Back in the late 70s I read an article about a man living a minimalist life. Not off in some ashram (or van) in the wilderness, but right th...

I had sensed the humidity building — the type of humidity that made me flee the South and made me grumpy when I’d visit the Pacific Northwes...

I got a lot of good wear and general happiness out of the Cooper Discoverer AT3 LT tires I’ve had the past few years. So, when the tread got...

You can tell it’s not yet high season in Quartzsite not only because you can easily find a parking spot at the Tyson Wash vendor tents, and ...

I was going through my old photos files and came across a batch from when I was a homeowner. I loved that stainless steel medical cabinet fr...

So here I am, back at my usual winter hangout in the southeast corner of California.  Did laundry and got groceries in Yuma on my way here, ...

Here's my home for a couple of days. National Monument land in Vekol Valley, south of I-8, about 20 miles east of Gila Bend AZ. Plenty o...

 Perhaps the end of Thanksgiving weekend — the reverse of over the river and through the woods to Grandmother's house — isn't the be...

I was loading my stuff into the van this morning when I noticed the thermometer. I'd be warmer in the refrigerator. Such is life at 6,00...

My refrigerator and the insulated box I built for it are mounted where the passenger seat once was. I needed to remove it so the mechanic co...