One concern that many people have about life on the road is this – how will you handle things if your ‘house’ breaks down? This particularly comes up when considering the ‘towable vs motorhome’ question for the ideal full time RV to live in. We’ve had both towable trailers and now a bus conversion motorhome. And […]
Nomadic Lifestyle
Ramblings: Tales from Nomads – What’s Newell?
Meet Clarke & Elaine Hockwald Clarke & Elaine took retirement as early as they could at age 62, after realizing their investments and house were declining in value. They decided there really was no perfect time to live their dreams, and instead trust that they could make it all come together. Clarke has some insurance […]
Ramblings: Tales from Nomads – Forrest & Mary
Meet Forrest & Mary Clark Forrest is a retired pastor after 40+ years, and Mary a retired teacher. It has been Forrest’s lifelong dream to RV fulltime, and while his wife Mary had trepidations – she decided to give it a try too. They are semi-retired however – Forrest is now a life coach working […]
Un-Cutting the Cord
Today is my seventh Nomadiversary – seven years since I cut the cord and left traditional fixed-location life behind. Over the years, I’ve often been asked “Why?” – what inspired me to hit the road to head out to see the world with only a ridiculously small Tab Clamshell and a little Jeep Liberty to […]
Realities of Living & Traveling in a RV Full Time
We’ve known Pace & Kyeli for a few years now, and when they came to us this past summer with their latest idea to sell most their stuff, buy an RV and hit the road – we were supportive of their enthusiasm while trying our best to set their expectations to realistic. After just five […]
Feeling Safe while Traveling Full Time
<— Read Chapter 13: Lake of Continuity Read Chapter 15: Mobile Internet Options —> There are said to be three base driving forces in humans — food, reproduction and fear. Advertise with any of these three, and you speak to something so primal in humans, that they have viral power. Keeping safe is motivated by fear — it’s […]
Setting up Domicile in Florida as a Full Time RVer
We just completed the process of moving our domicile to Florida from South Dakota. In this post I’ll give you a little bit of background on why we initially selected South Dakota, why Florida seems to be a better choice for us now, and our process & costs of establishing our domicile in Florida. It […]
Ramblings: Tales from Nomads – The Organic Sister
Meet Justin, Tara & Zeb When we first met this family back in April 2010 at the NuRVers Texas Gathering, they had just hit the road 2 months prior. They had originally intended to spend a year traveling the country, working odd jobs (handy man work, massage therapy, organizing, etc.), while they searched for a […]
Lack of Continuity While Traveling Full Time
<— Read Chapter 12: Healthcare and Staying Healthy on the Road Read Chapter 14: Feeling Safe while Traveling Full Time —> One of the advantages of a stationary life, is the accumulation of local knowledge about the things and services around you. You know where your favorite dentist, doctor, hair dresser, grocery stores, restaurants, vets, bank branches and […]
Ramblings: Tales from Nomads – Digital Mastery
Meet Ben & Karen Ben hit the road solo in early 2006, and he was the first fellow technomad we encountered on the road. He’s a renowned Photoshop guru and amazing photographer who creates educational material and presents seminars on those subjects. Long about 2009, he met Karen – who was able to transition her […]
