Finally

checked out the shed at lowes today. Box is small enough to fit in my
small car. Going to get it tomorrow. Also have to get a storage unit,
tomorrow morning as well. Storage unit will store, generator, tent,
stoves, grills, shed in a box, lights, sleeping bags, solar shower, camp
toilet and anything else I get.

New shed

My new home

Decided on shed

Going to get a 10 x 12 shed from lowes. Its $424 and if its small enough
will be in my car tomorrow morning. Will have to get a storage unit to
house it in until the move in june

Thanks Geof

Thanks to montello alpaca for dumping gravel up and down pilot valley
road. He is helping the entire area making the road drivable for one and
all.

Thanks half.com

For sending me a check of money you owed me.

Flea market

Nothing found today, off to work I go now.

Shed update

Found a new source for a shed. Home depot has a shed, not as nice but
shipping is a lot less. Its $799. The problem is having a shipping
address.

IRS took refund

The nice government took my $869 refund today. They claim I owed back
taxes from 2002. So looks like either a truck or shed can not be bought
for the move, mostly likely the shed.

West Wendover Business Listings

City of West Wendover, NV www.westwendovercity.com
City Office 801 Alpine Street 775-664-3081
West Wendover Courts 937 W. Wendover Blvd 775-664-2305
Fire Department 935 W. Wendover Blvd 775-664-2274
Police Department 801 Florence Way 775-664-2930
Animal Control & Shelter 350 No. SR-93A 775-664-2572
Public Works Dept 1875 Florence Way 775-664-3363
ReUse Lab / Compost Facility 100 SR-93A 775-664-2593
(Park, Swimming Pool, Ball
Parks, & Equestrian Area) West Wendover Rec District 950 Florence Way 775-664-3289
West Wendover Library 590 Camper Road 775-664-2510
West Wendover Tourism &
Convention Bureau 735 W. Wendover Blvd
775-664-3138 or
866-299-2489
Nevada Highway Patrol (Wendover Station) 775-664-3355
NV Dept of Transportation (Wendover Station) 775-664-2890
NV Road Conditions (Statewide) 877-687-6237
Nevada DMV (Elko Office) 775-753-1368
Post Office-W. Wendover, NV 810 Alpine Street 775-664-2929
Adult Entertainment
Southern XPosure 1390 Plateau Way 775-664-3266
Alcoholics Anonymous
Wendover Chapter A.A. 915 Wells Avenue
775-664-2138 or
775-664-3113
Ambulance
Wendover Ambulance 427 Mesa Street 775-664-2081
Appliance Repair
Al's Fix It (Call for Appointment) 775-489-8176
Auto Parts & Service
(West Wendover, NV) Brad's Auto Repair 1960 Plateau Way 775-664-4245
Flashback Autobody/Restoration343 No. Alpine Street 775-664-9948
J & L Mechanical, LLC 321 No Alpine, #3 & #4 775-664-4102
Raul's Auto Tint (Call for Appointment) 801-244-5487
Tint Image 425 Mesa Street 801-913-3421
Automotive Racing
Southern California Timing
Association
Bonneville Salt Flats
Racing Events www.scta-bni.org
Wendover Raceway www.wendoverraceway.com 435-665-2563
Bakery
Dorado's Bakery 860 No. Alpine Street 775-664-3979
Banks/Financial Institutions
Key Bank of Utah 245 E. Wendover Blvd 435-665-2283
Greater NV Credit Union 900 No. Alpine Street 775-664-3076
Nevada Bank & Trust 985 Wells Avenue 775-664-2158
Nevada State Bank 1855 W. Wendover Blvd
(Inside Smith's Store) 775-664-2394
Bars / Night Clubs
Nightclub 51 1930 Plateau Way 775-664-9997
Carmen's Black & White Bar 100 W. Scobie Drive 775-664-4238
Wendover Night Club 1926 Alpine Street 775-664-2320
Bottled Water
Culligan Bottled Water Salt Lake City, UT 801-908-7000
Mount Olympus Water, Inc Salt Lake City, UT 801-974-5000
