Build-out Idea of the Week: The Woman Who Sleeps On a Table
We nomads often reuse furniture when we build out or vans, SUVs, skoolies and cargo trailers. Kitchen cabinets and chests of drawers, stools and ottomans, bed frames and such get moved out of houses and into our mobile dwellings. But they’re typically employed as...
Meet HOWA’s latest minivan recipients
Once again, the Homes On Wheel Alliance has changed the life of two people — for the better. Debbie and Barbara were each the fortunate recipient of nomad-ready minivans, as well as several days of instruction, mentoring and companionship. Here are their...
Weekend Photo
First snow — 15 September 2017 — Lizard Head Pass, San Juan Mountains, ColoradospaceSubmit your own photos at editor.crvl@gmail.com
Home On Wheel Alliance Sweepstakes Winners
Aco Power Lion Cooler The original winner declined and asked for a new winner to be chosen. The new winner is Rick Kottage of Visalia CAspacerBluetti AC200P Power Station Kristine Rowans of San Antonio TXspacerBob’s Van DeAnne Herberger of Gold Hill OR
Why I no longer recommend the Mr. Heater Portable Buddy
Nomadic living is miserable when we’re cold. This mobile lifestyle isn’t about testing how much suffering we can withstand. So if you’re going to be in a cold climate, if there are reasons you can’t migrate to milder weather, then a good, effective, reliable heater is...
Places for Nomads to Get Showers
If you don’t have a shower in your traveling home, and if sponge baths just won’t do it for you, what are your options? Some people cobble together shower-like setups using things like garden sprayers, electric pumps, foot pumps, gravity, kiddie pools, tarps and such....
5 Realities of Vandwelling as a Ski Resort Janitor
I usually go to the Sonoran Desert when winter hits, but this year I decided to stay in Oregon, make some money, and embrace the cold. I figured working at a ski resort would be a fun way to do that. I got a job as a swing shift janitor so I could ski during the day...
All-Terrain Tires on a Minivan? Maybe.
One of the first things I did when I bought my used Chevrolet Express was replace the tires. I knew nearly all my nomadic driving would be on pavement, so I got highway tires. Really good ones. And they worked well enough for my limited off-pavement driving. About...
Keep Checking Your Rig’s Roadworthiness
We’ve probably all heard the advice to have the vehicle where’re thinking of buying throughly inspected by a trustworthy mechanic first. I suggest that’s not the last time we should do that, because unexpected breakdowns are particularly hard on nomads. Many of the...
Little Buddy Heater 20-pound Tank Hack
The Mr. Heater Little Buddy is powerful enough to heat a small space. (3,800 BTU/hour) There are two drawbacks, though, both of which this hack solves. The first issue is that the Little Buddy is tall and top heavy and can easily tip over, even with the plastic ring...
Build-out Idea of the Week: Mary’s Wood Stove
When asked why she became a nomad, Mary said, “I want less, and I want to enjoy more. I want to live free from the ways of the world and into more genuineness.” So with a little help from friends, relatives and the nomad community she built a very comfortable home on...
5 Things I Cover My Hands With
HOW MANY KINDS OF GLOVES DOES A NOMAD NEED? There have been many gloves in my life, from the mittens knit by my mother, to movie cowboy gloves with plastic fringe, several baseball mitts for southpaws, some military surplus long-gauntlet leather mittens lined with...