by Bob | Jul 8, 2022 | Electrical, Reviews
YOU PROBABLY KNOW BY NOW I’m a big fan of Bluetti power stations. This time I’m going to look at two of them: the EB70S and the brand new EB3A. Here’s why I prefer Bluetti. First of all, they use LiFePo4 batteries. Those are good for up to 2,500 life cycles while the...
by Bob | Jun 28, 2022 | Vandwelling Philosophy
This post originally appeared in 2013. May it still inspire and empower you. IN TODAY’S POST I want to talk about a truly amazing woman who set out to find adventure in an RV and ended up living in that RV for the rest of her life, and along the way became world...
by Bob | Jun 23, 2022 | Electrical, Emergency
AS YOU MIGHT KNOW, I LIVE IN AN AMBULANCE. It’s based on a Chevrolet truck with a 6.6 liter Duramax diesel engine. It’s a fantastic engine, but my batteries have died on it. I think they were just old when I got the truck. They were struggling and I was in the middle...
by Bob | Jun 13, 2022 | Vandwelling Philosophy
The following is an excerpt from a longer Cheap RV Living post from October of 2012. Bob had returned to the Lower 48 after visiting Alaska, where he had lived most of his life. But now the desert was his home. TO ME, THERE IS SOMETHING MAGICAL ABOUT THE DESERT. At...
by Bob | Jun 10, 2022 | Refrigeration, Reviews
This is a F40C4TMP 30-quart compressor refrigerator. Let me explain the odd name. F40 is for Fahrenheit 40 degrees, C4 is Celsius 4 degrees, and TMP is temperature. Some names are just too cute. But I have reasons to believe this is a pretty good nomad life fridge for...
by Bob | Jun 1, 2022 | Vandwelling Philosophy
I GOT AN EMAIL yesterday from a serviceman who was getting out in a year, and was trying to make decisions for his future. His friends and family wanted him to go to college and plan for his future, but his heart was telling him to buy a van and go live wild and free....
by Bob | May 16, 2022 | Inspiration-Spirituality
FREEDOM IS THE HEART’S CRY of every vandweller. Freedom from the restrictions and limitations placed on us by the normal consumer-oriented American life. Freedom from possessions is a wonderful, liberating experience, but for many of us it isn’t enough to bring...
by Bob | May 9, 2022 | Boondocking, My Daily Life, Travel
This blog post originally appeared in August of 2012. Several things have changed since then. Bob lives in an ambulance now. His friend Steve has passed on. James and Kyndal are no longer together. However, the feet still itch. Fuel prices will keep many of us from...
