Letting Go
Let’s Get Small: A Lego Lover Travels in a Tiny Fiat 500
NOW AND THEN SOMEONE WILL ASK if they can live in something smaller than a minivan. My usual reply is that it depends on their state of mind and their resourcefulness. Cindy, a retired rural mail carrier, is a prime example of making the car she already had work for...
Weekend Photo 55
A peek at the peaks — 21 August 2017 — Wind River Range, Wyoming
Professional Van Outfitter Donates Her Skills to the Community Thanks to a Generous Patron
JONNIE DeROSSETT had been in nursing for 30 years and waspondering the idea of combining work with her love of travel. The pandemic made her realize there was no better reason to follow her dreams. So she bought a van and got to building, documenting the process on...
Moments On the Road: This Call’s for You
IMAGINE YOU’RE SITTING IN A VAN in the desert north of Tucson. You are surrounded by many species of cacti. The side door and driver window are open because the temperature is just right and there’s no wind. You’re sitting at your computer, trying to write a blog...
The Trouble with Ford’s 5.4L V8 Engines
I’M NOT AN AUTOMOTIVE BRAND LOYALIST. I’m loyal to well-engineered, low-trouble vehicles that meet my purposes, whoever makes them. So I’m not writing this as a Chevy driver whose knee-jerk reaction is to bash any and all things Ford. It’s because there are problems...
Keep Trying
How Will Record Snow Affect Boondocking This Summer?
EACH SUMMER a majority full-time boondockers escape the heat by moving to higher elevations and/or latitudes. But those plans might need to change this year because of the incredible amount of snow. Look at this map. The West and Northern Plains were hit by storm...
Weekend Photo 54
Water is good — 27 June 2020 — Tongue River, Eastern Montana
Does It Fit Your Life?
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 everything...
Women: A Message from Homes On Wheels Alliance
MISSION OF HOMES ON WHEELS ALLIANCE: Together we are changing lives, building supportive community, and preventing homelessness one person at a time. No other age-gender sub-group in America has expressed their interest in HOWA’s mission more than women over 55 years...
Our Nomadic Vehicles Are Not Sentient. Yet.
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...