12 months on the road

and counting

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For all of you that crave those dramatic before & after photos... 

we've got ya covered!

Mid-Remodel & After

Everyone loves a good before (or, during) and after photo!  They are like a breath of fresh air, a sigh of relief, but the actual day-to-day struggles to get to these moments are far from those sensations.  So, we will show you all the scary, ugly, nitty-gritty scenes of a remodel before those relaxed moments of an 'after' photo.

Can't go wrong with a good view,

& We're always chasing an epic spot to camp  

LIVING ROOM VIEWS

One of the best features in our Nigel is the HUGE picture window on the back wall.  We have a ritual when we pull up to any epic spot, and it's to get a living room perspective of our new backyard.  The album continues to grow as we travel, so its a fun thing for us to look back at. 

Who is Nigel??

We know at the end of the day, the majority of you guys are here to see pictures and read about the RV.  So, we will give you what you want!  If we don't cover all your questions in the FAQs about our life and the RV.  Feel free to send us a message and we'll be sure to add to the list!

 

Follow our blog posts about the remodel

We should have started this more than a year ago, but better late than never, right?

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Building the couch frame
Cutting the hole for the porthole
Kitchen counter tops, cabinetry, and the sink & faucet
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Week 1
It all started when...

I only have to write about 7.5 more months of entries to be up-to-date on the remodel......  

 

If you can't get enough of us here, follow along on our Instagram!  

Over the river and through the [red]woods... _ The Avenue Of The Giants is breathtaking. The way the light shines through these massive redwood trees is something we could easily become obsessed with, and the feeling of walking through these giants will be hard to forget. We arrived early in the morning to see the light wake this beautiful quite forest, and boy did mother nature put on a show for us! #slowcarfasthome
It took us twice as long as it should have to drive south down the Oregon coastline. But with views like this, can you blame us?? • Everyone should do this drive at least once in their life. Even if you are prone to getting carsick (Danielle and Missy both struggle with this) bring some Dramamine and I promise you won’t regret it! #slowcarfasthome
Before buying the RV and traveling full-time, we lived in downtown Denver and our bikes were our preferred means of transportation. In our transition to living tiny we put our bikes as a non-necessity in what we needed to bring on the road. This decision was mainly based on not wanting to mount the bikes outside (we dealt with a lot of bike theft issues in Denver 🙄), so we’ve been without bikes for almost 2 years. _ In the last day or two while exploring the Oregon Coast on our @blixbike we’ve come to realize a few things: 1. We missed exploring by bike more than we could have imagined 2. The Oregon coast is what dreams are made of 3. These foldable bikes are amazing for tiny spaces. We can keep them stored inside! 4. Trip can run 18mph and keep up with these e-bikes without a blink of an eye (this one scares us a little 😂) _ We’ll be continuing down the Oregon Coast to the Northern California Coast throughout the rest of this week. Any recommendations on places to bike/camp/hike/visit on our travels south? #slowcarfasthome #onablix
We call our home “the little beach bungalow on wheels” — No matter where we are, it always feels tropical in here 🌴 #slowcarfasthome
We’re almost back on the coast! The two of us have spent the majority of our lives living by water. We both grew up on the Chesapeake Bay in Maryland and after that we spent 5 years living minutes away from the Atlantic Ocean in North Carolina. The coast will always feel like home to us, and although it’s a different coast than we usually call home, all of those familiarities of the sea and little beach towns are there and make us insanely happy to be back 🌊 #slowcarfasthome
What if I told you that most of yesterday wasn’t great? That we started our day in low spirits, frustrated with events that took place early in the morning, but this is how we ended our day—Would that be as dreamy as this photo? The ups & downs in this lifestyle are real and the way you handle them is what counts. • Having this natural hot spring all to ourselves was one of the most amazing nights we’ve experienced while living on the road, and the struggles earlier in the day made it that much more rewarding. Our time on the road helps us realize our tolerance for the struggles. We push forward regardless of bumps in the road because we know there’s somewhere out there like this. Somewhere to refresh and remind us why it is we live the way that we do. #slowcarfasthome
Our inbox is frequently full of messages asking how we go to National Parks with our dogs, especially to parks like Badlands that offer zero dog friendly trails. _ The truth is, sometimes we don’t get to do everything we want in each National Park we travel to. We try to hit National Parks when the temperatures are safe for us to leave the pups in the RV alone, and that usually means in the off-season! Everything we do is planned solely on if our dogs will be comfortable and safe if we need or want to leave them in the RV. _ We don’t leave them behind very often, but sometimes there are things we’ve always wanted to do or see that require us to plan to leave them. If, and that’s a big if, we plan to do something the dogs can’t join us on, we tire them out the day before with a full day of hiking, playing and running around areas outside of the national park—BLM land, National Forests, National Grasslands, public beaches, etc—that way they’ll sleep most of the next day while we are away...And, the funny thing is those areas are usually just as beautiful as the National Park itself with less rules, less people, and restrictions! _ Some people may not agree with us leaving our dogs behind, and that’s fine! But, we always remind people that this is our home and our dogs are more comfortable here than anywhere else. Our best advice is to travel with the seasons, know your own dogs needs or struggles and keep those at the highest priority. Our dogs are both sleepers and they don’t have anxiety when we leave them, so this works for us but definitely not for everyone. #slowcarfasthome
“The road is there, it will always be there. You just have to decide when to take it.” -Chris Humphrey _ We didn’t have some epiphany or a life-changing moment before deciding to live a life on the road, and we weren’t pushed into it by not being able to afford a “normal” life. We didn’t have anything to lose and I think ultimately we just wanted a change in what our normal was. We felt a bit stuck in that cycle of paying a high rent while living in a city and not having a ton of money for anything besides rent and bills. And as our restless thoughts grew we were met with an incredibly strong yearning for more travel and more adventure that became apart of our everyday conversations. We were at a crossroads—stay where we are or just take the leap into the unknown. We decided it was our time to take the road. #slowcarfasthome
 

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We finally have a space for you all to find our artwork, longboards, & tons of other wood work for sale!

We do accept custom orders! If you're looking for something custom shoot us an email!

15% of each order we receive will be donated to the Public lands Foundation!

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Adventure Awaits White Cap Mountains
Adventure Awaits White Cap Mountains
250.00

Made To Order

15% of your purchase will be donated to the Public Lands Foundation!

Adventure Awaits Green Cap Mountains
Adventure Awaits Green Cap Mountains
250.00

Made To Order

15% of your purchase will be donated to the Public Lands Foundation!

Aztec Ambrosia Maple 'Wander' Wall Art
Aztec Ambrosia Maple 'Wander' Wall Art
100.00

Made To Order

15% of your purchase will be donated to the Public Lands Foundation!

Aztec Ambrosia Maple 'Home' Wall Art
Aztec Ambrosia Maple 'Home' Wall Art
100.00

Made To Order

15% of your purchase will be donated to the Public Lands Foundation!