by Al Christensen | Mar 22, 2023 | Mechanical
MINIVANS ARE A POPULAR NOMAD VEHICLE. They’re plentiful and relatively inexpensive, and get better fuel mileage than full-sized vans. Over the years, I’ve come across various people saying not to buy some brand or another because the transmissions are total junk. A...
by Al Christensen | Mar 22, 2023 | Inspiration
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by Al Christensen | Mar 19, 2023 | Car Living
NOW AND THEN SOMEONE WILL ASK if they can live in something smaller than a minivan. My usual reply is that it depends on their state of mind and their resourcefulness. Cindy, a retired rural mail carrier, is a prime example of making the car she already had work for...
by Al Christensen | Mar 18, 2023 | Photography, Wyoming
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by Al Christensen | Mar 17, 2023 | Build-Outs, Giving, Vans
JONNIE DeROSSETT had been in nursing for 30 years and waspondering the idea of combining work with her love of travel. The pandemic made her realize there was no better reason to follow her dreams. So she bought a van and got to building, documenting the process on...
by Al Christensen | Mar 16, 2023 | My Daily Life
IMAGINE YOU’RE SITTING IN A VAN in the desert north of Tucson. You are surrounded by many species of cacti. The side door and driver window are open because the temperature is just right and there’s no wind. You’re sitting at your computer, trying to write a blog...
by Al Christensen | Mar 15, 2023 | Mechanical, Trucks, Vans
I’M NOT AN AUTOMOTIVE BRAND LOYALIST. I’m loyal to well-engineered, low-trouble vehicles that meet my purposes, whoever makes them. So I’m not writing this as a Chevy driver whose knee-jerk reaction is to bash any and all things Ford. It’s because there are problems...
by Al Christensen | Mar 13, 2023 | Boondocking, Weather
EACH SUMMER a majority full-time boondockers escape the heat by moving to higher elevations and/or latitudes. But those plans might need to change this year because of the incredible amount of snow. Look at this map. The West and Northern Plains were hit by storm...
