The United States may have long since been explored from coast to
coast, but that hasn’t taken the romantic spirit out of some of its
citizens. That’s part of the reason why we have RVs and road trips —
some people have travelling in their blood. One couple might have more
of it in them than others, though, at least if their master project is
to be believed.
John Ericson is a retired construction worker from
Minnesota, and likely needed something to occupy his time as a result.
His solution: combine the comfort of a home with the mobility of a
vehicle to create a makeshift RV, albeit one far different from the
norm. With a commercial truck as its base, he and his wife live in the
house that it carts around — and comfortably, despite its small size. It
seems like a massive undertaking, but apparently the “house on wheels”
only took four weeks to make.
The couple has put their mobile
home to good use. Altogether, they’ve gone at least 133,000 miles, and
the only thing that can get them to stop is a visit to another one of
their creations: a renovated RV in Alaska that acts as a stationary
home. If they stay there, it likely won’t be for long: they intend to
travel to Russia next, and it’s a safe bet that they’ll keep rolling
long afterward.
