TRUCK LIFE
After living in a Honda Element for a year, and 3 years in an old Volkswagen campervan, crisscrossing the North American continent, I felt a little constrained by the 30 year old two wheel drive rig and was looking for something more off road capable.
While in New Zealand I found a used Toyota Tacoma for sale in Colorado. My brother bought it for me the next day and I flew home to build a custom home in the bed canopy and adventured the west for the summer.
Then, while in Spain that fall, I found a used slide in pop up truck camper that would fit the Tacoma, so I booked a flight home, bought it, and spent a frozen winter renovating the camper. In the spring I set out to drive as far north as possible, to the Arctic Ocean in Alaska, and turned south to start the long drive down the PanAmerican highway to the bottom of Argentina.
ALL TRUCK LIFE ADVENTURES
Living Full Time In A Slide-In Pop-Up Truck Camper
I’ve been living in vehicles since 2014, starting in a Honda Element, upgrading to an ’85 VW Westy, moving into an off-road equipped Toyota Tacoma, and recently adding the luxurious comfort of a truck camper. I spent 5 months [...]
Fall In The Lower 48
After spending the summer wandering the wilderness of Alaska, Las Vegas was a shock to my system, and 10 days working at a trade show in Sin City left me exhausted, in need of a [...]
Alaska Road Trip – Valdez, Haines, & Yukon
Having wrapped up our Arctic Ocean adventures and exploring the Kenai Peninsula, we were excited for the last few Alaskan stops before returning to the Lower 48. Driving out of Anchorage we camped near Palmer [...]
Alaska Road Trip – Anchorage & Kenai
After driving the Dalton Highway to the Arctic Ocean and back, we resupplied in Fairbanks, cleaned the truck, and were ready to move on. Our first stop along the Parks Highway was Healey, where we [...]
Driving The Dalton Highway
The Dalton Highway is one of the most remote roads in the world, connecting Fairbanks, Alaska to the Arctic Ocean at Prudhoe Bay. Often referred to as the "Haul Road", this desolate route is used [...]
Driving The Alaska Highway In A Truck Camper
Another Born To Run Extravaganza had concluded and I'd somehow survived. My body needed a detox, and after a week of festivities with my wild dirtbag hippie friends I was looking forward to the peace [...]
Moving Into Terk The Truck Camper
After a several month renovation project in Indiana I was finally moving into my truck camper. I rolled west, making my first stop in Denver to visit my brother. Unfortunately, my dreams of warm sunshine [...]
Driving The White Rim Road
In February of 2019 my brother joined me in Canyonlands National Park with the goal of driving the White Rim Road, a 100 mile, off road track in Utah. I'd also heard that White Crack [...]
Remodeling A Slide-In Pop-Up Truck Camper
In February 2018 I was drinking a bottle of wine in New Zealand when I found a 2002 Toyota Tacoma on Craigslist in Colorado. A few hours later my brother drove across Denver, bought the [...]
Summer In A Truck Camper
It was a whirlwind of a spring, from exploring New Zealand in a campervan, to buying a Toyota Tacoma in Denver, flying back and building my home in it, and selling my VW van, when [...]
Living In A Truck Camper
I spent the summer of 2018 living a truck camper that I custom built in a first generation Toyota Tacoma. Since 2015 I've lived in a Honda Element, an old VW Westy van, and out [...]