by LaVonne Ellis | Mar 31, 2022 | 5 Things, Tribe
BECOMING A VAN DWELLER more than seven years ago changed me in ways I couldn’t have imagined back then, and gave me opportunities I’d never have believed. Here are five people who changed my life: BOB WELLS In the fall of 2013, I drove my 2001 GMC Safari van to...
by Al Christensen | Mar 13, 2022 | 5 Things, Minimalism
Except for occasional naps at the side of the road, I had zero previous experience living in a vehicle. So I read, researched and prepared. Here I am, eight years later, living happily and comfortably in my standard size cargo van—with less stuff than when I started....
by Sarah Jane Woodall | Feb 17, 2022 | 5 Things, Adventure, Travel
I’ve always had a fascination with the desert — something about the vast, wide-open space really speaks to my spirit. But my favorite thing about the “middle of nowhere” is that for a place so desolate and seemingly devoid of life, the desert actually hides all kinds...
by Joe Omundson | Jan 29, 2022 | 5 Things, Jobs
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...
by Al Christensen | Jan 21, 2022 | 5 Things, Clothes
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...
