A Source for Free Medical, Dental and Vision Care
WHEN WE HIT THE ROAD we usually leave behind whatever medical and dental arrangements we had—if we had any to start with. Your medical insurance might have been tied to a state or a certain provider network. You’re without a primary care physician, who is your gateway...
Buy your solar panels now if you can
AS IF YOU NEEDED MORE ECONOMIC BAD NEWS, solar panel prices might jump soon, according to a report from CNN: In March, the US Department of Commerce opened an investigation to determine if four countries that supply the US with solar panels — Cambodia, Malaysia,...
Nomad Life Looks Scarier from the Outside
SWIMMING IN OPEN WATER freaked me out when I was a kid. The first time was in Chesapeake Bay when I was about six or seven years old. What’s in the water? What am I stepping on? Will something bite or sting me? It was not a fun day at the shore. That anxiety stuck...
Weekend Photo: Nevada 2
Stillness — 16 September 2016 — Upper Pahranagat Lake
Finding Dispersed Camping with U.S. Forest Service Maps
LET’S SAY YOU’RE DRIVING THROUGH A NATIONAL FOREST. (You know you are because you saw the brown and yellow sign declaring you were entering one.) You see dirt roads with numbered brown posts to your left or right disappearing into the forest. Where do they go? And are...
Low Power Electric Cooking: Dash Mini Maker Griddle Test
LET’S SAY YOUR NOMADIC HOME DOESN’T HAVE a lot of solar power and battery capacity. Maybe you have one of the smaller LiFePo power stations. Or perhaps something like a 100 Watt folding solar panel, a 100 Amp hour battery, and a 400 Watt DC-to-AC inverter. Let’s say...
Bob Rebooted: Be a Blessing = Living a Blessed Life
FREEDOM IS THE HEART'S CRY of every vandweller. Freedom from the restrictions and limitations placed on us by the normal consumer-oriented American life. Freedom from possessions is a wonderful, liberating experience, but for many of us it isn’t enough to bring true...
Weekend Photo: Utah 2
Through the Haze — 7 September 2017 — Great Salt Lake
I Ate This: Home on the Range Brownies
MY BFF (GLAMPER GUY) AND I are planning an expedition through the U.S. as soon as we finish building our foamie slide-in camper. (Shown above, in the early stages.) Since the construction decisions fall to Glamper Guy, I have to figure out everything else. Which is...
Do You Have What It Takes to Live in a Vehicle?
This post is aimed at those for whom living in a vehicle is one of several options rather than the only option. It's for those with time and resources to make considered decisions, and the freedom to modify them.NOMANDS HAVE A LOT OF QUESTIONS about vehicles, how to...
Bob Rebooted: Itchy Feet and the Urge to Move
This blog post originally appeared in August of 2012. Several things have changed since then. Bob lives in an ambulance now. His friend Steve has passed on. James and Kyndal are no longer together. However, the feet still itch. Fuel prices will keep many of us from...
Saturday Short Take: Can Ya Dig It?
I VIOLATED ONE OF MY OWN RULES: Stay off loose dirt and sand. But, you know, there were other tire tracks, so I followed. Like a good sheep. Or lemming. Most of the boondocking spots outside the south entrance to Joshua Tree National Park were taken or too close...