REDPLANET
RED.NOMAD
MINIMALISTIC AND NOMADIC LIVING
“I WISH I KNEW WHERE I WAS GOING, DOOMED TO BE CARRIED OF THE SPIRIT INTO THE WILDERNESS”
JOHN MUIR
RED.NOMAD
7 YEARS AGO I MADE A CHOICE TO CHANGE HOW I WAS GOING TO LIVE MY LIFE.
I WANTED, ACTUALLY, I NEEDED A COMPLETE CHANGE. I WASN’T HAPPY IN ANY ASPECT OF MY LIFE. THE PATH THAT I WAS ON WAS BROKE. THE WORLD THAT I LIVED IN WAS INCREDIBLY SCARY, LONELY AND I HAD NO IDEA HOW TO MAKE IT OUT.
THEN ONE DAY AN INCREDIBLE CHANGE OCCURED IN MY LIFE. IT TOOK PLACE IN A MOMENTS NOTICE AND IT WAS UNEXPECTED AND DEVASTATING. IF YOU HAVE EVER BEEN ABANDONED BY YOUR LOVED ONES, YOU KNOW HOW I FELT AND WHERE I WAS AT WITH MY MENTAL HEALTH. HOWEVER, IT WAS A PATH AND AS IT TURNED OUT, ENDED UP BEING ONE OF THE MOST INCREDIBLE GIFTS EVER GIVEN TO ME.
I COULD BREATHE AGAIN.
I DIDN’T KNOW IT AT THE TIME BUT RED.NOMAD HAD BEEN BORN.
MY MINIMALISTIC AND NOMADIC LIFE TOOK SHAPE AND BEGAN TO GROW IN COMPLEXITY. I LOVED IT. ALL OF IT, EVERYTHING ABOUT THAT LIFESTYLE WAS AMAZING.
7 YEARS LATER, I'M STILL LIVING OUT ON THE ROAD.
MY RULES, MY WAY.
RECENTLY, MY GRANDDAUGHTER, HARPER, SAID TO ME. "BOOGER FACE, YOU LIVE NOWHERE, YET EVERYWHERE, RIGHT"
IT WAS A VERY ACCURATE AND ACUTE STATEMENT MADE BY A 3 YEAR OLD. I AGREE WITH HER AND IT'S A GREAT WAY TO DESCRIBE WHERE MY ZIP CODE IS LOCATED. "ALL THE PLACES, USA"
WHERE IS RED.NOMAD TODAY?
WELL, JUST RECENTLY, I FINISHED THE BUILD OUT OF MY 2011 CHEVY HHR - AKA THE RED.NOMAD.
THIS LIFE STYLE I HAVE LIVED FULLY FOR 5 IN MY CHEVY HHR, YEAR SUPPORTS MY NOMADIC LIFESTYLE, AS IT PROVIDES ALL THE BENEFITS OF A NORMAL HOME, MINIUS A SHOWER. HOWEVER, IM BUILDING A OFF GRID WATER SYSTEM ONTO THE ROOF. WATER WILL HEAT FROM THE WARMTH OF THE SUN. EQUALLING A SHOWER. I DON’T MIND BEING DIRTY SO IM NOT SURE HOW MUCH USE IT WILL GET. BOTTOM LINE. IT WILL LOOK COOL.
THE RED.NOMAD IS OUTFITTED WITH AN HDTV, PLAYSTATION, ALEXA, SOLAR SYSTEM THAT RUNS MY OFF-GRID ELECTRONICS. I'VE CUSTOM BUILT AREAS THAT HOUSE ALL MY CLOTHES AND FULL COMPLEMENT OF, HIKING CAMPING/’COOKING GEAR AND FOOD STORAGE. I BUILT A COMPLETE MULTI PULL OUT PLATFORM THAT SUPPORTS A FULLY FUNCTIONAL MUSICAL PRODUCTION STUDIO AND CO-SUPPORTS COOKING GEAR AND OR DJ GEAR THAT I USE TO PRODUCE MY FLASH SETS WHILE I’M OUT ON ROAD TRIPS. MY NEWEST ADDITION TO THE RED.NOMAD IS MY RALDEY ON AND OFF ROAD MOTORIZED LONGBOARD.
I LOVE MY LIFE STYLE AND IT OFFERS MANY POSITIVE ASPECTS TO MY LIFE. I NEVER THOUGHT WHEN I SET OUT ON THIS ADVENTURE THAT I WOULD TAKE TO IT LIKE I HAVE. HOWEVER, ON THE FLIPSIDE, I SHOULDN'T BE REAL SURPRISED.
I HAVE NEVER BEEN ONE TO SHY AWAY FROM AN IMPOSSIBLE SITUATION AND ALL THIS IS PRETTY STANDARD IN MY OVER ALL LIFE STORY AND APPROACH TO MY LIFE.
MY FAMILY AND FRIENDS ASK ME ALL THE TIME. WHY DO YOU THIS AND ISN’T HARD?
MY ANSWER TO THIS QUESTION IS AS FOLLOWS.
“LOOK, THERE IS FINE LINE BETWEEN BEING HOMELESS AND CHOOSING TO LIVE THIS LIFESTYLE, I CHOSE TO LIVE THIS WAY”
AND THIS IS THE REASON WHY!
I’M SURE THAT AT NO POINT IN THE REMAINING YEARS OF MY LIFE, WILL I GET TO EXPERIENCE THE PEACE OF MIND AND FREEDOM THAT I LIVE DAY IN AND DAY OUT.
LIVING A MINIMALISTIC AND NOMADIC WAY OF LIFE OFFERS GREAT FLEXIBILITY IN MY LIFE STYLE. I CAN COME AND GO AS I PLEASE. I HAVE NO TIES TO MORTGAGE OR RENT, I'VE VIRTUALLY ELIMINATED ALL FINANCIAL RESTRAINTS THAT SOCIETY PLACES ON US. THOSE THINGS RULE MY LIFE NO MORE.
THESE EXAMPLES AND MANY MORE, THAT I EXPERIENCE ALLOW ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO LIVE LIFE IN A VERY DIFFERENT AND STRESS FREE WAY.
YPSILON AND THE RED.NOMAD
RED.NOMAD
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2020 - 14 DAY ROAD TRIP
WESTERN UNITED STATES
