How do you get through winter?
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From: Canonsburg Pennsylvania
My wife and I both work full time. The company we work for is generous with vacation time, plus we've been there a good while and have accrued more over the years. We also work 12 hours days early in the week, so we have every Friday through Sunday off, and every other Thursday. So, 3- and 4-day weekends, every weekend. That allows us to take a lot of short trips without even having to use vacation time. I also ride every day for fun before work (I don't go in until 6pm).
Overall, we make a decent living, but it's mainly about prioritizing what makes us happy. We have very modest/practical 4 wheeled vehicles as well as a smaller home with a low mortgage. This allows us to put $1000/month into a travel account. In the winter when traveling slows down, it builds a decent buffer so when spring hits, we can stay on the move through fall.
Another thing that helps is not obsessing over modifications and accessories. I'm to the point now where all that crap is wasted money that can be used on hotels, gas, and park passes. It blows my mind how many people have endless budgets for things like that (and trying to have the biggest dyno sheet on the internet) but "can't afford" to travel. I do have some basic accessories for comfort but didn't go too crazy with customization on this bike. Many people think we are wealthy or whatever and there are some time variables in our favor. But if people enjoy something enough, they'll find a way to do it. It truly is a way of life for us and I'm glad to have found a woman who loves it as much as I do. Many of my other friends who ride, their wives would rather stay home in a $500k house with new BMW's parked outside. I feel sorry for them. Our Road Glide is a 2020, it will be 3 years old in April and has 109,000 miles on it. I wouldn't trade the memories made for any big house or fancy car.
Overall, we make a decent living, but it's mainly about prioritizing what makes us happy. We have very modest/practical 4 wheeled vehicles as well as a smaller home with a low mortgage. This allows us to put $1000/month into a travel account. In the winter when traveling slows down, it builds a decent buffer so when spring hits, we can stay on the move through fall.
Another thing that helps is not obsessing over modifications and accessories. I'm to the point now where all that crap is wasted money that can be used on hotels, gas, and park passes. It blows my mind how many people have endless budgets for things like that (and trying to have the biggest dyno sheet on the internet) but "can't afford" to travel. I do have some basic accessories for comfort but didn't go too crazy with customization on this bike. Many people think we are wealthy or whatever and there are some time variables in our favor. But if people enjoy something enough, they'll find a way to do it. It truly is a way of life for us and I'm glad to have found a woman who loves it as much as I do. Many of my other friends who ride, their wives would rather stay home in a $500k house with new BMW's parked outside. I feel sorry for them. Our Road Glide is a 2020, it will be 3 years old in April and has 109,000 miles on it. I wouldn't trade the memories made for any big house or fancy car.
Having that kind of Schedule, with good bit of vacation time would definitely help in accruing those kind of miles.
Also
being fully committed to your riding and a spouse as equally committed makes it possible.
My brother has a similar schedule where he works 12 hour days that rotate between days and nights and has every other weekend off. He also has built into his schedule a 7 straight day off period once a month. Basically he works half the days a month but, with the other half off.
Good for you.
Enjoy.
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