13 months on the road

and counting

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Artwork by @our.little.chinook

 

“And then there is the most dangerous risk of all — the risk of spending your life not doing what you want on the bet you can buy yourself the freedom to do it later”

-Randy Komisar

 
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Wherever we roam, we’re always home 💚 _ Thanks for snapping this rare photo of all four of us in our home @havens_adventure #slowcarfasthome
I swear the dogs were happy before the self-timer beeping began, but that little beep confuses the hell out of these two goofs (or maybe it was the aggressive sprint back to the group before the timer goes off...) either way it makes for some pretty hilarious family photos. _ Anyway, if you’re new around here, this is us—Danielle, Tommy, Missy & Trip. The four best friends anybody could have 😂 _ If you guys have any questions about us, our dogs, our rv, our life, our travels leave us a comment below and we’ll try and answer as many as we can! #slowcarfasthome
This dog was meant for life on the road _ This lifestyle suits Trip much better than being stuck in our old apartment for hours and hours waiting for us to get home from work. I’ll be honest with you all, Trip is not the worlds best dog—by this I mean, he’s a rescue and comes with his own set of quirks, difficulties and stubbornness. He’s not perfect but he’s our little Peanut. This is where he thrives. He has a need for speed whether it’s hanging his head out of a car window or tubing behind a motorboat, he’s there until his eyes are bloodshot and teary, and his tongue is flopping around dry from the wind. Nothing brings a smile to our faces more than this derpy smile and flapping tongue when we go to look in our side mirrors.. _ #slowcarfasthome
The magic of this national park lies off of skinny, washboard dirt roads way off of the main highway. It’s easy to let your imagination run wild as you slowly make your way passing all the peculiar shaped Joshua trees and even more oddly shaped boulders spread out through the valley. The magic is in the sky, the trees, the boulders, the cactus, the sand—it’s in everything out here ya just gotta come out and find it! _ #slowcarfasthome
We started this exact hike at 6pm in September. We’re missing long days and the ability to get our work done and still have time to get out and enjoy the beautiful places we are in. _ We’ve been working non-stop this last week and a half in Joshua Tree. Even with meeting a few different friends here and camping with them, we have to break ourselves away and stay focused on our work obligations with little time to do much else. We get up, do our normal morning routines (or sometimes we rush the mornings as panic sets in early and the impending countdown of daylight starts before we’re even out of bed) ,then make a list of our todos and errands, check the time.....oh, cool it’ll be dark in a 4 hours! _ Things could be worse, and complaining about something that happens every single winter is silly, I know. But damnit, I don’t care, WE MISS THE SUN! _ #slowcarfasthome
We are asked pretty frequently about our favorite tiny living hack we’ve built in here, and it’s without a doubt our cutting board and trashcan pullouts! _ When we were first designing the interior of Nigel we had to scrap a few plans that didn’t include necessary things in the rv like a trashcan, cutting board, extra counter space flip-ups, laundry bin, space for a printer and computer for work but we’ve managed to make this space as fully functional (atleast for us 😆) as it would allow 🙌🏽 _ Does anyone else have a favorite space saving or tiny-living hack in their homes? #slowcarfasthome
In a few days it will be exactly 8 years since we rescued Missy. She was 2 years old at that time. After we adopted her we realized we knew nothing about her breeds—Akita and Chow Chow. We read about aggression in these breeds, their loyalty, and how they typically choose one owner to listen to. Loyalty is the only thing that runs deep in this girls heart. She’s not aggressive, but protective and loyal beyond measures, and has whole heartedly accepted both of us as her humans. _ She’s quiet, mouse-like, and prefers to watch everything perched up on a hill somewhere...“She’s more of a cat than a dog”, are our words anytime someone tries to initiate fetch with her. She’s not your golden retriever, she’s not that sloppy tongue dogs-dog. She’s happiest when leading the pack, on a trail wandering through canyons or woods, quietly keeping an eye on us from a distance, paws crossed and filthy, basking in the sun somewhere. 📸: @wildlightphotos #slowcarfasthome
We periodically share photos of the before or better yet, during, the renovation stage of our RV because it was all a struggle. Nothing came easy and there were oh so many mistakes and overwhelming moments of self-doubt along the way (and there still are 😂) _____________________________________________________ When we meet other travelers on the road, we love touring their homes and hearing their stories of learning and achieving a build out of their own home-on-wheels. These aren’t just “Instagram-worthy” homes, they are the product of hardwork, design and the art of someone’s specific needs built by their very own hands. Every one of these self-built homes is different and special and reflects the people that built it! #slowcarfasthome
 

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Adventure Awaits White Cap Mountains
Adventure Awaits White Cap Mountains
250.00

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Adventure Awaits Green Cap Mountains
Adventure Awaits Green Cap Mountains
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Aztec Ambrosia Maple 'Wander' Wall Art
Aztec Ambrosia Maple 'Wander' Wall Art
100.00

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

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