Nomads (whether we like it or not)

The moment we’ve been building to has finally arrived. Well, sort of.

If you’ve been following our journey on this blog or one of our other platforms, you know that we decided to abandon a life of sticks and bricks, buy a camper, and live life on the road full-time starting in 2025.

As of March 27th, we have officially moved out of our rental in Tennessee and hit the road, but not in the way we intended.

Read on for an update on our nomadic story and what has (already) gone awry.

Things to know:

Our lease in Tennessee ended on March 27th, leaving us to move or sell all of our things and hit the road. While this was the plan all along, one major component is missing.

Nomads without a camper

We’re big fans of watching people live out their dreams, especially when those dreams align with things we enjoy (like travel and beautiful scenery and adventure).

A final family portrait (on film) before saying goodbye to our house in Tennessee (bonus points if you spot Chowder).

While there are many approaches to a lifestyle of travel, most people share one thing in common–they opt for a home on wheels of some sort. From massive RVs to travel trailers to rooftop tents, practically every nomad we know centers their life around their go-anywhere home.

If you haven’t guessed by now, we are currently nomads without a camper, which you could read as “technically homeless.” That’s not particularly ideal nor is it how we anticipated this transition to full-time RVing going.

What’s going on with the camper?

We documented our process of choosing a camper that we thought would be ideal for us and the way in which we like to travel. To sum it up, we went with a custom flatbed truck camper.

When we opted for a custom camper, we accepted the inherent risks of going the custom route. Namely, that timelines can be unpredictable, and we were likely to encounter some challenges that larger manufacturers don’t often face.

So, while we didn’t anticipate being three (going on four) months behind schedule, we did know that delays were a distinct possibility.

Custom campers from small builders can experience different setbacks than campers from large manufacturers.

Without diving too deep into the details, that’s exactly what’s going on and why the camper is taking longer than predicted to complete–small business growing pains, material delays, and so on. Normal stuff that is mildly frustrating nonetheless!

Thankfully, we shouldn’t be waiting much longer. We project to pick up the camper within a month and hit the road immediately. Obviously, nothing is set in stone, and until the camper is mated to the truck, we are keeping our hopes leveled at a steady “fingers crossed.”

What are we doing in the meantime?

That is a great question. The plan right now is to split time between friends, family, and rentals. If that sounds a little chaotic, it’s because it is.

In an ideal world, we would have had an accurate timeline from the start. Being able to make arrangements ahead of time would have allowed us to rent an apartment or some other long-term solution that was more stable and cost-effective than our current options.

We’re in for a lot of this and avoiding eye contact with our bank accounts.

Unfortunately, that simply wasn’t the case, leaving us to bop around somewhat aimlessly for the foreseeable future. It’s our hope that we can keep this interim period as budget-friendly as possible because rental expenses can add up very quickly.

What about your travel plans?

Because we initially anticipated picking the camper up in January, we had put together a semblance of a route and began making travel arrangements for the first few months of the year.

With those plans now in shambles, we will have to adjust both our timelines and the areas we prioritize visiting. 

Alaska is the crown jewel of our itinerary this year, so it will take precedence. Depending on when the camper is actually completed, we may have to cut even more of our pre-Alaska plans to make it happen.

We’ll have plenty of adventures this year, but our plans have changed to accommodate for the delays.

Thankfully, our journey is dictated almost entirely by our desires and whims, so we can remain flexible and make the most of an uncertain situation. We just need to remind ourselves not to get in a rush as a result of the shifting timeline.

How are y’all holding up?

Our response to the delays and the less-than-ideal circumstances they have created has been as you would likely expect–a mixture of frustration, disappointment, and determination to make the most of something we can’t control.

We’ve been able to keep level heads and balance each other out. When one of us starts to get gloomy, the other is there to lift us up. We work well as a team like that.

Now that we are officially out of our house and wandering aimlessly, we actually feel quite a bit better. It’s almost like this time is a prequel to our real adventure–a bit of adversity that we have to endure to fully appreciate what’s to come.

