How many loners on here?

Bushtrekker

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When I was younger I used to take off regularly with a pack and disappear for the weekend or longer, often travelling across country by night and sleeping anywhere I could as my way of escaping from day to day problems, and getting time away from my family for a break. Then I made the mistake of buying a larger tent, air beds and even a heater, so the family wanted to come with me.

Now I've got the camper and have retired, so theoretically have more time to get away, but it's not working out that way, due to a combination of appointments, family birthdays and other commitments. I really miss being able to disappear by myself, which was a lot easier before mobile phones and vehicle ownership.

I've put my foot down today and told my wife that if I get one more complication from her side which means I have to come back every couple of weeks I may just disappear for the Summer and switch my mobile phone off.
 
no need to switch the phone off just go up west highland no signal :)

but understand im single and likr being alone but do like company aswell.

i use to be a janitor for 2 nurserys and a primary,now i work in a mail room and office block and have to get police vetted
every 5 yrs.

one day im going to just walk away from it all,hopefully that day will be soon.

drive off into the sunset or in scotish terms the ice flow :)
 
i used to hitch all over the place when i was younger,usually on my own,but would sometimes end up travelling with other people,but as soon as they began to bore me,i'd just get up a bit early and bugger off. quite selfish maybe but life's too short for putting up with stuff you don't need to and i never really got any nicer-hey ho
 
I'm very glad to have my wife, daughter and black lab. However, as i'm retired on medical on medical grounds, I do occasionally disappear from reality for a little while and thoroughly enjoy it. My immediate family knows where I am, and the wuffer always comes with me - couldn't leave him behind, but otherwise I'm incommunicado.

As long as my health sticks out, I enjoy the peace, solitude and especially being able to act as though time does not exist. It doesn't matter if I'm up and around at 4am, or if I'm sleeping still at midday. I potter, play guitar, walk, chat to folk and that's about it.
 
well there just me myself and i these days to please but health went downhil after the split so now tied even more so to home just want to get in mine a get away somewhere quiet but tend to be stuck here more than i like and the money side comes into it as well now not working at moment
 
I also travel alone nowadays, although I do share my van with a German Shepherd.

I'd much rather share it with an Austrian shepherdess, or a French maid, but the Shepherd is good company and probably much less hassle! :):)
 
and another one that travels alone with my dog .very often do have mates around . but like the rest of you its sometimes nice to be alone.
not so sure about the shepherdess, i fancy a sex starved nympho .but then i wake up. hee hee.
 
the bad thing about being alone is if you get lost you have know one to blame,except the stupid female/bloke in the satnav.

and if you do pick up a french maid or sex nymph chances are they will be the psycho axe murderers :scared:,
that we talk of on here and your body will never be found :)
 
Well I'm just not a people person myself and quite happy to be on my own for long periods. That said if I don't bring my better half along I have no one to read the maps. People have their uses but I find I soon get bored with them, but I've lived with my moods for more than 50 years so have gotten used to them.
 
Loner

Yep that's me too , I looked after my mum full time untill she passed on nearly 2 years ago
I now live in my van full time and just work up and Down the country on my own . Its great no one to tell what to do Where to go or what time y need to be back .

Eastwater
 
hi scenic t. get rid of the sat nav. start a fresh adventure .you never knowe you might find that person you will love .
i found mine .several years ago .me. hee hee someone as to love me.
 
I NEVER get lost! I just never know where I'm heading & thats the fun of it all. No satnav's, just a point on a map/general direction and how I get there is very random.
 
Definitely ditch that Sat Nav.

The amount of people on here fretting over how to use them, how to repair them, or tying themselves in knots with POI's!

Maps and random navigation are much more fun :lol-053:
 
i only had one to get to alford in linconshire last year,not used it since.

generally i point the car in one direction and take it from there,
but usually where theres salt water at the end of the trip.

found some nice places this way.
 
Firefox said:
Definitely ditch that Sat Nav.

The amount of people on here fretting over how to use them, how to repair them, or tying themselves in knots with POI's!

Maps and random navigation are much more fun :lol-053:
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Satnavs are excellent for locating specific areas once you are close and for getting you to a point when time is of the essence, however they are also like watches and cause stress especially when you can see that you are inevitably going to be late.

Both items are handy but should be used sparingly, otherwise if you're like me you end up getting stressed watching the time and could end up with a heartache, then you'll never get there no matter how long it takes!
 
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haven't worn a watch since i was a spotty schoolboy,always easy to find out the time if you really need it.people who wear them look at them constantly,but can't tell you what time it is 2 seconds after looking. as for sat nav,borrowed my daughters and got horribly lost in london. she'd given it a' yoda' voice 'turn right you must soon' 'a 't' junction you seek next' 'the third exit you must take' and so onas my wife pointed out as i was getting seriously stressed 'lost you are now !'
 
Hijack alert, lol, see how easy it is to digress, anyway back on topic, i go solo, just me and my dogs, prefer it that way, i have hectic life at home with work and personal probs so its nice just to bugga off and find a quiet spot, trouble is i have a stalker, she follows me everywhere lol, i think she has a tracker device in her sat nav and she can find me, lol

Love you lots, lots xx
 
kimbowbill
i have a device that can stop this happening

its called an ironing board,, you load a steam iron with steam and add some mens shirts
and a couple of kilts pleets need to be done 1 inch wide,35cm long

and you leave this by the side of your van as you move off,stalker will see device and think
i can impress him and do what needs doing,should take a few hours hence you can make ur escape :)
 
n brown i cant wear a watch for some reason i itch or i get irritated looking at the thing

they say time waits for no man,im a wildcamper man and time dont matter.

my only concern is beer time,when i can stop and open a few and hae a swally..:)
 
hmm Bushtrekker you want to be thankful you have a wife and family and have funtions to go to and yes I do understand it is nice to get away but even nicer to be part of a family and have family who enjoy your company.
I was parked up the other day and an elderly bloke came up to our van saying how much he liked the look of it. He then went on to tell me that he had just orderd a brand new van for him and his wife as they planned to travel Europe. His wife took ill the day after and visited the docs who immedietly sent her to hospital and was told she only had 3 days left to live. and yes 3 days later she died. This happened in the last 2 weeks. Sad you may think but he is now left all alone he has no children, brothers or sisters if fact he has no relatives to turn to or care for him belive me I really felt for him!
 
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