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The world told us we would need a thousand things to do this baby thing. Instead, we moved into a van.

Dreaming of full time travel, but have no idea how to start?

Well, welcome!

This blog is a collection of our very best tips on how to attain an affordable life of adventure, and keep the wanderlust dream alive.   All, of which we learned through a process of trial and error experiences on the road.

Vanlife

In 2015, we bought an empty 158wb Mercedes Sprinter and converted it into a tiny home on wheels. We had some knowledge of building simple things, but no prior home building experience. With the help of this blog and this blog and this forum and this and this YouTube channel, we learned the rest. We remodeled the van twice.  Raising the bed to make more space for our growing baby to play, and adding a wood burning fireplace to make camping in the snow more fun.

The goal of Vanlife was to show our baby the snow, and ocean before her first birthday.  She touched them both by 8 months.

Our first trip lasted 9 months.  At age 1, our Little One had lived in a van for  most of her life.  ( I can’t wait to tell her that). We mostly built the van on the road, in campgrounds, and in friends driveways.  Our travels took us to breathtaking views of Colorado, epic forests, snow, and surf  in Oregon, wide open spaces of Jackson Hole WY, along beautiful coast lines of California,  intense desert sun in a 5 day cross-country ride through AZ, without AC, in summer.  And so so many more.  

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Recipes

I absolutely love cooking with a rainbow of colors and spices. I do not follow any one diet specifically, but I do enjoy cooking with a variety of ingredients, favoring organic whole foods, in a clean health conscious way with a focus on simplicity.

Many of the recipes you will find here have been created on the road with simple tools.  I have an ARB fridge/ freezer that can plug into a cigarette lighter, a single indoor/ outdoor butane burner, and a compact grill.

Check out the travel kitchen set up

Stay the scenic route and keep that wanderlust dream alive!

 

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Somewhere down a winding road. Off to the right, Somewhere down a winding road.  Off to the right, then the left, the forest opens up to a dreary wet sky. A fast, stormy river swiftly moves past us, snatching up bits of forest in it wake, and taking them on its expedition of mystery.  Up the embankment we stumble upon a tiny playhouse. Thick moss covering its roof, it almost blends right into the space it sits. Untouched for some time, like a fairytale. #pnwdream #intotheforest
What’s the oddest thing you’ve packed for a ro What’s the oddest thing you’ve packed for a road trip? Me? It was either be a large poster board of animals (the baby just loves it), or a gang of masks (oh wait that’s totally normal today), sourdough starter + pre-weight bags of multiple flours for feeding and baking, or maybe it was a bag of seeds and a glass quart size mason jar.  Yeah, packing seeds might take the win here, but look at how well they did with some California sunshine! Wana grow some? Dr. Rhonda Patrick has a beautiful step-by-step free guide on how to do it on her website @foundmyfitness 🌱✌️☀️😘#packingessentials #roadtrippacking #broccolisprouts
Easy affordable way to add detoxing to your New Ye Easy affordable way to add detoxing to your New Years resolution! This FREE 16 page guide on Sprouts, breaks it all down on how to safely grown your own (and why you’d want to) If you hop over to @foundmyfitness and click on Dr. Rhonda Patrick’s website, she has a whole information overload on Sprouts.  You can you take just a couple tablespoons of seeds and turn them into an entire 32oz jar of fresh nutrient dense seeds in just a few days, and they promote detoxification of carcinogens in the body 🌱😍✌️#day1 #newyearsresolution #healthyliving
Sprouts!! To continue with that Hippy Kitchen Vibe Sprouts!! To continue with that Hippy Kitchen Vibe 🌈 ✌️ ☀️ After playing with Sourdough Starter, I moved into growing sprouts. They are easy to do, just 2.5 tablespoons of sprouting seeds, rinse twice a day and in 4-6 days you e got a big jar of fresh greens! We mostly eat them with lemon and sea salt but you could blend them in a smoothie too.  Sprouts are loaded with nutrients and check out that going rate? We must have about $20 worth of sprouts here  #masonjarsprouts #growyourown
8 months beyond when we had originally planned to 8 months beyond when we had originally planned to hit the road and we finally got back to that Forest air! It’s been slow goings with winter weather, this being baby’s 1st big road trip, and attempting school and work while in route. We’ve been averaging about 49 mph. 😂 I wore my iwatch and one day noticed I had done 5,670 steps. I hadn’t left the van that day. #adventurefamily #sprintervan
Ok, we’re all packed in... now what? Dog, kidSSS Ok, we’re all packed in... now what? Dog, kidSSS, car seatSSS, snowboardSSS, skateboardSSS, toySSS, surf board, 12 pairs of shoes, 9 jackets, 6 sets of gloves, 4 pillows, 13.5 gallons fresh water, dog bed, fridge, potty, #bluetti power box, ALLLLL the things. Ok, everyone just stay in your spot and we should be good here. 😬#insidethevan #vanwithkids
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