Not a Blog that I will publish but both electronics and paper records, all very detailed. As for equipment, when I got the Cali I sat down with a pad and pen and then proceeded to rack my mind and make a list, purchased and it's worked out ok.
As for free camping, the Cali gets away with so much that the normal ' white ' motorhomes can't. Whereas the white ones are considered a pain it's the opposite with the Cali. People are so interested and taking pics that they forget to complain about where you have plonked yourself for the night.
Tonight I have parked right by the Duomo ( Cathedral ) at Piazza Armerini, surrounded by lovely Baroque buildings and no one cares that the Cali's here, apart from the usual pics and hellos.
When in city's I tend to park by Government buildings, my thinking is that in effect I have my own security as most are well guarded, that way I can go off for the day knowing I should be secure, plus of course the same thinking applies to the night. Have even slept a couple of nights right next to the Reichstag in Berlin, set up the table and chairs, made spaghetti and coffee and sat out the next morning eating porridge with a cuppa, no one cared a hoot.