The Pirate Van is no more. Considering how many repairs it’s needed this year plus the breakdown after the RallySprint, I decided that this particular van is not suitable for extended travel, which is exactly what I want to start doing. So I sold it to someone who will continue to use it as aContinueContinue reading “The Salty Van”
Category Archives: Smokey Da Van
A Van Workout
I’d promised Trisha a day at the beach. I hadn’t fulfilled that promise, and there aren’t that many warm days left this year. Since I don’t currently have a full-time job taking up my time, we decided to hop in the van and visit Hampton Beach one particularly warm day last week. She got herContinueContinue reading “A Van Workout”
Radio Check
Fortunately I recovered from my crash well enough to not bail on this past weekend’s van excursion. A group of five of us (plus one wife) trekked up to Maine to experiment with HF radio communication on the New England Forest Rally’s South Arm and Icicle Brook stages. Communication on the traditional 2 meter bandContinueContinue reading “Radio Check”
We’re Not So Different
I just got a comment on the post about my Vermont van trip that really touched me. It’s not so much the comment itself as the story behind it. It’s a story rather common among van lifers. It’s a young couple, Milad and Maryam, who don’t have much money and are trying to raise someContinueContinue reading “We’re Not So Different”
Updates
It’s been a while since I’ve updated this, so here’s what’s been going on. Now that I’m back on my feet again, I’ve started to take more trips in my camper van. I’m getting serious enough about this #vanlife thing that I’m starting a new venture, The Pirate Van. So far I have a newContinueContinue reading “Updates”
