The setup behind the life
People ask how we actually pull this off - where we sleep, what we drive, what's in the truck. This is the honest answer: the things I'd tell a friend about, not a sponsor reel. Every link here is a plain recommendation except one, and I've said so right where it is. It's in five parts, each one its own page.
House-sits, points, and one honest rule about Airbnb
TrustedHousesitters as the default, the real tier pricing, and the five stages that get you invited back.
- TrustedHousesitters
- Hilton Honors
- MGM Rewards
A stock Bronco Sport, onX, and what's always in the truck
Two years and 38,000-plus miles, nothing modified - and what we deliberately don't carry.
- Bronco Sport
- onX Offroad
The hard part isn't the wifi
It's managing yourself. The desk that goes everywhere, the Starlink fallback, power, and what makes a sit workable.
- Starlink Mini
- Bluetti
- Folding desk
The tripod I never set up, and the kit that works around it
A 360 running non-stop, drone angles off an extender pole, and why short form and long form get opposite audio.
- 360 camera
- Extender pole
Working one time zone and living in another
Why splitting your devices only half-works, why the people nearest you are hardest to schedule, and what replaces doing it in your head.
- Waypoint
This page is what's working right now, which means it's already slightly out of date. The rig gets rearranged, a sit teaches me something I had wrong, a bit of kit turns out to be a mistake I paid for. Those show up on Instagram first.
Follow on Instagram →The one referral link: TrustedHousesitters is how we find 99% of our sits, and how we live rent-free while we do it. My link gets you 25% off an annual membership - and if you sign up, I get two months free. That's the only thing on this site I earn anything from, and it's flagged wherever it appears.
Get 25% off TrustedHousesitters →The honest breakdown of which tier is worth it - and what actually gets you invited back - is in where we stay.