New Link on Website (The £200 Millionaire)
I have just put up “The £200 Millionaire” by Weston Martyr, in it’s entirety, with a link to it on the web site. www.nomadichome.com
Don’t let appearances deceive, I will tidy it up, before expanding the site, but am learning as I go.
Pics of my Westfalia (Set up for Two)
This post is republished here with kind permission from http://www.faliaphotography.com
It gives a good perspective of how two people can live comfortably in the small space, which is a VW van.
I posted pictures, several months ago, of what the inside of my van looked like when I was the only one living in it. It was very organized, cozy, and everything had its place. Believe it or not, Read the rest of this entry »
Web Site (Off Topic)
I started this blog as a blog, because it was a: free, and b: required no technical skills to publish on the internet.
I do like the blogging format, but feel that a web site would enable me to compile more resources in a more useful format. To this end I have decided to start one. Here is the address www.nomadichome.com Until I start to figure out a bit about putting a web site together, it will be as it is now, which is a title page linking to this blog, but I do intend on developing it, as I develop the skills to do so.
Heads and Holding Tanks
I don’t know if it is the same on land based nomadic homes, but for people living on boats, an inordinate amount of time and energy is spent on the toilet. Most of the time it is either Read the rest of this entry »
Terry's Caravan
Terry is a friend from work. He has also spent most of his adult life living in house trucks, so I though it would be worth checking out his current living situation for this blog.
Awhile ago he bought a piece of land at the top of a BIG hill. here is a composite photo of his view. Click on it to get a better idea of what he looks out onto.
For accommodation, Terry has placed a collection of old buses, trucks and Read the rest of this entry »
The £200 Millionaire (Part 9)
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Earning a living
One of the most common questions asked by people who are interested in starting a nomadic life is: how do you earn a living, while on the move? It is also the one question that seems to be completely ignored by authors of books, telling of their glorious lifestyles, living and traveling in their various nomadic homes.
I would like to correct that omission right here and now by giving the answer to that question Read the rest of this entry »
The £200 Millionaire (Part 8)
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Seating
Living in a nomadic homes tends to involve a lot of time spent outdoors. Why else would you do so much traveling, if not to experience the places you go to?
At the end of the day, though. When you retire to your nomadic home, you find yourself doing a lot of sitting down, so some thought should be invested into making this as comfortable as possible.
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A Place For Everything and Everything In It's Place: Storage
Storage occupies a large area in the minds of people living in a typical nomadic home. Given that the typical size of a nomadic home is not very big, organization is essential. So everything needs to be well planned.
Because by it’s very nature, the nomadic home moves, everything needs to be secured in one way or another during travel. More so on salty water than on the road. Never the less, the principle is the same. Read the rest of this entry »
The £200 Millionaire (Part 7)
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Staying Warm and Cozy
There is nothing so miserable in a nomadic home, as being cold, tired and well, miserable. Read the rest of this entry »
The £200 Millionaire (Part 6)
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That Place Where Good Food Comes From
The Galley/Kitchen, is in my opinion, the very heart of a nomadic home. It is also a place that more often than not only receives a minimal amount of space. A galley doesn’t have to be very fancy to work well, but it does need space. In particular it needs a decent size working bench. What it doesn’t need is clever space saving things, like covers over the sink to give more bench space, as they only make it difficult to use the sink without actually giving any more bench space. Read the rest of this entry »
The £200 Millionaire (Part 5)
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A Place To Sleep
When it comes to sleeping arrangements most types of nomadic home take the same approach. They all tend to try to accommodate as many people as is physically possible. The usual way to do this is by making every horizontal surface into a convertible bed. This works for fishing trips or taking the family on holiday two weeks per year and makes sense for that purpose. To the full time nomad, however, making up a bed every night and packing it away every morning is just an inconvenient routine that shouldn’t have to be put up with. That’s why I believe having a dedicated bed, that is permanently set up as a bed is the biggest priority when putting together a nomadic home. Read the rest of this entry »
These Areas Are Not Open To Compromise
The average nomadic home is a small space. To fit everything into a nomadic home, that most people think they need, you would need to compromise the amount of room for each specific area. There are some areas that I believe, are not open to compromise. Read the rest of this entry »
The £200 Millionaire (Part 4)
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Showers/Washing
Showers are a selling point in many a nomadic home. Unfortunately they all to often degrade the nomadic home, more than they enhance it. Read the rest of this entry »
Outline of a Plan
As I mentioned in an earlier post, I would like to cover a gambit of nomadic homes with a house-truck, canal-boat and go anywhere cruising yacht. Read the rest of this entry »