Episode 13 – Building a low-cost power station

If you're like me you are seeing a lot of advertisements online and in print about portable power stations, which are sometimes referred to as "solar generators." Well, the ones I've seen don't "generate" power, rather store it. These devices are convenient for off-grid power and boondocking. Using a lot of items I already had …

Episode 12 – How political changes could limit RV and van life freedom

Have you noticed our country seems to be changing before our very eyes? The social and cultural unrest the United States is experiencing today was laid out in 1958 in the book, The Naked Communist by American political theorist W. Cleon Skousen, a former FBI employee. In this episode of Rolling Home, we discuss social …

Episode 11 – Smart security when boondocking in an RV or van

Sometimes we don't think about security while traveling or RVing until it's too late. In this episode of the Rolling Home Podcast, I discuss my approach to security while boondocking and staying at RV parks. In addition to typical security measures everyone should exercise in everyday life, I discuss a new security system I am …

Episode 10 – Living in a van down by the river

Remember the skit on Saturday Night Live where Chris Farley, as a motivational speaker, declares that he's recently divorced and now lives "in a van down by the river?" In this episode of Rolling Home, I want to talk about why I think a van is a great platform for an RV, and why that …

Episode 9 – Why are there bad people in the world?

In today's episode of the Rolling Home Podcast, we talk about why there are bad people in the world and discuss how you can identify a bad person in your life through their behavior. It's because I know there are bad people in the world that I wasn't surprised that my 2015 Sportsmen Classic was …

Episode 8 – So much for RV life. My Sportsmen Classic trailer is stolen!

After only a few months of RV ownership and only one adventure, my 2015 Sportsmen Classic is stolen! Not only did the thief get away with my trailer, but several thousands of dollars in gear that I had purchased for it. The lesson I learned is not to store something like a trailer at a …

Episode 7 – A visit to HGTV’s ‘Home Town’ in Laurel, Mississippi

Join me on a special edition of Rolling Home as we visit Laurel, Mississippi, where the hit HGTV show Home Town is filmed. The occasion of my visit to Laurel was a memorial service of a longtime friend, so it also was a sad occasion. I can see why the Home Town show has been …