The dry air on the west coast can leave the interior of your nose
sensitive & begging for moisture. Any kinda humidity. In order to keep your outdoor
activities running smoothly, make sure your nose gets some attention
once a day. At night befor bed, blow out all that dust you accumulated
from off-roading, take a shot of nasal spray (only if you need it)
& then slap some moisturizer up in them holes. Vaseline works great!
Tissues instead of TP
Even tho toilet paper can serve as a decent substitute for
blowing your honker, the daily wear & tear over many days
can leave your nose raw & sensitive. Make sure you keep you
snout moisturized inside & out with Vaseline. Try to carry
a small box of facial tissue in your vehicle for such purposes.
This tissue box will come in handy when a girl needs to call
a bush her bathroom stop. She will be thanking you for being so prepared later.
Pack it out! Kleenex or Puffs .. makes no difference on brand. Just don't forget to get some.
Nose Spray
This product is needed by many folks to keep sinuses clear &
allergy pollens free from sinuses. Many now are Non-medicated
sterile saline solution that may make your life easier outdoors.
Little Noses brand is a mild alcohol free one for daily use.
Sneezing & Allergy
Help
If you love nature but not the springtime pollen, these items
can help you get more enjoyment from your days outside:
Benadryl Allergy Kapseals
Claritin
Allergy
& Sinus Headache, Gelcaps from Benadryl may come in handy
for elevation changes.
The majority
of you will wanna blow your nose in the morning when you wake
up, due to the excessive dust and pollen outside. Make sure you bring that box of tissue inside your tent before you retire for the evening. A bottle of water, eye drops, your watch, sunglasses & lip balm, plus a flashlight would also be advised. Bandanas can doubl as a hanky, creek washabale and easy to dries in minutes by hanging it out in the sun.
vaseline for all
A small tube of Vaseline
can help keep you lubed up all over. Your poor nose could use
some to prevent dryness. Your lips can benefit from a smudge every
now & then, if you forgot the lipbalm. Plain old Vaseline
can even stand in for body lotion when you are desperate. ( dry
elbows, sore feets, chapped hands)
Next month this website is turning 30 and we're still here! As our affiliates lower their commission rates and our cost of living contiues to soar, without our wages keeping up, we're left wondering "why not consider living out of a camper van or RV full time"? Gotta be cheaper than rent or owning a house. Three decades ago Dana began this website, promoting the best seclusion inside California. Well before the vanlife craze and the selfie suicides, Total Escape started selling hiking and off-roading maps online, way before the National Parks and State Parks even had their websites online. Phrases like 'influencer' and 'content creator' weren't even a twinkle yet; real high speed internet and smartphones were still a decade away.
Total Escape and DanaMite are celebrating 30 years online this year, while the web has changed in every way, we survive in the rural reaches of the golden state.
We're still here, thousands of pages and decades later. Way outside the city limits, beyond the county line. No wifi, no smart meters, no gaming addictions, no traffic lights, no city noise. Rural living in California still exist. Hike on the weekends, bike to work, boating mid-week, we have you covered for destinations. Find a new boulder garden, a big waterfall, trailhead or an ancient lava cave. Total Escape - Two whole decades online. Not quite obsolete.
Craving the Wild? Before the tweets, the constant memes and paralysis of our current culture, DanaMite started this travel web site way back in 1996. Catchy phrases like, FOMO (Fear of Missing Out) did not yet exist.
Total Escape features abundant real photos of real places. Secluded destinations, camping and lodging, examining the best back roads, side routes, the topo maps (to get you out there). Locals-only travel tips, gear reviews, festivals and events. This unique travel site is updated every month, for more than the past 2 decades!
Juicy content specific only to California. Focusing on outdoor destinations, small towns and budget-minded travel since 1996, we've recreated the weekend getaway - without the crowds. Escape the matrix, the city life, the traffic jams and learn how to avoid the tourist traps. Drive on past the factory outlet malls and the water slides, we've got much more to show you. Way out there, on the back roads, and in the backcountry.
Wilderness in California - more nature, less people.
The majority
of you will wanna blow your nose in the morning when you wake
up, due to the excessive dust and pollen outside. Make sure you bring that box of tissue inside your tent before you retire for the evening. A bottle of water, eye drops, your watch, sunglasses & lip balm, plus a flashlight would also be advised. Bandanas can doubl as a hanky, creek washabale and easy to dries in minutes by hanging it out in the sun.
