It was a wonderful day back in May when long time reader Robert Lee of Hired Gun Technologies (Facebook Page) contacted us. He and his wife are travel enthusiasts and had been wanting to learn Androidâ„¢ development. We’ve had a number of developers begin the process of porting State Lines to Android, but roadblocks always came […]
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The Millenicom Verizon Hotspot Plan Survival Guide
Updated in April 2014 to reflect the recent announced changes in terms and pricing. It’s no secret, we’re big fans of Millenicom. For those just joining in – Millenicom is a “Mobile Virtual Network Operator” (aka MVNO) – a company which does not own a wireless network of its own, but which makes arrangements with […]
Just a Bump in the Road
We’ve said it over and over again, building a nomadic lifestyle does not get you out of “bad stuff” happening. It still happens. Life on the road is still “life”, and it is not all beautiful sunsets and 50Gbps LTE. Sometimes the unicorns fart rainbows, and sometimes they just plain fart. At the end of […]
Life In The Fast Lane – 4G Will Make You Lose Your Mind
30+ Mbps downloads! 15+ Mbps uploads! It really makes you feel like you are living in the future to be online on the go at speeds rivaling (and often besting) a suburban home cable modem. Back when I first worked as a university network administrator in the early 90’s, the Internet backbone that ran through […]
Re-Introducing State Lines for iPhone
Almost three years ago, we launched our first iPhone app – State Lines. And this week, we have done our first substantial expansion of it in a very long time, fully updating it and adding in 10 additional data points. If you’re newer to our blog or haven’t heard about our apps, then let this […]
To Repair, Replace, Rebuild or Repower our 8V71?
So there we were – broken down and ending up in Billings, MT – pondering our options to get back on the road. Last Monday morning the techs at Interstate PowerSystems (where we had been hauled to over the weekend) confirmed what we already suspected – that the overheating almost certainly had caused non-trivial damage to […]
Beware the Overages of March
Ever since Brutus killed Ceasar, the middle of March has been an ominous time of year. Our Story of Bandwidth Betrayal We love our Millenicom 20GB 3G/4G Hotspot Plan (which uses Verizon’s unrivaled LTE network), but at LTE speeds – 20GB can go pretty darned fast. And this is the biggest downside of life with blazing fast […]
Our Mobile Technology Arsenal
As technology enabled nomads (thus ‘Technomad’), our mobile technology arsenal plays a critical role in our chosen lifestyle. In addition to evaluating usefulness, geek-factor and quality, we have several unusual but critical considerations to take into account when choosing technology – particularly size and power consumption. Living in around 80 square feet of space, stuff […]
RV & Solar – Electric Wiring Issues
There are a few important things to know about electricity when wiring up an RV or solar electric system. Electrical energy (Watts) is is determined by multiplying voltage (Volts) by current (Amps). This means that as you decrease the voltage on a wire, the current required to send the same amount of power increases. For […]
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 […]