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I’ve Wintered in the Desert for Years. Here’s Where Van Lifers Actually Go When It Gets Cold.
The six places the van world goes when it gets cold, from Quartzsite and the Slabs to Baja and the Texas coast, with what…
Van Lifers Swear by Sleeping in Casino Parking Lots. Here’s Why, and How to Do It Without Getting the Knock.
Many casinos let vans and RVs sleep free in a lit, patrolled lot for a night or three. How the check-in works, the players…
I’ve Lived at Anchor on and off Since 2016. These Are the Unwritten Rules of Cruising Life Nobody Tells You
Sixteen unwritten rules of cruising life, from the anchorage to the marina to two people on forty feet, with the red flags more than…
Would You Give Up a House to Live in a Van? Here’s What Stops the People Who Say No.
I asked my van life Facebook page whether they would give up a house for a van. Nearly 300 answered.
I’ve Lived on the Same 1972 Sailboat Since 2016. Here Is What It Actually Looks Like Inside.
A room-by-room tour of Kristin’s 1972 CT-41 after years aboard: the saloon, the galley and its Force 10 stove, the nav station, the stateroom,…
I’ve Lived in Vehicles Since 2015. These Are the 14 Mistakes That End Van Life Early, and the One Nobody Budgets For.
Fourteen mistakes new van lifers make, from the emergency fund nobody sets aside to the roof vent people skip, with what we do instead…
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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