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Don't forget Nomadland, the book by Jessica Bruder and then the movie, starring Frances Mcdormand. It comes out this year. Not strictly about vandwelling but it does touch on it. Sent from my Moto G (5) Plus using Tapatalk

I should've said 'jumping'. They can jump far and kinda glide. Sent from my Moto G (5) Plus using Tapatalk

Thanks for all the suggestions, everybody. I'm trying the simplest methods first. I vacuumed thoroughly. Then set off a smaller flea bomb (3 for $10 at Lowe's). The instructions said to seal tight for two hours and then air out for another two hours. When I opened the van doors to air it out, I...

Lol, I'd be willing to give them away for free to the circus! :) I did some googling, and I saw that it is not recommended to sleep in the van for 48 hours after a flea bomb. That would mean some motel expense, but I might have to bite the bullet and do it. I doubt they will go away on their...

I made the mistake of letting a homeless woman store her bags in my van for a few hours. Now there is a flea infestation. I've never dealt with fleas before. Is a flea bomb the way to go, for ridding the van of the critters? Sent from my Moto G (5) Plus using Tapatalk

So true! Occasionally I'll do a several day fast, for health and weight loss. Usually I go to the desert when doing these. It's nice to not deal with #2, while out there with no bathrooms around. The longest fast I've completed was 10 days. About time to do another, but staying in the city this...

The shocks on my van were bad for years, so being discrete was nearly impossible. I got to the point where I no longer cared if folks noticed. My van got new shocks last year but haven't gotten a good test since then. Why did I waste that money!? ;) Sent from my Moto G (5) Plus using Tapatalk

It's been awhile since I posted here. No excuse, I just got busy and out of the habit. I'm still living the van life. A lot has happened since I last wrote here. I worked as a camphost for the last three summers and plan to again this year. The job is up high in the Sierras, over an hour away...

One thing I discovered is, gel memory foam gets hard in freezing temperatures. I don't run my Buddy heater while sleeping, so I've seen temps as low as 10°F inside. The mattress would be rock hard, thawing a little with my body heat. In the summer, that mattress would hold my body heat too well...

I'm a camp host at two campgrounds in California each summer. It would be nice to be able to lock the gates each night at ten. There are often registered campers that show up late at night and make noise while setting up, waking up everyone in the vicinity. Even worse are the scofflaws who coast...

Sorry to read about your medical diagnosis, Mr Noodly. That's not something that anyone can fully prepared for. Last fall, I was surprised to find out that I had aggressive melanoma. The doctor did four surgeries, including removing a large, deep chunk from my upper arm (took part of my muscle...

Ped has some good points. The more you can cut expenses, the less you need to work. Everyone's budget is different, but there's fat to be eliminated in almost all. I recommend a book called "Your Money Or Your Life" to open your mind to new possibilities. Remember not to judge others by your own...

I've been a camphost for the last two summers in California. We go through two days of training and are given a thick handbook of our responsibilities. Camphosts are primarily there to collect fees, check in campers, clean bathrooms and campsites, and do a lot of paperwork. If someone is noisy...

Amazon does have several cordless shavers that recharge off of a USB outlet. You can plug them into an adapter for the cigarette lighter, into your laptop, the USB port found in newer vehicles, or a house USB outlet. I've had one for the last 8 months and it's still working fine. Don't remember...

I'm east of Porterville, at 5000'. Hopefully, the prediction for cleaner air comes true, because I'm up here until October. Sent from my Moto G (5) Plus using Tapatalk

I've been working in the southern Sierras as a camphost this summer. The air quality has been bad for the last two months and isn't getting better yet. You don't notice it as much when in the trees, but when you get into a clearing and see for a distance, the filthy haze is very noticeable. I've...

Any thoughts on Corvallis and Eugene? I've never overnighted in Corvallis and rarely been there. I'm heading for Eugene in a few days to explore. Always stayed in Springfield at WinCo or at the gym, when I was in that area. I've read it's easy to stay in the industrial part of Eugene with a...

This story affects me. My home base is in Salem and I'm often in Woodburn. There goes a couple of my occasional spots. I've noticed a general tightening up in this area. I was asked to leave the Planet Fitness parking lot at 3 in the morning a couple nights ago. A parking lot by WinCo is now...

I have a little Kirby (Dustbuster type) that plugs into the cigarette lighter. Pretty worthless in my opinion. I deep-clean with the vacuums at carwashes, when I can. But can live with a little mess for awhile. Vandwelling is not easy for the perfectionist Sent from my Moto G (5) Plus using...

Be aware that many of the bars in Algodones are basically brothels. So if a guy is killing time in a cantina, while waiting for the return line to the US to get smaller, it is quite likely that women will be propositioning him. Not that there's anything wrong with that, many of my galfriends...