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Is the Western US seeing a lot of forest and public lands closed to Campers?

Wondering if anyone is combining Van living with Workaway adventures.  If you have some kind of portable or pension income this would seem to be a good way to meet new people, have local guides to the area, plus you could find workaways to help others with your skills set. Combing Van living, a...

Hello all I'm Steve (63yrs) in Canada, out on the Prairies of Manitoba. My goal is to do a van conversion over the next couple of years and then spend most of the year traveling from the northern coast of Canada down to the southeast tip of Baja, November to May each year I have left.  For...

Hello all Betting there are Vandwellers out there that are wild food foragers, fishermen and maybe hunters too. These are things I want to do a lot of when I retire in a few years while I Van Dwell full time.  Having done back country camping here in north central Canada I've already encountered...

I have plans to semi retire in a few years, now 62. Some of my bucket list goals are to spend whole summers on the coasts of Canada and winters touring the southwest USA and Baja, while I'm still in reasonable shape to go nomadic. Travel insurance later on.  I currently have a 4x4 2dr 1994...

Sitting here this morning having coffee, not wanting to go outside where its -40, here in Manitoba.  Dreaming of traveling and camping from Manitoba to Baja California South on a two month trip next winter.  But first I need some feedback, tips and or suggestions regarding what kind of camper I...

I've notice on the forum that quite a few people pull a small trailer.  I'd like to expand on that idea by suggesting why not a floating camper? In my mind have my 4x4 mini truck with a bed and storage, plus a pull a trailer that is a light weight micro houseboat that sides off small trailer. ...

Hi everyone Initially my adventures will only be for a month or two at a time. I'm just entering semi retirement, for me that means taking off a couple months in summer and in winter. In 3 yrs I'll be 65 and have a small ($1000/mth) pension to live on.  For me stealth will not be as big an...

hello everyone I've not yet done any vandwelling but sure hope to. At 62 I hope to semi retire in a couple years (still have family responsibilities, kids at home) and begin working on my bucket list. I currently live in Ste Anne, Manitoba, Canada, smack dab in the center of North America...