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short bus president Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-17-03 09:04 PM
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Anyone have experience living out of a van, down by the river?
Well, LA-DEE-FREAKIN'-DA!!!
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DerekG Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-17-03 09:10 PM
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1. HA!!
The funniest Farley sketch ever!

"I'm gonna be your shadow. Here's you; here's me. Here's you; here's <falls into the coffee table>."
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proud patriot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-17-03 09:15 PM
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2. Chris Farely
I still miss him :-(

That's one of my favorite skits
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Tom Kitten Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-17-03 09:43 PM
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3. No, but...
My family used to live in a cardboard box in the middle of the highway. Used to work 25 hours a day just to make ends meet....

(Monty Python)
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JitterbugPerfume Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-17-03 10:16 PM
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4. Yeah
there was some guy down there all red faced ,with his shirt tail hanging out screaming about living in a van, down by the river

said he was trying to motivate people I sure do miss him
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Pert_UK Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-17-03 10:20 PM
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5. Of course we had it tough.......
:-)

P.
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Pert_UK Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-17-03 10:21 PM
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6. Oddly, yes, but only at weekends........
Camping out most weekends next to the lake or rivers in my 84 Mitsubishi....not comfy, but fun!

P.
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Section_43 Donating Member (252 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-17-03 10:33 PM
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7. spent 44 days in my 70 vw bus
driving from Denali National Park in Alaska, down Hwy 101 into S.F. then east Utah, Colorado, New Mexico, then back home to Missouri.

I think abt it every day. I miss that freedom. It must be said I had plenty of money after working all summmer in the park. Magical time.
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Pert_UK Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-17-03 10:52 PM
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10. Beautiful...I'm going to circumnavigate Australia later this year.......
Should be pretty cool really....well HOT actually, but a lot of fun! It'll take a few months I reckon, and the van gets shitty gas mileage, especially since I lobbed a steel roof rack on this weekend.

Still, it's 4WD and it's got big wheels on it.

Any tips for keeping cool and/or sane whilst doing a long-distance tour?

P.
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Section_43 Donating Member (252 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-17-03 11:17 PM
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12. take a nice fluffy pillow for your bottom
fluffing it every 100 miles or so. we took all our own food and drinks. it was awesome. the bus had no a/c, only a dashboard fan that circulated the hot air. lol
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Pert_UK Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-18-03 12:01 AM
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16. You want me to fluff my bottom every 100 miles?....Pervert.........
:evilgrin:

A good plan. I only did about 500 km this weekend and it took its toll on my little behind....

My van also has no AC. It's only me and my girlfriend in it though, and we've taken all the rear seats out and bought a decent folding mattress for the back.....and a mosquito net.........and all manner of weird shit.

Trying to cut down on the amount of crap at the moment!

P.
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Section_43 Donating Member (252 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-18-03 12:25 AM
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18. It's better than fluffing yr top (sometimes)
My van was the camper model (minus the pop top)

I drove from Alabama to Missouri that winter during the '89 cold snap. I had to cut the bottom of my sleeping bag out to stay warm while driving, it was miserable. The muffler fell off in Kentucky.
70 miles from home the head cracked from the extreme temp changes.

Just a lovely little jaunt, that was.
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Pert_UK Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-18-03 12:40 AM
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19. Cool stories...mine's using oil like there's no tomorrow..Bush'll be happy
It now has a top speed of about 100km/h with the roof rack on it (unladen) and my girlfriend (who half-owns the van) can't drive it in a straight line or use 2nd gear....

I may have to do a LOT of driving come November. Did you know that crossing Australia is equivalent to driving from London to Moscow? Well, we're going AROUND the whole country.

Bonkers.

P.
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Section_43 Donating Member (252 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-18-03 12:52 AM
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20. Holy cats, London to Moscow!
In my vans final days, I had to keep a case of oil on hand at all times. Drive across town (abt 15 min.) = a qt.
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proud patriot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-17-03 11:03 PM
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11. I hope you took pictures
Man what an incredible experience ..
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Section_43 Donating Member (252 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-17-03 11:19 PM
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13. took 100's of pics
but they do not do the landscape of Alaska much justice. If I could recommend the trip of a lifetime, it would be Alaska. Beyond words.
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proud patriot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-18-03 12:03 AM
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17. My mom visits Ketchican
I've never been , Someday I'll get there .
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nclib Donating Member (513 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-17-03 10:37 PM
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8. No, but
I lived out of my vw beetle for a while back in the early 80's.
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Fenris Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-17-03 10:38 PM
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9. Yes. Down by the river, I shot my baby. Dead.
Yeah, I shot her dead.
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LeftPeopleFinishFirst Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-17-03 11:19 PM
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14. I love that sketch!
:) MY NAME IS MAT AND I AM YOUR MOTIVATIONAL SPEAKER! WELL LA DEE FREEEAKEN DAH!

(insert seizure flowers)
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short bus president Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-17-03 11:25 PM
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15. Just for you, LPFF:
a friendly .wav

from this place:

http://chrisfarley.netmegs.com/snl/mattfoley/foley.html
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