It took a little longer than expected, but yesterday morning we got to see and hear our engine fire right up on dynamometer (aka ‘dyno’). For those who have been wanting MORE video of the momentous occasion, here you go: Direct link to the video There is nothing like that sweet sweet sound of a […]
Still Keeping Positive in Montana
Despite the reality that we have now: Witnessed two full moons over Billings Are considered regulars with our sewer tank pump out service Done laundry 3 times Know the menus at every restaraunt nearby by heart .. we are still keeping positive as our engine rebuild progresses. It’s gone a bit slower than anticipated, that […]
Announcing State Lines for Androidâ„¢!
It was a wonderful day back in May when long time reader Robert Lee of Hired Gun Technologies (Facebook Page) contacted us. He and his wife are travel enthusiasts and had been wanting to learn Androidâ„¢ development. We’ve had a number of developers begin the process of porting State Lines to Android, but roadblocks always came […]
Keeping Busy in Billings
It’s hard to believe that it’s now been just over a month since we were hauled into Billings, Montana. We knew when we were stranded on the side of the road that we were looking at a lengthy repair, and that definitely factored into deciding what shop to ask Coach-Net to have us taken to. […]
Ramblings: Tales from Nomads – Pace & Kyeli
Meet Pace & Kyeli Smith Last summer, Pace & Kyeli got bitten by the full time RVing bug and jumped head first into the lifestyle. Inside of a few months they went from never having stepped foot in an RV to selling most of their stuff, acquiring a truck and 5th wheel and hit the […]
Our House is in the Shop (Living in a Parking Lot)
One concern that many people have about life on the road is this – how will you handle things if your ‘house’ breaks down? This particularly comes up when considering the ‘towable vs motorhome’ question for the ideal full time RV to live in. We’ve had both towable trailers and now a bus conversion motorhome. And […]
Announcements: Handbook, Video Chat & Android?!?
Ok.. enough bus mechanical stuff for a couple days, eh? How about some other exciting stuff up … The Mobile Internet Handbook The launch of the our new book earlier this month, The Mobile Internet Handbook, was amazing! Thank you guys so much for supporting us, and helping spread the word! We’re excited that we’ve […]
Decisions, Decisions, Decisions
Just a quick update for those not following along in real time on Facebook and the Bus Conversion Forums… On Monday the mechanic here in Billings did some initial diagnostics with us, and confirmed what we already pretty much knew – there’s considerable damage to the engine. The words ‘cheap’, ‘quick’ and ‘easy’ are officially […]
Just a Bump in the Road
We’ve said it over and over again, building a nomadic lifestyle does not get you out of “bad stuff” happening. It still happens. Life on the road is still “life”, and it is not all beautiful sunsets and 50Gbps LTE. Sometimes the unicorns fart rainbows, and sometimes they just plain fart. At the end of […]
Operation: Montana Father’s Day
We left our beautiful spot along the Snake Creek near Platte, SD and headed westward. As beautiful as a spot is, we always have to keep in mind that future adventures await us too! Badlands – Not so Bad! First up, our routing change would have us passing through the Badlands of South Dakota, which […]
