by Bob | May 10, 2014 | Alaska, Boondocking, Camping Locations
The last few weeks have been eventful! We moved to Flagstaff and had a beautiful week of weather but then a storm blew in and dropped 3-4 inches of snow on us and it got cold! Oh well, Judy and I are adaptable so we made it through that okay. Then a week ago a Ranger...
by Bob | Apr 19, 2014 | Adventure, Alaska, Travel
Last fall I posted that I was planning a trip to Alaska in the summer of 2014 and like everything else in my life, all my plans for the trip have been written in Jello up till now. But with the time for our departure getting close Judy and I have to start firming up...
by Bob | Mar 22, 2014 | Boondocking, Camping Locations, My Daily Life, Travel
It’s hot!!! Those are the words that have been coming out of my mouth too much lately so it’s time to move! I know, two-thirds of the county has been enduring a miserably cold winter so you may not be too happy about hearing that I’m struggling with being too hot but...
by Bob | Feb 22, 2014 | Boondocking, Survival
In the last post we talked about how extremely important it is to a survivalist-vandweller to stay warm in the winter and cool in the summer. But it was pretty long so I only took a quick look at awnings. I want to back come to them and cover them in more depth...
by Bob | Feb 19, 2014 | A, Heating-Insulation, Planning for the Future, Survival
We are continuing with our look at Practical Survival for Vandwellers and today we are going to continue looking at staying comfortable in the heat and cold. In the last post we reviewed ways of doing that by the way we dress and sleep, this time we’re going to look...
by Bob | Feb 16, 2014 | A, Clothes, Heating-Insulation, Survival, Uncategorized, Vandwelling Philosophy
Among survivalists there is something known as the Rule of Threes that says you can survive… 3 minutes without air 3 hours in extreme weather without shelter 3 days without water 3 weeks without food Since these are the most fundamental essentials of...
by Bob | Feb 14, 2014 | Camping Locations, Travel
I’m going to take a break from my survival series because I don’t want to wear you out. Many of us are starting to think about where we are going to spend this coming summer. In fact a friend is trying to decide that right now because she wants to start moving...
by Bob | Feb 11, 2014 | Survival, Which Vehicle to Live In?
The combination of a Class C towing an economy car is what I consider to be just about ideal. You get all the comfort of the van or RV and also the fuel mileage of an economy car. Let me give you a real-life example: I have a good friend who bought a 1982 GMC Class C...
