by Bob | Dec 14, 2022 | Mental Health, Minimalism, Nomad Philosophy
[Editor’s note: I’ve been off the road since March, helping out a sick friend. I stay in my van next to his 256-square-foot tiny house. I feel out of place whenever I’m in his home, not just because it’s his personal space, but also because it feels unsettlingly...
by Bob | Nov 25, 2022 | Nomad Philosophy, Risk
NOT KNOWING YOU, I can’t even begin to guess at how you will react to being a nomad, but I can give you some thoughts. My first suggestion is to ask yourself, “What is the worst that can happen?” If you try it and decide it isn’t for you, you don’t really have much to...
by Bob | Nov 18, 2022 | Nomad Philosophy
ONE OF THE QUESTIONS I GET all the time is people asking what vandwellers do with all their extra time. What they really want to know is “What will I do with myself once I have free time, won’t I be bored silly?“ My standard answer is that there will be a subtle...
by Bob | Nov 7, 2022 | Happiness
MANY CONVENTIONAL PEOPLE think of us nomads as “homeless” in the very negative sense of the word. In fact, to them, it is virtually a curse word and you can almost see the saying it with a sneer and look of contempt on their face. Technically, of course,...
by Bob | Oct 28, 2022 | Arizona, Boondocking, Gatherings, Jobs, Public Land, Supplies, Tribe, Water and Trash, Winter
IT’S THE END OF OCTOBER 2022 and a lot of you are probably starting to think about where you’re going to camp for the winter. I think Quartzsite, Arizona, is a really good place to consider spending at least part of your of your winter season. I’ll give you seven...
by Bob | Oct 13, 2022 | Nomad Philosophy
Originally written in September of 2012 on a flight to Alaska for a family reunion FOR OVER 40 YEARS I called Anchorage, Alaska home. My family moved there in 1961 and I lived there until 2006 when I retired and left. My definition of myself was as an “Alaskan.” So...
by Bob | Sep 26, 2022 | Happiness, Nomad Philosophy
ONE OF THE QUESTIONS I GET QUITE OFTEN is people asking how they can afford a big RV and be a nomad. They’re certain they need at least a 35 foot RV to be happy–but they can’t afford one. So they write to me to tell me they are trapped and can’t do anything but stay...
by Bob | Sep 11, 2022 | Address and Residency, Legalities
National Vehicle Residency Summit – Online! You Can Attend It Too! ~REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN~ Consider attending this first ever POSITIVE national focus on those of us who live out of our vehicles. Free and online. This summit will highlight legal issues that...