Despite the disappointment and frustration, we’re making the most of this interim period.

We have never been good at staying in one place for long, and we were in Tennessee for 14 consecutive months (a new record for us). Being back in the chaotic world of the modern nomad feels like a relief, oddly enough.

The only real stress we have about the situation (other than the unknown of when the camper will be ready) is the potential for costs to balloon as we rely on short-term rentals to get by.

It feels as though we have been teasing our shift to full-time RVing for far too long, and now you know why. It was never our intention to draw this thing out and make it into some big, dramatic thing, but that’s just the way the cookie crumbles!

Hopefully, we will be giving you a tour of our custom home-on-wheels very soon. In the meantime, we appreciate you reading our blog, following along on Instagram, and checking us out on YouTube.

Speaking of, you can watch the video below if you’re interested in learning more about the current situation.

Happy trails!

- Riley + Hanna

Living in a camper - Stuff vs. experiences

Sell everything and live in a van if you want to truly experience life, right?

2024 was our first time living in a house together. Sure, we lived in apartments years prior, but nothing larger than a one-bedroom unit. Moving into a three-bedroom house was quite the change for us, and we feel like we learned a lot from it.

Apart from deciding that anything over a compact two-bedroom house is too big for us, we learned that we prefer quality over quantity, value intentional space over space for the sake of it, and would much rather fill our lives with experiences than things.

We don’t often sit still, but we appreciate the moments that came from it in 2024.

These observations have prompted many conversations about our priorities, the future, and how we want to live going forward. Through those conversations, one dichotomy keeps coming up–stuff vs. experiences.

Things to know:

While it’s a bit of a false dichotomy, the tension between accumulating things and opting for experiences does have some legitimacy. As we grapple with this age-old question, a few conclusions come to mind–and some of them pushed us toward full-time RVing.

Living a minimalist life with maximal fulfillment

If you have space, you’ll fill it

You’ve probably heard this adage before, and there’s certainly some truth to it. Riley’s dad has repeated it many times, and he’s quite the frugal minimalist by choice. There lies the key to this entire discussion–by choice.

It does seem to be human nature to accumulate, and the more space you have available, the more likely you are to collect things to fill it.

Take us, for example. Moving from a one-bedroom apartment to a three-bedroom house left us reeling. There was so much empty space that we didn’t know what to do, so we started to fill it with things.

We’re minimalist by nature, but still managed to fill our house with things.

We’re relatively practical by nature, so we didn’t buy a bunch of random junk–everything had a place and a purpose. The guest room needed a bed, nightstands, clothing rack, and rug. The office needed a desk, chair, and whiteboard. The living room needed a couch, side tables, and a TV stand.

I think you see where we’re going with this.

The things we filled our space with had a purpose, and we used them, but that doesn’t change the fact that increasing our available space prompted us to accumulate more stuff that we didn’t technically need.

Some things enrich your life

To this point, it may sound like we’re saying that having stuff is inherently negative, but that’s not at all what we believe. In fact, we think investing in (or splurging on) some things can greatly enrich your experience and your life.

When we used the term “false dichotomy” earlier, this is exactly what we were referring to. A lot of people–especially the influencer types–like to present all-or-nothing scenarios, especially when it comes to the whole “minimalist” lifestyle or “experiences over things” argument.

In truth, these things are not mutually exclusive. You can have things and experiences. Sometimes, things can actually facilitate experiences or make them more profound. So, it’s not an either/or proposition.

You don’t have to live like this (but it does have a certain appeal).

That said, we’re strong believers in being intentional with the things you choose to accumulate. Limiting the physical space you have to keep stuff in helps with this goal (see above), but it isn’t the end-all-be-all of the conversation.

You must be able to discern what contributes to a fulfilling life and what distracts from it. In our experience, this takes time, experimentation, and growth. You can’t snap your fingers and know that one thing will enrich your experience and one thing will detract from it. It is a skill that requires development.

A tool for every job (or the best tool is the one you have on you?)

