by Al Christensen | Jan 12, 2023 | Build-Outs, Camping Locations
SO, YOU WANT TO BUILT OUT YOUR NOMADIC HOME, or make some renovations and repairs, or just take care of some routine maintenance. But you need a hassle-free place to do it. Preferably a place with electricity. And water. And some tools you don’t have. And an extra set...
by Al Christensen | Jan 10, 2023 | Build-Outs
IT CAN BE AWKWARD moving around in a vehicle home. It can be almost impossible if you have mobility limitations to begin with. Even simple things like reaching for our shoes can make us wish we still lived in a building. Or at least in a large RV. If you’re not as...
by Al Christensen | Oct 17, 2022 | Build-Outs
I’VE SEEN A LOT OF RIGS in the nine years I’ve been on the road, most of them created from something never intended for full-time living. They ranged from bare bones to handcrafted elegance, all demonstrating there’s more than one way to do this nomad thing. Of the...
by Al Christensen | Sep 15, 2022 | Build-Outs
WHO ELSE OUT THERE IS OLD ENOUGH to remember plastic slipcovers? Is it still a thing? I sort of understood why some folks had them. They didn’t want the kids staining the brocade davenport with grape juice. They didn’t want Dad’s Brylcreem leaving a grease patch on...
by Al Christensen | Sep 11, 2022 | Build-Outs, Staying Clean
I SAW THIS CONVERSION VAN at the Rubber Tramp Rendezvous a couple of years ago, I think. I wish I knew who owned it so I could give them credit for this imaginative shower setup and for being bold enough to bathe...
by Al Christensen | Aug 8, 2022 | Build-Outs, Communications
I’VE BEEN VERY SATISFIED with the weBoost Drive RV omnidirectional antenna I bought two years ago. And I’m even more satisfied with the folding mounting system I rigged up. The weBoost Drive RV antenna comes with a couple of U-bolts. The idea is to clamp it to...
by Al Christensen | Jun 16, 2022 | Build-Outs, RV Living
IT ALL STARTED with watching a video where a guy bought an old, trashy, mostly-gutted Class A RV just to get its relatively low-mileage engine for a hotrod he was building. The next thing I knew, my brain had set off on a journey to nomad Crazy Town. Let me back up a...
by Al Christensen | Apr 8, 2022 | Build-Outs
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...
