Playing the fuel points game
I have been urban camping right next door to a King Sooper’s store for a few months now. They offer 10c off the price of a gallon of gas for every 100 points earned on their King Sooper’s Card… pretty...
View Article1000 days
Today marks a new milestone for me; 1000 days living exclusively in the 90-some-odd square feet of space in the Big Blue van. Some may ask if I am tired of it, but the answer to that is a resounding...
View ArticleThe cost of my trip to Hawaii
Since I regularly publish my finances of van-life I was asked by more than a few of you to publish the finances of my Hawaii trip. As usual, I am happy to do so. I expected the trip to cost me about...
View ArticleYear-end cost of 2014
I have not been posting my monthly finances as of late, mainly because they have been pretty boring with the long stretch of urban camping this year. I spent more than nine months sitting still this...
View ArticleProblem solved
A man living in a van likely has many problems, most of which I have had to deal with during my 3 years full-timing in Big Blue. Then came along a moment in time that made me realize a conundrum that I...
View ArticleWe
You may have noticed that some of my photos recently started to include an Airstream? You may have noticed that some include a female from one angle or another? Or how about the two kayaks? Or how...
View ArticleKayak Emergency Kit
The more I am kayaking, the more I am realizing just how vulnerable we are out in these places. If you look at the photos from both the Leigh Lake and Jackson Lake trips, the weather changes quite...
View ArticleEmergency Altoids Tin
During my injured time in late 2014, I finally took on a project I have long procrastinated on; to compile emergency kits in varying size and capabilities. I skipped a 72-hour bag as I had long...
View ArticleAssimilated into Airstream life
It has been three months since Big Blue went into storage and I officially moved into Kerri’s Airstream. Even though we both spoke of the transition as “just the reasonable thing to do since we are...
View ArticleIdentity crisis
It has been more than 6 months since leaving the van back in Colorado and started this new chapter of duo-tramping with Kerri in her Airstream. Anyone would consider this a huge upgrade, and the...
View ArticleThe cost of a month in Baja
It has been a while since I did a “cost of” post detailing the finances of living a minimalist and nomadic life. Since we crossed the border deep into the month of January, I held off until February as...
View ArticleMoving back into the Airstream
After arriving back into the USA, and adjusting our plans around those pesky spring breakers, we started the process of moving back into the Airstream from Big Blue. It sounds easy enough, and it...
View ArticleBackpacking supplies – part 1
We had nothing at all when it came to backpacking supplies. Starting from scratch as we did, we had to buy pretty much everything, and we did so within two weeks of our first trip into the wild –...
View ArticleBackpacking supplies – part 2
After purchasing the larger items necessary to go on our first backpacking trip, we still had a long shopping list of smaller items to pickup to do it right. While keeping weight as a priority we did...
View Article10 days between showers?
In my previous life I would have never considered going 10 days between showers. Especially considering I live with a beautiful woman beside me all day – literally within 20 feet at all times. Luckily,...
View ArticleVan Essential: Folding BBQ grill
Ever since I flattened my BBQ (way back in 2014, nearly a year before I met Kerri), I have been on the prowl for a replacement. OK, I admit my prowling about has been pretty lazy these past two years,...
View Article2000 days
Today I celebrate 2000 days of full-time living on the road. I must admit, that when I started this adventure it was not to live as a nomad. In 2010 it was just about going on road trips to see family...
View ArticleRapid City Redux
We had returned to Black Hills area of South Dakota with a single purpose in mind; moving Kerri out of California. Even when you do not set foot in that state, they make sure to tax you to the max....
View ArticleInsipiring
Recently the folks at MightyGoods.com put together an info-graphic of 79 inspiring vanlife nomads and the cool vans they live in and they chose to include Van-Tramp in that list. It is weird to see my...
View ArticleEvery man needs an axe
I’m a sucker for a pretty face, so when I stumbled onto a shabby, old, and rusted axe in a flea market in Colorado I immediately picked it up and brought it home. My previous axe was broken and lost in...
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