Living on the road is a study in minimalism. As we covered in preparing your rig for boondocking, weight is the enemy, and storage is at a premium. Because of this, we’ve really gotten away from “stuff” as gifts for birthdays and instead, we’ve gone almost exclusively to experiences. We’ve chronicled a couple of these, from a pirate cruise to a horseback ride, and today is no exception. When we
After our six-month stay at Camp Cardinal, it was time to hit the road again! But on our adventure east from Brownsville, we discovered a scarcity of public campgrounds. The Southeast is a region devoid of public lands. We stayed at more private campgrounds and Boondockers Welcome stays compared to our previous travels. Our first stop on this westward leg was Longwood Park, an idyllic escape managed by the Army
We are often asked how we go boondocking in a bus (or RV). A lot of folks who’ve only ever gone weekending, or done extended stays at parks with hookups, don’t know where to start. It all breaks down to two main concepts; preparation and management. The two are interrelated. You prepare your rig’s systems to better manage them. So first let’s talk about preparation. Let’s also break down our
When you live in a bus, RV, or other mobile option sacrifices have to be made. One sacrifice our family made was when it comes to baking. When we were in a sticks and bricks home, we used to bake all the time from frozen pizzas and loaves of sourdough bread to acres of cookies ready for munching. This post may contain affiliate links, meaning if you click on it
As we talk about in our post about Jacques Rolling Wheels DIY, we had a lot of little projects, repairs, and upgrades we wanted to do to Tad Cooper to make him just a little bit better! This post may contain affiliate links, meaning if you click on it and make a purchase I’ll receive a small commission at no cost to you. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from
We stayed for a few nights in Harlan, Iowa on our sprint from winter following the sugar beet harvest. This was a Boondockers Welcome spot, so it wasn’t a camping spot, but a parking spot that someone lent us for the night. Typically, Boondockers Welcome is just that, boondocking, but the individual we were staying with had some water for us (we hadn’t been able to fill up before arriving)
We’ve been on the road now for a few months. I think it’s time to talk about some of my favorite mobile life gadgets that we’re really glad to have! In this post, I’ll talk about my Favorite RV Kitchen Gadgets. This post may contain affiliate links, meaning if you click on it and make a purchase I’ll receive a small commission at no cost to you. As an Amazon
An article about our first stop on our new nomadic journey. First to Leavenworth, then just outside Spokane as we make our way east.
As I’ve written before our family is going from a house to a Skoolie, so I’ve decided to start writing an in-depth series about what a skoolie is, how they work, and chronicle our transition. Timeline view. What is a Skoolie? In short, a Skoolie is a retired bus. Often times a school bus, but sometimes tour or transit buses are used too. The bus gains a new life as
I was recently watching an episode of “Just Shoot Me” and the main characters kept throwing around a quote. “Sometimes on the way to your dreams, you get lost and find a better one.” I thought it was uniquely powerful for people in our position, transitioning from one paradigm to a radically different one. This particular shift is moving from a “sticks and bricks” home to a nomadic lifestyle, leaving