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Hi there! We are the Curren Family. We traveled full time in our Airstream from 2013-2017 and now split our time between our small condo in Teton Valley, ID and the road.

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Gear Review: Sawyer Mini – Cheap and Easy Water Filter for Backpacking or Emergencies

While we would have loved to receive this item for free to review, we actually spent money to purchase it. This post contains Amazon affiliate links which help to fund the blog in a small, small way. Thanks for helping us out! Most backpacking requires a way to filter water. Despite looking clean and clear, most…

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Backpacking With Kids: 3 Day Meal Plan & Freezer Bag Cooking

There are many different types of back country cooking. If you look at the cooking section of any outdoor store you’ll find gourmet, deluxe utensil sets, to simple one pot Jet Boil stoves. For much of our backpacking, we do what’s called Freezer Bag Cooking. We love that it is simple, easy to clean up, and…

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Not Going “Back” To School And Happy About It

Over the last few weeks I’ve watched on social media as various friends around the country go back to school. I’ve seen various comments from my mom friends – some are happy to be sending their kids back so they can have a little more breathing room. Others are sad summer as come to an…

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  • Jen Phillips Sexton

    You are so right! Your kids are only little (meaning until they move out!)once…savor every moment with them becasue they grow up way too fast!ReplyCancel

  • Megan Marlene Peter

    THIS is why I love homeschooling. The freedom to learn whenever, whereever, and however is best for your family.ReplyCancel

  • Alexandra Lauren Prato

    i was homeschooled and i LOVED it! i actually loved to learn and read! the public school system squashes curiosity and manages to make learning a chore….i definitely want to homeschool my kids if i can swing it someday.
    side note about why homeschooling is great: your kids are free to be KIDS! i love that your eldest daughter is still a kid, and not going to justin beiber concerts and wearing tiny shorts like some of these kids. you guys are such an inspirational family of the kind of family i want to have someday 🙂ReplyCancel

  • Debra Bergmark

    Counting down the days to our family freedom! Can’t come fast enoughReplyCancel

  • Anne

    Thanks for this reminder. We homeschool and I do love this! But pressures all around can make you sag. ThanksReplyCancel

How We Backpacked on Stockton Island in the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore With Kids

Sam and I have never considered traveling in an Airstream “camping”. Camping is what you do in a tent either with a car or in the back country. We had the goal this summer of introducing our kids to backpacking, and at first we planned to go at least once a month all summer. It…

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Ashland Wisconsin, the Apostle Islands, and Cheese

Travel Dates: August 18-26, 2015 After we explored Michigan’s Upper Peninsula along Lake Superior for 8 days, we made it back into northern Wisconsin and landed in Ashland. We gambled on a first come, first served waterfront city park and totally scored. Kreher City Park has a beach, a couple dozen sites, and is right on…

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