My husband, Sam, and I completed our first backpacking trip together in New Zealand’s rugged mountains four months after we were married. Actually, it was my first backpacking trip ever. While he grew up with parents who frequently went into the back country, we were more front country, car camping kind of people. Despite…
My first experience with a tire blowout on the Airstream was only the second time I towed it. We were headed back to Virginia after picking up the Airstream in Carlyle, IL. (This was back in the fall of 2013.) Our second tow was from Louisville, heading East. Our destination was Lake Vesuvius, right at the…
With all the outdoor activities in our life, clothes take it pretty hard. For example, we went through cheap Payless tennis shoes in about 2 months. I no longer think that if I buy something for Rachel it’ll last long enough for Cara to be able to wear it. Usually the article of clothing (pants,…
We were just talking about this today. Patrick wore through his school tennis shoes and we were buying him a new pair. I eyed the hiking shoes wistfully. I agree with the rubber toes. I won’t buy regular tennis shoes without at least a leather/rubber toe, for sure hiking boots will need rubber!ReplyCancel
I totally know how you feel! I think it depends on your feet, the type of shoes and how long of a hike. For longer hikes, shoes can definitely give you better support while not having straps rub in all the wrong places. 🙂 Both Keen & Chaco make really great sandals, and if we are doing something short (1-2 miles) and the terrain isn’t rough we’ll totally just throw on our Chacos and walk in those. Hope that helps!!ReplyCancel
We have earned quite a few Jr. Ranger Badges in our travels, but sometimes they aren’t easy to turn in after we’ve visited different areas of some of the larger parks. Luckily, the NPS plans for this as also has the option to mail in your booklets when you get home. When we showed up…
Trying to exercise with our unpredictable schedule has been one of the biggest challenges for me of our full time travel. I posted back in January about my failure of an attempt at working out, and although things aren’t much better, I feel like I have a few more tricks up my sleeve. We have some…
Debating this topic as we are heading out for a 1-yr adventure in a few weeks. I was sold on getting a TPMS, but when I asked an RV dealer that I trust, he didn’t recommend them. His reasoning was the more you do to the valve stem, including adding weight to them, the more likely you were to create a new problem. Curious is you have experienced this or have any anecdotal stories from your time traveling?