The Agentic RVer
Real AI work,
run from the road.
I'm a 30-year enterprise IT leader who runs agentic-AI workflows from an RV, over Starlink, off generator power, after 50. This is the field manual: the wattage, the fuel math, the internet fixes, and the tools that actually hold up off the grid. Real numbers, no content-farm fluff.
- 30 years in enterprise IT
- PMP certified
- CompTIA Security+
- Daily AI power user
- RV traveler & remote worker
The 7-part series
The Agentic RVer
What it actually takes to do professional work from an RV in 2026, told in order, with real field data.
No. 1 · The Agentic RVerAgentic in the Terminal, Manual at the Spigot
The series anchor, agentic AI does the knowledge work; you still haul the water. The honest reality of off-grid work on the road.
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No. 2 · The Agentic RVerYour AC Will Kill Your Starlink
Every AC compressor cycle reboots your dish. The wattage math, the cause, and the ~$400 battery fix that keeps you on the call.
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No. 3 · The Agentic RVerThe 72-Hour Clock
Your fresh and waste tanks set a 72-hour clock that overrules your calendar. How to schedule real work around it.
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No. 4 · The Agentic RVerGenerator Math
The fuel costs that kill the 'cheap nomad life' myth, real runtime, burn rates, and monthly dollars from the field.
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No. 5 · The Agentic RVerThe Two-RV Office
Two people, two simultaneous video calls, one tin box. Why the office became two RVs, and the math behind the call.
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No. 6 · The Agentic RVerMice, Mud, and Meetings
The part no AI can automate. Mice in the wiring, mud at the door, and a meeting in five minutes. The unfiltered reality.
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No. 7 · The Agentic RVerYou Don't Need Shore Power
Two Battle Born batteries, a Pecron F3000LFP, a generator, and a little solar add up to ~5,600Wh, enough that I never plug in. The full setup and the honest runtime math.
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Field Guides
Standalone how-tos for the exact problems you hit off-grid, solar sizing, video calls, internet redundancy, and the AI tools I actually use.
On the RoadHow Much Solar to Work From an RV
Size the day, not the panel. The real watt-hours math for running a laptop, monitor, and Starlink on solar, plus the point where solar quits and the generator takes over.
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On the RoadVideo Calls While Boondocking
Zoom from the middle of nowhere, no drama. The internet, power, and backup that make an off-grid video call as boring as one from a spare bedroom.
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On the RoadMy Off-Grid Internet Setup
Two ways online, always: Starlink through a battery buffer so surges can't drop it, plus an always-on hotspot backup. My real off-grid work rig.
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On the RoadHow to Use AI to Plan an RV Road Trip
The real prompts and workflow for planning a trip that survives contact with the road, campgrounds, drive times, weather, fuel.
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On the RoadI Use 4 AI Tools Every Day
Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, Grok, what each is genuinely best at, from daily real-world use, not a spec-sheet review.
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Written by someone who actually does it
I've spent 30 years in enterprise IT, building systems, managing security, and running projects for large organizations. I'm PMP and Security+ certified, and I use Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, and Grok every single day for real work. When I'm on the road, I run all of it from an RV over Starlink, off generator power.
Every article here includes original data: fuel burn, wattage measurements, Starlink speeds, dollar costs. The kind of thing an AI content farm can't fake, because it has never lived it. More about Dominic →
What you'll find here
Off-grid internet
Keeping Starlink alive on generator power, surge-proofing your gear, and building real redundancy.
Power & fuel math
Wattage, runtime, and the honest dollar cost of running an office where there's no outlet.
AI that earns its keep
The four tools I use daily, what each is best at, and prompts that survive contact with the road.
The unautomatable
Water, waste, weather, mice, and mud, the parts of off-grid work no tool can solve for you.