by Al Christensen | Mar 11, 2023 | Montana, Photography
Water is good — 27 June 2020 — Tongue River, Eastern Montana style="display:block" data-ad-client="ca-pub-7662527707655081" data-ad-slot="8472325861" data-ad-format="auto" data-full-width-responsive="true" style="display:block" data-ad-client="ca-pub-7662527707655081"...
by Al Christensen | Mar 10, 2023 | Nomad Philosophy
A FRIEND POSTED THE ABOVE THOUGHT on Facebook. Because of what’s shown in the photo, and the sign-off at the bottom, and my nomadic lifestyle, my first thought was, “This is about paring down your material possessions.” But then I realized, no, it’s about...
by Al Christensen | Mar 8, 2023 | Mechanical
THE POPULAR CAR TALK RADIO SHOW would often get calls that went something like this: “Hi, this is Bill from Burlington. My daughter lives in Indianapolis and is about to give birth to our first grandchild. My wife and I want to be there, but we’re wondering whether we...
by Al Christensen | Mar 7, 2023 | Minivan
THIS STRETCHED 1990 DODGE CARAVAN was recently for sale in Massachusetts. Oh, and it was used to transport the dearly departed, in case that matters to you. Here’s the seller’s description: Was used at a funeral home so is has been professionally extended. Only 97,000...
by Al Christensen | Mar 6, 2023 | Boondocking
THE ADVENT OF PORTABLE POWER STATIONS (a.k.a solar generators) has made off-grid electricity a lot simpler that it was when I started my nomadic life. Batteries, charge controller, inverter, and metering all matched for each other and assembled in one box. Just plug...
by Al Christensen | Mar 4, 2023 | Arizona, Photography
And not a soul in sight — 3 March 2023 — Ajo, Arizona style="display:block" data-ad-client="ca-pub-7662527707655081" data-ad-slot="8472325861" data-ad-format="auto" data-full-width-responsive="true" style="display:block" data-ad-client="ca-pub-7662527707655081"...
by Al Christensen | Mar 3, 2023 | Solar Power
CRAIG SHACKELFORD has been into electronics since he was a child. He started using ham radios when he was 13, graduated college with an electrical engineering degree, and worked for a major electronics company. He decided corporate life wasn’t for him. Now Craig is...
by Al Christensen | Mar 1, 2023 | Mechanical
MY VAN has 340,000 miles on it, so, among other things, I check fluids regularly. Yesterday I noticed the transmission fluid was a little low, and it was slightly brown instead of pink. I had never had the fluid flushed and replaced in the 225k miles I’ve owned the...
