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...
by Bob | Mar 27, 2022 | Build-Outs
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...
by Al Christensen | Mar 18, 2022 | Build-Outs, Heating
Kevin from Georgia has a background in industrial maintenance, so he has a knack for construction and electrical systems. He started vandwelling part time in 2016 after discovering Cheap RV Living. “I started small,” he explains. “I started with a cot and some totes,...
by Bob | Feb 21, 2022 | Build-Outs
Babz is one of the true veterans of nomadic living. She has lived in various vehicles and RVs for 26 years. She is currently in a Ford Transit that features some interesting build-out solutions. “I’ve used a lot of PVC pipe. I found that for someone with limited...
by Al Christensen | Feb 8, 2022 | Beds, Build-Outs, Roof Racks, Solar Power
We nomads often reuse furniture when we build out or vans, SUVs, skoolies and cargo trailers. Kitchen cabinets and chests of drawers, stools and ottomans, bed frames and such get moved out of houses and into our mobile dwellings. But they’re typically employed as...
