How I Built my Camper
Recently I wrote about my desire to get further back and included pictures of my home-built camper. I’ve had requests for more information about that camper, so in today’s post I am going to tell you how I built it. This is basically a trimmed down version of this...
Keep it Simple Sunday: Staying Legal as a Boondocker
(Many of the comments I have got from this post expressed anger at the individual Ranger who came into my camp. I need to apologize to him and to all my readers for miss-communicating. The Ranger was polite, reasonable and professional; he was a good guy doing a hard...
Guest Post: How to Get Over-the-Air TV
(Today we have a guest post from my very good friend Kyndal as she describes how she and her husband James get over-the-air TV in their Astro mini-van. I highly recommend you follow their blog at: http://2completespirits.com/) This type of post is a little different...
Keep it Simple Sunday: Choose life–Reject Fear!
I get lots of emails from readers about safety; it is probably one of the most common topics. People write me and ask if they will be safe or if they can be vandwellers/RVers if they aren’t mechanics. I often get letters from women asking if they will be safe. Fear is...
Comfort VS. Freedom: Best Vehicle for Boondocking–Part 1
I recently posted about my Williams, AZ camp, and I mentioned it was too difficult for big rigs to get into. That led to several comments and emails about what was a good vehicle to get into the back-country! I realized I had never blogged about the important issue of...
Keep it Simple Sunday: Disclaimer
I recently got a question from a reader that I thought should be answered to the whole group. Here is his question: I like the new site very much. I found the disclaimer very interesting too. What dangers are you referring to? You don't actually mention any of them?...
Budgeting: How to Live on the Least Possible Money-Part 3
This is the third (and final) of a three part series on budgeting. Essentially, it is how to live on the least possible amount of money. It was pointed out to me that it is heavily oriented toward boondocking in the country as opposed stealth parking in the city....
Vandwellers Budget: Living Better and Spending Less Part 2
In my last post I gave examples of vandwellers who were living on very little money and in this post I want to give you some strategies and tips on how they are living so cheaply. First let me say these are just the ones that came quickly to my mind, I’m sure there...
How Much Does it Cost to Full-time Vandwell or RV?
I recently got an email from a reader who wanted to know how much money he needed per month to travel full-time in a van or RV. That is a question that I hear all the time. Whenever someone starts thinking about traveling in a van or RV the first thing they want to is...
Random Thoughts-May 3
Not much going on right now, so I thought I would let you in on some of my Random Thoughts and Daily Activities: The National Forest is Wildly in Bloom: One reason I love being a snowbird is that by chasing the cool weather in the spring and the warm weather in the...
Is a Sprinter the Right Van for You?
(Editors Note: This last winter I had the very good fortune to meet a young couple who were living in their Sprinter van: Beth and Forest. Forest is very knowledgeable about Sprinters, and had posted about them on his blog. He graciously agreed to let me reprint it...
Gone Cruising: Part 3
“A ship is safe in harbor, but that’s not what ships are built for.” John A. Shedd The cruise is over and I’m writing this back at my mom’s house. In this post I want to summarize my impressions of cruising. First, let me say that I am delighted to have spent this...