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Our Favorite Gear for a Trip to Baja
Baja, like nearly all places that you would travel to, can lend itself to whatever kinda of trip that you would like. For us, Baja is wild and remote camping, waking up in the morning and snorkeling before the wind comes up. Bouncing down remote and seldom traveled roads. Paddling from our beach camp to a nearby cove.
Dolores Camper Build Remodel
This is how we came up with the perfect truck camper build-out: Over the past year, we committed ourselves to meticulous refinements, drawing inspiration from diverse sources and gleaning insights into our preferences. Our journey involved thorough planning, consultations, and the use of 3D modeling with SketchUp, which enabled us to meticulously shape our vision.
Staying Connected While Traveling
For the longest time, our largest hurdle in living life full-time on the road had been how do we stay connected so that we can work remotely from wherever we are. In this we cover how we have overcome that!
Embarking North, Part 7: Tuktoyuktuk, Northwest Territories - Palmer, AK
We are picking up where we left off in our previous blog post, putting Tuktoyuktuk in our rearview mirror and heading south along the Dempster Highway setting our sights on Palmer, Alaska!
Embarking North, Part 6: Tuktoyuktuk, Northwest Territories
You may remember from our previous blog post that, just moments before pulling into town, we met Alex and Dmitri along the side of the road. After a few moments of chatting, they invited us to follow them into town and then to the Arctic Ocean sign. This is where we will pick up our story.
How I Work Remotely, Full-Time From our GFC
Over the past year, nights spent sleeping in a house have been the exception, not the rule, and I have continued to work remotely full-time while we traveled to the northern reaches of Alaska and Canada, and all the way down the Baja peninsula and back. Here’s how I do it:
Tips for Finding Amazing Camps
Over the years, we have slowly refined the ways in which we find amazing campsites, but certainly not without some trial and error so here are some of our top tips and tricks and favorite tools for how to find camp.
SOLD: Peanut, our 1998 Stewart and Stevenson M1078 LMTV
1998 Stewart and Stevenson m1078 LMTV for sale.
Dolores: Our 2003 Tundra Complete Build Page
Our history with the truck, upgrades and additions.
Embarking North, Part 5: Dawson City, Yukon - Tuktoyuktuk, Northwest Territories
Under a blanket of afternoon storm clouds and wildfire smoke, we nervously turned north onto the Dempster Highway. This almost completely gravel highway stretches 737km (458 miles) north to Inuvik, NT and to the small village of Tuktoyuktuk, NT, the furthest point north in Canada that you can drive to from the mainland.
Embarking North, Part 4: Watson Lake, BC - Dawson City, Yukon
Pulling away from Watson Lake there was a lot of uncertainty in our route ahead. With the newfound information that fires were potentially blocking our most direct route north we were setting off with our fingers crossed that we would be able to make our planned route without issue.
Our 7 Favorite GFC Upgrades Under $35
this is about how to make a great thing even BETTER so we’ve picked 7 seven of our favorite modifications under $35 to share with you here!
Staying Charged Up in Dolores with Solar Power: System Update!
Let’s talk about solar power, and how we keep all our toys and tools charged up while working and traveling in our 2003 Toyota Tundra, Dolores.
Embarking North Part 3: Smithers, BC to Watson Lake, Yukon.
With Smithers behind us we were once again rapidly north-bound. Not long after leaving town we came to our next major turning point where we would turn onto the 874 km (543 mi) long Stewart-Cassiar highway.
Embarking North, Part 2: Ennis, MT to Smithers, BC
We said our goodbyes to Christina’s family and climbed back into the seats of our truck, Dolores. With full hearts from spending so much quality time with family we were setting off once again, but this time, into fully new territory for both of us. It was time for our first international border crossing in Dolores!
Embarking North, Part 1: Carbondale, CO to Ennis, MT
With the truck fully packed by mid-day, we closed the front door of our house one final time for the summer and jumped into the driver and passenger seats of Dolores, pulled the truck doors shut and turned the ignition key. From that moment on, we would call our truck home for the rest of the summer…
“If Not Now Then When?” - We’re Headed to Alaska and Canada!
This summer, the rough plan is to drive from our home in Carbondale, Colorado to Alaska through Canada on a roughly 10,000 mile round-trip journey over the course of about 4 months…
12 Consecutive Weekends of Winter Desert Adventures
I’d been wanting to experience winter in the desert for some time, unable to shake the images of snow blanketed sandstone from my mind….
“Overland Peanut” is now “Dirt Trails Wanted”
We are very excited to announce that @overlandpeanut is now @dirttrailswanted! The name change for our website and Instagram account comes after a lot of reflection and deliberation as we realized that “Overland Peanut” was just the beginning for us. We realized that we didn’t want the endearing name of one of our vehicles to define our platform, our journey, or the work that we hope to share since there is so much more that inspires and drives us.