Ruby Mountain Nat Spring Wat Spring Creek, NV 775-744-4315
Beauty Salons & Nails
Hair By Lettie 915 N. Wells Ave, #6 775-664-4470
Campgrounds
Wendover K.O.A. 651 N. Camper Drive 775-664-3221
Nugget RV Park 125 1st Street 775-664-2221
Car / Uhaul Rental
Crawford's Uhaul Rentals 950 E. Wendover Blvd 435-665-2254
S & R Auto Sales & Rentals 665 E. Wendover Blvd 435-665-2622
Car Wash
(Automatic) Chevron/Wendover Fuels, LLC 820 W. Wendover Blvd 775-664-2977
(Self Wash) Conoco Food Mart, LLC 1711 Butte Street 775-664-3803
(Self Wash) Dirt's End Carwash 800 N. Butte Street 775-664-2423
Churches
Wendover Christian
W Wendover Baptist Church 861 N. Alpine Street 775-664-2626
Cinema / Movie Theatre
Wendover Cinema & Video 375 N. Aria Blvd 435-665-2628
Cleaning / Carpet Services
Customer's Choice (Carpets / Windows) 775-664-3880
Egbert Cleaning Service (Carpets / Whole House) 775-664-2220
Mario's Carpet Cleaning (House/Car Carpets) 775-664-3165
College Extension Services
NV Great Basin College (Elko) 775-738-8493
Computer Repair
Computers-N-More 425 Mesa Street, E8 775-544-3276
Contractors
Vollmann Electric 775-664-2631
Convenience Stores / Gas Stations
Chevron/Wendover Fuels, LLC 820 W. Wendover Blvd 775-664-2977
Conoco Food Mart, LLC 1711 Butte Street 775-664-3803
Pilot Travel Center 1200 W. Wendover Blvd 775-664-3400
Furniture/Appliance Sales
Plaza Furniture 1940 Plateau Way 775-664-2110
Garbage Disposal
City of Wendover, UT 910 E. Wendover Blvd 435-665-7030
City of West Wendover, NV 801 Alpine Street 775-664-3081
Golf Course
Toana Vista Golf Course 2319 Pueblo Blvd 775-664-4300
Grocery
El Kora Market 208 6th Street 801-915-1700
Limon Market 1483 Butte Street 775-664-3333
Smith's Food & Drug 1855 W. Wendover Blvd 775-664-3306
Gym / Fitness
Body Shaping Fitness Center 966 E 600 S-Base #2812 801-658-4267
Hardware
HardwareHouse 910 No Pueblo Blvd 775-664-2222
Health Care
(Massage) Marilu Massage Therapy 481 E Wendover Blvd 775-664-2211
(Health Clinic) Wendover Community Health Cntr 925 Wells Avenue 775-664-2220
Hotels / Motels
Hotels/Motels-Cont(Nevada) America's Best Value Inn 1325 W Wendover Blvd 775-664-2888
Montego Bay Casino Resort www.wendoverfun.com 775-664-9100 or
877-666-8346
Peppermill Hotel Casino www.wendoverfun.com 775-664-2255 or
800-948-9660
Rainbow Hotel Casino www.wendoverfun.com 775-664-4000 or
800-217-0049
Red Garter Hotel Casino www.redgartercasino.com 775-664-2111 or
800-982-2111
Wendover Nugget Hotel & Casino www.wendovernugget.com 775-664-2221 or
800-848-7300
Insurance - Auto/Home
Supps Insurance 1942 Plateau Way 775-664-2235
Internet Service Providers
CentraCom Interactive (Fairview, UT) 800-427-8449
Wireless Beehive (Lakepoint, UT) 800-629-9999
Frontier Communications (DSL) Elko, NV 866-716-1619
WREC Wireless Broadband 1706 W. Butte Street 775-664-2204
Income Tax / Accounting
Services
No. NV Tax & Financial Services
dba H & R Block 510 No Mesa, #1 775-664-3727
MDS Enterprises 915 Wells Avenue 775-664-2259
Kennels
Wadsworth Kennels 4th South 10th East 435-830-5847
Laundromats / Dry Cleaners
Conoco Food Mart, LLC 1711 Butte Street 775-664-3803
Vogue Laundry & Dry Cleaners Elko, NV 775-738-5156
Lawyer / Attorney Services
Wilson, Barrows & Salyer LTD 510 No Mesa, #1 775-664-4021
Lawn Care
Connin's Lawn Care Service (Call for Appointment) 775-664-4438
Library
West Wendover Library 590 Camper Road 775-664-2510
Liquor Stores
Desert Discount Liquor 1445 W Wendover Blvd 775-664-3488
Discount Smoke & Liquor 1880 Plateau Way 775-664-3344
Locksmith
