Tag: Sprinter 4×4
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The Road Always Wins
I own a “camper van,” but I rarely camp. When people ask what I do with my rig, I tell them it’s a touring vehicle. I’m not out here to sit still—I’m out here to move. I only get so much time off each year, and I want every day to count. So when I’m…
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The Single Greatest Pee Bottle Hack for VanLife
The Single Greatest Pee Bottle Hack Look, the title is technically clickbait. I lied. I said I had only a single hack, but I have 2! 🧴 Hack #1 (aka: The Pee Bottle That Won’t Betray You at 3AM) You can find these majestic beasts at pretty much any supermarket: the Ocean Spray 3 liter cranberry…
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From UFOs to Underwater: Redneck Ferrari’s New Mexico Adventure
4k Miles. 6 States. 7 National Parks. 16 Days in a Van – Leg 5 Check out the previous leg of this walking wander here: Leg 5 Travel Map – 139 miles Unexpected Furnace Activation and the Question of Destination I got back in the van after exploring Carlsbad Caverns, and just like that—bam. The…
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From Dust to Depth: Guadalupe Mountains to Carlsbad Caverns
4k Miles. 6 States. 7 National Parks. 16 Days in a Van – Leg 4 Check out the previous leg of this jeopardized journey here: Leg 4 Travel Map – 32 miles From Dust to Depth: Guadalupe to Carlsbad Caverns I left Guadalupe Mountains National Park feeling… satisfied. Not blown away, but satisfied. It was…
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Tucson AZ to White Sands National Park – Tired Trepidation
4k Miles. 6 States. 7 National Parks. 16 Days in a Van – Leg 2 Check out the previous leg of this journey: Leg 2 Travel Map – 454 miles Lordsburg KOA – A Flat-Out Dash Through the Desert It was supposed to be a short, uneventful two-hour cruise down Interstate 10 from Saguaro National…
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LA to Saguaro National Park – Greed Speed
4k Miles. 6 States. 7 National Parks. 16 Days in a Van – Leg 1 “a dense forest of towering saguaros reaching their arms skyward, interspersed with a tapestry of other desert flora” Check out the start of this journey: Leg 1 Travel Map – 955 miles A very late start… I started out in…