Electricity / Fulltime / Logistics / Renewable Energy / RV Life / Solar
by Jeffrey Kontur · Published July 22, 2023
It’s very common for almost anyone with solar to show off their solar panels. What is not at all common is for them to have mismatched solar panels. There are good reasons why, but there are also easy ways around the problems they can cause. I explain in this short...
Having an extra hand when dressing or hanging up clothes is very convenient. Fortunately, it’s also easy and super cheap. Check it out. Want more great tips like this? Check out my book http://amazingworldadventures.com/rv-book
Black tank clogs? Composting toilet? What do you do with used toilet paper? Here’s a quick and simple trick. Want more tips and tricks like this? Want to save yourself from potentially costly RV mistakes? Whether you’re in a van, skoolie, travel trailer, fifth wheel, or motorhome, 50+ Ways That...
People who haven’t actually been inside of Thor — my motorhome’s name is Thor Odinson — are often shocked to learn that I have no air conditioning. It actually had two rooftop air conditioners when I bought it, but I uninstalled both and now rely on just fans and other...
Active / Logistics / Off-the-beaten-path / Strenuous / USA
by Jeffrey Kontur · Published December 31, 2022 · Last modified December 29, 2022
Life — all three months that I plan to be out here — in Quartzsite is a lot different from life in the “real world”. I’m not really sure what the term self-sufficient means to most people. In fairness, this isn’t like living on the open prairie in the 1800s....
Logistics / Moderately Active / Modes of Transport / Off-the-beaten-path / Strenuous / USA / Wandering
by Jeffrey Kontur · Published August 31, 2021
This story will have more twists and turns than a goat path through the Ural Mountains. It will also be a really long story. For those who don’t want to read the whole thing… TL;DRRV’s engine broke down. I fixed it. The end. First, a key take-away:When I was involved...
Fair warning: the Galápagos is basically Disney for environmentalists. Expect to overpay for everything. Things in Galápagos are not just far more expensive than on the Ecuador mainland, they are even more expensive than most places in the US. Although you can wander around whichever island you are on, if...
Active / Activities / Bucket List / Logistics / South America / Tropics
by Jeffrey Kontur · Published March 4, 2018 · Last modified February 25, 2018
My daughter and I landed today in the Galápagos Islands. If you didn’t know, every year I take her on a trip for her birthday. Even though her birthday is in December, this year we had to schedule the trip around other commitments we both had. The Galápagos is certainly...
Since even before I officially quit my day job and set out to traipse around the world, I started getting the questions. Once I set out, the queries have only intensified. Especially as my little trip dragged on for months and months. “How can you afford to travel so much?”...
I didn’t comment on an incident that happened when I bought a jacket to replace the one that had been stolen because I thought it was just a weird, one-off thing. But last night it just happened again. When I went to pay by credit card, the card machine asked...