“Boondocking: A How-To Guide” is sponsored by GoPower! It is a part of their mission to offer representation and a safe place for the BIPOC community to share their off-grid stories and adventures. What better way to help spread awareness of that mission and encourage BIPOC engagement than through the support of Diversify Vanlife and […]
By Meghan and Matt Matt and I started our vanlife journey from Connecticut after a six month van build. Coming from the East coast, boondocking isn’t really much of an option in the wilderness – mainly because so much of the land is developed. We got to camp out at a state forest in PA […]
By Shanice Sol The first time I boondocked was at Frenchmen Coulee, over in Vantage, Washington. I had never been to that location nor been camping at that point. So, a friend – who goes often to climb there – and I went, so that I had someone who had experience with me. It was […]
By Navod My name is Navod the Nomad, and I am a 28 year old vanlifer traveling the country in my self-converted 2018 Ford Transit Hi Roof. I’ve been on the road now for a year and a half now on a nearly full time basis, with the goal of visiting all 50 states. My […]
By Rocio and Gabe Rivero We started van-life in the summer of 2020, as the pandemic was in full swing. We had already been fulltime RVers for two and a half years, but we were stationary in our fifth-wheel for a long time at that point. With no place to really go on weekends during […]
Sponsored by GoPower! (Find their message of support at the bottom of this Guide.) Self-Sufficiency and Privacy By Kartk and Sim We are Kartik, Sim and Everest, a couple of Indians from Toronto, Canada. We started our vanlife journey in Toronto, Canada and started making our way down south towards Patagonia in August 2020. Our journey […]
By Kimberly Lajoi There is something special about being immersed in nature. Something physically, mentally, and emotionally rewarding about hiking to the top of a mountain. Or drinking water straight from a natural source. The air is cleaner. The views are better. It’s something spiritual. To those who have had little exposure to the outdoors […]
By Lisa Jennings “In diversity, there is beauty and there is strength” -I forget but it’s damn good. Disclaimer: I don’t have the answers; this is just how I’ve learned to contemplate, navigate, explore, gain strength, stumble, heal, cry, and laugh in climbing and other outdoor spaces. Climbing is a feeling. It’s this innate and primal pull […]