Texas or bust! Its happening

[hawgty55]

Well thought I would post a little Thread about our venture out to Springtown Texas! How to drive into Fort Mohave from Esperia this morning to pick up U-Haul truck instead of renting from California and saved $2,500! We will be relocating to Texas and starting our new adventures there. We are fortunate that we have friends that are going to assist and our move. We do believe that we should be getting everything there in one Hall besides the boat and one commuter car. I'll try to post as we go! First thing off we started and found a guy last night selling diesel fuel at the pump for $2 a gallon in Cali! So we also saved $400 in fuel just to start going to be promising

 

[Done-it-again]

View attachment 775059 Well thought I would post a little Thread about our venture out to Springtown Texas! How to drive into Fort Mohave from Esperia this morning to pick up U-Haul truck instead of renting from California and saved $2,500! We will be relocating to Texas and starting our new adventures there. We are fortunate that we have friends that are going to assist and our move. We do believe that we should be getting everything there in one Hall besides the boat and one commuter car. I'll try to post as we go! First thing off we started and found a guy last night selling diesel fuel at the pump for $2 a gallon in Cali! So we also saved $400 in fuel just to start going to be promising

Will be following along, did a trip through Texas little over a week ago and everyone is on board (kids and wife). Just need to figure the work thing out. Move the business or travel back and forth. Ill check out Springtown. Congrats on getting out.....

 

[shunter2005]

Hey Hawty - Where you gonna be in Spring? I don't live too far from there. If you need anything, give me a shout.

 

[monkeyswrench]

I need a damn thumb's up emoji!

Another refugee over the wall! Pretty soon they should start calling us "Wet Backs" for crossing the Colorado, not the Rio...

Before anybody gets too uptight...my Pops was Mexican...from San Antonio

 

[hawgty55]

Hey Hawty - Where you gonna be in Spring? I don't live too far from there. If you need anything, give me a shout.

Will do shunter. The house is on Amanda Lane. Off jay bird about 2 miles north off the 199

 

[riverrider55]

keep us updated if you can

 

[RitcheyRch]

Safe travels and congrats on your new found freedoms

 

[shunter2005]

Will do shunter. The house is on Amanda Lane. Off jay bird about 2 miles north off the 199

Holy Crap!!! I thought you were talking about Old Springtown, near Houston. I just looked it up and you are north of Ft.Worth, about 200 mi. from me. Sorry about that. However, you are close to Eagle Mountain Lake. A really nice lake. Not to far from Possum Kingdom Lake. A very nice place. I think one of the RDP'ers lives on it now.

 

[pronstar]

Please grab a shirt on your way in, and don’t forget to close the door behind you.

I live in Duncanville, near Arlington.
About an hour-ish for you [emoji106]


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[Yellowboat]

Doing the same in September.

 

[Old Texan]

That's great. Welcome to the Lone Star State......

 

[PDQH2O]

Following you in a little over two weeks, just north of Dallas. Can't wait to become a free American again.

 

[pronstar]

I’m gonna have to start organizing a DFW Chapter now that it’s not just me [emoji106]


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[was thatguy]

26’ truck?
Does it have a lift gate?

 

[Yellowboat]

26’ truck?
Does it have a lift gate?

No uhual does, look at enterprise truck rental.

 

[was thatguy]

No uhual does, look at enterprise truck rental.

They won’t do one ways with a lift gate.
Congrats! I’m right behind you but not so much Texas.

 

[hawgty55]

26’ truck?
Does it have a lift gate?

No

 

[boatdoc55]

They won’t do one ways with a lift gate.
Congrats! I’m right behind you but not so much Texas.

Where you headed Tommy??????

 

[BajaMike]

Love Texas. I was there in Austin for 5 & 1/2 years on a “90 day” consulting job. Loved it. No state income tax, low gas prices, low housing costs, great people, nice lakes. Good luck. I’ll be back soon.

 

[hawgty55]

So today is the last day before our departure have some friends coming over to help. We had planned on staying through our kids baseball allstars and departing after our good friends daughters first birthday and both of those thing fortunately worked out.
As i said before we have a bunch of help so traveling will go as followed
Motorhome pulling truck
Uhaul towing commuter car
Buddys truck pulling stacker trailer
Buddys truck towing gooseneck with k5,vw rhino and wagon if it will fit
Wife driving other truck towing horse trailer
Hay burners will be picked up today and delivered around Thursday.

Stopped by my 95 year old grandmothers to say goodbye but guess she was out on the town.

And then one last fill up in this great state. And if you got to drive the empty uhaul on the 40 west. Ypu know they definitely need the tax money for the roads!

And its felt like our 5th or more going away party but her 1st birthday was a succes.

 

[hawgty55]

A day full of emotions for sure!

 

[RiverDave]

What do you mean you found a guy selling fuel at the pump for 2.00?

Was he making out credit cards for cash or something? Lol

 

[hawgty55]

What do you mean you found a guy selling fuel at the pump for 2.00?

