¡Hola, amigos! We’ve missed you. As promised, we have Baja California road trip tips. We spent five weeks with our van in Baja California and Baja California Sur seeing striking deserts and underwater aquariums. We also rented an apartment in La Paz to visit Tamara’s dad, get work done and enjoy city livin’. Enjoying marlin ceviche with our neighbors… Read more →
Now that we’ve covered the minimalist van-dweller wardrobe for men, it’s time to focus on the ladies. Traditional gender expectations are that women care deeply about beauty and fashion, their closets and make-up bags brimming with the latest must-haves. These ideas are changing, but still exist. My favorite example of this is Amy Schumer’s skit “Say Fine to the Shirt” — a… Read more →
It’s time to talk clothing. What does a nearly-all-season wardrobe look like for van dwellers? Ever since Chris and I lived out of our backpacks for a year in Latin America, we’ve been refining and perfecting our moderately minimalist, capsule wardrobe. We each have two milk crates (four total) for storing our clothes, outerwear, undergarments and shoes. Benefits of a Minimalist… Read more →
It’s the tell-tale sign of winter: snowbirds are flocking to the desert. These seasoned RVers know a thing or two about living on the road full time, and we always learn something new. We thought we’d share some of those tidbits with you. Red Delicious posing alongside her RV neighbors Chris and I spent a week in a real… Read more →
The prospect of showering gave Chris and I a lot of anxiety before we hit the road. After a guy’s tale of using a spray bottle of sudsy water in a gas station bathroom and advice to bum shower tokens from truckers, it felt impossibly awkward. But nearly a year later, we haven’t done either of those things. And it inspired us to create… … Read more →
We’ve been on the road nearly four months. Time to look back at the most and least useful items in the van, camping costs, and more. How Red Delicious Has Changed Here are a few more reflections for you, plus…photos! States Visited So Far: 11 Arizona New Mexico Texas Louisiana Mississippi (doesn’t really count since we only stopped… Read more →
How do you cook (more than Cup o’ Noodles) when you live in a van? Let us begin by saying that Googling “camping meals” and related search terms is a waste of time. Because everyone will suggest either a) cooking a grand feast in your full kitchen, freezing it, and reheating at your campsite, or b) making something in a… Read more →
Surprise 1: We’re showering every day. Before setting out, we were mentally preparing for going two or three days at a time without showering. (Not a joke!) In reality, we’ve only gone one day without a shower. We wanted to get the hell out of a creepy RV park, so we literally just woke up and drove off. Showers have been free and… Read more →
This past week, Red Delicious was parked in front of a rustic Airbnb cabin on the edge of downtown Truth or Consequences, New Mexico. The city changed its name in 1950 when the popular quiz show, Truth or Consequences, announced it would air from the first city to change its name. To the east is Turtleback Mountain, rising up… Read more →
On our first night camping, it rained. On our second night, we left out Holly’s half-chewed, stinky bully stick. That’s when we realized we needed to plan for smells in the van. This is only our third night camping; we’ve been visiting family throughout California before heading east. I’m writing this from a campground on the bank of the Colorado… Read more →