Silver State Lock & Key (Call for Appointment) 775-664-3159
Lumber
HardwareHouse 910 Pueblo Blvd 775-664-2222
Mines
Graymont Western 775-483-5163
Mobile Home Parks
Clearview Mobile Home Park 1554 Alder Street 775-232-9392
Desert View Village 3101 Tibbets Blvd. 775-664-2826
KOA Campground 651 No Camper Drive 775-664-3221
Needle Point Mobile Home Prk Odle Drive 775-664-2221
Nemrac Rentals 100 W. Scobie Dr, #20 775-664-4238
Red Garter Mobile Home Park Red Garter Street 775-664-2111
Santiago Wendover Estates Scobie Drv/Airport Way 714-744-4993
Wendover Mobile Home Park Pine/Cactus/Wall St 775-664-3170
2 Pillows Mobile Home Park Opal Way 775-934-9692
Mobile Home Moving & Set Up
AAA Mobile Home Services LLC 85 Skyhawk Drive 801-694-2705
D.R.'s Mobile Home Service Taylorsville, UT 801-560-7768
Newspapers
High Desert Advocate/Coyote TV 2028 W. Elko Avenue 775-664-3415
Wendover Times 335 E. Airport Way 435-665-2563
Outdoor Excursions
Intermountain Guide Service (ATV / Horseback Rides) 877-882-4386
Pharmacy
Smith's Food & Drug #390 1855 W Wendover Blvd 775-664-3197
Realtors
Wendover Realty 2405 Tibbet Blvd 775-664-3170
Bottari Realty, Inc Wells, NV 775-752-3040
Restaurants
(West Wendover, NV) Arby's (@Pilot Travel Cntr) 1200 W Wendover Blvd 775-664-3430
Burger King 910 W Wendover Blvd 775-664-2693
McDonalds 1120 W Wendover Blvd 775-664-2765
Pizza Hut 1751 Pueblo Blvd 775-664-4433
Smith's Food & Drug - Deli 1855 W Wendover Blvd 775-664-3306
Trino's Tacos (@ Nugget Casino) 101 W Wendover Blvd 775-664-2221
(Additional restaurants located inside each casino facility-See "Casinos" for contact numbers)
Retail Stores/Space Rental
J & K Dee 215 E Wendover Blvd 801-623-9511
USA Cell, LLC 215 E Wendover Blvd 801-427-1609
(West Wendover,NV) Brad's TV Sales & Repair 1920 Plateau Way, #12 775-664-4245
Branded 1946 Plateau Way 775-664-9979
Desert Rose Ceramics 510 N Mesa, #1 775-664-4255
Geminis Jewelry 915 N Wells Ave, #14 801-230-0447
Novedades Ascencio 915 N Wells Ave 775-664-3111
Novedades Meche Limon 1920 Plateau Way, #18 775-664-2578
Pilot Travel Center, #147 1200 W Wendover Blvd 775-664-3400
The Plaza 1921 W Wendover Blvd 775-664-4004
Plaza Furniture 1940 Plateau Way 775-664-2110
Reid's Pro Shop @ Toana Vista 2319 Pueblo Blvd 775-664-4300
Va Va Voom, LLC 1715 W Wendover Blvd 775-664-2771
West Wendover Mini Mall 915 N Wells Ave 775-664-2259
RV Parks / Campgrounds
Wendover KOA 651 N Camper Drive 775-664-3221
Wendover Nugget RV Park 95 S 1st Street 775-664-2111
Schools
(West Wendover,NV) West Wendover Elementary 2000 Elko Ave 775-664-3100
West Wendover High School 2055 Elko Ave 775-664-3940
Storage Facilities
(West Wendover, NV) Hanson's Self Storage, LLC 1885 W Florence Way 775-664-4040
Wendover U-Stor, LLC 500 N Mesa Street 775-664-3170
Taxi
Toana Taxi, LLC 1890 Plateau Way 775-664-4400
Towing
Mr. Tow, LLC (AAA Service)
435-665-2525 or
877-587-7633
(Diesel) J & L Mechanical, LLC 321 N Alpine, #3 & #4 775-664-4102
Utility Services
Cable TV CentraCom Interactive (Fairview, UT) 800-427-8449
Electricity Wells Rural Electric Company 1706 W Butte Street 775-664-2204
Propane Utah LP Gas (Salt Lake City) 801-355-4201
Propane Propane of Wendover, Inc 460 Mesa Street 775-664-2291
Telephone (Wendover, UT) CentraCom Interactive (Fairview, UT) 800-427-8449
(West Wendover, NV) Frontier Communications (Elko, NV) 800-921-8101
Water / Sewer / Garbage
(West Wendover, NV) City of West Wendover 801 Alpine Street 775-664-3081
Video/DVD Sales & Rentals
Hot Spot Video 885 N Pueblo Blvd 775-664-2268

