by Bob | Nov 9, 2014 | Boondocking, Camping Locations
This may sound strange coming from someone who grew up and lived all his life in Alaska, but going back to the desert for the winter feels so natural and right, that I think of it as coming home. There is just something about the haunting beauty of the desert that...
by Bob | Nov 9, 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...
by Bob | Aug 31, 2014 | Boondocking
There is an uproar going around the blog-o-sphere right now about proposed new rules that govern use of Public lands. I’ve had several people write me very concerned that our right to use Public Lands was at risk and we would either be kicked off the land or be...
by Bob | Jun 7, 2014 | Alaska, Boondocking, Camping Locations, Travel
On June 2 we left Mosquito Creek campground in Banff NP and started our true drive north through Canada. I gotta tell you, most of it is pretty boring and uneventful with lots of driving and just making time. Each of our campsites since then were just pullouts...
by Bob | Jun 4, 2014 | Boondocking, Travel
(I’m posting this on June 4th from Fort Nelson, BC, Canada. Trip is going very well so far, the only downside is Judy has been struggling with a bad cold. But she is such a trooper we just keep on keeping on. Last night we ran into a snowstorm so we stopped a...
by Bob | May 10, 2014 | Alaska, Boondocking, Camping Locations
The last few weeks have been eventful! We moved to Flagstaff and had a beautiful week of weather but then a storm blew in and dropped 3-4 inches of snow on us and it got cold! Oh well, Judy and I are adaptable so we made it through that okay. Then a week ago a Ranger...
by Bob | Mar 22, 2014 | Boondocking, Camping Locations, My Daily Life, Travel
It’s hot!!! Those are the words that have been coming out of my mouth too much lately so it’s time to move! I know, two-thirds of the county has been enduring a miserably cold winter so you may not be too happy about hearing that I’m struggling with being too hot but...
by Bob | Feb 22, 2014 | Boondocking, Survival
In the last post we talked about how extremely important it is to a survivalist-vandweller to stay warm in the winter and cool in the summer. But it was pretty long so I only took a quick look at awnings. I want to back come to them and cover them in more depth...
