Category: Van Travel Tips & Gear

How to travel and live in a van, from logistics to parking to gear.

Gettin’ hitched

This morning we headed over to U-Haul and had a hitch installed on our van. We got a 2-inch receiver — not a ball hitch. This is by far our biggest expense besides the van itself: approx. $200 for the hitch and installation. Chris ordered the parts online and the installation took 30 minutes at our local U-Haul. Now we need… Read more →

Readying for the road

In January 2015, we begin our next adventure: traveling North America by van. The idea first came to us in June. Chris and I had just arrived in Tulum for the last leg of our one-year sabbatical. We’d spent a lot of time in big cities, and were excited to be in a relaxed, tropical paradise.     It was nighttime, and our earlier conversation was… Read more →