The call of the wild is strong in this one

When you are looking at ways to hitch up your wagon and become a vagabond, you will find two types of vehicles: the motor home and the truck pulled trailer. Each of these has its own advantages and disadvantages. What I found was the more miles you drive, the better off you are with a motor home. You don't have to set it up and everything is at your fingertips while moving. If you like to stay in one place for a while and drive to see the local sites, you are better off with a trailer. The trailer has the advantage that you can replace your vehicle or replace your trailer if you wish to upgrade. You can also travel around without your trailer much cheaper. When you don't drive many miles or set up very often, the motor home loses it advantage I think.

Call of the wild
If you are feeling the call of the road, all you need is to purchase your home and hit the road. Many people spend years trying to save the money to buy that home while those years will never return. Buy what you can now and hit the trail. I read where one couple went to the salvage yard and fixed up an old motor home. It got them on the road the only way they knew how to do it. Don't wait for that big lottery win that may never come. You can work along the way. The important thing is just to get started now because who knows what will happen tomorrow. The people are friendly, the lifestyle is relaxed, and the scenery is beautiful. It is like being on vacation the rest of your life.

A life of significance, not just accumulating wealth.
Ever wanted to know what life will be like in your retirement years? Take a day and head on over to the closest elderly care facility. Spend a day talking to several of the residents about what they did after they retire. After a few hours of learning for you and much needed visitation for them, you will learn that life is about living those wonderful experiences while you can do it today. Wealth is accumulated in your memories while happiness is reliving the best of times and laughing about the worst of times. Hear the call and answer it without fear. You will never regret the changes it makes in your life.

Free BLM camping

I like to stay on BLM land but not at the campgrounds. You can stay on a BLM site but you generally need something more than a tent to camp there. These are free areas to park your travel trailer or motorhome for boondocking. Rarely will you find anything more than a vault toilet except in some of the Long Term Visitor Areas( LTVA) in the southwest. One of the most well known is near Quartzsite Arizona. It attracts quite a crowd each January.  Check out this LTVA page for more information on the these LTVAs. LTVAs do have rules that require you to have a toilet with a black water tank of 10 gallons but the price to stay is cheap.

I plan my stays for 2 weeks. According to the rules, you have to move every 14 days so 2 weeks worth of supplies is a good place to start. How much water you need to be carrying varies with your personal needs but the bare minimum you need is 1/2 gallon per person. This does not include any water for taking a shower. If you take a navy shower(2 minutes) which is designed to conserve water, it takes an additional  3 gallons( 1.5 gpm)  per shower. So you need a lot more water and even more to take a normal shower.

In order to be frugal, I plan meals for 2 weeks without a including a refrigerator. If you need a refrigerator, include the cost of a 20 lb bottle of propane just to run the refrigerator for 2 weeks. Some of the things I take fresh vegetables that will last, dry beans, assorted canned fruit, canned vegetables, dry rice, 5 lb potatoes, pasta, canned milk, dry milk, peanut butter, eggs, assorted spices, tortillas, chips, canned meat (tuna, chicken, spam, and salmon), margarine, cheese, mayo, mustard, flour, cooking oil, olive oil, nuts, hard candy, crackers, coffee, and tea. I developed my list from cooking recipes at home. I had a cabinet that contains only the items I take in the travel trailer. So, I looked for recipes that I could modify to take only those ingredients. Experiment a little to find those meals you can cook while boondocking.