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Things you’ll face when figuring out how to live, work, and eat the Nomadic Lifestyle.
Can We Do This?!?: I have dreamed of living on the road, in one way or another, for my entire life. There is something magical and soothing about driving down the highway at night, cruising some old back road to an abandoned town, or just the feeling of “moving forward”, both literally and symbolically. I’ve always wanted to escape the rat race and have an adventure, to see the world, to live without all the trappings and restrictions of being tied to one place, one job, one life… To be free… Yes, Free to roam, free to find, free to explore and experience all of the sights, sounds, history, and culture that exists. Imagine being free to go when you want to go, and stay when you want to stay, to experience breath-taking excitement one day, and tranquil solitude the next, to start over, and over, anytime you see fit, and to return whenever you so desire. “The Road”, my friends, can take you anywhere you could ever imagine. From snow-swept mountains to the valley of the sun, from waving fields of grain to the heart of the redwood forest, from Times Square to the middle of nowhere, and beyond… The Road goes there… The Road is your path to and from everything you will ever see and everyone you have ever known. The road has no memory. It has no past, only future. The road is Freedom, exemplified.
To live on The Road, to be a nomad, means taking that freedom. It means owning that freedom and living it every day. Can you do this? Yes, you can. - Freedom is closer than you think.
Sure, But How Do We Do This?: Before you lock the house and pull out of the driveway for the last time, there are several things you are going to have to figure out: How do you make a living on the road? What’s your budget? What type of rig should you get? How do you get it? Do you do a “Build” or just go with an existing RV? How do you set up an off-grid RV solar system? What are you going to eat? How are you going to cook? Can you shower every day? Where will you get and store the water? How do you dispose of… uh… “disposables”? Grey Water? Black Water? Potable Water? How do you heat the water? Where are you going to park or sleep? (Is that legal?) What if the bus breaks down? What if you break down? How do you get health insurance or medical care on the road? What are you going to do with all your “stuff”? How much stuff do you actually need? Which stuff? What about entertainment? Communication? Cell service? Internet? Are you going to be safe? Are you going to have pets? Will they be okay? … Will you be okay?
You really will. Yes, you will make mistakes. You will misjudge. You’ll underestimate. Things will not go as expected. In the end, however, this lifestyle is attainable. You can make it happen.
Keep reading. We’ll start working on these things, one by one.
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