Rootless Living RLM022 MAY/JUNE 2023

THIS SUMMER IS RIGHT around the corner, and you know what that means for us full-timers—crowded campgrounds, endless back-in entertainment, and people running through your campsite. Probably the first thing I learned as a full-timer is that the summer season isn’t about me; it’s more for those who only get a chance to do this a couple of weeks out of the year. So during summer months and three-day weekends, we try our best to stay away from popular areas. I’m not saying there’s some code for full-timers where we’re never supposed to camp during the summer months. I’m just saying it’s a great time to step back and be thankful for the 365 days a year we get to do this, and to help part-timers make it their best…

Sophia Michel Ann Brampton Kimberly Crossland Beth Cronin Rachel Skytta-Davis Cole Davis Carley Thompson Bibi Barringer Kat McMahon Sara Allen Desiree Fairchild Grace Kocher Tiffany Mitchell Shannon Murray Jack Huber Jamie May Celeste Orr Alyssa Padgett Jeremy and Stephanie Puglisi Joseph Testa Jodie Meadows Hannah McCollum Marie Casey Kym Tyson Contributor Spotlight MICHAEL BOYINK @boyink Reframing Rootless Michael is a nomad and award-winning author whose book, “Driven to Wonder: Eight Years in an RV With Two Kids,” shares his family’s full-time RV journey. Michael and his wife, Crissa, recently settled down through the Tulsa Remote program, but their adventure is far from over! Visit boyink.com for more. ASHLEIGH BUTLER @youandiandthesky The Small Kitchen Cook Ash and her partner, Jared, have spent more than a decade living and traveling in campervans…

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AFTER WORKING IN news for nearly a decade and realizing the tough hours, minimal time off, and low pay were preventing her from actually living, Rachel longed for an alternate lifestyle that would maximize travel. “I felt like I missed out on so much in my twenties because I was always working and didn’t have the means to travel more than once or twice a year,” Rachel said. “I knew I didn't want to live that way through my thirties.” She and her husband, Cole, began following full-time travelers, which fueled her dream and made the couple realize a home on wheels was possible for them too. “We both love DIY projects and always wanted to renovate a camper,” Rachel said. “When Cole started working remotely, the nomadic lifestyle looked…

I COUNTED THE CASH, signed over the title, and watched the campervan we had dubbed “Sally” drive away with a stranger at the wheel. It wasn’t our first time selling a rig—Sally was the third RV we’d lived in during our eight years on the road—but this time was different. There wasn't another RV waiting. Instead, we moved into a small house in a small town nestled into the Ozark hills of Missouri. As Sally’s tail lights disappeared into the distance, it felt like a large part of our identity went with her. We’d spent the better part of a decade as a full-time RV family. We created a popular blog filled with articles on how to plan routes, do laundry, homeschool, find community, and make money. We’d been interviewed…

WHEN I GOT my first library card, I thought I was cooler than a teenager with a driver’s license. I’m not sure that everyone was this excited to get a library card; perhaps it was just the future elementary teacher and home-school mom in me. Given that the library was such a staple in my earliest memories, when my husband and I hit the road full time with our two young daughters in 2018, figuring out how my girls could have that same experience on the road was one of my top priorities. I thought you had to be a resident of the county, or at least state, of the library you were using to receive a library card, but thankfully, I was wrong! Temporary library cards are a little-known…