by Bob | Nov 11, 2023 | Reviews, Staying Clean
SHOWERING WHILE ON THE ROAD can be a significant expense. Depending on the location, individual showers cost between five and fifteen dollars. I’m testing compressed air pressure shower devices you may want to consider while traveling. If you ever had a water rocket...
by Bob | Aug 16, 2023 | Clothes, Staying Clean
Washboards have been around for a long time and are simple to use. Paired with a 5-gallon bucket, you can easily wash clothes and skip the laundromat. Nesting your laundry bucket outside one you likely carry anyway, takes up nearly no extra space or weight. Here is...
by Al Christensen | Sep 11, 2022 | Build-Outs, Staying Clean
I SAW THIS CONVERSION VAN at the Rubber Tramp Rendezvous a couple of years ago, I think. I wish I knew who owned it so I could give them credit for this imaginative shower setup and for being bold enough to bathe...
by Al Christensen | Jun 18, 2022 | Solar Power, Staying Clean
NASA ANNOUNCED its InSight lander will run out of power in a few months because its solar panels have become covered with many years of Martian dust. Meanwhile, my solar panel is covered with many days of New Mexico dust and fire ash. Cleanliness is next to...
by Bob & Suanne | Apr 25, 2022 | Bathroom, Boondocking, Clothes, Communications: Mail & Cell, Conversion Details, Cooking-Refrigeration, Electrical, Entertainment, Minimalism, Staying Clean
IF YOU’RE GOING TO LIVE IN A CAR, there’s room only for yourself and the essentials. So, what are the essentials? Suanne Carlson, the executive director of the Homes On Wheels Alliance, lived and traveled in a Prius for several years. Here she shares everything she...
by Gloria Brooks | Apr 11, 2022 | Boondocking, Staying Clean
BACK IN 2013, WHEN I FIRST BEGAN FULL-TIME VAN LIFE out of my 2001 Ford E350, dubbed the Evergreen Queen, I did not immediately have a plan to wash hair without showering. I assumed that I’d wash my long hair at truck stops. But, I quickly realized how costly and...
by Al Christensen | Feb 1, 2022 | Staying Clean
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....
by Bob | Sep 24, 2021 | Bathroom, Conversion Details, Simple Living--Getting Rid of Excess Stuff, Staying Clean, Which Vehicle to Live In?
Lily and Dior wanted to give RVing a try, with the eventual goal of visiting all the National Parks. They rented an RV and decided they loved traveling that way. Rather than go whole hog and buy an RV right away, Dior figured he could build something with only the...
