by Bob | May 4, 2022 | Electrical, Solar Power
THIS IS MY REVIEW of the Bluetti AC200MAX Expandable Power Station. The AC200MAX is the upgrade of the AC200P, correcting some of its shortcomings. It has a massive 2,048 Watt hour LiFePo4 battery rated for 3,500+ life cycles to 80%. Not only that, the system can be...
by Bob | Apr 29, 2022 | Inspiration-Spirituality
This blog post originally appeared in September of 2014. We present it again because we’re all under a lot of stress these days. We’ve been on a long series about lessons I learned from our Alaska Trip. Today I want to continue with staying healthy but move the...
by Bob | Apr 21, 2022 | Communications
ONE OF THE QUESTIONS I’M ASKED all the time is, “If I’m out in the middle of nowhere in my van or RV, and I break down or have a heart attack or break my leg, what happens? I need help!” You know, we all become so dependent upon our cell phones. But if you’re...
by Bob | Mar 27, 2022 | Build-Outs
MARY HAD AN ANTIQUE STORE. When she decided to live in a short bus she said, “If I can’t have antiques I’m not going.” She was true to her word. There’s a 200 year old table, an old dresser with a sink added, a cupboard from a sailboat, fruit crates turned into...
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 Bob | Feb 21, 2022 | Build-Outs
Babz is one of the true veterans of nomadic living. She has lived in various vehicles and RVs for 26 years. She is currently in a Ford Transit that features some interesting build-out solutions. “I’ve used a lot of PVC pipe. I found that for someone with limited...
by Bob | Feb 19, 2022 | Solar Power
They say first impressions are important. Sometimes that’s true, but long term impressions are usually more accurate and therefore more valuable. That is the case with Tim’s experience with the Dokio 200 Watt folding solar panel. Tim was originally enthusiastic as the...
by Bob | Feb 2, 2022 | Heating
Nomadic living is miserable when we’re cold. This mobile lifestyle isn’t about testing how much suffering we can withstand. So if you’re going to be in a cold climate, if there are reasons you can’t migrate to milder weather, then a good, effective, reliable heater is...