If you have a goal to limit the amount of stuff you accumulate and to focus on things that enrich your experience, you’ll want to be intentional about what you buy and what you keep. While we rarely struggle with this concept, we have grappled with our approach to achieving it.

As it turns out, we have differing opinions on how to streamline our existence and ensure that our things are working for us, not against us.

Our high school math teacher used to say, “Keep it simple, stupid,” about once a class.

Hanna is more of a minimalist in the traditional sense. She prefers to only have a few items that she can rely on day in and day out to accomplish a variety of tasks. From work and productivity to hobbies and relaxation, she opts for fewer devices capable of multiple jobs. In other words, she prefers that her stuff be versatile.

You could say her approach to things is “the best tool for the job is the one you have with you.” An example of Hanna’s approach to minimalism would look like this:

• iPhone for music, media consumption, scheduling, calendar reminders, taking photos and videos, managing social media, and so on.

• MacBook for work, client calls, answering emails, designing resources, bookkeeping, and managing the business.

• Headphones for music and content consumption.

• Two notebooks–one for general note-taking and organization, the other for a more structured approach to scheduling and keeping life on track.

Riley has been leaning toward not necessarily minimizing the number of things he owns, but the purposes for which they are used. While he has flirted with this concept before, he’s finally on the verge of fully committing to it (thanks to very kind and supportive encouragement from Hanna). Call it exchanging convenience for purpose and distraction for intentionality.

What does this look like in practice? Rather than carry a do-it-all device (like a smartphone), he’d prefer to have a notebook for taking notes, a camera for taking photos, a “dumb” phone for making calls, and so on. You could say his approach is more along the lines of “there’s a tool for every job.” His daily interactions with things might look like this:

• Non-smartphone for texts and calls.

• Compact camera for walking around photos.

• DJI Osmo Pocket 3 for casual video.

• Sony A7IV for professional photo and video projects.

• MacBook for work, photo and video editing, answering emails, bookkeeping, and other productivity tasks.

• Two notebooks–one for general note-taking and creative inspiration, the other for more detailed planning and scheduling.

Quality vs. quantity - The (new) age-old debate

Growing up in the world of fast fashion, disposable plates, and bargain outlets has jaded many millennials and younger people on the whole “quantity vs. quality” debate. We are definitely in that boat.

At one point, the sudden ability to buy in bulk or opt for cheap imported goods was novel and a stark change from the vast majority of human history. Buying a pair of jeans for six cents (okay, a slight exaggeration there) was mind-blowing. It still is, if you think about it.

Give us good stuff over lots of stuff any day.

From clothes and trinkets to food and furniture, more isn’t always better. In fact, it’s often much worse. More people seem to be realizing this and trying to change, but without legitimate alternatives, executing that change is challenging.

We’re not here to sit on a high horse and claim we have it all figured out; we’re just expressing a preference for quality and a newfound appreciation of longevity. Owning something of heirloom quality used to be a point of pride, and we think it should be again.

Lately, we’ve made a concerted effort to invest in smaller amounts of quality goods rather than splurging on large quantities of subpar goods. Not only is the experience of using such items superior, but they will also last longer, they typically utilize better materials (natural fibers vs. plastic), and the companies producing them tend to be small businesses that are often based in and/or manufacturing in the United States.

All of those seem like pros to us, and we love to see the culture shifting back toward this version of purpose-based consumerism. Lucky for us, this mindset also coincides with the scaling back that living in a camper requires.

As you likely gathered, we’re not on a vendetta against purchasing things or owning stuff; rather, we’re committed to being thoughtful with our resources and space, investing in quality, only keeping what enriches our lives and enhances our experiences, and supporting small businesses that benefit our country and our culture.

This blog is a bit of a departure from our typical camper, truck, and travel talk, so we hope it didn’t throw you for too much of a loop. Sometimes, we like to explore the reasons behind our decisions–especially the big ones like moving into a camper full-time! We hope you don’t mind.

If you enjoyed it, please drop a comment below so we feel less insecure about it. The approval of others is the only thing that gives us confidence. Okay, not really, but we’d still appreciate your feedback and thoughts!

