Tag: RV Life

4 WAYS TO POWER-UP WITHOUT BEING PLUGGED IN

RV & CAMPERVAN POWER: 4 WAYS TO POWER-UP WITHOUT BEING PLUGGED IN

Posted on by Robin Barrett

Solitude? Check. Beautiful views? Check. But does your cell phone have a charge? Maybe not.

I recently had a viewer comment that nomads don’t “need” power. They might want it…but they don’t need it. I agree in theory. If your goal is to completely check-out and unplug, sure, you can get by with a fire and a bottle of water. But for most travelers, whether they are working digital nomads or simply trying to enjoy retirement, most have some power needs. But, how do you get that power without being plugged in?

Today I’ll share FOUR WAYS to keep you POWERED-UP when you’re untethered and in the wild.

Continue reading “RV & CAMPERVAN POWER: 4 WAYS TO POWER-UP WITHOUT BEING PLUGGED IN” →

PACKAGE ENVY: Five Ways to Receive Mail & Packages on the Road (and four are free!)

Posted on by Robin Barrett

Modern American nomads have life pretty good.

Thanks to modern technology and a blooming RV and Campervan culture, over a million of us currently live, work and thrive without being tethered to a traditional home. There is, however, one pesky necessity that can stop even the heartiest nomad in her tracks: how to receive mail and packages while constantly moving.

Sure, lots of traditional mail can now be received in digital form, but there are still times we need to receive a physical package. Whether you need a small legal document or an e-shopping haul, you don’t need to become a logistics mastermind to receive deliveries without breaking the bank.

Here are Five Ways to Receive Packages on the Road – and four of them are free!

Continue reading “PACKAGE ENVY: Five Ways to Receive Mail & Packages on the Road (and four are free!)” →

Less Stuff — More Joy: Meet Carol

Posted on by Robin Barrett

Only one year ago, Carol was sitting in the basement of her Virginia home, surrounded by unopened boxes. She had shed all the other remnants accumulated in a standard American life, but that room in the basement, well – that was the final space she had to resolve before she could begin her new adventure.

You see, Carol had decided to become a full-time Nomad and a Minimalist.

Continue reading “Less Stuff — More Joy: Meet Carol” →

Jill Lives in a Van and Loves It!

Posted on by Robin Barrett

In August of 2016, Jill left her apartment to live as a full-time, Digital Nomad. “It was a long time coming,” she said, sitting in a camp chair just outside the steely-green door of her high-top van. “One day I said to myself, I’m going to do this, because with wheels under me I can go wherever I want to go.” Continue reading “Jill Lives in a Van and Loves It!” →

The Fear, Fantasy and Folly of The RV Life

Posted on by Robin Barrett

 

I had to see the look on someone else’s face to realize how stupid I was being. “Don’t worry,” I said, seeing my friend’s continued scowl as she looked from me to the one exposed tire spinning like a top in the wind, “I do this all the time.” And I did.

The two of us had spent hours Keep On Reading!

RV Renovation Rebuild

RV Interview with Tiki – RV Organization Genius

Posted on by Robin Barrett

The first time I saw Tiki Lebby, she was barreling towards me down a dirt road, her white, bobbed hair and cat-eyed spectacles perched above two tiny fists curled over the top of her steering wheel. As she coasted to a stop, she rolled down her window and called out over the noise of her engine. “Is this Keep On Reading!