Vanlife
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How Did I Get Here?
Four years ago, I wasn’t planning van life. I was planning for my daughter’s graduation. In 2022, I started thinking about what life would look like when she left for college. It was becoming clear she might play volleyball at a competitive level — possibly far from home — and I knew I wanted the
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A Toilet Journey: How I Completely Changed My Mind About Bathrooms on the Road
When I first started seriously considering a traveling lifestyle, I wanted my amenities to feel as close to a traditional home as possible. That meant a real bathroom, with a full dry bath, and a normal black tank toilet—the same setup you’d find in a standard RV. At the time, that felt like the only
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What I learned from a night of car camping
For one night, my Armada was my tiny home on wheels — my first test run into the nomad life I’ve been dreaming about. Why I Tried It I’ve been planning for my next chapter — life on the road — and this was my first real experiment. No van. No RV. Just me, a