RVers Make The Best "Preppers"

Above, The Beast within easy walking distance to the Kern River in California. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

Who do you think are at the ready whenever disaster or some other urgent event happens?

According to Do It Yourself RV, "RVers make the best preppers". They give five reasons why they think this is so.

As a rule, I generally keep plenty of supplies in my motorhome, including several days worth of food and all the clothing I need. I can take off at a moment's notice.

They wrote:

When you think of the word “prepper” do you imagine a person hiding out in their underground shelter surrounded by MRE’s and draped in camo? While this is true in some cases, there are various types of people who prepare for unsafe situations or an uncertain future. One of these types is the RV owner. 

As motorhome, trailer, or van travelers, we need to not only prepare to be on the road or in the wilderness for days or weeks, but we also need to anticipate problems down that road. What if we get a flat tire? Can we maneuver our 30-foot trailer around at the end of that dirt road? The next gas station is 150 miles away! 

If you are a long-time RV owner, you will already be familiar with some or all of these tips, but if you are a new RV owner, welcome to the ranks of the best preppers.

To read more, go here. 

Clamper Oktoberfest At Camp Okihi

The Fall clampout of Peter Lebeck Chapter #1866 of E Clampus Vitus at Camp Okihi near Bakersfield is now history. It was an enjoyable weekend of fun and friviolity (despite having one of my camp chairs stolen following last night's initiation ceremonies). It had been years since I last attended a Peter Lebeck clampout.

There were about 80 Clampers and 4 PBCs in attendance.

Above, the Kern River flows alongside of Camp Okihi. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

The weather was nice and the clamp-site, Camp Okihi, was perfect. It was on the north shore of the Kern River.

Someone asked me if there are fish in the river and the answer is yes. I was with a Clamper who decided to try his luck at a little fishing and within five minutes after his casting his hook into the river, he caught himself a small bass. He tossed it back in. But the catch is recorded in a photo below.

Friday night was enjoyable with a Oktoberfest-themed dinner. Most everybody, including XSNGH Glenn Thornhill and myself, arrived on this day.

Saturday began with breakfast provided by the chaper's cook crew (with some food donations by the membership). Relaxation and the PBC interrogation took place with a hot dog lunch (by the chapter taking place at noon).

The evening events were the PBC initiation and raffle.

As I had mentioned, Camp Okihi was a perfect location for the clampout. It is rumored that Kern County is putting it up for sale. This would be unfortunate (besides being stupid) for future generations. The politicians are rumored to be saying that it is "too expensive" to keep up. Naturally, all they are interested in is the money from some greedy developer to blow on something dumb. The people of Kern County should try to get the politicians (if the rumor is true) to retain the camp.

Here are a bunch of photos from the clampout (since a picture is worth a thousand words):

Above, relaxation, conversation and adult beverages. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

Above, The Beast. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

Above, XSNGH Glenn Thornhill. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

Above, the Peter Lebeck Chapter store. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

Above, some of the goods for sale at the store. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

Above, the Catch of the Day. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

Above, the gathering for the PBC interrogation. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

Above, XNGH Gary Julian and XSNGH Glenn Thornhill at the interrogation. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

Above, enjoying some German beer.

Above, the official chapter bar sign. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

Above, one of the Friday night raffle items. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

Above, yours truly at the interrogation. Photo by Glenn Thornhill.

Above, the Saturday night dinner chow line. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

Above, the Saturday night chow. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

Above, the bar. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

Above, the area of Camp Okihi where our camp was located. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

Glenn and I will be doing all this again in two weeks when Platrix Chapter #2 holds its Fall clampout in Tehachapi.

SATISFACTORY!

Oktoberfest Along The Kern River

Preparations are being made to get ready for this coming weekend's clampout north of beautiful Bakersfield for their 2017 Oktoberfest (yes, I know this is still September) with the Peter Lebeck Chapter #1866 of the Ancient and Honorable Order of E Clampus Vitus. It has been a while since I last attended a Lebeck clampout.

Glenn Thornhill, XSNGH and I will be heading up to join the guys along the Kern River at Camp Okini. Glenn tells me that this is a beautiful location for clampin'.

Yesterday, I bought my usual supply of soft drinks and, most importantly, beer.

Tomorrow, I will be taking The Beast to get the propane tank filled up. I used quite a bit during the Great American Eclipse trip of last month.

Two weeks following the Peter Lebeck clampout, we will be heading (again) up to the Tehachapi Loop area for Platrix's Fall clampout.

Satisfactory!