THE TRICK TO BEING SICK as a FULL-TIME NOMAD

Oh you guys, I have the crud and I have not been able to shake it. And so today's video is going to be about how to prepare for whatever might happen when you're in the middle of nowhere by yourself in your RV. Hey everybody it's Robin with CreativityRV and welcome to episode 21, I think, of Be A Nomad Change Your Life, my Sunday series, where I try and give you every tip and trick that you need to live on the road full time. And I mentioned a few weeks ago when I went to the hot springs trying to nog out this cold that I had been a little bit under the weather and it's just come and gone since then and I am out in the middle of nowhere on BLM land and it just hit me again. So I've been laid up for a few days but I've been really thankful that my RV has been stocked the right way for anything because, you know, if you're a solo traveler especially or if you have a big rig, it's not like you can just pop over to the pharmacy and get something, right? Or, you know, you don't have somebody that can go get something for you or you're just not going to, you know, go over to your mom's house and curl up on the couch. You have to be prepared for anything that might happen before it might happen. So I was really happy that I had prepared for this before it hit me. So I just want to tell you guys really quick what I do and then, of course, what you do is going to be completely up to you and, you know, the kind of stuff that you like to have when you get sick. But a few weeks ago I went into a Walmart and everybody in there was like hacking up a lung and it reminded me to get fresh cold medicine. So I've been lucky that I have fresh cold medicine that has not expired because everything else in here was expired. And I have that and I have aspirin and I have pepto and, you know, cool claws and I have a heating pad which I'm going to show you in a minute because it makes such a huge difference and it's one of my favorite things in here. I want to show you guys a couple things that really helps in the RV when you're sick or just all the time. So you guys know I use micellar water to wash my face every day. And I put this in the fridge when it gets cold. And so when I've been sick, just being able to, you know, put this on a cold washcloth and then, you know, put it on my neck or put it on my face has been great. But my very favorite thing in this RV is my gel reheatable water bottle. So I actually showed this at the RTR as my favorite gadget last year because it is rechargeable. So it plugs into a regular 110 outlet like this and it comes with this cover. But it is like it's got weight to it but it's filled with gel. And so here's the deal. You plug this in for about five or ten minutes, that's it, and it stays hot for six hours. And because it's got some weight to it, it's great as a pillow. I put it behind my neck or I actually gave this to everybody for Christmas last year that I know. And, you know, it's great if you've got arthritis or you go on a plane or whatever and it'll stay hot forever. So if you're driving you can put it on your knee or whatever. Or I actually last winter used this in my bed. I would preheat it and then put it under my covers because I spent six weeks in the snow in the mountains last year camping and it would warm up my bed all night. So I'll put a link for this down below and the micellar water. I think it's like 30 bucks on Amazon. There are some cheaper ones but they don't have this weight and they don't they only stay hot for a couple of hours. So each is own. You'll see some other ones when you go in there. But if you need something like this it is super great. But, you know, every time I go to get water I get enough water for whatever length of time I'm going to be at my next spot. But then I always add on about three or four gallons on top of that. That I just store, you know, outside sight unseen in case of emergencies like this. And I've been really happy that I did that because I don't feel great enough to pack up and go to a new spot or go into town and go shopping. So I don't have to because I've got enough water and I've also got enough propane. Anytime my propane gets under like half full I go and get it filled up and I'm really happy I did that too because I'm in spots right now where it's like 86 during the day and down to the high 30s at night. So, you know, I'm not feeling great so I don't want it to be hot in here. So if I need to I can turn on the generator to run the air conditioner or I can have my furnace going if it gets too cold in here. So, you know, if you're going to hit the road before you go out there I always recommend lots of water, you know, some canned goods like chicken soup if you eat chicken soup, propane, have a first aid kit and whatever makes you feel better when you get sick. Because unlike in a house no one's going to come and deliver you anything out here and it's not like it's easy to just pack up and run into town to get something unless you have a van. But, you know, if you're not feeling good you don't want to do that anyway. So this is just one of those, you know, prepare before you hit the road things. You have to think about everything that might happen in advance. That doesn't mean that you need to make your RV like, you know, ready for Armageddon or anything. Like I don't know if you guys saw the What I Wish I Knew video where Peggy and Lisa and I were talking about what we learned our first year on the road and we all said that we packed up our RV, you know, like the end of the world was coming with a ton of food and everything and you just have to find a balance. I have, I know that if I get sick, like I am right now, and I don't even know if I'm going to have enough of a voice to finish this video, but, you know, I know that I have three or four days here that I can concentrate on knocking this out before I have to get up and go anywhere. So everybody living in an RV is just life, you know, you're going to catch a cold if you do in regular life. You're going to catch one out here too. The good thing is that you can control your environment. You know, nobody's knocking on my door. I don't have to go to an office. My office is right here in my bed and I've been doing work while I've been laying here. So that's all really good and I know that I don't have to go anywhere for a few days, which is great. So, and your arsenal of how to be a nomad videos, this isn't the most fun one, but I thought it was one that you could use. So please do give me a thumbs up on your way out. Tell me your stories about being in an RV sick or what you do to prepare. I would love to hear that down below. If you haven't subscribed already, please consider doing so. And I wish you all happy, healthy travels out there and be free.