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Why Van Life Is the Best Life for Introverts (From One Who Lives It)
Picture a van lifer. You’re probably seeing someone filming themselves at a desert meetup with forty of their closest friends, right? The internet loves that version. I’m here to represent the other one: the introvert who moved into a van…
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How Do You Shower Living in a Van? Every Option I Use, Ranked by Someone Who Smells Great (Twice a Week)
Mail, money, internet, and now the one people ask with a little wince: how do you shower out there? I shower about twice a week. A “real” unlimited-hot-water shower might happen once or twice a month these days, and the…
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How to Aim Portable Solar Panels (and Is Re-Aiming Worth It?)
How to aim portable solar panels for the most power, whether re-aiming is worth it, and how portable compares to roof-mounted solar, from a full-timer on her third year of van solar.
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Which Way Should You Park Your Van? Sun, Shade, and the Seasons
Which way to park your van for shade in summer and free solar heat in winter, from a full-timer who keeps her door open for her adventure cats.
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How Do You Get Internet? My Setup for Remote Work, Gaming, and the Middle of Nowhere
After mail and money, the question I hear most about life on the road is probably this one: “Okay, but how do you get internet?” It’s a fair question. I work a full-time remote 9-to-5 from my van, and I…
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How to Prepare Your Cat for Van Life: What Worked for Us
When I told people I was moving into a van with my two indoor cats, Boudica and Pooka, I kept hearing the same warning: “Dogs love their people, cats love their home.” It turned out not to be true for…
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How to Keep a Cat From Running Away on the Road: Leash Training, Trackers, and the Routine That Brings Them Home
My cats spend time outside, off-leash, at dispersed campsites, and they come back when I call. In over three years of full-time van life, neither of them has ever been gone overnight. I know that sentence makes people nervous, and…
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Where Does the Litter Box Go? Cat Litter Box Setup for Vans, RVs, or Cars
When people find out I travel full time with two cats, this is usually the first question, often asked with a little wince: Where does the litter box go? Happily, it’s one of the easier things to figure out on…
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How Do You Get Your Mail? A Full-Timer’s Guide to Addresses, Packages, and Prescriptions
It’s one of the first things people ask when they find out you live on the road, whether that’s in a van, a truck camper, a travel trailer, a Class B, or the back of a Subaru. It’s a good…
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How Do You Afford Van Life? My Honest Answer (and Other Paths)
If you spend any time in van life corners of the internet, you’ll see two questions come up almost every day: How do you afford this? What do you do for work? They’re good questions, and they don’t always get…
