Adventures along the journey, thoughts, people and places. We'll send out an update once a month with the latest.
Bigger is better; in the case of batteries for overlanding. In the planning process for building out our battery and solar system we found there is a lot of information out there, but little that applied and that was relevant to our situation and charging capabilities. Each system is unique to your own power needs […]
We wanted to sleep inside the van for safety, stealth mode and for convenience. We definitely toiled over what the best design should look like and had many frustrating moments and it took a lot of time trying to figure it out. The final design may not be perfect, but it is the best for […]
Who doesn’t want to take a hot shower after a long day on the trail or playing in the ocean? Hot water that used the same fuel as our van, diesel in this case, is why we chose to go with the Espar Hydronic D5E heater. We also loved that we could heat the interior […]
What we did: Removed the existing exhaust up to the turbo Increased 2” to 2.5” exhaust pipe Installed MagnaFlow 10416 Exhaust Muffler Shortened the entire system by 5 feet Why we did it: We knew this modification needed to be done at the beginning of the project for a number of reasons. First, the […]
PESO BEAST MODE & HEAVY WEIGHT Always looking for the unbeaten path, more remote the better. World traveler and vista seeker. Cozy home on wheels. Peso traveled from Kyoto, Japan to Long Beach, California in May of 2016. We picked her up at the port and drove her to Northern California where we are in […]
The ceiling is classic and simple, but artfully crafted. Crafted from Walnut, Sapele and Redwood it is reminiscent of an classic wood surfboard. We definitely could have chosen a different style or material, but we both knew that we wanted to have something beautiful to look at when we woke up and went to sleep. […]
DRIVER, NINJA, CRAFTSMAN Most memorable experience: Hiking the Pacific Crest Trail from Canada to California Favorite quotes: “Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience.” Ralph Waldo Emerson “There is a pleasure in the pathless woods, There is a rapture on the lonely shore, There is society, where none intrudes, By the deep Sea, and music in its roar: I […]
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