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  I’ve Lived on the Same 1972 Sailboat Since 2016. Here Is What It Actually Looks Like Inside

  A room-by-room tour of Kristin's 1972 CT-41 after years aboard: the saloon, the galley and its Force 10 stove, the nav station, the stateroom, the head and the cockpit, with three other cruisers' boats for contrast. The post I’ve Lived on the Same 1972 Sailboat Since 2016. Here Is What It Actually Looks Like Inside. appeared first on The Wayward Home.

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  The Best Small Campers a Car Can Pull: 12 Lightweight Trailers With Every Weight Listed

  Twelve small campers a car can pull, sorted by real weight band, with which ones have a bathroom, what each costs to start, and the three that have quietly left the market. The post The Best Small Campers a Car Can Pull: 12 Lightweight Trailers With Every Weight Listed appeared first on The Wayward Home.

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  I Lived in a Chevy Astro for Years. Here Is Exactly How to Turn a Minivan Into a Camper, and What Minivan Kits Really Cost

  The minivans that convert best (and the two no longer sold new), six minivan camper conversion kits with the prices they list, a six-step DIY build, and five real minivan campers people live in. The post I Lived in a Chevy Astro for Years. Here Is Exactly How to Turn a Minivan Into a Camper, and What Minivan Kits Really Cost appeared first on The Wayward Home.

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  Cozy Van Interior Ideas: 18 Real Van Interiors That Feel Like Home, and Why They Work

  Eighteen real campervan interiors that feel like home, from a made bed in a forty-year-old VW to a wood-slat ceiling, with one line on why each one works and how to copy it in your own van. The post Cozy Van Interior Ideas: 18 Real Van Interiors That Feel Like Home, and Why They Work appeared first on The Wayward Home.

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  A Hotel Giant Just Bought Harvest Hosts for $130 Million. Here’s What It Means for Your Membership

  Choice Hotels is buying Harvest Hosts and its brands for about $130 million. Here is what the company told members about prices, the app and Choice Privileges, and the one word to read twice. The post A Hotel Giant Just Bought Harvest Hosts for $130 Million. Here’s What It Means for Your Membership. appeared first on The Wayward Home.

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  I lived on a sailboat in San Francisco for three years without a liveaboard permit. Here’s why that’s getting harder to pull off, everywhere

  Living aboard is legal almost nowhere by right and almost everywhere by permit, and the permits are capped. Washington and San Francisco Bay at 10 percent, Honolulu at 129, Florida after 14 nights at anchor. The map, state by state. The post I lived on a sailboat in San Francisco for three years without a liveaboard permit. Here’s why that’s getting harder to pull off, everywhere appeared first on The Wayward Home.

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