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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…
We Live in a Boatyard in Mexico. Here’s What It Costs for a Year.
Storage for two sailboats, a parts ledger dominated by West Marine, and a life with no rent. The real numbers from our year on…
Starlink for Van Life: Why I Chose the Mini, What It Costs Now, and the New Travel Rules
Starlink Roam is what makes working from a van possible where cell service ends. Which plan, which dish (I run the Mini), what it…
I Explored the Dolomites (Twice!) by Camper. Here’s Everything You Need to Know
We’ve seen the Dolomites by camper twice, with two rental companies. Where to rent, which camper to choose, when to go, where you can…
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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