With full-time travel on the horizon (if our camper is ever completed), we’ll be sharing thoughts from the road, so be sure to check here every Wednesday for a new blog. You can also follow our adventures on Instagram, YouTube, and Patreon (for a more personal approach).

All the best,
- Riley + Hanna

Our full-time RV hopes

We recently previewed the uncertainty we feel as we gear up to move into a camper full-time. While those hesitations are legitimate and guiding some of our preparation ahead of the big lifestyle shift, they aren’t what’s dominating our thoughts.

Instead, it’s our excitement that is setting the tone as the pickup day for our camper approaches. As nervous as we are about certain aspects of living in a tiny space on wheels, the feelings of anticipation and hope are much stronger.

That’s why we’re focusing on the hopes we have for the coming year(s). We have a feeling that this change is going to be good for us, and we’re sure we’ll have our share of memorable adventures along the way!

Things to know:

We’re going to be full-time RVers soon, and we couldn’t be more excited for that chapter of our lives to start. As we look forward to hitting the road full-time, these are the biggest hopes we have.

Full-time travel - What we’re looking forward to

Seeing friends and family

We have family scattered from Florida to Alaska, and plenty of friends and other family members everywhere in between. Traveling full-time will allow us to spend time with people we care about, make memories together, and have adventures we otherwise would never have the opportunity to share.

Gregg is one of our good friends. He often joins us for a week or two on trips. He also has a rad Jeep!

One of the best parts of this decision to be nomadic is that we can allocate as much time as we want to different areas of the country, giving us opportunities to see people for as long (or short) as they’ll have us. Now, that’s a blessing!

Visiting places new and old

Like most of you, we have an ever-expanding list of destinations we want to visit. From majestic views to quirky towns, our travel bucket list is filled to the brim with exciting places to see and exhilarating adventures to embrace. Becoming full-time RVers gives us the unique chance to start checking off a whole bunch of those must-see destinations and must-do activities.

Of course, it’s not all about the latest, greatest, and not-yet-seen. The more we travel and immerse ourselves in different parts of the world, the more we want to return to certain places. We have fallen in love with several small towns, mountain vistas, quaint campsites, and so on. Embracing the nomadic lifestyle lets us revisit those places and explore them to our heart’s content.

New destinations are always exciting, but we have plenty of past places we can’t wait to revisit—including the Oregon Coast!

Challenging ourselves

We have traveled enough–including in much more minimalist setups–to understand that life on the road is not always sunshine and rainbows. In fact, it can be downright miserable sometimes.

While we certainly hope that the majority of our days are positive, we want to face the bad ones head-on and view them as opportunities to grow, not as disappointments, deterrents, or failures.

That’s why we hope to challenge ourselves to become more resilient, self-reliant, optimistic, and adaptable. It may not be as rugged as settlers in wagons, but any great adventure is an opportunity to become a better, more rugged version of yourself, and we look forward to tackling ours together.

Breaking free from our norm

In late 2023, we made a commitment to our business. For years, we had been enjoying the fruits of our labors without pushing to expand or grow too much, but we knew we could only put off the inevitable for so long. So, we designated 2024 as the year to buckle down, put our noses to the grindstone, and really focus on giving our business a long overdue makeover.

A little more of this and a little less time spent in the office will do us some good.

Without going into too much detail, our efforts were rewarded, and the business excelled more than we could have hoped. That said, it consumed our lives. While intentional (and we’re certainly not complaining), our work-life balance skewed heavily toward work over the last 14 months.

We accomplished what we wanted to accomplish, and we’ll no doubt continue to push the momentum forward, but we’re ready to reestablish a bit of balance. Traveling full-time should help us do just that.

Embracing our creativity

Speaking of balancing the scales of work and fun, we are extremely excited to have more opportunities to embrace our creativity and the passions that stem from it. We’re both pretty bad at just chilling, so even our “fun” tends to have a touch of productivity to it. Our creative passions are no different.

Working outside ain’t half-bad when it’s something you want to do.

