http://www.hooptylife.com A first hand, high class, four star guide to life at the bottom of the economic scale. Tue, 13 May 2008 00:38:25 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en How about an update for us avid fans?! Any luck on your brakes? --Desmond Since I've last written I've managed to save up enough money to purchase a newer van rather than repair the old one. The new ride is ten years newer and has a third of the miles on the clock. ... http://www.hooptylife.com/2008/05/12/a-new-home-on-wheels/ Just in case anyone is crazy enough to go beyond the capabilities of the four wheel drive Sportsmobile vans in their quest for boondocking there is hope. Get stuck in the snow? Never, not with a snowmobile van hybrid like the folks at Yellowstone Expeditions. http://www.hooptylife.com/2008/05/12/the-ten-person-snowmobile-thats-also-a-van/ http://www.hooptylife.com/2008/01/09/may-the-farcical-be-with-you/ I’ve visited your site often since I found it, and have wondered why you haven’t taken advantage of the means to monetize your blog through Google, Amazon, or a small number of successful on-line models. You live in a van. I’m disabled, yet I make a fairly good income with AdSense ... http://www.hooptylife.com/2008/01/09/monetizing-the-homelessness-blog/ Shall I assume you’re not posting anymore? What’s the haps? --Gary Various things have happened to make blogging a very low priority for me. A chronic illness flared up, the summer was too nice, I felt bored with the site, felt that the time spent versus pages viewed wasn't high enough ... http://www.hooptylife.com/2007/12/02/not-getting-kissed-by-deaths-sweetened-lips/ Rather that posting excessively today I should be taking care of this: I can still stop and the pads in the front aren't totally gone but with a mild midwestern winter entering the scene sooner that later now would be the better time for a little fix up. That and I ... http://www.hooptylife.com/2007/11/26/im-fixin-to-take-a-break-from-fixing-my-brakes/ April, I’ve spent the last couple days reading your blog…you’re a brilliant writer. You should really consider writing a book. Robbie Thanks for the compliment. You'd probably be amazed at how long I actually spend with some of these posts too. The writing part usually takes little time as that's the ... http://www.hooptylife.com/2007/11/26/writing-for-income-blog-book-or-both/ I was wondering you said 55 foot of square space and having a small space but then you talk about how much gas that vehicle uses so my question is what kind of van or vehicle are you using? that gives you that comfort that traditional homes have. --Ranger I gave the ... http://www.hooptylife.com/2007/11/26/home-like-comforts-of-van-dwelling-and-car-living/ I have a soft space in my heart for the normally sized VW vans and also for scooters. Note though that this oddity is a bad idea for stealthy living. One of the rules of sucessful car living and van dwelling is to not draw attention to yourself. http://www.hooptylife.com/2007/11/26/vw-bus-as-a-side-car-to-a-scooter/ To all the nay sayers who've written me hate mail since I've started this blog I hope you've been reading the papers lately. I've been maintaining that the economy had been in trouble for a long time and that the government has been using bandages to fix broken bones along ... http://www.hooptylife.com/2007/09/21/surprise-our-economy-sucks/