It is hard to believe we’ve been (mostly) living on Y-Not for over two years now – wow! In that time, we’ve tackled some pretty big upgrades and maintenance projects. Some long planned, others scheduled by serendipity. And in the course of the past two years, we have managed to transform Y-Not into an incredibly […]
Nomadic Lifestyle
Our RV, Van & Boat Mobile Internet Setup – 19 Years of Keeping Online (Updated: December 2025)
When we first hit the road in 2006 to travel full-time, being able to work remotely utilizing mobile internet was absolutely essential in pursuing our nomadic dreams. We started off in a super tiny travel trailer, we were working remotely as software developers and technology consultants. While we were self employed, at the time we […]
Ramblings: Tales from Nomads – RV Love (Then and Now)
Meet Marc & Julie Ok first.. anyone having flashbacks?!? It’s been nearly 4 years since we’ve published a Rambling video interview! So why are we now? Well, four years ago we very serendipitously discovered our new neighbors at American Girl Mine (an awesome boondocking spot outside Yuma, AZ) were new to the road nomads – Marc […]
Our Class-B Van Hunt Continues – Clarifying Some Criteria
First of all, super huge thanks for all of the insightful and supportive comments to our recent post announcing our plans to integrate in a Class-B conversion van to our nomadic fleet. We’ve been overjoyed with the enthusiasm, and doing our best to keep up with all of the feedback. If you’ve not read it […]
Is It Time For #vanlife?!? – Starting our Hunt For a Class-B Van RV
First off – lets answer the obvious questions… NO – we are not looking to sell or replace our vintage bus conversion Zephyr. Nor are we looking to give up on boat life aboard Y-Not! We still love the idea of spending roughly half the year on the water cruising in our boat, and half […]
How Much Does It Cost to Stay in Marinas?
When you share your life online, one of the most common questions you’ll get is ‘How Much Does It Cost?’. One of the top questions we got when ramping up to cruise after over a decade of RVing was – how would the costs differ? Now that we’ve got nearly 2 years under our hull […]
Letting Serendipity Do the Steering (We’re Staying on the Boat This Winter)
One of the biggest lessons I’ve learned over our years of perpetual travel is to trust. Trust that things will work out. Even when you think you have a plan, look at it as setting intentions and be open to shifts. The past month has been a reminder of that. Our ‘plans’ going forward have […]
2018 Gift Giving Guide for RVers and Cruisers
And just like that, the holiday season is upon us again. And popping up on every RVer and boater blog, are gift giving guides full of affiliate linked ideas of stuff that keeps their travels going strong. We usually get all sorts of great ideas from these lists.. so here is ours to add to […]
Feeding a Cat on the Road (Robotic Wi-Fi Controlled Food Dispenser!)
Hi guys.. it’s been a while since I’ve written a blog post. But I wanted to introduce you to my new best friend – I call him ‘Robot’. I like food. I like it a lot. When we got our bus back in 2011, my people bought me an automatic food dispenser called the PetMate […]
This Wasn’t in the Cruising Brochure! Realities of Boat Ownership
When you announce you’re shopping for a boat, I can almost promise you that within 5 seconds you’ll hear at least one of these comments: You do know what BOAT means, right? Break Out Another Thousand The two happiest days for a boat owner is the day they buy their boat, and the day they […]
