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Kristin Hanes

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Covers:  Van life, RVing, campers, camping, sailboats, tiny homes, remote work, blogging, online business, travel, campgrounds, road trips
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Kristin Hanes is a former radio news journalist turned online publisher and podcaster at The Wayward Home. She focuses on alternative living, such as van life, RVing, sailboats and tiny homes. She also like to share remote work and online business resources with her audience.

Kristin's been published in outlets such as Good Housekeeping, Marie Claire, SF Gate and Matador, among many others.

She's been interviewed for a variety of outlets including KPIX, Hello Rose City, The Lonely Planet, The H…

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Why This Single Mom Sold Everything to Give Her Son an Epic Education on the Road

Why This Single Mom Sold Everything to Give Her Son an Epic Education on the Road

n early 2017, Bionca Smith was up to her neck in bills. “My rent was late, and my credit card debt seemed ins…

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I Became Homeless on Purpose

I Became Homeless on Purpose

Faced with overwhelming debt, some Millennials are finding that the best option to get their finances under c…

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I gave up my San Francisco apartment to live on a boat. Here are 9 things I wish I knew beforehan...

I gave up my San Francisco apartment to live on a boat. Here are 9 things I wish I knew beforehan...

The reality of living on a boat wasn't exactly what I had imagined before. Here's what I wish I'd known befor…

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How to Live in a Tiny House Without Breaking the Law

How to Live in a Tiny House Without Breaking the Law

How in the world can you make sure your tiny home isn't an outlaw? Let's go over some of the most common issu…

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Considering van life? Here are 12 things you won't want to do without

Considering van life? Here are 12 things you won't want to do without

Want to move out of that expensive apartment and join the van life movement? There's a...

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17 Sailing Myths That Are Actually True (And The Ones That Aren’t)

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By Kristin Hanes
| The Wayward Home
*This post may contain affiliate links. Please read our disclosure policy for more info. After a decade of coastal cruising, offshore passages, and living aboard a sailboat, I have heard just about every sailing myth there is. Some contain a grain of truth, while others are little more than old sailors’ tales.
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20 Signs You Might Be Addicted to Sailboat Life

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By Kristin Hanes
| The Wayward Home
*This post may contain affiliate links. Please read our disclosure policy for more info. There are worse addictions to have. After years of living aboard and cruising, I’ve realized sailboat life has a way of changing you. I started living on a CT-41 in San Francisco in 2016 without having ever stepped on a sailboat before – but over the years, I’ve become really into this lifestyle.
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Losing Your Rudder at Sea Is Every Sailor’s Nightmare — Here Are 10 Solutions Sailors Talk About

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By Kristin Hanes
| The Wayward Home
*This post may contain affiliate links. Please read our disclosure policy for more info. Three people just had to be rescued 950 miles off the coast of Alaska due to a rudder failure aboard. And just recently here in the Sea of Cortez, a panga had to tow a sailboat with a disabled rudder to Puerto Penasco, Mexico. Losing steering control at sea – especially when your emergency tiller isn’t working – is a frightening failure.
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