Feed Store Found

Found a feed store in west wendover. Hopefully they have what I will need, and will know some way to get straw bales.
Serendipity Country Store

1946 Plateau Way
Wendover, UT 84083

(775) 664-4099

Click Here

Trees to Block Wind

I did research the other day for some trees to maybe provide shade, but I didnt mention them on the blog for some reason. One of the features was it acts as a wind block as well. These trees were dirt cheap, less then $5 each including shipping. They also grow 5 feet a year, and they are great for our grow zone of 4. This may help in reducing wind, or at least show us which way the wind is blowing. Here is a link to the tree Lombardy Poplar Hedge

More information

It will be about 7 miles to our friend Mikes place.
Faster and easier to get to Wendover then montello, even tho montello is closer, the roads make it less travelable.

Grocery store has my 5 gallons of water, and propane refills. There is a power pole 1 mile to my property, if that's the case, one day may get electricity but don't know if its
even worth the $7 a foot.

Local animals include, free range cows, possibly free milk? Cow patties, which are flamable, there are mountain lion prints, numerous lizards, birds of prey. and wild horses.

Straw Bale House

Watched a show yesterday on planet green channel. It was hosted by Steve
from This Old House. He helped a family build a room addition out of
straw bales. Looked very easy, to do. Hardest part will be the stucco
walls. They used chicken wire, which when done, I will use to build a
chicken coup.

Another update

Might have to scrap tent idea, according to my sources it is very windy
in pilot valley. Tent might not be feasible, will have to check it out.
Def will try it with tent stakes and must hurry with building something
to block the wind.

Important update

Looks like I will have to trade in my honda civic. Will not be usable in
nevada. Will need at least an F150. Will need to bring a lot of spare
tires or have AAA. Doubt they will come out to middle of nowhere.
Apparently the county built a road thru the valley and left their
construction debris in front of my road. June is looking a lot more
feasible due to lack of money.

Generator fixed?

Well the generator I bought for $100 because the guy couldn't get it
started, started on the first pull after I moved the fuel cutoff valve,
don't know if they had anything to do with it, because while it was
running I moved the valve and it kept running. So electricity issue is
now fixed, will have a combo of generator, solar for our consumption
needs

Strike out sports authority

Was gonna get some items off my list today. Sports authority didn't have
anything in the store they had on the website. So I couldn't use my $25
off coupon. The website wouldn't let me use the coupon either otherwise
would have skipped the store. They said try the other location. Can't do
that till friday.

Generator purchased

Picked up generator for $100. It was supposedly used once. If I get it
running again will give the guy another $100.

Picked up 2 gas cans

Picked up 2 huge gas cans for the generator about to go pick up. They
were 2 cans for $4. They are at least 10 gallon cans.

2 light/radio/usb ordered

$22 I ordered 2 hand crank light/radio/usb chargers. These will provide
radio and light and charge usb devices with the hand crank. The price
includes shipping.

12v Fridge Update

The inside size is 11in by 17.5in. According to Coleman its a 40qt capacity.

No Truck Today

Back to truck shopping, a very important day is coming soon, I can hardly wait!!

Found Truck

Found the truck I will be using in nevada if it turns out to be working and have auto. The ac may not work as the windows were rolled down while they were driving it around town.

Sad Day in Monkeyville

Found out some sad news today. I may put off the move to July instead of May. We will have to see....

Solar Shower Water Recycling

Found a site that says you can treat water by putting it into clear soda bottles and leaving in the sun light for a day. I plan to reuse bath water during this. They claim it would be safe to drink the water, but I do not plan on drinking it. I think it will be safe enough to clean again with.

Another supply find

Found a 12v fridge today. Was $30, was 90 minutes each way to get it. It is made by coleman.

