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lifestyle:hitting_the_road [2023/06/03 13:58]
frater_secessus [one year out] |
lifestyle:hitting_the_road [2024/11/16 12:11] (current)
frater_secessus [one year out] |
| * [[https://boondockplan.wordpress.com/2017/03/24/passport/|{{ https://boondockplan.files.wordpress.com/2017/03/ppt_card_new.jpg}}]][[https://travel.state.gov/content/passports/en/passports/renew.html|renew]] or [[https://travel.state.gov/content/passports/en/passports.html|apply for]] a passport. Having a passport makes getting a Real ID drivers license, etc, simpler. If your passport has expired, renew before 15 years from issuance for easiest renewal.((https://travel.state.gov/content/passports/en/passports/renew.html)) The passport card (seen at right) may be a good choice for some folks.((https://boondockplan.wordpress.com/2017/03/24/passport/)) There are reports that getting a passport may be easier while you still have a sticks and bricks residence.((http://www.cheaprvliving.com/forums/Thread-What-Needs-to-be-Taken-Care-of-Before-Hitting-the-Road?pid=286350#pid286350)) | * [[https://boondockplan.wordpress.com/2017/03/24/passport/|{{ https://boondockplan.files.wordpress.com/2017/03/ppt_card_new.jpg}}]][[https://travel.state.gov/content/passports/en/passports/renew.html|renew]] or [[https://travel.state.gov/content/passports/en/passports.html|apply for]] a passport. Having a passport makes getting a Real ID drivers license, etc, simpler. If your passport has expired, renew before 15 years from issuance for easiest renewal.((https://travel.state.gov/content/passports/en/passports/renew.html)) The passport card (seen at right) may be a good choice for some folks.((https://boondockplan.wordpress.com/2017/03/24/passport/)) There are reports that getting a passport may be easier while you still have a sticks and bricks residence.((http://www.cheaprvliving.com/forums/Thread-What-Needs-to-be-Taken-Care-of-Before-Hitting-the-Road?pid=286350#pid286350)) |
| * obtain originals or certified copies of birth certificate and other critical documents | * obtain originals or certified copies of birth certificate and other critical documents |
| * move check/savings/whatever to [[http://www.cheaprvliving.com/forums/Forum-Money-Matters-Jobs-Banking-Budgeting|a bank or credit union that will meet your future needs]]. Services to consider: free ATM withdrawals nationwide,((Schwab and Ally do this as a credit for ATM fees at the end of each month)) usable website. | * move check/savings/whatever to [[http://www.cheaprvliving.com/forums/Forum-Money-Matters-Jobs-Banking-Budgeting|a bank or credit union that will meet your future needs]]. Services to consider: free ATM withdrawals nationwide,((Schwab and Ally do this as a credit for ATM fees at the end of each month)) usable website. It may be desirable to have accounts at more than one bank in case one gets SNAFU'ed.((see [[https://mouse.mousetrap.net/blog/2024-03-15-two-week-banking-nightmare-is-over.html|this tale of woe]] -- secessus)) |
| * shred unnecessary documents, save critical originals, and scan the rest. | * shred unnecessary documents, save critical originals, and scan the rest. |
| * stop buying (or accepting) physical objects that will not be going on the road with you. | * stop buying (or accepting) physical objects that will not be going on the road with you. |
| * practice setting up and using a bucket [[toilet:bucket|toilet]] or whatever you plan to use, including separation of liquids and solids. You may want to set the bucket in the bathtub or use a urine bottle there to make beginners accidents easier to clean up. | * practice setting up and using a bucket [[toilet:bucket|toilet]] or whatever you plan to use, including separation of liquids and solids. You may want to set the bucket in the bathtub or use a urine bottle there to make beginners accidents easier to clean up. |
| * get a library card from a library near your residence. This can help with [[lifestyle:residence|residency]] and you can check out ebooks and other digital media on the road. | * get a library card from a library near your residence. This can help with [[lifestyle:residence|residency]] and you can check out ebooks and other digital media on the road. |
| | * consider making [[rv:build:cardboard|a CAD (Cardboard Aided Design) model]] of your van and put everything in it. |
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| | On planning your build, roseakamom10 says: |
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| | >> Spend time in your van. Throw a minimal amount of stuff in there and go on a camping trip or even just stay in your driveway but don't go in the house. Think about what you want and need in a build, figure out how you will do things in that space if you couldn't go back in your house. You will learn so much about what will or won't work for you. This will help prevent you from wasting time and money on things that work well for others but won't work for you.((https://www.reddit.com/r/VanLife/comments/1gs4pcx/new_to_the_channel/lxbkb59/)) |
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