Van Life Article

[wltrmtty]

Originally Posted by wanderers

If you started out as backpackers, as we did, the van seems like the lap of luxury. When it rains you can lay back and think, "I don't have to pack up a wet tent". In the mountains your tent is usually wet in the morning anyway, just from condensation. I can see where it might not meet the expectations of non-camping people though.

Backpacking is where I started. On my first journey, I pulled into a Love's Truck Stop at 11:30pm during a Kansas thunderstorm. I thought the same thing, "Wow, I don't have to set up/take down a tent in the rain." I crawled in the back and went to sleep. Heaven!

[shadetreevanman]

That's a funny story. Glad they found out the way they like to travel. Lady Shadetree and I love road tripping. And we accidentally figured out a van is the best way to do it. May we never forget.