Nomadists isn’t just about hitting the road—it’s about rewriting how you think. We’re Indy and Kitty, founders of Nomadists, and our journey began with a single trip that broke our world open. In 2016, a family vacation to Arizona’s red rock deserts showed us life could be more than cubicles and commutes. Stargazing under endless skies, we felt a spark: freedom wasn’t a place—it was a mindset. That spark led to big changes. By 2018, we’d moved to Arizona. By 2019, we were overlanding in a...
4 days ago • 2 min read
In a world obsessed with polished vanlife aesthetics—think cedar-lined interiors and Instagram-ready skylights—Indy and Kitty, the founders of Nomadists, have built something different. Their 2019 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter (144” wheelbase, high roof, 12-passenger) isn’t a showpiece. It’s a rugged, no-nonsense survival pod designed to carry their family of nine—seven kids, a pitbull, and themselves—across Arizona’s dusty trails, into urban stealth camps, and anywhere else their untethered life...
23 days ago • 2 min read
Imagine planning your work around sunsets, not deadlines. Picture a life where your energy flows with the seasons—spring’s spark, summer’s hustle, fall’s reflection, winter’s rest. For digital nomads, this isn’t a fantasy; it’s seasonal living, a powerful way to align your travels, work, and family with nature’s rhythm. Indy and Kitty, founders of Nomadists, discovered this while roaming with their seven kids in a 2019 Sprinter van. Their journey from burnout to balance offers a blueprint for...
23 days ago • 5 min read
Picture a life where you’re not juggling work, travel, and family like a circus act, desperately trying to keep every ball in the air. Instead, imagine giving your full presence to what matters most in the moment—whether it’s a work sprint, a family adventure, or a quiet pause—without guilt or pressure to “do it all.” For Indy and Kitty, founders of Nomadists, this is the essence of alignment, a philosophy that’s replaced the myth of balance in their life on the road with seven kids and a...
26 days ago • 6 min read
The Nomadist Identity: Who You Become When You Move Differently At some point, it stops being about the van. Or the travel.Or the lifestyle.Or the gear.Or the aesthetic. And it starts being about who you’re becoming. Nomadism isn’t just a way to move.It’s a way to live—and more importantly, a way to see yourself. This Lifestyle Shapes You—If You Let It Here’s what we’ve noticed in ourselves and in other Nomadists: You start making decisions based on alignment, not obligation You value...
29 days ago • 1 min read
You’ve tried it all—cold showers, 5 a.m. wake-ups, productivity apps, and endless to-do lists—hoping to master discipline and finally “get it together.” But what if the problem isn’t your willpower? For Indy and Kitty, founders of Nomadists, traveling the world in a 2019 Sprinter van with seven kids and a pitbull revealed a deeper truth: you don’t need more discipline—you need less noise. Mental clutter, digital distractions, and emotional stress sabotage your focus far more than a lack of...
30 days ago • 5 min read
Kids, Screens & Campfires: Our Approach to Family Tech Let’s be honest:Raising kids in the digital age is complicated. Screens are everywhere.They’re fast, shiny, fun, and—let’s face it—convenient. Especially when you’re parenting on the road. But living nomadically taught us something unexpected:The less we default to tech, the more connection we create.Not because screens are evil—but because presence is sacred. And every time we reach for a screen without thinking, we trade presence for...
about 1 month ago • 2 min read
Redesigning Your Life from the Inside Out Most people try to change their lives from the outside in. New job.New location.New schedule.New routine.New gear.New platform. But none of it sticks—not for long—because the core stays untouched. Real change doesn’t happen when your surroundings shift.It happens when your self-concept does. The Internal Work Comes First When we started living nomadically, we thought we were changing everything.We looked free.We looked adventurous.We looked like we...
about 1 month ago • 1 min read
What Are You Actually Optimizing For? You can’t improve what you haven’t defined. But that doesn’t stop most people from trying. They optimize their morning routine.Their calendar. Their diet. Their workouts.Their gear, apps, tools, systems, spreadsheets, van build. Endless upgrades. Constant tinkering.Always tweaking for better, faster, smoother. But here’s the question we’ve learned to ask on repeat: What are you actually optimizing for? Because without clarity—optimization becomes a trap....
about 1 month ago • 2 min read
Digital Decluttering for the Modern Nomad When people think about clutter, they think about stuff. Drawers. Closets. Storage units.What’s in the attic. What’s in the garage.What they can see. But the heaviest clutter we carry?You can’t see it. It lives in our pockets.In our inboxes.In our camera rolls.In our heads, 24/7. Digital clutter weighs more than it looks.It steals our time, attention, creativity, and peace. And most of us carry it everywhere. Nomadic life forced us to pay attention...
about 1 month ago • 2 min read