We’re all about simplicity and being as self-sufficient as we can.
When the concept to be digital nomads and travel the U.S. came into fruition in our minds, I discovered the composting toilet. I mentioned it to Kevin, but he wasn’t onboard with the idea right away.
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During the months of watching Youtube videos of other full-time RVers living the lifestyle we were working towards adopting, Kevin warmed up to the idea.
At first, he thought about building one for us.
Thankfully, I talked him into getting the Nature’s Head composting toilet. https://amzn.to/2PIxC4v
It’s all about embracing the minimalist’s mindset.
With a regular toilet in an RV, we’d have to deal with the black water tank, putting chemicals in it, attaching a hose to dump, and finding a dumping station. Not to mention, the possibility of having something go wrong while dumping our waste and having it spill all over us.
Nasty.
That happened to a fellow Rver, and he was not a happy camper. No pun intended.
With the composting toilet there are no chemicals, and it’s good for the environment.
Here's what ours look like and an explanation of the simple mechanics behind it.
We're still in the process of renovating our RV (Aesop), and we haven't worked on the bathroom yet, except for tearing out the carpet.
We bought this CoCo Coir to put in our composting toilet.
It’s all-natural.
Your poo turns to compost, and instead of your toilet smelling like shit, it smells like damp earth.
-So, with a composting toilet, we won't be reliant on the sewer system, and it's good for the environment.
It is costly, but worth it in the long run. If down the road (again, no pun intended) we decide to get a new rig, van, or a cabin, we can take the composting toilet with us.
The next thing we had to think about was our refrigerator.
I briefly talked about it before in another post I wrote:
-It's not a 3-way fridge
-3-way refrigerators are expensive. They cost between $1,500-$2,000.00.
We pondered over this situation for a while, and then one day it hit us.
We were thinking from a sticks and bricks mindset, not a minimalist one.
We don't need a big fridge.
All we need is a week's worth of food.
. . . Let's be real here. Most people buy too much food and waste it.
I'm guilty of that, and I hate wasting food.
-So, yeah, at the beginning we weren't thinking correctly. Our thoughts weren't aligned with the minimalist lifestyle we were embracing.
One night, Kevin came across this little badass refrigerator.
The Dobinsons 4X4
When it arrived at our house, at first I was like: I don't know about this. It's small.
. . . But, after examining it and putting some food in it, I realized it's perfect for our needs.
It'll totally hold a weeks worth of food.
No problem.
-And it runs on solar power as well as 110, and it's portable.
Here's what Kevin did with the space that the original refrigerator was in. He's not done yet, but this is what it looks like at the present moment.
He made shelves for our books or for whatever.
I have to say, the more we embrace this alternative lifestyle, the more liberated we feel.
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So how do you like my new revamp blog?
I’m digging it and will probably play around with it later.
Why would I change my blog?
I’m moving into a totally different direction in my life that’ll eventually have to do with writing, travel, and adventure.
Eventually.
This is a year or so plan in the making.
What’s the plan?
The hubster and I bought this RV A.K.A. Aesop, last September.
Once the weather warms up, we’re going to renovate it and make it our own.
Here’s what it looks like inside right now.
It’s the total Vegas look.
Gag.
We’re going to rip up that nasty carpet, put down like a barn wood flooring, get rid of the blue velvet and brass and paint the cabinets among other things.
We’re going to document the whole renovation, so I’ll share it with you.
What’s the plan?
The hubster and I are going to travel the U.S. in our RV and be digital nomads. We’ll be creating a documentary about our adventures/travel, and I’ll continue to write as well as put other social media content out.
I just opened an Etsy store called: DARETOLIVESHOP. It’s another way to hopefully bring in some extra cash to help fund our documentary. Right now, there are cool inspirational t-shirts to buy. I’m still working on putting other products in my shop, and I’m having fun doing it. Here’s the link if you want to check it outà https://www.etsy.com/shop/DARETOLIVESHOP?ref=search_shop_redirect
It’s also on one of the tabs above.
Anyway, that’s my crazy plan—travel the US as a digital nomad in my RV and living off grid—and I'm so happy and excited about it.
I’ll be doing an update on my current writing in progress soon.
Cheers!
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Hi Everyone.
2018 is a year of change for me.
Big change.
But believe it or not, there will be even bigger changes for me in the future.
Life-changing.
#futureplansinthemaking
I’m going to keep this post short, so if you want to know more along the way, keep checking back.
One of the changes is going to be this blog. I love Blogger and I love the way my site looks. It’s so cute.
Love it!
However, the life-changing events in my life demands for me to revamp this blog, therefore, in the near future it’ll be under construction. Once it’s done, I think we’ll all love it . . . or must of us. We can’t please everyone, right? I can see in my head how I want it. Now it’s a matter of putting that same picture into the web designer’s head. But it’s going to be a mixture of my books/writing/travel/adventure/inspiration
So that’s one change out of many in my life that will occur this year, and I thought I’d tell you that one straight up since you visit my blog and you’re awesome. J
I don’t know if you've noticed but my rebekkahford.com link I had redirected to here. So now this blog has two links.
Why did I get rid of my Wordpress landing page for my books and had the URL redirected to Wandering Thoughts of a Writer?
Honestly, Wordpress is a pain in my ass. I’ve had it for a few years and from the start, I’ve had nothing but technical problems, and I’m not techy. I wish I had the techy brain for it, but I don’t. So I kicked Wordpress to the curb.
Anyway, once the new and improved blog is live, I’ll share with you the decision the hubster and I made that’s going to change our lives and leave some people scratching their heads.
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