Weekend Photo 43
You don’t need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows — Oregon Coast
Solar: Boondocking Where the Sun Don’t Shine
WE TEND TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF SOLAR POWER around here. If you’re going to use electricity, it’s the easiest, cheapest way to get it. As long as you have sunshine.Oh. Yeah. Sunshine. That’s a less common commodity in some places. Take a look at the map above showing...
Bob Rebooted: What Have You Got to Lose?
NOT KNOWING YOU, I can’t even begin to guess at how you will react to being a nomad, but I can give you some thoughts. My first suggestion is to ask yourself, “What is the worst that can happen?” If you try it and decide it isn’t for you, you don’t really have much to...
Thankfulness
Review and Test: The Crisco Candle Heater
For liability’s sake, I have to say not to try this or anything like it. A FEW YEARS AGO, heaters made from clay pots and tea candles were a big thing on the Internet. They promised cheap, clean heat without pressurized gas, electricity, or burning wood. Perfect for...
Each Morning
Moments on the Road: Open Doors, Horizontal Rain, and an Air Bidet
I WAS CAMPED on the Alvord dry lake bed. Eighty-four square miles of perfectly flat sunbaked sediment. I was happy. But it started to cloud over, and by evening it looked like it could rain sometime during the night. I checked the forecast. Yup, chance of rain. I...
Weekend Photo 42
Layers of Harshness — 28 September 2018 — Bishop, California
Bob Rebooted: The Civilized Mind vs. the Nomadic Mind
ONE OF THE QUESTIONS I GET all the time is people asking what vandwellers do with all their extra time. What they really want to know is “What will I do with myself once I have free time, won’t I be bored silly?“ My standard answer is that there will be a subtle...
The Pack or the Flock?
Test: Can a Curtain Between the Front and Back Keep Your Van Warmer?
I HAVE A LIGHTWEIGHT CURTAIN between the cab and the back of my van. I use it mostly for privacy, which isn’t very often, because I usually camp far from others. Sometimes I use it to block sun on hot days. And sometimes I use it to hide the contents of the van when...