Trip reports, national park guides, and van life stories from the open road.
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by sprintermom|Dec 31, 2024
And a Happy Christmas to All! Each year, we trade our modern world for a stroll back in time, to The Great Dickens Christmas Fair. After loading the van with Victorian wear, we hop in and head to the ...
by sprintermom|Jul 14, 2023
Owning a van is undoubtedly a labor of love, it is a continuous cycle of van repairs and maintenance that is best done DIY. While vans symbolize adventure, freedom, and limitless possibilities, the re...
by sprintermom|Oct 18, 2022
After years of experience, we are happy to share with you our new and improved website on mastering van life with kids and pets. I'm not one to boast, but I feel we can now unquestionably say we are a...
by sprintermom|Apr 24, 2022
It's evident that the macrobiotic diet has carried with us in Van Life, called Great Life Diet, it is meant to be. Because van life is a great life. The Great Life Diet: How to Eat Super Healthy on Ro...
by sprintermom|Feb 26, 2022
It's freedom at our off-grid property on the edge of a National Forest. It isn't always easy thriving off-grid, but at least we have the off-grid van. Until our van broke down. It was hard to explain ...
by sprintermom|Aug 30, 2021
We have mastered great off-grid set ups for life on the edge of a national forest, and it's freedom. Here are the essentials that we can't do without. Through the van window The backstory is we have s...
by sprintermom|Jul 26, 2021
Whether we are exploring National Parks on a long van trip, or thriving off-grid near the National Forest these are the top 3 items for freedom life in a van. Our Top 3 Items for Great Sleep and Clima...
by sprintermom|Dec 27, 2020
The van is truly freedom in any season, when winter comes we put away the summer camp gear and transform the van to our ski lodge on wheels. It's Freedom in Any Season: The Van is the Best Summer Camp...
by sprinterdad|Mar 15, 2020
Our new front double bunk system is the superior van sleeping system for big kids. It was a labor of love but well worth the effort. Van Life: Our New Front Double Bunk System How We Did It We're stok...
by sprinterdad|Apr 22, 2019
Whether Van Life, Tiny Home life, or RV life, anyone can tell you, what makes or breaks the tiny living experience is the parking. Tiny Living: What Makes or Breaks It is the Parking All the Rave Abou...
by sprintermom|Apr 8, 2019
The Container Store has the most versatile organization magic invented whether you are in a van home, or any kind of tiny home. Van Life: Organize with The Container Store Organize with Plastic Basket...
