RV Life
Archives of writings while finding Home Along the Way
The $6,000 Mistake
When you buy an older RV you never really know what it's history is and what condition the parts are inside it. Also, when you're driving a 13 ton rig down a steep mountain and you think you know how to drive big rigs, yet you don't. Things Break, Mistakes Happen. And...
Who is Becky? Self Discovery at Almost 40
I am not sure why but I really love his picture Paul took of me! This post is a bit removed from the traveling theme that's our norm but every once in awhile we post something more personal. This is one of those times. The Core Me There are some basics about me that I...
Tempting Fate: Driving 600 Miles With a Bad Transmission and Limited Brakes
If you haven't read yesterday's post, go there first. Basically we broke our transmission and burned up our brakes while going down a mountain in North Carolina. We limped to Atlanta and parked it. Got caught up on work and celebrated the labor day weekend. We had...
13 Tons, 6,500 Feet, 6% Grade and No Brakes!
If we're gonna breakdown we might as well do it in the US. It's a bit shortsighted as with an RV any breakdown even in the US is a long breakdown. And yes our rig, Gracie, is an older beast, at 17 years. So we're bound to have things break. And break they have!...
Our Path
We are frequently being asked where are we headed on this roundabout way of going north to get south. We are heading up to the west side of the Upper Peninsula, then east to Canada, and from New York down the east coast to Georgia. View our first section of the drive...About the Kortmans
We're a family of 6 who have chosen a location independent lifestyle. In early 2014, we sold our house and most of our possessions. We spent time in SE Asia, Africa and Europe. Where will 2015 bring us? Learn More About the Kortmans or View their Itinerary
Become Location Independent Like Us
NomadTogether is a community of and for Location Independent families which we founded in late 2014.