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My Real Experience With Solar Power for Car Camping
When I started car camping nearly ten years ago, solar power was not part of my setup. My phone, lights, and other small electronics needed very little electricity. I charged what I could while driving and worked around the limits. That was enough for occasional trips, but my power needs changed as car camping…
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Why Paid Campgrounds Are Worth It for Car Camping
I do not look at paid campgrounds only as places to sleep. Sometimes I am paying for infrastructure. After enough time dispersed camping, traveling or living from a small vehicle, a developed campground can give me access to several things I need at the same time. That can make the campsite worth considerably more…
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Landscape Photography as a Side Income
I started taking photographs while hiking. At first, the camera was simply another way to document the places I reached and what I saw along the trail. Then, at 2 a.m. in freezing temperatures, a full moon appeared over Flagstaff, Arizona, and I captured it. A news station found the photograph on Instagram and…
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Roy Took a Summer Job at an Old Post Office
Update: Roy’s seasonal position at the old post office has since ended, and he has returned to life on the road. The article below remains as originally told during his month behind the counter. Summer jobs are tough to fill in places where the heat chases most people away before noon. Fortunately, Roy Skeleton…