From documenting our adventures through photography to staying consistent on this blog, our YouTube channel, Patreon, Instagram, and all the other outlets where we can share our creative endeavors, we are ready to pour our hearts, talents, and time into things that we love.

Sharing it all with you

Our connected world has its downsides. Heck, we can’t tell you how many hours we’ve wasted consuming silly content or getting sucked into meaningless internet wormholes. That being said, there are some real advantages to social media and the like.

Apart from sharing our creative work and on-the-road experiences with all of you, platforms like YouTube and Instagram (and even this blog) allow us to meet, learn from, and share with all of you. It’s like having an expansive community of amazing people right at our fingertips, and that is pretty awesome.

Spoiler alert: we’ll even be at some industry events in the coming months where we might meet some of y’all for real–you know, like in person!

So, please feel free to engage with us, offer pointers, share your stories, and interact with ours. We’re new to the whole full-time travel thing, and we’ll take all the guidance you offer. If we’re lucky, we’ll make some good friends along the way!

- Riley + Hanna

January Roundup

The first month of 2025 has come and gone, and while we didn't spend it in a camper as we had planned, it was still an eventful and productive kickoff to the new year.

When we say there were highs and lows, we mean there were a lot of highs and lows for just 31 days. We expected January to be a laid-back time to transition into 2025 and bide our time as we waited for our camper to be completed.

Boy, were we wrong!

Things to know:

2025 is off to a hot start. Despite not being full-time RVers as we had planned, January was an eventful month full of highs and lows. From camper updates to traumatic injuries, the start of 2025 has been a rollercoaster of emotion and unexpected financial swings.

January roundup for (soon-to-be) full-time travelers

Full-time camper build updates

We are extremely disappointed that our camper is now two months delayed. However, we are tempering that disappointment with the hope that the wait will be worth it. We’re trying to think long-term, and we will gladly practice a little patience in exchange for an exceptional and quality camper.

Our truck is begging for a camper! Also, this is a shot from our first ever roll of film!

Thankfully, there have been a handful of updates that have helped us maintain our excitement and hope. Seeing even small amounts of progress lifts our spirits and keeps us focused on the good that is to come.

This month, we picked out colors for the cabinets, materials for the countertops, and fabrics for the cushions. We also settled on an integrated Starlink solution that should help us work full-time from the camper.

We can’t wait to share more updates (including actual photos and detailed information) very soon!

Our copywriting business booms

January 2025 was the most lucrative month of business we’ve ever had, and it was entirely unexpected. As you’ll see in a moment, this was a blessing we didn’t know we would benefit from so soon.

Not only did the business grow and thrive, but we also managed to sell our beloved two-door Jeep–a bittersweet necessity that unburdens us for the lifestyle shift on the horizon. Having this weight off our shoulders as our impending move to full-time RVing draws closer has been quite the relief.

Our two-door Wrangler is no more.

All in all, January was a phenomenal month for us in terms of income, and we couldn’t be more grateful.

Unforeseen expenses add up

We mentioned traumatic injuries earlier, and as you undoubtedly know, those can be expensive.

Toward the end of the month, our pup, Chowder, tore his CCL. This ligament is most easily compared to the ACL in humans, meaning that it’s pretty darn important to his health and mobility.

Because he’s a young dog–not even three years old–it makes sense to have his knee surgically repaired. Between x-rays, consults, surgery, and recovery, this poses a huge financial burden in the coming weeks. Thank God for our big January, right?!

Lil Chowder boy done hurt himself.

On top of this particularly large and unexpected slew of expenses, we also had to pay our quarterly business taxes and purchase a new work laptop. We don’t typically include business expenses in our monthly roundups (not even on Patreon), but all of these things piled on at once!

We continued to explore our backyard

When we decided to move back to Tennessee, we committed ourselves to exploring the area often. It’s such a beautiful state that is absolutely packed with opportunities to hike, swim, off-road, and otherwise bask in the great outdoors.

It’s easy for us to fall into a routine and allow the mundane (work, the gym, etc.) to become all that we do. We didn’t want that to happen, especially because we planned to only live here for a year (you can throw in some bonus months as we wait for the camper).

