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...
Driving in the middle of nowhere – alone
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I— I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference. —Robert Frost THE EMPTY HIGHWAY. Just two lanes. A long way from anywhere familiar. A long way from anything at all. No traffic. No signs of civilization other...
Weekend Photo: Arizona
Saguaro Moon — 22 October 2020 — Near Tucson
The Hierarchy of Nomad Needs: What to Worry About First
SO, THERE YOU ARE, having decided you want have a nomadic life, living in some type of vehicle or trailer, and perhaps you’re feeling overwhelmed. Ack! So much to figure out! So much to prepare! Where do I start? ……….AAAAACK!!! Start with the essentials If you’ve been...
Thoughts on My 70th Birthday
I CAME ACROSS SOME VIDEOS of lawn care guys doing free cleanups of horribly neglected and overgrown properties. In many cases the homeowner or tenant was elderly and too weak or poor to maintain their place. It made me think about the question we older full-time...
Don’t Be This Person
A load of trash wrapped in what used to be a blanket, boondocking area, Pahrump NV
How to Get Better Answers and Make Better Choices About Nomad Life
A VERY COMMON TYPE OF QUESTION from nomads and aspiring nomads: “What’s the best _______________________?” Fill in the blank. The answers often begin with, “It depends.” It depends upon your priorities, your plans, your preferences, your abilities, your financial...
Best of Both Worlds
BEST OF BOTH WORLDS – stop & think about this. Seriously. What does this mean to you? What worlds are most important to you, your sanity, your happiness, your wholeness? Now, seriously. Don’t read any further. Stop for a moment, close your eyes, search your soul...
Saturday Photo: California
Wildfire haze — 19 August 2020 — Mammoth Lakes
5 People I Never Would Have Met If I Hadn’t Moved into a Van
BECOMING A VAN DWELLER more than seven years ago changed me in ways I couldn’t have imagined back then, and gave me opportunities I’d never have believed. Here are five people who changed my life:BOB WELLS In the fall of 2013, I drove my 2001 GMC Safari van to...
Facing the fear of change
VERY FEW PEOPLE CAN MAKE THE LEAP INTO FULL-TIME VEHICLE LIVING without experiencing some degree of anxiety. Most of us have never done anything like it before. There’s so much that’s unknown and unpredictable. There’s so much uncertainty. Humans tend to avoid...
Build-out Idea: Repurposed Antiques in a Short Bus
MARY HAD AN ANTIQUE STORE. When she decided to live in a short bus she said, “If I can’t have antiques I’m not going.” She was true to her word.There’s a 200 year old table, an old dresser with a sink added, a cupboard from a sailboat, fruit crates turned into...
Driving to the Arctic Ocean on the Dempster Highway: Part 2, the Trek
WE DIDN'T GO TO THE YUKON with the plan of traveling up the Dempster. In fact, we had driven by the intersection on the way to Dawson City without the slightest idea of what it was or that we would be back the next day. Pamela and I aren't town people, but Dawson City...