Was he making out credit cards for cash or something? Lol

His story was that he is an owner operator for a company that he gets charged a certain amount of fuel every month and if he doesn't use all the fuel hes charged for it goes to waste. So he had a surplus left and he met me at the pump and swiped his card. I really didn't ask to maby questions after we weren't swarmed by cops or something. Lol

Fueled up Mh also my buddys truck then the white trucks tank that has a 70 gallon auxiliary tank and he also brought a 55 gallon drum! All for $420.

 

[RiverDave]

His story was that he is an owner operator for a company that he gets charged a certain amount of fuel every month and if he doesn't use all the fuel hes charged for it goes to waste. So he had a surplus left and he met me at the pump and swiped his card. I really didn't ask to maby questions after we weren't swarmed by cops or something. Lol

Fueled up Mh also my buddys truck then the white trucks tank that has a 70 gallon auxiliary tank and he also brought a 55 gallon drum! All for $420.

Lol. Interesting story! I’m sure it wouldn’t hold water but who cares.. not your problem and you are leaving them in the rear view anyways!

 

[WYRD]

I need a damn thumb's up emoji!

Another refugee over the wall! Pretty soon they should start calling us "Wet Backs" for crossing the Colorado, not the Rio...

Before anybody gets too uptight...my Pops was Mexican...from San Antonio

Rigebacks....for crossing the Rockies.

I'm jealous, we are still hostages but it's a thread I hope to make one day.

 

[Backlash]

Yeah that fuel deal sounds fishy at best, but like RD said, "F it!"

Safe travels folks!!!

 

[RedSoloCup]

Welcome to the Lone Star State. You are not too far from us. We are in Argyle, a few miles from Texas Motor Speedway. DFW RDP chapter sounds like a good call.

 

[monkeyswrench]

Rollin'!
It's a weird feeling. I did the small, one state jump. About 600 miles or so. Lot's of trips with my old race hauler.

 

[hawgty55]

Welcome to the Lone Star State. You are not too far from us. We are in Argyle, a few miles from Texas Motor Speedway. DFW RDP chapter sounds like a good call.

Have apent some time there as thats where my uncle is located. Ill be working out of Haslet.

 

[hawgty55]

800 some miles. Rollin into santa rosa NM on our way i to Amarillo witch was our wishlist destination. But ended up getting a flat on the uhaul trailer.

 

[HB2Havasu]

Congrats on the move. That looks like a lot of work and logistics!

 

[hawgty55]

Congrats on the move. That looks like a lot of work and logistics!

No joke as mentioned before no idea how many different ways i had it planned out in my head to how it actually worked out. Filling up on caffeine and ice and we're back at it!

 

[Rattle Can Lou]

You will be a great addition...TX needs all the right leaning people it can get...Make TX RED AGAIN...

 

[hawgty55]

236 to go

 

[Universal Elements]

236 to go View attachment 776154

Damn, look how nice the roads look.

 

[Yellowboat]

Damn, look how nice the roads look.

It's what happens when money set aside for roads actually makes it too the road.

 

[hawgty55]

It's what happens when money set aside for roads actually makes it too the road.

Yup

 

[pronstar]

Damn, look how nice the roads look.

You’ll change your tune once you visit Dallas LOL

The roads are shit and I will never, ever own another lowered car.


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[crzy2bealive]

You’ll change your tune once you visit Dallas LOL

The roads are shit and I will never, ever own another lowered car.


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Yah, the roads are shit in dallas

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[Old Texan]

You’ll change your tune once you visit Dallas LOL

The roads are shit and I will never, ever own another lowered car.


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It's a big city thing. Houston has potholes that can swallow small SUV's. Water leaks are another deal. In dry spells, so many water mains burst, it takes weeks to get 'em repaired. Never trust a pothole full of water. There may be a Prius down their

 

[Done-it-again]

You’ll change your tune once you visit Dallas LOL

The roads are shit and I will never, ever own another lowered car.


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What highway in Texas that is NOT being worked on. Drove through a few weeks ago from New Orleans and everyone is under Constrution with not much work going on.

But do like the toll roads with posted 85 mph speed limits.

 

[copterzach]

Welcome to Tx. I am way south Louisiana of y’all.


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[shreve"T"]

Yah, the roads are shit in dallas

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AND they are always working on them, road construction never ENDS in Dallas

 

[hawgty55]

Well we made it!
Wheels almost came off on the home stretch but...

 

[Shlbyntro]

Welcome to Texas

 

[BUSTI]

Bad ass! congrats! The wife and I just started the process to leave California. I cant wait.

 

[pronstar]

Awesome!
And welcome!


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[j21black]

Yeah that fuel deal sounds fishy at best, but like RD said, "F it!"

Safe travels folks!!!

Yep - My guess stolen credit card - And he is converting it to cash.....

 

[milkmoney]

God bless Texas [emoji39]

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[hawgty55]

Well we haven't had time to hardly breath with all that we ha e going on but we were able to get out a bit in the last couple days and show our friends some of the places that we fell in love with this great state and area. Will do a full right up on the happening of our trip when i catch my breath!