here in the United States to be the very best there is, all the while backed by a Lifetime Guarantee.

TORKLIFT International in Kent, Washington is one of those companies.

Jay, Brian & Jack

My goal in visiting TORKLIFT was to make The Green RV, my Lance Camper, more stable and secure. Soon I will be towing my Lance Base Station (Lance 2285 Trailer…stay tuned for details!) and needed to fashion a truly solid, unwavering system for both.

To secure my Lance Camper fully, I needed a frame mount system whose turnbuckles were 100% Stainless Steel, 100% tool-free and 100% lockable. FastGuns are precision-made from High-Impact Powder-Coated Stainless-Steel, comes Spring Loaded and includes Spring Tension Indicators all in addition to a Lifetime Guarantee.

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I then turned my attention to towing. The SuperHitch Magnum along with the Supertruss Receiver Extension fills the bill in a formidable way. It is a class 5 hitch rated up to 20,000 lbs with weight distribution. It also utilizes a 2.5 x 2.5” top and 2 x 2″ bottom dual receiver and hardened, reinforced hitch pin locations. Supertruss extensions come in 8 lengths, from 21”-60”, so whatever your configuration, they’ve got you covered.

All Torklift products carry an industry exclusive lifetime warranty.

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Buried Logic Podcast – Boondocking – Bob Difley

Brian Brawdy — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 01:49:08 +0000

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When Bob Difley worked for a living, he was Northern California Regional General Manager of El Monte RV Centers, a national RV rental and sales company.

Bob now photographs and writes articles on the RV lifestyle, Green RVing, nature, and the outdoors. Bob’s RV articles appear regularly in Trailer Life, MotorHome, Good Sam’s Highways magazines. Bob also wrote the Backroads & Boondocking and The Green RVer columns in Western RV News & Recreation.

He also teaches RV lifestyle classes and seminars at The Rally, was an instructor in the Life On Wheels RV Conferences, and presented interpretive programs for Arizona State Parks. He is a featured blogger on RV.net and writes the boondocking blog at rvboondockingnews.com and the birding blog at birdwatching.rvtravel.com.

Bob and his wife, Lynn, have been fulltimers for seventeen years and enjoy an active RV Lifestyle of kayaking, hiking, swimming, mountain biking, and bird and wildlife watching.

: Bob Difley

BOONDOCKING: Finding the Perfect Campsite on America’s Public Lands is Bob’s new 65-page eBook crammed with bookdocking information, loaded with links to additional sources, and photos of great boondocking locations. Learn more about Bob Difley’s new eBook.

To learn more about Bob, visit his website www.healthrvlifestyle.com.

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Podcasting via Apple iTunes thanks to MotoSat

Brian Brawdy — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 14:45:09 +0000

It has been my goal to travel North America discovering wild places, down the open road and off the beaten path, all the while reporting on breaking news, commentary and techniques for surviving and thriving in the 21st Century. An importing part of that adventure is my Mobile Base Camp, a Lance Truck Camper powered by the natural energies of the sun, wind and rain.

An additional component in reporting my explorations and interviews falls into the category of both the BuriedLogic Audio blog posts and the BuriedLogic Podcasts. Thanks to the technology from the satellite experts MotoSat Advanced Mobile Satellite Systems I am now able to do so from anywhere I go. The new F2 DataStorm from MotoSat was installed on The Mobile Base Camp yesterday at their facilities in Salt Lake City.

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Keith McCord from KSL TV 5 here in Salt Lake stopped by to cover the installation and learn from Royal Lamb about the company, its people and the professionals that make it all happen.