Rootless Living RLM 004 Jul/Aug 2020

When we first sat down and discussed ideas for themes for each issue of the magazine we knew fulltime families would be one. Some of the most amazing people I’ve met on the road or via social media are families who travel with kids while the parents are still working. They’re creating businesses they can run from the road, some you might recognize in this magazine, all with the goal to spend more time as a family. Before late 2016 I had no clue families lived in an RV full-time while traveling. To be completely transparent, I am not sure I would have tried when my kids were young if I’d known about it. As a single dad with custody of all four of my kids, there were a variety of…

When we first sat down and discussed ideas for themes for each issue of the magazine we knew fulltime families would be one. Some of the most amazing people I’ve met on the road or via social media are families who travel with kids while the parents are still working. They’re creating businesses they can run from the road, some you might recognize in this magazine, all with the goal to spend more time as a family. Before late 2016 I had no clue families lived in an RV full-time while traveling. To be completely transparent, I am not sure I would have tried when my kids were young if I’d known about it. As a single dad with custody of all four of my kids, there were a variety…

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It feels like every time a new season rolls around I’m saying it’s my favorite. I love spring, I love fall. Maybe winter gets just a passing nod. Summer though, summer has always had my heart. Summer is the time when families all over take and make an extra effort to spend time together. One of the things I remember most about growing up is all of the family camping trips, summer vacations and even some state-to-state road trips. When travel turned to flying, some of that simple fun seemed to be lost. Personally, I love that road trips are having a renaissance. Sure, flying is a lot more affordable these days but the beauty and spontaneity of a road trip creates some truly amazing memories. More and more, families…

While the true heart of any solar system is its batteries, the piece that gets all the glory and attention are the solar panels. And with good reason, they’re what’s keeping your RV batteries charged up to power your offgrid lifestyle. As with most things solar, it can be confusing when you start doing your research. What kind is best, what’s the latest technology, and will they really work? We sat down with the professional team at Future Solutions to get a better idea of what to look for in a solar panel and understand the options out there. First, let’s quickly cover what the panels are doing for your solar system. Solar panels are capturing the light from the sun and converting it into DC electricity which is sent…

Sometimes it feels like a renovation is never quite done. But when it’s this much fun, why would you stop? Danielle and her family are living tiny in their renovated Grand Design fifth wheel. She and her husband own a local small business in their community, so while they don’t get to travel a ton, they are making the most of their farmhouse on wheels. In August of 2019 the family moved into their RV, which they are able to park on family land. They started the renovations the day they moved in. While it might not be an ideal renovation situation, they make it work. Danielle pulled her design inspiration from the area they live in, out on a rural California coast. “I wanted our home to reflect the…