How To Work Remote And Travel In A Car

How To Work Remote And Travel In A Car

September 16, 2023

In the last several weeks, I’ve traveled all over for both client and personal work all while sleeping in my car.

I also took a one-week break from the newsletter to rest and to plan for the rest of the year.

Here’s what the travel looked like.

🚐 Bend, Oregon > Boise

✈️ Boise > Austin,

✈️ Austin > Boise

🚐 Boise > Couer D Alane

🚐 Coeur D’Alene > Ft. Collins, CO

🚐 Ft. Collins > Jackson Hole

🚐 Jackson Hole > Bozeman.

There’s plenty more to come this fall as I work on filming for Grumpy Bear and other clients.

Sounds expensive, but I can’t afford to stay in the majority of the travel destination spots I go to.

Many of these places are $300 / night on the low end during peak season.

This is why I sleep in my 2008 Toyota Sequoia.

Let’s talk about that.

When I started working on it, the focus was on the inside of the vehicle for sleeping.

Inside Changes

– Removed all seats

– Built a floor

– Kitchen by CampChef

– 5 Gallon Drinking Water

– Jackery 2000

– Jackery 500

– Eccoflow 1000

– New stereo with car play

– Regular mattress w/ springs

– Dometic 35 L Fridge

– DeepSleep Mattress for a second sleeper

Exterior Upgrades

– 8 Gallon Tank up top – with Shower

– 4 Gallon Tank on the back

– Awning

– New Headlights (just for fun)

– Yakima Roof Storage

– BF Goodrich K02 Tires

– Raceline Wheels

There were five main things I bought at the very beginning, and they all turned out to get as much usage as I expected:

Jackery 500

I should have spent the extra money on a bigger one, but I was on a budget. I bought the solar panel with this, which is needed to keep your fridge and computer going. Now I’m using a Jackery 2000, which is very expensive, but it was an investment I made after this lifestyle was generating income.

Yakima Roof Rack

Super helpful to store things out of your vehicle.

Dometic Fridge

I went electric cooler immediately to avoid dealing with Ice. Ice takes up space, and turns into water.

Mattress

I started with this trifold mattress, but wish I would have gone right to my current one. I’m a 215 lbs retired football player and bobsledder. These foam mattresses just hurt my back.

Camp Stove

I started with a basic stove from the local store. It got me started and worked fine.

Verizon hotspot.

This was a waste of money. I ended up using my cell phone hotspot for about the same amount. We’ll talk Internet next.

Several Internet Options

I have been working remotely for about 15 years, so I’m pretty savvy as long as I have an internet connection.

Starlink Satellite

Costs about $150/mo, but a game changer for remote work. Startup cost has gone up, so it depends on your work and how often you’ll be camping. I may spend a week out at a spot.

WeBoost for Cell Service

This works very well. I’ve sold so many of these, and I’m not even an affiliate.

Netgear Hot Spot

This was a brand deal, and I told them I wouldn’t do it unless it worked better than my phone. I tested it on my Drive from San Diego to Montana. It outperformed my phone and coffee shop Wi-Fi. This replaces Starlink when I’m in the city or an airport.

The next question is, what do I do for a living to be able to make this possible?

In short, I work for myself.

Long, I have several different brands, clients, and teams that I manage that help make it possible. Everything is based on content production.

This is an overview, I’ll go into more of the nuances in our upcoming articles and content.

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