John Muir Trail Gear Guide Video: Clothing
In this installment of our JMT gear guide we dive in deep to take a closer look at our trail wardrobe! Enjoy!
John Muir Trail Daily Log: Day 6-10
Hey Friends! Thank you so much for all of the great feedback about our JMT videos and posts! It’s been a blast reliving the experience as we prepped all of these for you all! This is the second installment of the daily log which is a blog post containing photos paired with day 8 from my written journal, as well as the video daily logs that we recorded while we were on trail. Enjoy day 6-10!
John Muir Trail Gear Guide Video: The Gear
Hey guys! We spent so much time doing research on our gear for the JMT, so we figured it would be helpful if we put together a video detailing our gear list, why we brought it, and our thoughts on it post trail!
John Muir Trail Daily Log: Day 0-5
Hey Friends! We’re back from the John Muir Trail and forever changed for the better! Over the next few weeks we’re going to roll out some blog posts containing photos paired with select days from my written journal from on the trail, and video daily logs that we recorded on trail. This first one will cover day 0-5! Enjoy!
Vanlife Hacks
Who doesn’t love a good hack to make life a little easier?! Life on the road can be a challenge when living in such a small space. Finding little hacks can make things that much easier by being solutions to everyday problems.
Overland Expo - Rig Tours
As some of you may know Owen and I attended Overland Expo West in Flagstaff, Az this year! Though we’ve attended Expo East, nothing can hold a candle to the size of Expo West. We were invited to attend with Main Line Overland to show off our rig in their booth.
A Day In The Life On The Road
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to live in the road full time? Or just wondered what it would be like to ride along with us for a day?
Reef Safe Sunscreen & Surfboard Wax
A while back I was tasked to write an article for Go-Van on a subject I’m really passionate about: Reef Safe Products!
Final John Muir Trail Packing List
It’s no secret that it’s been a weird year for weather. In fact, just two weekends ago we were in Colorado and got snow! Just a few weeks ago we were checking the snowpack report for the Eastern Sierra’s and found that it was 180%+ higher than average.
April 2019 Recap
The month starts off with us leaving Joshua Tree NP, CA and headed out towards the coast. A friend of our who we had been with that weekend gave us a call to tell us that he came across one of the last sections of the super bloom out by his friends house in a residential area and that we should check it out.
John Muir Trail Packing Guide: Camera Gear
Owen and I will be carrying separate systems for the trail to be sure that we’re capturing our experience to the best of our ability without duplicating anything or overloading ourselves with unnecessary gear.
John Muir Trail Packing Guide (Minus Food)
We’re just over a month away from starting the John Muir Trail! If you’re not familiar with the trail, it’s a 211 mile section of the Pacific Crest Trail that runs from Yosemite Valley to Mount Whitney, in California.
How We Make Money on the Road!
We get frequently get asked how we make money on the road so we can afford to travel full time. If you have been with us for a while you probably already know the basics, but we thought it would be fun to put together a video detailing our business.
Living with a Cat on the Road
Luna is our 10 year old cat that we’ve had as a member of our little family since college! Owen and I adopted her from Craigslist and she has been our main squeeze ever since.
March 2019 Recap
Hello my friends, MAK here! It’s been a while since we’ve had a month on the road recap. This is a particularly exciting one because it’s our first being in our new rig/home/office and with our cat Luna!
Homemade Deodorant Recipe
Over the past few years I’ve started to clean house in an attempt to make our lives have less of an impact on the earth and be healthier for us. I’ve systematically started taking on different products and processes and finding ways to do them cleaner!
Operation New Rig
How did we get here? This brand spankin’ new Tundra with a brand spankin’ new Four Wheel Camper is a far cry from our vanlife roots. There’s no short answer to this question so we’ll do our best to explain in this little essay (MLA format and all).
December 2018 Recap
As always welcome back! It’s hard to believe that this is the last post documenting 2018. It was one hell of a year for us and it felt good starting the last month of the year off by finding some warmer weather in some familiar places.
November 2018 Recap
Hey friends, welcome back to our November on the road! After a summer/fall of constant movement, in November things started to slow down for us and it was a welcome change of pace.