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I have a few issues that need addressing on my 2000 Ford Expedition (and due to my lack of wrenching skills, I will have to pay to have them done professionally). Unfortunately, since I just got finished buying new tires and a new manifold, I'll have to have to schedule these jobs one at a time...

I still haven't shifted to the van/car dwelling life, but it may happen soon. I'm a little concerned because I'm a freelance writer who works for several different digital marketing companies -- most of whom pay only via PayPal or Stripe. How does the whole Patriot Act "you must have a real...

Looks like there will be 2 different versions of the ford Escape hybrid: https://jalopnik.com/the-2020-ford-escape-has-two-hybrid-options-and-a-happy-1833744640#_ga=2.143289971.734578436.1554163719-1326655922.1553463035 What are your thoughts, car-dwellers?

For last couple of years i've been taking a series of 2-week and 3-week road trips in my Ford Expedition, partly for business purposes and partly to train myself for eventual full-time (urban) vandwelling. Here's what I've learned so far: -Truck stops and travel/visitor centers are my favorite...

It seems to me that a lot of the hassles related to urban stealth-dwelling revolve around parking overnight without looking suspicious. If that's the case, would it be easier to switch to a nocturnal schedule? (Assuming that you are retired or set your own work hours)? Your vehicle might still...

My trusty Expedition might make 300K miles if I'm very nice to it, but at some point in the future it will time to move on. I'm thinking I'll want to scale up a notch by upgrading to an E150/Transit/Express etc. What I can expect in terms of the different experience (assuming I don't modify the...

As I get crunched by rising rent costs, increased medical expenses etc, I keep thinking about making the switch to full-time vandwelling. The idea of buying a "house on wheels" for a sensible amount of cash is appealing, especially when I could be putting my rent money toward other things more...

It looks my base of operations will need to be TX for the foreseeable future, including my eventual switch to a "car-camping" lifestyle in my old SUV. I have no problem with this notion -- except from June through September.  :( I would only be using the vehicle to sleep in -- but Central TX...

If you have a AAA membership, which level did you choose, and was it the right choice? Need to sign up before the next big trip. Verizon doesn't offer roadside assistance for my prepaid account.

Looks like a little rain got into my car while I was asleep. (2nd row windows were halfway down during what I guess was a brief shower.) Not a disaster, but some of my floor carpeting is somewhat damp. What's the best to dry the carpet before mold and mildew can set in? I'm at a truck stop at...

I had to break out my jug of washer fluid and my trusty squeegee to clean my windshield (wiper nozzles don't seem to be working), and now I'm wondering what to do with the squeegee before stuffing it back into my hot "mobile motel room." Will a thorough rinsing with water be adequate, or this...

I've always heard that eating hot peppers will help cool you off in hot weather by forcing you to sweat. Alcohol also lowers body temperature by making the body expel heat, I think. (Which is why it's actually a bad idea to imbibe in severe cold.) For warming up in the cold, I have learned that...

I have spent (misspent?) much of my life as a card-carrying hypochondriac who sees every symptom as a sure sign of this or that terminal illness. Lately, however, I seem to have hit on a strategy that helps me keep that anxiety at bay. Having recognized my hypochondria for what it is, I now...

I'm not convinced that sunscreen (which loves to go on unevenly and then sweat right off) and a floppy hat are going to give me adequate UV protection when I'm sitting in the driver's seat many hours a day on some extended drives. I thought of getting a UPF-rated balaclava like this one...

Permanent boondocking!  :D Mod edit, this is not the same one that was posted about a month ago. this one is 62 acres, in Texas, for 1.75 million. please include a description with your links.

Currently I only have a Macbook Air and a "dumb phone" -- not because I'm a Luddite, but because I'm financially tight enough to be worried about the long-term costs of maintaining a smart device and data plan. For my extended road trips in my ancient low-tech car, I've been taking screen shots...

I know that not everyone who lives in a vehicle is compelled to cross every square mile of the U.S. Some folks find a place they like and just stay put, while others take seasonal routes (such as northern AZ to southern AZ and back). I've sometimes thought that I go full-time in TX, I might...

So far, I haven't particularly bothered with the whole stealth thing in my extended road trips; I just stay in places where it's generally considered OK to overnight, such as Cracker Barrels, truck stops and the occasional Wal-Mart or city travel center. I also stick to urban areas for easier...

I've lived in Texas all my life, with plenty of documentation to back it up. So when I finally become a full-time vandweller roaming the country (doing my regular, web-based 1099 work as I go), will the IRS be satisfied with a Texas-based mailbox-service address on my federal return? (TX has no...

I haven't regretted buying my old V8 Ford Expedition as my road-trip/urban camping vehicle, but it's harder to feel enthusiastic as the gas prices keep going up and up. I've thought about scaling down, but there's something to the idea that the most affordable vehicle is always the one that's...