So far, we’ve done a pretty good job of sticking to this goal, and January was no exception. Up until Chowder got hurt (near the end of the month), we were getting out and exploring, attending events, and seeing friends as often as feasible.

There’s nothing like a nice date night.

We went to the Garden of Lights at Rock City in Lookout Mountain, GA, tried new restaurants, and enjoyed a few of our favorite hikes. With Chowder’s recovery taking him out of the game for a while, we’ll see how we can adjust to stay active and adventurous.

It’s hard to believe the first month of 2025 is already over. Somehow, it both flew past and crawled by. We’ll keep you updated on the progress of the camper and Chowder’s health going forward, especially if you drop us a follow on Instagram!

In the meantime, feel free to engage with us in the comments below. We’d love to get to know you, learn from experienced full-time RVers, and grow our little community of adventurous souls.

- Riley + Hanna

Our full-time RV fears

Any dramatic shift in life comes with its share of hesitation and uncertainty. Heck, even minor changes can induce a certain level of anxiety.

When we decided to move into a camper full-time, we did so with a healthy dose of excitement and more than a spoonful of nerves. Call it measured optimism or a mix of yeehaw and whoa, Nelly.

As the time approaches for us to pack up our things and call our camper home, we’ve been trying to pinpoint exactly what our full-time RV fears are so that we can face them head-on.

What better way to explore those trepidations than by jotting them down and calling it a blog?

Things to know:

Moving into an RV is a daunting life change, and it comes with some pretty prominent fears. Here, we’re discussing the biggest concerns we have as we transition into full-time RV living.

Full-time travel challenges

We haven’t lived in a camper full-time (yet), but we have done multiple months in a row in a rooftop tent and nearly four straight months in a minimalist truck camper (Scout Kenai), so our list of perceived full-time travel challenges isn’t totally without context.

We’ve had many nights like this.

Still, we know this lifestyle will be an entirely different ballgame, so we’re looking forward to discovering new challenges along the way!

Working full-time on the road

We have to work full-time as we travel, which comes with a host of potential setbacks and frustrations. That makes this particular challenge a lot like opening a can of worms.

There’s no doubt we’ll dedicate future blogs to this topic because it deserves a dedicated space to be fully explored. For now, we’ll break our work-from-the-road dilemmas into some basic categories.

Connecting to the Internet on the road

Anyone who has spent time on the road–whether they have to work or not–has experienced the frustration that comes with limited or spotty connectivity. Whether you’re relying on mobile data or using satellite internet, there’s no such thing as a perfect solution.

We used Starlink on the road in 2023, and it served us well—but it isn’t perfect.

Because we rely on an internet connection nearly every day for our livelihoods, inconsistent access can be more than irritating–it can disrupt our ability to work and bring in an income.

We have enough travel experience to know that this is a big challenge, and while we’re taking steps to mitigate those issues, they are inevitable (to some degree).

Staying focused (and disciplined)

Look, travel is exciting. New places to see, activities to do, and food to eat can get you buzzing with anticipation. It’s part of what makes the nomadic life so appealing.

We have developed a healthy amount of discipline through our years of being self-employed, but we’d be lying if we said it was easy to remain focused in the face of such tempting distractions.

As we adapt to full-time travel and establish routines, this area of concern will surely fade (we hope).

Limited (office) space

For the last year and change, we have had ample space to stretch our legs, separate our work from our relaxation, and do our best to avoid feeling cooped up and cramped.

While the great outdoors will soon be our living room, there’s no question that our living space will be reduced dramatically. No dedicated offices, no individual desks, no dedicated computer monitors… you get the idea.

Cooking and counter space in a camper

We don’t want to project our experience with our previous truck bed camper to the camper we’ll be living in. They are totally different products intended for entirely different usages. They’re also not in the same price bracket.

The Scout Camper Kenai was stylish, rugged, and minimalistic, but counter space was severely limited.

That said, one of our biggest struggles in the Scout Kenai was the limited counter space for food prep and cooking. We had to change our approach to cooking and split up cooking duties so only one of us was in the “kitchen” at a time.

