Jerud and I decided it was time to find an alternative source of heat compatible with our goal of being fossil fuel free (no propane, gas, or diesel). The option is a wood stove. But we needed a tiny wood stove that would work with our rig’s layout - which meant it needs to be portable. Hence the Winnerwell tiny wood stove!
Read MoreChoosing an RV to become your full-time home is a very personal decision and process. But if you’re reading this, you’re probably like us - eager to live outside the norms of stationary society, and even of the traditional RV community. My goal with this post is to help get you get started with some key questions about road life and lead you to ask yourself specific, tailored questions.
Read MoreLeave No Trace (LNT) principles are the bedrock of responsible and sustainable recreation in our natural playgrounds. These principles apply to all kinds of outdoor activities - including boondocking.
Read MoreIn the last post, I talked about a variety of things related to boondocking: what is boondocking, why we boondock, how RVers boondock, etc. I also briefly talked about how we find boondock sites, but I want to go into more detail in this post.
Read MoreI’ve been wanting to make my own jewelry for a while, but this particular style – patinaing salvaged bullet casings all started with boondocking.
Read MoreA lot of questions come up when people find out we live on the road in 200 sq. ft. with two dogs. Below are answers to some of those questions.
Read MoreWe had it all planned out – 4 weeks in Santa Fe National Forest. A month of mountain biking, climbing, and hiking. Boondocking spots that we could move between when the 14-day limit came up were picked out. We had packages mailed to town and plans for Jerud to fly out of one of the nearby airports.
Read MoreLet’s just say you won’t ever accidentally arrive at Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument. This monument is located at the very end of hwy 15, a long and twisty two-lane paved road. Surrounded by what is now Gila National Forest, the Mogollon people lived in these cave dwellings from late 1200’s until the early 1300's.
Read MoreHere's a short video about how we get 30 gallons of fresh water without bringing the Toaster with us into town while we're boondocking.
Read MoreOften times, the way I choose places to go next is by looking at a map and finding all the green public lands around us. That’s how we arrived at Fort Stanton-Snowy River Cave National Conservation Area. The sites I read online said it has around 93 miles of trails for hiking and riding (and horse riding).
Read MoreWater is a precious resource when you live in an RV and boondock a lot! Our kitchen sink foot pedal modification allows us to save so much water and make our 40 gallons of fresh water last for over a week.
Read MoreIf you’ve ever looked at our “Currently” page, you may wonder, “Ching and Jerud talk a lot about being 100% solar powered, but the number of days they’ve been plugged in is really high!” Find out why that is.
Read MoreA lot of Walmart stores allow RV overnight parking, which we've taken advantage of over the year. But an incident in Salt Lake City left us $150 short, chains on our tires, and thinking twice about ever pulling into another Walmart for the evening.
Read MoreOne of the greatest gifts road life has given us: finding out these lifestyles we’ve romanticized aren’t really for us before we commit to them.
Read MoreFor a full-time traveler without an unlimited cell plan, the three magic words are: Free public Wi-Fi. At first, we didn’t think it would be that big a deal to use public internet access, but after 2 years we realized we were spending a lot of time and stress hunting for, and working around, Wi-Fi.
Read MoreWhat is thing called "boondocking" that we seem to do all the time with the Toaster? How do we find boondock sites? What do we look for when choosing a place to boondock? Answers in this post.
Read MoreCat and JF of Road It Up were in Maple Canyon to rock climb and had invited us to join them. Maple Canyon is a world class climbing destination famous for its unique rocks.
Read MoreThere’ve been a few places, since living in the Toaster, that have totally caught us off-guard. It’s the kind of unexpectedness where a breath gets caught on its way in.
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