When people find out I live in a van they always ask, “do you mostly eat at restaurants?” It comes up on the VanDwellers list all the time, too. Why spend all that time, money, and energy (goodness, don’t forget the energy!) making food when you can get a half pound bean and cheese burrito… Continue reading Healthy hobo food.
Category: Van Living
Changing the water pump on a 98 Chevy Astro: a pictorial.
I figured out where all that water that was missing from my coolant system went the other day when I came out of the laundromat and found a big puddle under the van. Straight out of the water pump. I thought about breaking out the Haynes manual and replacing it myself (if you live in… Continue reading Changing the water pump on a 98 Chevy Astro: a pictorial.
Van dwelling: the mechanics of it all.
All of a sudden, my heat started blowing cold air and the van was overheating. Weird, huh? The radiator was full, so I started trying to figure out what else it could be. Water pump, thermostat, clogged heater core, etc. The thermostat wouldn’t affect the heat, so I eliminated that possibility. It had to be… Continue reading Van dwelling: the mechanics of it all.
Living in vans with dogs…
This topic comes up a lot on the VanDweller list. Can you really live in a van with a dog? I do, but it’s a very individual (and geographic) kind of thing. The number one thing is to make sure your dog doesn’t cook to death. Or, in more medical terms, have a heat stroke.… Continue reading Living in vans with dogs…
The Hobo Stripper Guide to Scoping a New Town
My mom and her husband are talking about spending some time in an RV or van when they retire. The other day my mom asked me how to scope out a new town (and lemme tell you, she was shocked to learn that Laundromats in the lower 48 don’t have showers). The first thing I… Continue reading The Hobo Stripper Guide to Scoping a New Town
Some tips on staying alive…
Whole religions and cultures and species have been built around the central idea of staying alive. As a young white female in the US, staying alive isn’t too hard. My main predators are other humans, and they’re mostly focused on people who are more marginalized by me. Of course, being a stripper and living in… Continue reading Some tips on staying alive…
Van pics
Some people have wanted to see how the inside of my van is set up, so last night I attempted to take some pictures. It’s hard to get a picture of the whole van at once, ya know? Also it was dark, so I couldn’t really see in the view finder until after the picture… Continue reading Van pics
How to pee when you live in a van.
Only because everybody asks. Some people have toilet set ups of varying comlicatedness (bucket, anti-stink bag, sawdust, kitty litter, grey tanks, black tanks, who knows what else), and when I lived in a bus I had a sawdust composting toilet that I loved. But I live in a van now, and really people, it’s just… Continue reading How to pee when you live in a van.
A few things every vehicle dweller should have…
When I first moved into the van I was going to just eat raw food. Cooking would just complicate things and take up too much space, right? Well, no. It turns out that an all-raw diet is really bad for my body, which needs lots of warming foods. It was really good for losing weight… Continue reading A few things every vehicle dweller should have…
finally got the vanhold all to myself again
 A few days ago we were at a healthfood store where my friend has a membership (she’s got them all over the country), and the cashier guy was giving us a hard time about both using the membership, because it’s not for friends. I told him we were roomates at the moment. “Oh, you share… Continue reading finally got the vanhold all to myself again