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New Study Shows Free Camping Is Now America’s Favorite Way to Camp. Here’s Why, and How to Do It Right
We’ve used public lands to camp for free for years. Now, more and more campers are picking up the trend.
Want to Keep an Eye on Your Pet in your Camper? I Tested Two Waggle RV Pet Cams
Traveling with your pet can be both a delightful and stressful experience, especially when you have to leave Fido inside your rig to run…
Gas Heater Kills Couple Sleeping in Their Campervan. It Looks Almost Identical to Heaters Many Van Lifers Own.
An inquest found a married couple died of carbon monoxide poisoning after running an outdoor-only gas heater inside their campervan.
How to Make Money on the Road: 56 Proven Ways to Earn While Traveling Full-Time
56 proven ways to make money while traveling full-time — from Facebook pages and freelance work to gate guarding and travel nursing — tested…
The Ultimate Guide to Alternative Living: Van Life, Sailboat Living, RVing, and Tiny Homes
Van life, sailboat living, RVing, or a tiny home? A journalist who’s lived in a Prius, a van, and on a sailboat compares what…
The 12 Best Van Life Blogs and Websites to Follow (Picked by a Full-Timer)
A full-time van lifer shares the van life blogs, websites, communities, and apps actually worth your time.
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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