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Life on Wheels:The New American NomadsProject in progressLife on Wheels: The New American Nomads is the working title of my latest project that looks at those Americans who have consciously traded traditional lifestyles of home and property for a nomadic existence of full-time life on the road in recreational vehicles. These "full-timers" roam the continent - often traveling in caravans - meeting and socializing in predetermined places while staying connected to loved ones through the use of modern technologies. The project is primarily a look at the people, but also the vehicles they travel in and places they visit are brought into view.
As the Baby Boom generation begins to reach retirement age, this lifestyle becomes a valid alternative to porch and rocking chair. Advances in solar technologies, energy storage and modes of communication have enabled full-timers to live largely off the grid and led to rather unexpected gatherings in remote areas of the landscape.
While most are retired, many still live and work from their RV's - using the advantage of mobility to increase flexibility and improve prospects. Along the way we discover that many of those motorhomes and trailers we see traveling down the road are not at all simply vacationers, but an entire subculture of wanderers looking to the next adventure. 1
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