Not only was this frustrating and prone to messiness, but it also discouraged us from cooking as often as we normally do. If our camper is going to feel like home, we need to overcome this challenge and learn to be comfortable and efficient when cooking most of our meals.

Safety and security as nomads

We have a good amount of travel experience and know many people who RV full-time, so we know (logically) that it can be done safely and securely. Still, there is that voice in the back of our heads that questions how safe we actually are and causes a touch of paranoia. The lack of surety of what’s outside our door is enough to set us on edge.

There are inherent security risks in living on the road, but this particular challenge feels more like a mental hurdle than anything. We are confident that we will adapt to our new lifestyle without losing that valuable gut feeling that alerts us to danger.

Full-time travel and the bathroom

Call us divas; we can take it.

We’ve tried a variety of bathroom solutions while on the road. From digging holes to those fancy bags you get at REI, every option has pros and cons.

If you look carefully, you might spot a bathroom tent.

Unfortunately, there is no perfect solution, and that can be a frustrating barrier that prevents full-time RV life from feeling like a true home. While we think we’ve picked the most convenient option for this camper, even it has a downside–cost.

Full-time RV budgeting

It’s possible to save money with this non-traditional way of life, but it’s not easy. In fact, it can be downright hard, leading to the complete opposite–expenses can pile up real quick.

We’ve gotten a lot better at budgeting in recent years, and Riley has been keeping detailed records for quite some time now, so we know we can stay locked into a reasonable budget.

The question is, will the expenses of frequent travel, eating out, exploring new places, and otherwise leaning into our adventurous side overwhelm our desire to be disciplined? Only time will tell, but it’s bound to be an adjustment either way!

Water usage, hygiene, and relaxation

We’re clean people who enjoy a nice long shower to stay fresh and unwind after a long day. Given the limited water storage of our camper, standing under a steady stream of hot water for more than a few minutes simply isn’t practical.

Campgrounds and vacation rentals can occasionally supplement this lack of endless water, and we have no doubts that we’ll quickly adapt to this relatively minor inconvenience, but we’re also confident that it’ll be a challenge!

Despite our uncertainties, we have no doubt that embracing life on the road will be an exhilarating and rewarding experience for us. So, don’t let us fool you–we’re champing at the bit to pick up our camper and get this adventure underway.

Have you experienced any of these full-time RV fears? Do you have anything else we should worry about? If so, drop your knowledge in the comments below. We’d love to hear from you and welcome you to our little community.

If you’re interested in following our journey, you’re in the right place. We’ll be posting weekly blogs, as well as regular updates on YouTube and Instagram. For a more in-depth look into our life on the road, we even set up a Patreon.

Thanks for reading. We hope to see you on the road!

- Riley + Hanna

Our path to full-time travel

When it comes to people living unorthodox lifestyles–particularly full-time RVers, van lifers, and other nomadic folks–we can’t get enough. It’s amazing to see how people achieve the life they love, navigate the unique challenges of the road, and otherwise embrace full-time travel in a world of sticks and bricks.

As we draw inspiration from them, we thought sharing our own journey to this point might be a fun exercise. We wouldn’t necessarily call our path to full-time travel inspirational, but there’s no harm in laying it out for you to see!

Things to know:

We have a long history of traveling together. From tents to truck campers, we’ve traversed many miles and months on the road, and it has all led us here—to becoming full-time nomads.

From road trippers to full-time RVers

Like many who choose to travel full-time, our interest in the nomadic lifestyle started small. We didn’t jump straight from beach vacations and hotels to living in a camper; instead, the build to this moment was gradual.

The best way to document our journey is to give you a timeline from the early days of traveling together to now. It’s been quite the ride, so buckle up and enjoy!

Cold noses, warm hearts

Before we officially started dating, Riley dragged Hanna on a tent camping adventure in North Carolina. Little did we know that it would set the tone for our future together.

The year was 2016, and we had just reconnected after going our separate ways in college. Riley had been going to western NC with his family since childhood, and as a young adult, he still felt drawn to the area.

