Staying cool in the Noovo Plus
Do hot days inside your Noovo Plus LB get you down? Is the air in the lounge area, one of the top-selling features of your van, stagnant and too warm? Are you starting to regret your purchase? If you are…
Noovo Nocturne
Seven Nights in a van Our van, ours at last, on April 8th. The days were all about the destinations, but the nights were all about the van. Night One Valley of Fire (Nevada State Parks), Atlatl Campground, Campsite 24…
We inspected our van (and you should, too…)
How did our van pickup go at Noovo in Las Vegas? I’ll tell you everything. We arrived at 10:30 and were greeted by Sloan, who walked us out to our van. We had put a deposit down in late September,…
Meet Starry Night, our new Noovo
The day has come, at last. We picked up or Noovo Plus LB on a hot day in Las Vegas and spent the next five and a half hours getting the guided tour from Sloan, loading up all the stuff…
Salsa in a van!
Most of the salsas sold in grocery stores are sort of bad. For a preservative, they use far more vinegar than you would normally put in a salsa, and it often ends up being the dominant taste. That’s not salsa……
How to pay for your van
Disclaimer: Nothing here is financial advice, and I am certainly not a financial advisor, except to my own kids. To everyone but my kids, do your own math, talk to your own advisor, make your own decisions, trust nothing written…
What to write on
The other day, I wrote about journaling, about treating your journal as an extension of your brain, not only as storage but as a part of the processing of your thoughts. But I left out the answer to the most…
Comparing traction boards
There’s something about traction boards that calls out to the inner man. Before Overlanding was a “thing,” before #vanlife filled our Instagram feeds, Sprinter owners fetishized their traction boards. There they were, right there on the van, the oranger the…
We begin again
I have two daughters. When the second one left for college, I started keeping a journal. My journals (plural, as it would turn out) were small, bright orange, “Expedition” notebooks made by Field Notes. They are made of some sort…
Seriously, what’s the best camera?
As a photographer, I’m often asked the question, What’s the best camera? My answer almost always disappoints: Your cell phone! And I’m serious. If you have a late-model iPhone Pro (or one of the other brands), you have an incredible…