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I’ve lived in vehicles since 2015. Science explains why it feels so much better in the woods.
That instant calm when you step under the trees isn’t your imagination. Research on cortisol, blood pressure, and the two-hour nature threshold explains what…
I lived on a sailboat in San Francisco for three years without a liveaboard permit. Here’s why that’s getting harder to pull off, everywhere
Living aboard is legal almost nowhere by right and almost everywhere by permit, and the permits are capped. Washington and San Francisco Bay at…
Can You Sleep at Walmart and Cracker Barrel? The Overnight Rules at Every Chain, Store by Store
Most Walmarts and most Cracker Barrels let you sleep in your vehicle for one night, but the manager and the city decide which. Every…
Hard Side Pop Up Campers: Every Model You Can Still Buy, and How They Compare to Tent Campers
Only four companies still build hard-sided pop-up campers. Every current model with dry weights, closed lengths and real prices, how they compare with canvas…
Best Solar Generators and Portable Power Stations for Camping, Van Life and Home Backup
Five portable power stations we recommend, sized by what you actually run, the two that work for home backup, the solar panels worth pairing…
Can You Sleep at a Rest Area? The State-by-State Rules (and Why ‘No Overnight Camping’ Doesn’t Mean You)
Every state’s rest-area rule in one table, linked to the statute or DOT page it came from, plus what ‘No Overnight Camping’ actually bans…
Hi, I’m Kristin Hanes!
I’m a former journalist turned blogger at The Wayward Home. I split my time between a DIY Sprinter van conversion and a sailboat, and I hope to inspire you to live a simpler, more adventurous, alternative lifestyle.
I’ve been living tiny since 2016, when I was laid-off from KGO Radio in San Francisco and had to reinvent my life.
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