We painted our bus in a hurry and ended up with a really good looking paintjob thanks to help from my grandparents, parents and Rachael’s parents. It was a team effort and it transformed the bus from a creepy former school bus to a shiny adventuremobile.
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FREE Camping in Southern California
We were pleasantly surprised to find more than enough FREE camping SoCal and we didn’t have to camp in a Wal-Mart parking lot! Below are some of our favorite sites from our time in Southern California.
New Travel VLOG Series Episode: Utah or Bust
Unless you have been living under a rock, you know that we have begun our year of full-time living on the road and exploring this great country.We are going to document our travels and adventures with you through a new series on our YouTube channel. We have made it to Utah and we want to…
Moab, UT- An Alien Planet of Adventure
When you make the turn on HWY 191 to start the descent into Moab, Utah, you transition from a world of pine trees and alpine peaks to a landscape splattered with globs of slick-rock and arches that are a million years old: it’s like being on Mars. We spent a week in Moab and found…
FREE Camping: Wapta Falls Recreation Site-Field, British Columbia
If you haven’t noticed yet, we don’t like paying for camping. We especially don’t like paying for camping when we are traveling through beautiful Western Canada and every dollar means we can stay on the road a little longer and see more of this beautiful country. Many thanks to the British Columbia Recreation Department for…
Rachael Doesn’t Have to Ride in a Lawn Chair Anymore!
Okienomads VLOG Episode 10 is live on YouTube! In this episode we : ✔️Grab conversion van chairs from a junkyard ✔️Take out the old crusty seat ✔️Install the new (to us) seats
Free Camping: San Jon City Park(NM)
Everyone has the feeling on a road trip where your eyes start getting heavy, your Red Bull is wearing off and you can only sing “Don’t Stop Believing” so many times before it fails to keep you attentive. You might even venture to explore the rumble strips on the side of the expressway. This is a…
New VLOG Episode: Christmas with the Okienomads
We thought you would want to know that we have a new VLOG episode live on our YouTube Channel right meow! We spent much of the break avoiding working on the bus and spending time with family and friends instead. No worries, we are back home and working away on the Skoolie once again. You…
FREE Camping: Taos Ski Valley
With every trip that we take into the wild, we strive to not pay for camping. Nature should be free. There are a few exceptions, such as the folks over at Hotel Luna Mystica: those guys and girls know how to have a good time in the middle of the desert(pictured above), you should check…
A Hike Through an Abandoned Campground: Hoodoo Creek Trail, Yoho National Park
Abandoned campsites. Dilapidated bathroom facilities. Wood stoves and propane tanks. 75 tent campsites left to ruin. What causes a large campground in a Canadian National Park close abruptly and leave large amounts of infrastructure to be taken back by the forest?