by Al Christensen | Mar 15, 2022 | Planning for the Future, Vandwelling Philosophy
The old saying is that if you fail to plan, you plan to fail. That’s only part of the story, though. You can plan the hell out of something, but you can still fail because there was something wrong with the plan. I had a failed plan last week, and I recently talked...
by Al Christensen | Mar 13, 2022 | 5 Things, Minimalism
Except for occasional naps at the side of the road, I had zero previous experience living in a vehicle. So I read, researched and prepared. Here I am, eight years later, living happily and comfortably in my standard size cargo van—with less stuff than when I started....
by 2Z Bundok | Mar 12, 2022 | Boondocking
We are Hunters in the East and Gatherers in the West. In the West; wide open spaces, public lands, seemingly endless boondocking opportunities make it easy to be a Gatherer. Drive around, find a dirt road and see what view, cove or fire ring it takes you to! In the...
by Al Christensen | Mar 10, 2022 | Electrical
Sometimes the power grid is down, the sun isn’t shining, the wind isn’t blowing, there’s no flowing water, you’re out of fuel, you don’t drive a hybrid or EV, and all the batteries in all your devices are dead. It’s not likely all those things would happen at once,...
by Al Christensen | Mar 8, 2022 | Mechanical
We might not be able to take it all with us when we die, but some of us nomads try to take as much as we can while we still roll on the earth. Whatever your mobile abode might be, from a compact car to a travel trailer or Class A motorhome, there’s a limit to how...
by Bob | Mar 6, 2022 | Vandwelling Philosophy
We tend to think of minimalism as the rejection of materialism. Oooo, stuff is bad, right? No, it’s that too much stuff is bad, the wrong stuff is bad. How can you tell whether you have too much stuff or the wrong stuff? Well, is the acquisition, care and safekeeping...
by Al Christensen | Mar 5, 2022 | Oregon, Photography
Blue Basin — 21 June 2018 — John Day Fossil Beds,...
by Al Christensen | Mar 3, 2022 | Mechanical
Premium gas is higher quality extra special super gas that will make your ordinary vehicle run forever and perform like a race car, no? No. What is premium gas? Let’s start with a little physics. Solids, liquids and gasses heat up when they’re compressed. The fuel-air...