New motor design provides quiet, long lasting performance
•	40 quart capacity
•	Cools to 40°F below surrounding temperature
•	Holds 44 cans plus snacks
•	Can be positioned upright or as a chest
•	Tray shelf included to keep items organized
•	Plugs into cigarette lighter with included 12v adapter
•	Limited 1 year warranty
•	Door can be converted to open from the left or right
•	Perfect for the office, dorm rooms, RVs, campers, truck cabs, cars, SUVs

Ahh the Tent

This is the tent we will be using for a few days or weeks

Solar shower test run

Tested solar shower run time. The 2.5 gallon one I got from flea market lasted 4 minutes on nonstop spray. I would wet myself down then soap up and rinse.

Tent setup

Tomorrow at local park will be the day to see if the tent is good and has all the parts there for it. Will take videos or pictures during the test phase.

Generator answers

12v generator will run for 5 +- hours per gallon and holds 1.5 gallons of gas. So for 40 cents an hour I can have power.

Gallons per day

Did an estimation of water needs for human, we will need 14 gallons of water intake. That's $15 a week. Then for showering it will be 12 gallons for my solar shower a week. Which will be $15 a week.

Generator for power?

Trying to find solid information on gallons per hour for gas consumption. If its feasible, will go with that route. As long as gas continues at the current price or less.

Officially My Ranch is now...

Monkey Bone Ranch. I personally love it.

Mobile Blogging

I will be updating my blog thru my sidekick cell phone. When I find stuff for my trip, the blog will be first updated. Will make the blog more interesting.

57 more days!!

Every day that passes, I get more excited to finally get to Montello. Waiting for my new friend Mike to go to Montello and do some research for his ranch and hopefully some for mine. Mike will be moving sometime next year. Here is a link to his blog!

Super Flea Market Finds Today!!!

Found a tent I was looking for today. He said its a 3 room tent, 12 by 14 Retails over $150 got it today for $20 at flea market. Going to set it up later today to see if its all there, and to make sure there are no holes. Worse case scenario, it becomes a chicken coop. Best case, its a shelter while I assemble the walmart shed. Also picked up a backup camp stove for $5. Uses the liquid fuel from walmart. I knew if I shopped at flea market, I would be able to find everything needed for this move. I have saved alot of money by shopping used. Most of the items look or are brand new.

Eagle Attack in Wells, NV

Eagle survives crash through truck windshield

AP – This photo released by Jo Dean of the Northeastern Nevada Wildlife Rehabilitation Center shows Pete Bradley, …RENO, Nev. – The eagle has landed — with a thud — after crashing through the windshield of a tractor-trailer on a Nevada highway. State wildlife officials said Wednesday that a 15-pound golden eagle with a 7-foot wing span has a swollen head but otherwise appears unhurt after crashing into a Florida truck driver's big rig on Monday. Matthew Roberto Gonzalez of Opa Locka, Fla., was driving on U.S. Interstate 80 in northeast Nevada near Wells, about 60 miles west of the Utah line, when the eagle came crashing into the cab of his truck."I heard a loud thump like a brick or something coming through the glass," said Daryl Young of Miami, the co-driver who was dozing in the sleeper berth when it happened. "I woke up, and the windshield was all over me. Next thing I know there was a big bird lying on the floor."Joe Doucette, a spokesman for the Nevada Department of Wildlife, said it appears the eagle hit the windshield head first."One side of the head is swollen, but there does not appear to be any permanent damage," he said."The guys in the truck immediately bailed out because it was one ticked off bird. She was pretty feisty," Doucette said. "Even the officer who responded didn't want to go in there so we had one of our wildlife biologists do it."The eagle was recovering at the Northeast Nevada Wildlife Rehabilitation Center in Spring Creek, and Doucette said the goal was to release it back into the wild.

Decided on House Plan

We are gonna go with the sams club garden shed. Comes with floor, 4 windows, skylights, and the vent stack there. Looks like an actual home, and is the best value for the space.

Ez up Tent Already owned

Found out the other day, my ez up tent is not in fact 10 x 10, its only 8 by 8. Put a huge dent in my plans to build a shelter. Really wanted 100sq feet, not 64 sq feet. I do have 2 of them, so that would give me 128 sq feet if I combine them, but that would make joining the roofs a bit tricky for me. The extra 28 sq feet would make it bigger to live in. Might make the bathroom inside along with solar shower area as well.

To Tent or to Shed

To get a tent or to get a shed, or to build something very simple from wood, these are the questions that make me sleep less at night. I suppose since I am the only one moving these questions would not worry me as much.