Washing Clothes in a Bucket

Washboards have been around for a long time and are simple to use. Paired with a 5-gallon bucket, you can easily wash clothes and skip the laundromat. Nesting your laundry bucket outside one you likely carry anyway, takes up nearly no extra space or weight. Here is...

Essentials for Living in a Car (Or Anything Else)

IF YOU’RE GOING TO LIVE IN A CAR, there’s room only for yourself and the essentials. So, what are the essentials?  Suanne Carlson, the executive director of the Homes On Wheels Alliance, lived and traveled in a Prius for several years. Here she shares everything she...

5 Things I Cover My Hands With

HOW MANY KINDS OF GLOVES DOES A NOMAD NEED? There have been many gloves in my life, from the mittens knit by my mother, to movie cowboy gloves with plastic fringe, several baseball mitts for southpaws, some military surplus long-gauntlet leather mittens lined with...

I'm Selling T-Shirts

I’m now selling T-Shirts! Over the years I have had numerous requests from readers and viewers to consider making items with the chreaprvliving brand, things like bumper stickers and T-Shirts, but up till now, I’ve never gotten around to it because it was...