As many of you know, we journey to Nevada’s Black Rock Desert every year to participate in Burning Man. What Is Burning Man: Once a year, tens of thousands of participants gather in Nevada’s Black Rock Desert to create Black Rock City, dedicated to community, art, self-expression, and self-reliance. They depart one week later, having […]
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The Domestic Nomad
If you read the blogs of a lot of self-proclaimed nomads, lifestyle designers and location independent professionals – you could easily get a sense that international travel and global nomadism is the holy grail of every long term perpetual traveler. We’re here to stand up and say – being a Domestic Nomad is an equally […]
The St. Louis RV Vacation & Travel Show
Things we saw last week at the St. Louis RV Vacation & Travel Show:
Fake Fireplaces, Giant TV’s, Mobile Man Caves, Central Vacuum Systems
Things we didn’t see any of:
Solar Panels, Energy Efficient Lighting, Composting Toilets, Camper Vans
Though we have been full time RV dwellers for years now, neither of us had ever been to an actual RV show. When we saw that “one of the largest public RV shows in the country” would be happening last week while we were still in St. Louis, we knew that we would have to check it out.
We were hoping to get exposed to variety of RVs of different sizes and styles, and to check out a wide range of the latest products and technologies for mobile living.
Overall, we were sorely disappointed.
There were however plenty of monster fifth wheels and Class-A RVs on display with a focus on ostentatious excess instead of efficient mobile living. One brand was using the tagline “Leave Nothing Behind” – and that was indeed a design philosophy on display at the show.
A Buck a Mile
A common question we get asked is ‘What is your average monthly cost to travel full time?’. So in 2009, I kept a basic log of our fuel and camping fees for public display and just added in December’s numbers. In the process, I decided to add in some of our fixed costs that are […]
2010 Routing Thus Far
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Nomadic Stasis
Not everyday on the road is full of exciting new adventures. Take this past week for example – we’ve literally been couch sloths. We’re currently in St. Louis staying with Chris’ family, and this week we’re house sitting while his folks are on vacation. Between recovering from the long physical hours of a month working […]
Kiki’s First Year
My people keep posting all about their adventures.. but what about me? It’s about time for some kitten! Anyone else notice how readership on Technomadia went up after Chris & Cherie added me to their lives? 2009 was my first year – and I spent it entirely growing up on the road! I’ve been all […]
Our 2009 Travel Route
Though we have been technomadic for several years now, 2009 was our first full year living on the road and in our trailer without any other physical place to call ‘home’ – in 2007 and 2008 (click for the past year summary posts) we spent part of each winter living in and working to sell […]
Travelogue: Hemet, CA to St. Louis
Time Period: Oct 25 – Dec 31, 2009 Miles Driven: 2125 With plans to spend the holidays with family in the St. Louis area, we looked ahead to doing a mid-country run very much similar to the path we took earlier in the year. We decided to sign on to workamp at Amazon’s distribution center in […]
Featured on Gizmodo: Santa’s Elves at Amazon.com
While we joked that working as seasonal elves at Amazon for the past month felt more like being an investigative reporter than a workamper – we never imagined that our retelling of our experience would be of interest outside of our blog. We were thrilled when Joel Johnson of Gizmodo contacted us earlier this week to […]
