I've talked to you all about my divorce previously (15 years, wife decided she wanted to leave as soon as she graduated and got her degree after I supported her and worked multiple jobs).
She's officially moving out in two weeks. Then, my lease ends in just five weeks.
Landlord already told me they're going to be selling the home and also raising rent nearly 40% if I wanted to stay. Can't afford it. Have no where to go.
Going to transition to being a 'nomad', selling the remaining few things I own, and just bouncing from airbnb to airbnb along with camping. I figured this would be a good opportunity for me to get out, travel, visit national parks, kayak, camp, fish, see the US and get my mind off everything. It's not stable. But I can't find anything. Everywhere requires "3x income" or some ridiculous score that I don't have.
Anyway. Not sure why I'm posting this here. Guess I just wanted to share with you all since I never did give any updates from my previous posts about "what should I do?"
So, really, for me, the storm is here. And the "build back better" now makes so much sense in my personal life. Weird that now I now have to suddenly build my life back. I've completely lost my identity.
No clue where this road is going to take me. But it's either 'get busy living or get busy dying.'
Say a few prayers for me. God has been good to me recently and has gotten me into the 'acceptance' phase of all this.
Edit: By the way, if anyone wants to give me a follow over on X, I'll be documenting all of my journeys. Hoping to one day get some camera gear and a drone and film everything. Might make some personal podcasts and documenting my testimony. Maybe it'll help someone in the future. https://twitter.com/@thinktankfranks
You'll figure it out as you make the trips. There's gotta be a solution. I know from the other end, people who have mimic'd airbag sensors when the resale the cars at auctions, so I know there are a few fronts on this so in time, I am sure a solution will appear for you. Please check out 12V to 110V car inverters - ebay or amazon. Plenty on there for 30 or so bucks. You can use this to charge up the batter packs. If you do move up to a van at some point, you can look at setting up a secondary AC system. I would also look at LiFePO 4 battery pack build and a HD alternator or secondary alternator. At that point, you can run AC or Heat overnight or during the day. again goals to work towards, crawl, walk, run.
I am all about having everything contained in the vehicle, so I am not looking to do the roof tent, I get it and not slamming it. Just make sure you have enough length for your height. I am 6' so it's borderline for me in the smaller platform, but I am also trying to not go with a van. My whole thing is stealth stealth stealth and city camping. If I was boondocking, I would consider a tent more often. I want to be able to pull over on a street or parking lot and blend in and avoid the law and nosey neighbors.
Keep in mind, a car will get cold and will get warm as you know. I am sure you're already thinking this, but plan your seasons accordingly. Real serious on slab city, CA. This would be idea for winter months (I have zero idea or your geography, but you get the concept of cheap camping and milder climate for winter. I would also strongly recommend iOverland Legacy app. When you're in a better position $$, you can build out a van with insulation and a battery system to run ac - heat 24x7 as needed. As far as running the vehicle for hours to heat or cool, it's wear and tear and fuel, not very efficient and will cost a lot in fuel and maintenance. You will have to travel to areas that make sense seasonally. Just simple fan in the window will help you a lot in the heat or warm season. They have ones that are even solar powered. Air movement in that situation is your friend.
We're all going to enjoy your updates and living vicariously thru your next chapter and adventure.
Much appreciated. Yes, I'm carefully planning my itinerary based around climate. I'm thinking I need to go north for now, maybe up into Montana and Colorado until end of October, then down into Texas, Arizona, Nevada, etc. Then back over to Florida. I'd like to go into Tennessee, too, as well as the Georgia mountains, so those might be my first trips. Though it's still pretty hot. Maybe Colorado first then back over into Tennessee come October.