Clean drinking water is one of those things you don’t think about until you don’t have it. When we were driving the Pan-American Highway, we mostly just bought bottled water outright — Mexico has a well-established network of purified water stops that made this easy and cheap. But the further Read more
If you’ve ever wandered off the beaten path — hiking, overlanding, or camping somewhere with zero cell service — you know how quickly “no signal” can turn into a real problem. That’s exactly the gap Meshtastic technology is designed to fill, and in this post I want to walk through Read more
Lithium batteries have been steadily dropping in prices in recent years thanks to more efficient manufacturing processes and the global transition to electric mobility. Along with a boost in the popularity of vehicle camping, partially amplified by the pandemic, an explosion of portable power banks are now available on the Read more
Portable solar generators have become a huge and very competitive industry in the last few years. It wasn’t that long ago the only way to get an electrical system built in your camper was to spend days and weeks learning about watts, amps, ohms or hire someone who knows to Read more
We use Reliance Aqua-Tainers in our water system in the van and it has served us very well over the last 2 years in the van. It gives us a lot of flexibility when we are camping off grid and fill up water wherever we can. Each jug can hold Read more
So I am guessing you have been hearing all this talk about the wonders of lithium batteries for RVs. Have you finally thought this might be the right time to upgrade your camper? Perhaps you have decided which of the 5 levels you want to have for you camper’s electrical Read more
We have owned 5 campers in our 12 years of living on the road. In this video, we talk about all of our old layouts, what worked and what didn’t, our decisions for choosing the best layout for our DIY van build, and things you should consider when planning your Read more
As a full-time traveler who has been living in RVs for more than 11 years, I am very excited to see the development of electric vehicles and the charging infrastructure maturing and becoming more mainstream over the last decade. Tesla has been the tip of the spear innovating and pushing Read more
One of the biggest obstacles in building your own camper van is the electrical system. Unless you are a professional and licensed electrician, it can be extremely daunting to tackle a job like this on your own. I will start by saying that if you do not feel comfortable in Read more
So I heard you wanted to be a boondocking pro. Sure it seems very free and exciting to be living out in nature. But do you have what it takes to sustain a long stay? Anyone can find a patch of dirt on BLM land and spend a night. But Read more