by Al Christensen | Nov 12, 2022 | Photography, Utah, Wyoming
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by Al Christensen | Nov 11, 2022 | Changes, Nomad Philosophy
THERE’S A STORY of a first century Roman commander who had to lead his troops into uncharted territory. He sent a courier back to Rome with the message, “Send new orders! We have marched off the map!” When we lived conventional lives in conventional housing, there...
by Al Christensen | Nov 9, 2022 | Boondocking, Weather
IT HAD BEEN SPRINKLING ON AND OFF as I drove, and the forecast called for more serious rain during the night. The previous night’s rain had been light, but that was 200 miles away on the other side of a mountain range. There was no guessing whether tonight’s rain...
by Al Christensen | Nov 8, 2022 | Happiness
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by Al Christensen | Nov 6, 2022 | Insulation
WHEN I DECIDED to ditch ordinary life and live in a van I read all the what-to-do and how-to-do-it articles and watched all the videos. Most of them said to insulate. It seemed like the prudent thing to do. One summer day decades ago I had ridden in an old car that...
by Al Christensen | Nov 3, 2022 | California, Cooking, Environment, Heating, Legalities
LIKE MANY NOMADS, I started vandwelling with a 20-pound propane tank to fuel my stove and heater. A few years later I realized I didn’t use all that much propane — about a half tank a year. I had also gotten rid of my heater and just used the stove (and mild winter...
by Al Christensen | Nov 1, 2022 | Vehicles
WE’VE ALL SEEN RIDICULOUSLY LONG LIMOUSINES. They’re at nearly every prom and wedding. But have you noticed that these carriages for make-believe royalty have only four doors: two of them in the front and two of them a block away at the far rear of the vehicle? That’s...
by Al Christensen | Oct 31, 2022 | Nomad Philosophy
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