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Real Stories. Practical Resources. Life on the Road.
Road Life Hub helps older and disabled vehicle dwellers find practical information, useful resources, and real stories about life in cars, vans, SUVs, and RVs. We also work to help service providers better understand and connect with this growing community.
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The Guardian Showed You One Park. Let Me Show You the Rest of the City.
When I read The Guardian's recent article about Americans living in vehicles, I smiled more than once.
It accurately captured something I've experienced myself: the sense of community that comes alive every winter at La Posa South in Quartzsite, Arizona.
Ruby Tuesday
Jul 164 min read
Why Road Life Hub Exists | Resources for Older Adults Living in Vehicles
Learn why Road Life Hub helps older adults and people with disabilities navigate vehicle living through practical resources, stories, and community.
Ruby Tuesday
Jun 253 min read
The Trash We Leave Behind: Why It Happens and What We Owe Each Other
I have a confession. When I first started living out of my SUV, I left an entire tote behind on public land. The things in it were still useful, but I had run out of room and I told myself someone would come along and want them.
For months afterward I felt sick about it, because no matter how I framed it in my head, I had littered on land that belongs to all of us.
Ruby Tuesday
Jun 84 min read
Nomad Living: There's No Wrong Way to Be One
My favorite part of being a nomad is much simpler than that:
I love when my car is moving.
Not rushing. Not escaping. Just moving through the world.
Ruby Tuesday
May 122 min read
Freedom Isn’t Free: The Responsibility That Comes With This Lifestyle
Freedom doesn’t remove responsibility. It magnifies it.
When you live this way, there’s no landlord. No neighborhood watch. No one coming behind you to clean things up or smooth things over.
It’s just you—and the impact you leave behind.
On the land.
On the people around you.
On the animals you bring with you.
Ruby Tuesday
May 52 min read
The Road Life Reputation Problem: When a Few People Decide How We’re All Seen
Van life, car living, RV living—whatever label you want to use—has become more visible over the past few years. And with that visibility has come something else: a growing hesitation from the outside world. More rules. More scrutiny. Less trust.
Ruby Tuesday
May 13 min read
Vehicle Life Challenges: How the Price of Gas is Affecting Our Movement Patterns
One of the biggest assumptions in this lifestyle is that when something isn’t working - you move.
Too hot? Move.
Too crowded? Move.
Don’t like the area? Move.
That works…until it doesn’t.
Ruby Tuesday
Apr 52 min read
Time Management for Nomads: The Road Doesn’t Care About Your Schedule
There’s a version of productivity advice that assumes your environment is stable.
Same desk. Same routine. Same predictable day.
You wake up, follow your plan, and the world mostly cooperates.
That’s not how this works when you live on the road.
Ruby Tuesday
Apr 14 min read
Commentary on the Recent Ban on Living in Your Vehicle in Colorado Springs, CO.
When I read about the recent vehicle camping ban in Colorado Springs, one thing stood out immediately, and it wasn’t just the policy itself.
It was the image used to represent people living in their vehicles.
Ruby Tuesday
Mar 312 min read
Chasing the Sun - When Solar Is Your Only Option
There’s a romantic version of solar power on the road.
Panels quietly soaking up sunlight. Batteries always topped off. Freedom, clean energy, no stress.
And then there’s the version no one really talks about.
The Morning It Doesn’t Work
Ruby Tuesday
Mar 313 min read
Starting Out in Car Living: When You Have Too Much Stuff
There’s a phase almost everyone goes through at the beginning of car life, and it’s not talked about enough.
It’s the phase where your car isn’t a home yet, it’s a storage unit on wheels.
Ruby Tuesday
Mar 293 min read
Why Rest Areas Are Limiting Stays and How That Affects Vehicle Dwellers
If you’ve spent any time traveling across the United States in a vehicle, you’ve probably noticed something changing.
More and more rest areas now have signs that say things like:
- “2 Hour Parking Limit”
- “No Overnight Parking”
- “4 Hour Maximum Stay
For someone who is simply trying to get a safe night of sleep before continuing down the road, those limits often make very little sense.
Ruby Tuesday
Mar 173 min read
Vehicle Residency: Breaking the Stereotype
When people hear that someone lives in their vehicle, they often picture a stereotype.
Maybe it’s someone who has completely given up on stability, someone drifting without direction, or someone living recklessly for the sake of adventure.
The reality is far more complicated - and far more human.
Ruby Tuesday
Mar 83 min read
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