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Received a visit yesterday - Masterplumber - 10-06-2017
Yesterday Gotsmart and Cammula stopped by for a quick visit and while here told me about this place. BTW, it doesn't show up when you do a Google search for it. I had to text Gotsmart for the exact name. Maybe some of you computer gurus can figure a way to get it up to the top of the search results? Anywho, I still check into Bob's forum every now and again, but don't post nearly as much as I used to. I probably won't post a lot here either as I, like others, am trying to limit how much time I allow myself to be sucked into the internet.
So for those of you who have never met me personally, I'm a 54 year old construction worker living in Colorado. I've been a plumber and boiler guy since I was in high school, but now I do more general contracting and am currently building a house for someone. I love taking a project from someones dream and making it a reality, whether it be a house, or deck, or van, or cargo trailer. I probably will never be full time, as that is not the missus's dream, but travel as often as possible either alone or with family by any means possible. I have a cargo trailer conversion I built a few years back, which is what got me started into the vandwelling movement. Previously my main connection to nomadic travel was through the overlanding community. I also have a KLR 650 motorcycle set up to travel on, and also enjoy backpacking. In fact in less than a week I will backpack into the West Elks Wilderness Area near Gunnison, Co for 8 days of living out of a tent and chasing the mighty Wapiti.
I have 2 sons that have definitely caught the outdoors and wanderlust bug. My youngest graduated from college last Spring, and immediately went to work for Wyoming Game and Fish working on the Elk winter range for the summer. Now he is spending the Fall wandering Colorado hunting and living mainly out of his Jeep Cherokee and a backpack. My older son Ben, whom many of you met at RTR a couple years ago, just wrapped up 11 months of traveling and working in New Zealand, and made it to Australia this week. He plans to work and travel there until about May and then will return to the States to hike the Appalachian Trail with my niece. For those of you who are interested his travels can be followed on Facebook at Dirtbag Adventures.
So hopefully I can contribute something here as time goes by. I love helping people with their builds, whether it's just answering questions or digging in and getting my hands dirty. I have a broad range of experience, not just plumbing.
RE: Received a visit yesterday - Ballenxj - 10-06-2017
Masterplumber wrote Yesterday; Gotsmart and Cammula stopped by for a quick visit and while here told me about this place. BTW, it doesn't show up when you do a Google search for it. I had to text Gotsmart for the exact name. Maybe some of you computer gurus can figure a way to get it up to the top of the search results? Anywho, I still check into Bob's forum every now and again, but don't post nearly as much as I used to. I probably won't post a lot here either as I, like others, am trying to limit how much time I allow myself to be sucked into the internet.
Hey MP, good to see you here. I seem to remember your building a cargo trailer out from the other forum, and enjoyed your postings over there.
Anyway, Welcome here!
I have noted the lazy google problem and have mentioned that to the staff here.
That first photo of yours shows a very basic traveling and camping set up that IMO should get you anywhere you want to go.
PS, I know what you mean by getting sucked into zombie land by the internet.
RE: Received a visit yesterday - Gunny - 10-06-2017
Nice to see you here Master Plumber.
Rob
RE: Received a visit yesterday - bLEEp - 10-06-2017
Thanks for the great intro!
Since i rarely spent any time at the other place, i do not know much about many of you.
Gunnison is a beautiful area, have fun!
RE: Received a visit yesterday - Blacktank - 10-06-2017
hey,it's masterplumber,showing up just after i got my plumbing done,glad you make it here,we are on google,it all about keywords,vandweller,vanlife,how to xxxxx, and the tag lines i put on the forums and activity that gets your site up top google,it will come
i just googled fat van and it came up on bobs site,tried FatvanSS and we were there at 4-5,so the more people posting,the more keywords people search for are posted,the more traffic we get
at this point more interest in having a quality site and let the rest fall in line
Received a visit yesterday - Cammalu - 10-06-2017
Yay! You made it!
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RE: Received a visit yesterday - AbuelaLoca - 10-06-2017
Great to see you here, MP!
RE: Received a visit yesterday - Dean and buster - 10-06-2017
welcome to the crew master plumber
RE: Received a visit yesterday - Ballenxj - 10-06-2017
(10-06-2017, 04:44 PM)Dean Wrote: welcome to the crew master plumber
And what a crew we have. We have everything from Monkey foot, to dancing bears. (Baloo) Tick eaters, Outlaws, and we might even end up with inlaws if we're not careful.
The trades are even well represented. Chef, solar installers, story tellers, mechanically inclined, sound techs, and now a Plumber too?
RE: Received a visit yesterday - Scott7022 - 10-07-2017
Welcome to the crew