My Journey of Going Mobile

On Saturday, 2023-04-08, I made the decision to forego my two-bedroom apartment with my son, and transition to a more reduced and mobile lifestyle. I had been planning this for many years, arguably my whole life, and circumstances presented themselves which made it a wise decision, almost 2 full years in advance of my envisioned timeline.

I was among those laid off from the technology industry in the first half of 2023, and was already one of those still recovering financially from the widespread economic impacts of COVID. I started and ran a business from ~2016-2018, which was not as successful as I hoped, and it left me in rough shape going into the ~2+ years of pandemic lockdown and the rocky social transition to 100% remote work. Contract work was patchy, and I had several rounds of unemployment in between opportunities.

Additionally, I had been aware for some time that the United States economic structure had inflation built-in and was going to slowly crumble eventually. As 2023 progressed, I observed all the foreshadowing of things to come: mass layoffs across industries, not enough employees to meet demand across grocery and retail businesses, skyrocketing food and gas prices, supply issues for all goods, a rise in homelessness, etc.

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Van Living

Documenting the ever-evolving setup I use for van life.

2023-04-19 Van Solar Installation

The ongoing solar configuration I use is covered in Power Grid. These are the pictures from 2023-04-19 Van Solar Installation.

2023-04-30 Initial Build

2023-05-10 Another Feast

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