• One of the most daunting aspects of the build was the skoolie solar system. Hoping to help you in your build, we are breaking it down for you today! | sincewewokeup.com
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    Our Skoolie Solar System

    REReseaerch One of the most daunting aspects of the build, for us, was the skoolie solar system. There’s just so much that we didn’t know – all the necessary components, how much solar to aim for, how big to make the battery bank – the list went on and on. We poured hours of research into the topic. We read blogs and manuals and watched YouTube videos of installs and finally resorted to pulling in help in the from a leading solar company, SanTan Solar. Their experts helped us design the perfect system for our build. Hoping to make your build a little easier, with less research and hairpulling than…

  • How do nomads make money while traveling full-time? Keep reading to learn how our favorite road-lifers earn an income while traveling! | Since We Woke Up | www.sincewewokeup.com
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    Ten Ideas to Make Money While Traveling

    One of the questions we’re asked most is how we make money while traveling. Growing up with the traditional nine-to-five job situation as our only model leaves the idea of making money on the road, being able to travel and earn money at the same time, a completely foreign concept for most of us. In fact, most people assume we must have already had jobs we could travel with or had to have extensive training and knowledge to land ones that allowed us to work remotely. In other words, that full-time travel is out of reach for all except a lucky few. The good news is making money while traveling…

  • Today marks our two year Bussiversary - or two years of living in a bus! Click here to see our most memorable moments and what we would change! | Since We Woke Up | www.sincewewokeup.com
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    Two Years of Living in a Bus

    It feels like I was just writing our one-year post about living in a bus, and here I am reminiscing on two years of bus life! This year looked quite a bit different than the first, with Covid and travel restrictions, but the lessons we learned remained more or less the same. Rather than write the same post over again, detailing the ups and downs, we decided to do something a little different for our two-year bussiversary – we created a video tribute to year two. Want to see what year two looked like through our eyes? Keep reading. LIVING IN A BUS – YEAR TWO During the first year…