Category: Van living
The cost of March 2014
I am writing this post early this month. I can do so because I am already back in Colorado and I have spent all that I am going too this month. Nothing really out of the ordinary in my finances this month. As is the norm, Gasoline and Groceries top...
The cost of Feb 2014
After taking January off from my van-adventures, I returned to the road on the 28th of January. One of my goals financially is to live on even less than the $1,000 per month of last year. With it still being mighty cold in Colorado, the main goal – other than...
Van Essential: Solar Shower
I admit, I was not expecting much from a black pvc bag of water, but it has surprised me, in a good way. It did take three attempts before I figured out what I need to do to make this solar shower work. The first attempt resulted in a lukewarm...
Van Essential: Dutch Oven
I bought what I thought was a Dutch Oven but turned out to be a Bean Pot Kettle. In only two days of cooking with it I am in love with this form of cooking and thoroughly endorse getting a Dutch Oven (or Kettle) as part of your RVing or...
Van Essential: Flower pot heater?
I have been reading about these flower pot heaters for some time, and I understand that some find them helpful. I’ve also seen the theory debunked, but for the minimal cost (less than $10) I thought I’d give it a try. I set out to pickup a few small clay...
Cost of living in a van 2013
I have tracked my van-dwelling expenses for one full year now, mostly as an experiment to see where the money really goes in my style of van-dwelling. While other van-dwellers tend to stay put for long periods of time. I usually put down a lot of miles of traveling and...
The cost of October 2013
At the beginning of October I was just crossing over the North Cascades National Park way up at the top of Washington State. I now sit parked (have been sitting for a few days) way down at the bottom of Oregon State. While less than 600 miles separate my starting...
Van Essential – Gym membership
Living in a van, over regular RV, comes with some inherent bonuses; We are smaller making us more mobile. Our fuel costs are generally lower. Vans are cheaper to maintain and easier to work on ourselves. There are numerous reasons (all valid to one degree or another) to choose a...
The air is so thick down here
The further I have gone west, the lower I have been getting… elevation-wise. With the fact that I have been getting closer to sea level is the fact that my MPG numbers have taken a hit. Even with higher octane fuel, and going generally downhill since Montana, my MPGs have...