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 | 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...
by Bob | Feb 19, 2014 | A, Heating-Insulation, Planning for the Future, Survival
We are continuing with our look at Practical Survival for Vandwellers and today we are going to continue looking at staying comfortable in the heat and cold. In the last post we reviewed ways of doing that by the way we dress and sleep, this time we’re going to look...
by Bob | Feb 16, 2014 | A, Clothes, Heating-Insulation, Survival, Uncategorized, Vandwelling Philosophy
Among survivalists there is something known as the Rule of Threes that says you can survive… 3 minutes without air 3 hours in extreme weather without shelter 3 days without water 3 weeks without food Since these are the most fundamental essentials of...
by Bob | Feb 11, 2014 | Survival, Which Vehicle to Live In?
The combination of a Class C towing an economy car is what I consider to be just about ideal. You get all the comfort of the van or RV and also the fuel mileage of an economy car. Let me give you a real-life example: I have a good friend who bought a 1982 GMC Class C...
by Bob | Feb 9, 2014 | Adventure, Bike, Survival, Travel, Which Vehicle to Live In?
We’re continuing our look at how to survive if Peak Oil is true, but at the same time we are only going to do things that make our lives better now, or at least don’t harm us now. In the last post we started looking at what I think is our best first step and which is...
by Bob | Feb 6, 2014 | Bike, Electric Bike, Planning for the Future, Survival
I’m doing a series of posts on how I’m preparing to survive an ongoing recession and an ever-increasing price of oil as a result of Peak Oil. Chances are you have an idea in mind of what a survivalist is and they are mostly negative opinions. Before we look at the...
by Bob | Feb 3, 2014 | A, Planning for the Future, Security/Safety Versus Freedom, Survival, Vandwelling Philosophy
This is the second in a series on Survivalism and Prepping for a vandweller. The first question I have to address is “What are you Prepping for?” The simple answer is I am prepping for continuing and increasing high oil prices (and the economic problems that will go...
