How to organize a teardrop trailer galley
Camping out of a teardrop trailer is different from almost any other style of camping. We don’t live in an RV. We don’t sleep in a tent. We live the best of both worlds–we’re still camping, but our cooking and cleaning are all done in the...
Every campsite I’ve ever visited…ever! (Since 2017)
One of the hardest parts about hitting the road is knowing where to camp. So I’ve decided to share every single place I’ve camped–in the last 3 years, at least–to help you make your decision. I’ll post each one on my blog with a small review, and at...
Fleeing flies: Trout Creek Campground is the solution
This was my second night of solo camping and testing out new areas. The Mendocino National Forest was badly damaged in fires recently, but this area seems to have avoided it. I drove through so much burned out forest, that I was worried that my two-night stay in this...
We got lost and hiked in the dark in Pinnacles National Park
Pinnacles is one of the smallest parks in the National Parks System, but don’t let that fool you. They make national parks because there’s something there, and there's a lot there, especially if you like to hike. In fact, in my top 5 hikes of all time, I...
boondocking near Mono lake and how to spend a day in Yosemite national park
This was our first boondocking experience in our Vistabule teardrop, Green Bean, and I’ll admit that it was a little scary. What do we do if we get kicked out? What do we do if we have an emergency and no one is around for miles? We had so...
Pinnacles National Park closed? No problem: Sweetwater Campground
Since the trailer was still relatively new, I had the itch to get out and do some grounding with the Earth. I had heard about a gem of a national park right in our backyard, Pinnacles NP. This would be my first solo camp trip ever and I was...
Breaking in the teardrop trailer: San Simeon Creek Campground
This was our first trip in our Vistabule aside from our adventure driving it home from Minnesota....
I camped at Hittle Bottom, near Moab, Utah
As we drove toward Moab on our trip home from Minnesota, we came in from the northeast on the Colorado River on 128. It's largely a dirt road but was easily navigable with our Hyundai Tuscon.
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Campground: Eugene T. Mahoney State Park, Ashland Nebraska
After we picked up our teardrop trailer, Green Bean from the Vistabule mothership in St. Paul, Minnesota, we headed for California. Not counting the freezing night in the Cabellas parking lot, this state park in Ashland, Nebraska was the first placed we stayed in our trailer....
I bought a Vistabule Teardrop
When my wife Lisa and I started camping on a regular basis again two years ago, we ran across a teardrop trailer in a campsite near us. We asked if we could take a closer look and the couple that owned it graciously gave us a tour. ...