Starting this week, we’ll be driving across the northern US and basing in Portland for seven weeks this summer – […]
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Category: Overland Travel
“Sprinting Into the Woods”
Private Forest Landowners Association Magazine’s latest article features VANdal & showcases the inherent awesomeness of utilizing the sprinter van as […]
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VANlife…”Must Be Nice!”
We know you’re guilty of it. You read blogs like ours and you think, “Yeah, that’s cool. Must be nice.” (You […]
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A Budgetary Guide to a Nomadic VANlife Summer
Since we started the blog, we’ve had many requests to discuss how is it that we can afford to take […]
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10 Things We Learned From Over 100 Days of VANlife
A passion for VANlife has a way of sneaking up on you. If, earlier in our very different lives, you […]
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From Buena Vista to Bryce Canyon
From Colorado Springs, we took the advice of another avid highway dweller and accomplished paddler, Michael Tavares, and headed to Buena Vista, […]
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Climbing new heights (& low humidity) in our first week on the road
Operation VANdal Summer Trip commenced July 2nd. It was our initial intention to blog consistently, but between all the fun […]
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VANdal: From the Sunshine State to the Sunset State
Well, it’s summer in South Florida… Time to either grin and bear it or escape the oppressive temperatures, menacing mosquitos, […]
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The Patron Saint of Diesel in Islamorada
After 4 months of physical therapy and a mandatory hiatus from paddling, it was time to get a paddle technique tune-up […]
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Meet VANdal
VANdal is the ultimate self-contained, mobile, multi-sport base camp. This Sprinter conversion van was 100% customized by Outside Van to create the perfect […]
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