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Vehicle-Based Adventure Travel

Overland Travel: How To Prep For Border Crossings

We’re a family of five that travels the world full-time in our DIY 4×4 Sprinter van. We started living on the road in 2008 by circling all of the US and Canada. Then in 2015, we downsized and started the Read more…

By Marlene Lin, 1 day ago
Vehicle-Based Adventure Travel

Overland Travel: Crossing the border into Guatemala

Our family of 5 travels the world full-time in a 4×4 Sprinter Van, which has taken us to over 40 countries and counting. We wanted to start documenting some of our border-crossing experiences to help others do the same. Below Read more…

By Marlene Lin, 1 day1 day ago
Vehicle-Based Adventure Travel

Exploring Europe with an American-plated vehicle

Our family of five shipped our US-plated Sprinter Van from the US to Europe in 2018. We traveled the entire European continent, including some of Africa and Asia, until we shipped back to the US in 2022. During that time, Read more…

By Marlene Lin, 4 weeks1 day ago
Traveling with Cats

Vanlife with Cats

“You live in a van… with a cat?!?! How does it not run away?” That’s one of the typical reactions we get from anyone who sees us on the road. And I answer, “Yes. Actually, I have two cats. And Read more…

By Marlene Lin, 6 months6 days ago
Simple Living and Minimalism

10 Best Fuel Saving Pro Tips For Van Life and RV Life In 2022

Whether you are a van lifer, overlander or just adventuring in your vehicle, rising fuel prices is certainly causing you to think twice about how it is affecting your lifestyle. For those of us who travel full time on the Read more…

By Dan Lin, 1 year1 year ago
Choosing and Building Your Adventure Mobile

DIY LiFePO4 Battery Review After 400 Days of Continuous Use

It’s been a little over a year since we built and installed our DIY LiFePO4 pack into our Sprinter van. We built a 280Ah LiFePO4 12.8 volt pack using new, grade A prismatic cells I bought from AliExpress. Using a Read more…

By Dan Lin, 1 year1 year ago
Choosing and Building Your Adventure Mobile

Sprinter Van Snorkel Install And Why You Need One

We haven’t drilled a new hole in our van since we first built it out in California back in 2018. That changed this week when we drilled 5 teeny holes and one large hole for a snorkel. Why a snorkel? Read more…

By Marlene Lin, 1 year1 year ago
Choosing and Building Your Adventure Mobile

Build Affordable, Flexible, Portable and Light-Weight Solar Panel Kits

Portable solar is an essential way to add more capacity to your camper’s existing solar system. It’s also a great introduction to clean, unlimited electrical power. Portable solar can be very expensive but it doesn’t have to be. For less Read more…

By Marlene Lin, 1 year1 year ago
Food From Around the World

Tasting 7 Popular Croatian Bakery Items – A New Street Food Video Series

As we travel to different countries around the world, we really enjoy tasting local cuisines, especially street food. So we’ve started a new video series of us trying different street foods around the world. This first video is all about Read more…

By Marlene Lin, 1 year1 year ago
Electrical Systems

5 Unique Ways To Use Your Portable Solar Generator

Lithium batteries have been steadily dropping in prices in recent years thanks to more efficient manufacturing processes and the global transition to electric mobility. Along with a boost in the popularity of vehicle camping, partially amplified by the pandemic, an Read more…

By Dan Lin, 2 years2 years ago

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