by Bob | May 3, 2015 | Adventure, Boondocking, Budget, Which Vehicle to Live In?
This is Part 2 of a guest post by Jaclyn Heyen about her wonderful life full-timing on a Harley and towing a Tear Drop trailer. You can follow her blog here: http://www.jhblueroad.com/ Now, back to the story. I own my bike and home so the only bills I have are student...
by Bob | Apr 22, 2015 | Boondocking, Communications: Mail & Cell, Uncategorized
In my last post I described how pleased I am with my Wilson Sleek cell phone amplifier and the Wilson directional antenna I bought to work with it. In today’s post I’m going to tell you what I bought and how you can get it too. If you haven’t read my last post,...
by Bob | Apr 19, 2015 | Boondocking, Communications: Mail & Cell
One question I get all the time is: “Can I reliably get the internet on the road as a traveler, and if so, how?” Based on my experience, and the experience of the many other vandwellers I know, the answer is “Yes, you absolutely can!” Running this website means I MUST...
by Bob | Mar 29, 2015 | Boondocking, Camping Locations, My Daily Life, Tribe
In today’s post I want to tell you about our new camp in the Prescott NF and invite you all to join us here if you are nearby. Like I’ve been telling you, the desert around our Ehrenberg camp had gotten much too hot for me to be able to stay there–I...
by Bob | Mar 15, 2015 | Boondocking, Camping Locations, Travel
I just got back to Arizona after visiting my mom for three weeks in Florida and while I was there I went to a small gathering of East coast vandwellers that are all on the cheaprvliving.com forums. (If you aren’t on the forums, you should...
by Bob | Dec 28, 2014 | Boondocking, Survival
Last month a friend of mine was leaving for Yuma and left early in the morning before sunup when the desert is very dark and got lost. The desert is riddled with a spider web of little roads and in the dark it’s amazingly easy to confuse them with each other. After...
by Bob | Dec 22, 2014 | Boondocking, Camping Locations, Survival
In the last few weeks I’ve had two experiences that I thought had potential to be dangerous so I thought I should write about them and share them with all of you. That’s especially true now with the Rubber Tramp Rendezvous coming up and many people heading toward the...
by Bob | Nov 10, 2014 | Boondocking, Entertainment, Which Vehicle to Live In?
Today I want to talk about a very practical way to boondock and live very comfortably, cheaply and with great freedom. Your first thought might be that’s an easy thing to do but the truth is it’s very hard. Comfort conflicts with freedom and is almost never cheap; in...