by Bob | Dec 20, 2015 | A, Adventure, Fear, Inspiration-Spirituality, Security/Safety Versus Freedom, Vandwelling Philosophy
Since I began this website 10 years ago, the question I’m asked more than any other is, “Will I be safe living on a van? I want to, but I’m afraid.” I mainly get it from single women but I do get it from many men as well. In today’s post I want to answer that question...
by Bob | Dec 6, 2015 | Boondocking, Travel, Vandwelling Philosophy
It’s time to do my annual post of returning to Ehrenberg, Arizona for dispersed camping in the winter. It seems like the longer I’m a Snowbird the more I become like a real migratory bird! Every winter I come home to almost the exact same spot because it...
by Bob | Jul 12, 2015 | A, Adventure, Boondocking, Dogs-Pets, Fear, Inspiration-Spirituality, Security/Safety Versus Freedom, Vandwelling Philosophy
I told you all about my encounter with the mountain lion in my last post and this time I want to tell you my thoughts about it a few days after it happened. But first, let me thank you all for you kind comments about being glad we were okay. It’s very nice to know...
by Bob | Mar 22, 2015 | A, Adventure, Inspiration-Spirituality, Vandwelling Philosophy
I’m writing this on March 21st and the calendar says it’s Spring, my favorite time of the year! It’s a time of new birth and new beginnings–the old is dead and gone and a bright new future lies in front of us with unlimited possibilities. Most of my life...
by Bob | Mar 18, 2015 | Conversion Details, Inspiration-Spirituality, Vandwelling Philosophy
(Today we have a guest post from Brian, a fellow vandweller, I hope you enjoy his van conversion, but more than that, I hope you hear his heart’s cry for more out of life and his insistence on getting it!) Hi, my name is Brian and I’m a Southern California...
by Bob | Nov 24, 2014 | Communications: Mail & Cell, Inspiration-Spirituality, Vandwelling Philosophy
Back in the summer of 2012 I was contacted by Michael Tubbs (who is a Professor at the University of Texas) about the possibility of being in a new documentary he was going to make about mobile living. He had started to do research on the topic and had come across my...
by Bob | Aug 2, 2014 | A, Inspiration-Spirituality, Vandwelling Philosophy
I said no more Alaska Posts and while this post has Alaska as a backdrop, it isn’t about Alaska, it’s about “Finding Yourself” and being true to yourself. This trip to Alaska clarified a lot of things about myself and I want to share it with you. The great...
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...
