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Category: Gear
First Impression: Surly Disc Trucker Do-It-All Bike
Read our first impression of the Surly Disc Trucker touring bike. The Disc Trucker is an all around bikepacking, gravel grinding, and touring steel bicycle.
FREE National Geographic Quadrangle Maps
Super easy download of FREE National Geographic Quadrangle Maps of the United States.
First Impressions of Full-Time Living in a Roof Top Tent
We live in Roof Top Tent FULL TIME! Read up about our first impressions of living in a roof top tent on the road.
1st Generation 4Runner Suspension Replacement│Old Man Emu Dakar (MED)│Bilstein 4600
The suspension on our ’86 was tired, rusted, and inappropriate for the type of travel that we enjoy. The previous setup was an old heavy leaf pack, a 4-inch lift block, and really worn out shocks. The shocks were so rusted that you couldn’t tell if they were Old Man Emu’s or Monroe AutoZone specials….
New Vlog Post: SOLAR, SOLAR, SOLAR- Okienomads Skoolie Solar System Walkthrough
We have posted a new video walking through the solar system installed on our Skoolie conversion. In our video we show you how and where everything is installed in our system. If you want to see the gritty details of our system, we have published a blog post outlining the details of our skoolie solar…
#Vanlife Solar System: 300 Watts Solar, MPPT Controller, and Pure Sine Inverter
Know What You Need and How You Will Use It The house electrical system of any conversion or RV is a pretty daunting and scary adventure for a first timer. To get the right system, a user has to know their current needs for electricity and how those needs will change when they are on…
Vanlife Gear That We Can’t Live Without: Essentials for Living on the Road
When we purchased our bus and began to build it into a tiny home on wheels we were overwhelmed with the options of accessories and parts that were available and being shoved down our throats every time we opened Instagram. We sifted through the BS and did our own research and have built a bus…
Skoolie Overland Travel Part 2: Why a Skoolie-Conversion Makes a Great Travel Rig
I hope you have had a chance to read Part 1 of this article before reading this one. In the first article on this topic we cover some of the negative aspects of living in a Skoolie-conversion, a lot of which we did not expect before leaving for a period of extended travel across the…
Gear Review: Sea to Summit X-Pot
We picked up a Sea to Summit X-Pot when we volunteered at Expo West this Spring and wanted to relay our experiences with this collapsible cooking pot. Living in a school bus has its fair share of challenges, but storage space is always at a premium. We have used this pot almost exclusively in our…
