The Outdoor Recreation Act: Good or Bad for Boondockers?
AT ONE POLE OF THE PUBLIC LAND DEBATE are those who would like to shut down all access except for an enlightened few. At the other pole are those who want to sell it all off, or at least totally deregulate logging, drilling, mining, grazing, and development on those...
Longer Tire Life for Your Rolling Home
SOMEWHERE AT THE TOP OF THE LIST of expensive things we nomads, van dwellers and RVers will need to replace (probably several times) are tires. And that expense multiplies with the number of wheels. None of us are rolling in money, so we need our tires to roll as long...
Weekend Photo: New Mexico 2
Morning Calm — 21 April 2014 — Sangre de Cristo Mountains
HOWA Helping Nomads at First “Bring Your Own Vehicle” Event
IN PREVIOUS YEARS, the Homes On Wheels Alliance acquired and outfitted minivans for worthy recipients. But vehicle prices have soared, making the acquisition of suitable minivans unfeasible. So an alternative plan was created. Nomads who already had vehicles but were...
How to Wash Hair without Showering While on the Road
BACK IN 2013, WHEN I FIRST BEGAN FULL-TIME VAN LIFE out of my 2001 Ford E350, dubbed the Evergreen Queen, I did not immediately have a plan to wash hair without showering. I assumed that I’d wash my long hair at truck stops. But, I quickly realized how costly and...
Driving in the middle of nowhere – alone
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I— I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference. —Robert Frost THE EMPTY HIGHWAY. Just two lanes. A long way from anywhere familiar. A long way from anything at all. No traffic. No signs of civilization other...
Weekend Photo: Arizona
Saguaro Moon — 22 October 2020 — Near Tucson
The Hierarchy of Nomad Needs: What to Worry About First
SO, THERE YOU ARE, having decided you want have a nomadic life, living in some type of vehicle or trailer, and perhaps you’re feeling overwhelmed. Ack! So much to figure out! So much to prepare! Where do I start? ……….AAAAACK!!! Start with the essentials If you’ve been...
Thoughts on My 70th Birthday
I CAME ACROSS SOME VIDEOS of lawn care guys doing free cleanups of horribly neglected and overgrown properties. In many cases the homeowner or tenant was elderly and too weak or poor to maintain their place. It made me think about the question we older full-time...
Don’t Be This Person
A load of trash wrapped in what used to be a blanket, boondocking area, Pahrump NV
How to Get Better Answers and Make Better Choices About Nomad Life
A VERY COMMON TYPE OF QUESTION from nomads and aspiring nomads: “What’s the best _______________________?” Fill in the blank. The answers often begin with, “It depends.” It depends upon your priorities, your plans, your preferences, your abilities, your financial...
Best of Both Worlds
BEST OF BOTH WORLDS – stop & think about this. Seriously. What does this mean to you? What worlds are most important to you, your sanity, your happiness, your wholeness? Now, seriously. Don’t read any further. Stop for a moment, close your eyes, search your soul...