by Al Christensen | Mar 25, 2022 | Photography, Wyoming
Trying their luck — 23 July 2020 — The...
by Russell Vance III | Mar 24, 2022 | Adventure, Canada, Northwest Territories, Yukon
EVEN THOUGH IT WAS ALMOST THREE YEARS AGO, I remember that day, that moment, as though it were this morning. For what seemed like forever, but was hardly more than a heartbeat, I paused and looked at the road ahead of me. We were at the intersection of the Klondike...
by Al Christensen | Mar 22, 2022 | Boondocking, California, Camping Locations, Public Land
ALABAMA HILLS, at the base of the highest peak in the Lower 48, is one of the most popular boondocking spots along the Eastern Sierras. A lot of cowboy movies were filmed there. Nearby Lone Pine is a restocking point along the Pacific Crest Trail and a base camp for...
by Al Christensen | Mar 21, 2022 | Solar Power
Glass, brittle photovoltaic wafers, thin plastic backing, and an aluminum frame. It all seems so… fragile. I mean, it’s a far cry from steel and stone, so it’s no wonder people are concerned about the durability of their solar panels. Well, let’s get the most common...
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 Al Christensen | Mar 18, 2022 | Navajo Nation, Photography
Star dance — 12 September 2018 — Monument...
by Sarah Jane Woodall, Susan Hare, Joe Omundson et al | Mar 17, 2022 | Personal Safety
Sometimes a delightful symbiosis lands in your lap. Or in your email. I had asked Sarah Jane “Wonderhussy” Woodall to write about safety while boondocking solo. Shortly after receiving that article I got an unsolicited submission from Susan Hare, who has written for...
by Al Christensen | Mar 15, 2022 | Boondocking, Michigan
HI ALL YOU MICHIGANDERS! I’ve been researching boondocking around the Great Lakes. I haven’t been there since 1995 and thought it might be past time I returned. I’ve never camped there. But mostly, the research is part of my desire to provide coverage on this site of...
