A reclusive designer living in a custom tiny house in the middle of the Montana wilderness. A couple who traded their expensive Bay Area apartment for a slip at a nearby marina, where they live on a docked sailboat. A family of five who decided to simplify their lives by moving into a school bus, selling most of their possessions in the process. Nomad features their stories, and many more. From vanlifers to boondockers, liveaboards to tiny-house dwellers, these freedom seekers have forged a new way of life for themselves—one that values experiences over things, is environmentally conscious, and is often more budget-friendly than their “rooted” lives ever were.

The ubiquity of the internet has ushered in a new era of connectivity that makes working from an Airstream beside a roaring river or running a photography business from a mountaintop a reality. It’s now possible to do whatever you want from wherever you want and still have a foothold in the world. This book shows you how, with tours of 26 unconventional homes and the people who live in them, plus all the information you need to make your own off-the-grid dream a reality. There are chapters on bathroom and storage—two of the most challenging aspects of this lifestyle—plus a comprehensive guide to finding the right home, assessing the cost of renovation, handy products for small spaces, and indispensable resources (including sources for replacement RV parts, portable power solutions, tiny wood stoves, and much more).

一位隐居的设计师住在蒙大拿州荒野中部的一间定制的小房子里。一对夫妇将他们昂贵的湾区公寓卖掉，在附近的小港口买了一片码头间的水域，他们住在停靠的帆船上。一个五口之家决定简化生活，他们把校车当作家，在此过程中卖掉了大部分财产。《流浪者》讲述了他们的故事，以及更多故事。这些寻求自由的人已经为自己打造了一种新的生活方式——这种生活方式重视经历胜过物质，环保并且通常比他们的“扎根”生活更加省钱。

书中包含关于浴室和储物——这种生活方式中最具挑战性的两个方面——的章节，另外一本综合指南，介绍了如何寻找合适的房屋，评估翻新成本，适合小空间的便捷产品以及不可缺少的资源（包括替换RV零件的资源，便携式电源解决方案，小型木炉等）。