This campground offers parallel style parking for RVs and/or tent camping right along Route 1, and right along the beach. There are no hook-ups, so RVers should come prepared with a full battery and water tanks (although, there is fresh water available). Sheltered porta-potties are provided. The camping fee was just $15/night, and for us – it was a perfect way to spend sometime along the ocean.
Three Years Nomadic
Exactly three years ago, on April 1st 2006, my nomadic wanderings began.
I set off without a clear plan, other than that I wanted to explore making nomadism a fulfilling life, and not a “trip” with some particular destination or end-point in mind. {More…}
Late Night GeoWanking in Lompoc, CA
One of the thing that we’ve been most wanting to incorporate into our blog posting has been maps.
After a lot of late night experimentation with a lot of Word Press plugins of (ahem) varying quality, I think I am at last happy with the results I am getting from the Wordpress Geo Mashup plugin. See what the maps look like…
Movie Review: Into the Wild
Into the Wild tells the true story of Christopher McCandless and his tragic quest to challenge himself and rebel against modern society by journeying alone and almost entirely unprepared into the deep Alaskan wilderness in the summer of 1992. There is a lot I admire about Chris. He went to extremes to break free from […]
Jeep Life (YouTube Commercial!)
I’ve been meaning to post this for a while now… A few months ago, I received the following comment on this photo found in my Flickr set: Hey did you guys know this pic is in a jeep commercial? I was thinking about getting a tab and have seen your pics before and as I […]
Oliver – It’s Official
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 month the […]
RV & Solar – Electric Wiring Issues
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 […]
RV Battery Monitoring
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 without […]
Super Solar RV
I was just emailed this picture, along with this description: “Thought you might like to see one guy’s solution to limited roof space. It is from a poorly scanned photo … but you’ll get the gist of it. Those are the old Siemens 55 watt panels times about 34 = 1870 watts plus two 300 […]
Solar Charge Controller Options
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 […]
