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It is that complicated. I don't have a friend or family in the state I need to maintain residency in that I want to use an address with. I don't want anyone to start getting my mail by accident. Even junk mail. And even the one or two I would trust, I think they would say no, for reasons...

It's a good suggestion, but I've been looking for a private landowner for months. Put a Craigslist ad out and everything, been scanning Craigslist and other sites every day. Set up alerts, etc. I can't find anything closer than these public parks we're presently staying in, about 30 miles from...

I have a bank account. Just wondering if I try to change the address with my bank to the virtual address if there will be trouble. I like my credit union, would like to stay with them.

So, what does everyone do? My mailbox was flagged as commercial by the postal service when I put in for mail forwarding. I've been stealthily using my old house address, but eventually that will need to change, I think?

Our experience on the road since July: state parks almost completely booked on the weekends and much of the rest of the time. Especially with hookups. We boondocked some, til our generator broke and the temps were still in the 90s - 110. KOAs were spendy, but none of them had age restrictions...

I've met people in two camps. Ones who only drive with their animals in crates and ones who don't. When I was in the jeep without the motorhome and we were traveling from motel to motel to friends and family, we had them in a 2' x 4' tent structure while on the road. They refused to eat, drink...

Bkwithlove, I feel you. I'm very curious how things work out for you with being able to leave the van, temps, etc. These are my biggest fears and worries with my two kitties. Meanwhile, we FINALLY moved into our little Class A in the last week, though we haven't left my parent's driveway in...

We've had super slow service here in Prescott on Visible. I'm just choosing to use my Verizon data at this point. I've heard it's much better elsewhere. Just know if can slow significantly in populated areas.

Before I picked up my 1995 Safari Trek to fix up and FT in with my partner and two cats, I was inspired by many who had vintage rigs. I have some money and resources but don't want to eat through them too rapidly, and have also been dealing with too many basics and mechanical issues to do a good...

"The new law will add local public property to the existing felony penalties that are possible for camping on state property, as long as the place is not designated for camping. The felony is punishable by up to six years in prison. Felony convictions in Tennessee result in the revocation of an...

Yes, the bill cited earlier was not the full bill, probably an amendment. If you read the article, it is NOT just underpasses and freeways. They clearly state any parks or public property. The thread title was straight from the article title. I wanted it to reflect the article content.

Yeah, I didn't mean to be unecessarily alarmist. I was mostly referring to those who need to stealth camp in cities and such.

Heads up... they're making it a felony to stealth camp in Tennessee. 🙄 https://www.newsnationnow.com/us-news/mid-south/tennessee-becomes-1st-state-to-make-public-camping-a-felony/ They're required to give 24 hours notice before arrest. But expect possible increased harassment if you are there.

Depending on your area, you might find a few different "Buy Nothing" or "Trash Nothing" groups to connect with. If you post your "waiting" items to them, they might go surprisingly quick! I also second looking at charities that help home people. Good luck, and happy trails!

Yes, and not just van builds. If you did any work or had any work done on your rig's LP system in the past two years, you could have problems. We just replaced our tank to hard line and valve to regulator fittings. I have no idea what fittings my partner bought or what the guy at Yavapai Bottle...

The reverse spiderman is 100% my go-to down climbing technique! Sometimes I never even take my butt off the rock. I call it the butt scoot. Lost a few pairs of hiking pants this way. Switched to climbing pants, managed to keep the butt intact after that

Gizmo, sounds like an epic Whitney trip! I've always loved walking up mountains, with a little scrambling thrown in to keep things spicy. Due to a badly herniated disk, my climbing days were over before they ever began. But I love watching documentaries/reading books and articles about...

This is a fantastic article! Thank you so much for posting it. I love the historical context.

Air quality really does make more of a difference at altitude! On a hike of the PCT I had no altitude issues, having already been up to 13,000 feet or so in the Sierra. Went to climb Mt. Whitney from Crabtree Meadows, and there was a forest fire on the Portal side, with smoke coming over from a...

Totally understandable in a rural setting. This house was in an urban neighborhood in North Seattle, so we really didn't have to worry about forest fires. Those trees were 100' tall when we moved into the house in 2003. But since there had never been tree strikes or issues for any previous...