What Cancer Taught Me About Myself and Nomad Life
IN THE SPRING OF 2019 I learned that what I thought was a persistent throat infection was actually a tumor on the base of my tongue. I would need radiation and chemotherapy. I would need to put my nomad life on hiatus. Maybe permanently. I had long wondered what I...
Danny Kaye on Travel
And all this time you thought you were just moving down the road.
The Freedom of Instability
“PEOPLE CRAVE MORE STABILITY AS THEY GET OLD.” So said a politician in an article I was reading. My reaction was, “Really? Well, maybe for a lot of people, but not for me.” I’m 70 years old and about ten years ago I got fed up with my lifetime of stability. Stability...
All Things Must Pass, Including People You Love
MY BEST FRIEND and ex-nomad, Lou Brochetti, had been struggling with cancer, heart problems, stomach issues and arthritis for two years. I spent the past ten months with him, helping out in any way necessary. His body was falling apart and he could no longer do any of...
Max Planck on How You See Things
Max Planck was talking about scientific observations, but the same applies to how we look at life and ourselves.
An Inexpensive Alternative to Both the Little Buddy and Wave 3 Propane Heaters – Plus an Easy Bulk Tank Hack
WE’VE BEEN RECOMMENTING the Olympian Wave 3 catalytic propane heater for a while now. We think it’s a much better choice than the Mr. Heater Portable Buddy which produces more heat than necessary and is plagued with reliability problems. Here’s a previous article...
Weekend Photo 49
Deep, steep and narrow — 14 June 2016 — Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park
Figure-out-able
Electric Mini Heaters: A Viable Heat Source for Nomads?
I WAS READING AN ARTICLE ABOUT ELECTRIC VEHICLES when I came across a statement that applies to us nomads. The story was about the intersection of two problems when heating EVs. One, the lithium-ion batteries used in EVs produce less electricity in cold weather,...
Rita Mae Brown on Conformity
How Much Electricity Will You Actually Need for Your Nomadic Life?
IN CONVENTIONAL LIFE we got used to almost limitless electricity being only an outlet away. We rarely thought about how much power our stuff consumed until we blew a fuse, tripped a circuit breaker, set something on fire, or got the electrical bill. But living...
The 7 Principles of Leave No Trace
I RECEIVED AN EMAIL from Diane Sheehan of EcoWatch asking if I would spread their Leave No Trace message. Most certainly! For some people “leave no trace” means only to pack out your trash, but there’s more to it than that. There are Seven Principles. Plan Ahead +...