One of the most common concerns people have before their first solo trip is safety. It doesn’t matter whether you’re planning a weekend getaway, a cross-country road trip, or a long-term car camping adventure. At some point, almost everyone wonders the same thing: Is it safe to travel alone? The...
Starting your first car camping trip can feel overwhelming. One quick search online and suddenly it seems like you need hundreds of dollars worth of gear before you’re allowed to sleep in your vehicle. The reality is much simpler. One of the reasons I love car camping is that the...
One of the things that surprises many people when they start car camping is how quickly food becomes the center of the experience. Before your first trip, it’s easy to obsess over where you’ll sleep, what gear you’ll need, or whether you’ll be comfortable spending a night in your vehicle....
If cold weather is one of the biggest fears for new car campers, summer heat is probably a close second. Most people assume sleeping in a vehicle during the summer will be easier than camping during the winter, but that isn’t always true. A vehicle can cool down quickly when...
One of the best things about car camping is that the barrier to entry is incredibly low. You don’t need a custom-built van, thousands of dollars in gear, or years of outdoor experience to get started. In many cases, all you really need is a vehicle, a place to spend...
To prepare yourself for living in a limited space, you must downsize. However, that doesn’t mean you can’t keep a few special belongings. Downsizing is so hard. Especially if you live in a large house. I have a dog, whom I need to crate. Not to mention food, water dish,...
If you’ve spent any time browsing camping gear online, you’ve probably noticed something. For every genuinely useful product, there seem to be ten gadgets that promise to revolutionize your camping experience while doing little more than taking up valuable storage space. When you live or travel in a vehicle, space...
One of the first concerns people have when they start car camping is figuring out where they’re actually going to sleep. Finding a comfortable sleeping setup is important, but finding a location where you feel safe enough to relax is arguably even more important. It doesn’t matter how comfortable your...
Initially, when I started writing this I was going to target it for being solo. But I’m not really solo, since I have Willow. In a lot of the groups I am in, on every vanlife channel and every blog there is a concern for safety. What do you do...
