It’s really telling that the question of money is the very first thing to pop into folks’ minds when we tell them we are about to hit the road for 14 months. We have all of the United States rolled out in front of us like a wall-to-wall rug, the far reaches of Canada inContinue reading “Privilege, luck, and work ethic”
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Podcast: Lynda
If you’ve owned a Vw Bus for any length of time, you’ve probably got a tale of roadside breakdown woes. We met a woman, Lynda Hardman, who had more than her fair share. In fact, she swears her bus had a curse. She’s seen everything from flaming stoves to the crunchy demise of her not-so-beloved ASIContinue reading “Podcast: Lynda”
Pineapple orange cocktail
I love a good cider cocktail. In the late summer—those days when it is hot when the sun is up and downright chilly once it sets, there’s nothing like a cocktail that can balance the temperature extremes. That is this cocktail. It is my go-to when I want to impress someone. It feels complicated, perhapsContinue reading “Pineapple orange cocktail”
Steering
I knew I wanted to marry Miracle when she talked me out of selling the bus. “Talked me out of” isn’t the right turn of phrase. She never said, “Ryan, here’s my argument for why you should keep the bus.” In fact, she never actively tried to dissuade me. I had been talking about unloadingContinue reading “Steering”
How many hours do you work?
It’s a fair question. The standard work week is 40 hours, but many of us—dare I say, most of us—put in far more than 40 hours to our jobs. To be clear, I am not talking about those of us who clock out and then stay at work or choose to go in early. ThatContinue reading “How many hours do you work?”
Podcast: Selwa
We interviewed Selwa Whitesell of Yellow Springs. Currently she has a modern tow-behind camper sitting in her driveway. She has biked in New Zealand, camped all over. But her first camper was an unusual VW Bus she owned when she was just sixteen, married, and pregnant.
Refiberglassed cargo carrier
This was way more complicated than it should have been. My fiberglass was brittle and had been patched (badly). Before I started throwing cargo in the bucket, I wanted to make sure it wouldn’t shatter. I also wanted to add the foam seal available from BusDepot to the edge. First I tried to find anotherContinue reading “Refiberglassed cargo carrier”
Original Westfalia cooktop + cabinets
Prior to my owning her, Adie had some homemade cabinets. I suppose they were functional and probably sufficed for the occasional weekend camping trip. (I did, in fact, take a long weekend in it’s previous configuration and it worked fine—but merely fine.) A longer trip would be problematic for a couple reasons: There was aContinue reading “Original Westfalia cooktop + cabinets”
Blazecut
Do you have the normal healthy human fear of fire? Do you think it would be tragic to lose your most prized possession in a conflagration? Would emulation be a terrible way for you to die? If so, then I have a product for you! It’s called Blazecut and it is (probably) totally worth it.*
We were on the radio!
A couple weeks ago I posted in a VW Facebook group about our podcast, “So You Owned a VW Bus.” I asked folks if they had stories and if they would be open to sharing them. We instantly got lots of responses. But more than stories, we received messages of support, offers to stay inContinue reading “We were on the radio!”
On the Road with Adie 