Last week, our boat was broken into while in storage ‘on the hard’. We’re currently nearly a 1000 miles away from the boat, traveling by van and staying with family in the St. Louis area. As we were settling in for the evening to watch a cop show (ironically), we got a motion alert on […]
Mobile Technology
Tour of our Boat’s Electrical System – Solar, Lithium & Inverters!
As technomads – our mobile electrical systems are the lifeblood of our various nomadic homes. After all – we need to keep all this technology powered up somehow. And while stock RV and boat electrical systems are often perfectly useable (if somewhat limited) – whenever we embrace a technomadic home we just can’t resist diving […]
Nearly Ten Years in the App Store – An Update on the Technomadia App Collection
For those who have been following along here for a while – you might remember that we launched our first app State Lines way back on May 17th, 2010. Wow – it’ll be 10 years next year! This was back in the day of the iPhone 3GS and iOS 3.0! It is amazing how much […]
[April Fools] How Do We Move the Car Between Ports While Cruising?
This was Chris’ April Fools Post.. enjoy the humor within 🙂 Here’s how we ACTUALLY move our vehicle between marinas: How We Hopscotch Our Car Between Marinas (For Realz…) When we first moved aboard our boat, Y-Not, we were not sure if it would be practical to keep our MINI Cooper that we’ve towed behind […]
Y-Not Upgrades & Modifications: Two Year Update and Bayliner 4788 Tour
It is hard to believe we’ve been (mostly) living on Y-Not for over two years now – wow! In that time, we’ve tackled some pretty big upgrades and maintenance projects. Some long planned, others scheduled by serendipity. And in the course of the past two years, we have managed to transform Y-Not into an incredibly […]
Our RV, Van & Boat Mobile Internet Setup – 18 Years of Keeping Online (Updated: October 2024)
When we first hit the road in 2006 to travel full-time, being able to work remotely utilizing mobile internet was absolutely essential in pursuing our nomadic dreams. We started off in a super tiny travel trailer, we were working remotely as software developers and technology consultants. While we were self employed, at the time we […]
Essential RV Travel Mobile Apps for 2018
It’s been a few years since we updated our list of favorite mobile apps for RVers. We just came off an extended RV trip for the winter season, and it was fun to see which apps we still love and new apps that have hit the market. So here it is, our updated list of […]
Why Yes – You Can have Scenic Views AND Great Internet
A few weeks ago in the Internet for RVers & Cruisers group we host on Facebook – we had a member make the claim that it’s impossible to really be on the road visiting cool locations AND get enough mobile internet to stream video. We beg to differ – it’s completely possible if it’s enough of […]
Preparing for Cruising in the Everglades: Garmin inReach Explorer+ Satellite Communicator
We’re making our way south after our extended stay in Fort Myers towards the Florida Keys. The upcoming route will have us cruising through the Everglades, with some reported amazing anchorages along the way. The problem however is that cellular connectivity is likely to be a challenge. Our app Coverage? shows Verizon, T-Mobile and Sprint […]
Upgrading Y-Not: Boat Project Planning (Lithium, Solar, Marine Electronics, and More!)
Boat’s are all about projects. Whether it is fixing things, upgrading things, modifying things, or the ever constant need to maintain things – the project list on a boat is perpetually long, and seemingly endless. Particularly as new boat owners – we have a nearly overwhelming list of things that we would like to tackle […]
