Technomads: Technology Enabled Nomads
Chris Dunphy & Cherie Ve Ard are exploring the confluence of full-time travel, technology, career and community; all while embracing nomadic serendipity.
Current adventure: Full time RVing in the USA in a 1961 Vintage Bus Conversion.
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January 2012 Update: The trailer below has sold, however we occasionally hear of one that goes up for sale (only 45 were ever made). We do know of a solar powered one, similar to our Oliver, that might be available. Drop us a line at us@technomadia.com and we’ll put you in touch with the owners. [...]
Continue Reading →Though we normally rely on our 200 watt solar system for power, one of the essentials in our technomadic toolbox is our small Honda EU2000 generator that has been modified to run off of propane.
We rely on this generator to top off our batteries when the solar is not able to keep [...]
Continue Reading →We just mailed off our deposit for our new Oliver Trailer.
It’s now officially on the way – and I hope to soon be posting construction updates and photos from the factory.
I must say that I have been incredibly impressed by the sales and ordering process.
Over the course of the past [...]
Continue Reading →There are a few important things to know about electricity when wiring up an RV or solar electric system.
Electrical energy (Watts) is is determined by multiplying voltage (Volts) by current (Amps). This means that as you decrease the voltage on a wire, the current required to send the same amount of power increases. For [...]
Continue Reading →Boondocking or “dry camping” in an RV without a battery monitor is like driving a car without a gas gauge.
If you fill your tank up everyday and never drive further than to the corner store, this strategy can work just fine. But if you are going to do any sort of serious camping [...]
Continue Reading →Solar panels are only half the battle… You next need something to take the sun juice and squeeze it into your batteries.
There are plenty of reasonably priced basic solar charge controllers, and if you have small panels or you are not overly concerned about every last drop of efficiency – a basic charge controllers [...]
Continue Reading →One of the biggest challenges to living a solar powered technomadic life in a trailer as small as the Oliver is the lack of roof space to mount solar panels.
The Oliver’s fiberglass roof isn’t just small, it is not even flat. It rises up in the middle to allow for interior headroom, and it [...]
Continue Reading →Here is my current rough outline of upgrades (and downgrades) we will be asking to have done to the Oliver Travel Trailer that we are ordering…
Downgrades:
Satellite Television Antenna: I need to clear up roof space for the solar system, and I really could care less about television. That’s what Netflix is for…
Entertainment [...]
Continue Reading →It is looking pretty certain that by this time tomorrow, we will have placed an order for a custom-built Oliver Travel Trailer.
We’ve considered a lot of alternatives, and it really feels like this is the best choice for our next home.
Here are my thoughts on the other options we’ve considered:
Stop Nomading: [...]
Continue Reading →The Oliver factory put us in touch with a couple over in Clearwater that had a trailer we could look at, and we drove over this afternoon to meet Paul and Sherry and to hang out in their Oliver.
Wow.
First off – their hospitality was amazing. We didn’t expect so much cold beer [...]
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