Rather than rental houses and hotels, he did what any broke college kid would do–bought a tent from K-Mart (yes, K-Mart) and traveled on the cheap.

After reuniting with Hanna, he had the grand idea to drag her on one of his ventures up I-75. So, we went and spent several nights in the mountains, sleeping as far apart in that little tent as possible.

We’ve been adventure buddies since day one.

We distinctly remember waking up with cold, wet noses from sleeping against opposite sides of the tent, the damp fabric walls pressed up against our faces. Neither of us was willing to break the ice and cross the line into something deeper than friendship.

In hindsight, it’s a hilarious and endearing story, and there’s no question that those adventurous college kids set us on a path for full-time travel today.

Shortly after this and similar trips, Hanna returned the favor. She convinced Riley to get on a plane (for the first time in his adult life) and go to Estes Park, CO. It was his first taste of the West, and he never looked back.

We had no clue what we were getting ourselves into when we flew to Colorado in the winter.

Big sky country and restlessness

By the time Riley got accepted into grad school, we were dating. So, when he decided to take his talents to the University of Montana, we had some decisions to make.

For the first year, he lived in Missoula, MT, while Hanna took up residence near Denver, CO. The long-term thing was difficult, but we both enjoyed experiencing the American West in full for the first time.

After the year apart, Hanna joined Riley in Montana, and we started planning our next steps together.

Our time in Montana only cemented our love for the West.

We weren’t ready to buy a home, and we didn’t really know where we wanted to be, so we did something radical–we bought a Jeep Wrangler, threw a rooftop tent on it, and decided to move into it indefinitely after Riley graduated.

While that didn’t last long–only about two months–it was our first taste of the lifestyle we could attain with a little effort, planning, and commitment.

Tearin’ it up in Tennessee

Our foray into adventure travel may have been brief, but it was just the beginning of our interest in overlanding and extended periods of life on the road. So, we tucked that experience in our back pocket, knowing full well that we would return to it in a more sustainable way in the future.

In the meantime, we decided to bide our time by moving to Tennessee and scratching our adventure itch in a different way–trail riding in Jeeps. This move coincided with Riley’s venture into aftermarket part design and manufacturing, so we bought a Jeep Gladiator as an R&D and marketing vehicle.

Our first stay in Tennessee was filled with days like this.

Equipped with a beastly new truck, we ran with a crew that enjoyed rock crawling, giving us our first exposure to the more extreme side of off-roading. While we still preferred camping (as evidenced by our refusal to ditch the rooftop tent), we enjoyed this new hobby for a year–especially when 2020 hit and we needed a way to stay sane while the whole world felt cooped up.

There and back again (to Montana)

Despite our good run in Tennessee, we craved the West. So, we packed up and headed back to Montana. Riley was still making Jeep parts, so we continued to find trails–this time with an emphasis on the camping at the end of the road.

Montana is a different ballgame from Tennessee in terms of remoteness, so we found ourselves pushing the limits of our backcountry experience. Here, we learned how to be a bit more self-reliant, plan for the worst, and be at home in the great, empty spaces.

You could say 2021 was the biggest shift from where we were to where we are now. Off-roading and camping evolved from hobbies into lifestyles. We knew then that we wanted to build our lives around this form of adventure.

When we got married in September of 2021, this passion for adventure travel was on full display. Instead of a traditional wedding and honeymoon, we lived in our Jeep Gladiator for three months.

Our elopement in Ouray, CO, was out of a fairytale (thanks, Tori of Come to Bliss)

We started in Montana, worked our way down to Ouray, CO, and then spent time in Utah before returning home. Along the way, we camped, explored trails, and eloped in the San Juan Mountains. It was the perfect way to start our marriage.

Even nomads get lost

Married life changed things for us–or so we thought.

Concerned by the trajectory of the world and wanting our new relationship stability to be reflected in our joint life, we decided we wanted to buy a house. Talk about poor timing.

In the post-pandemic market, prices started to soar. Unfortunately, we had already moved out of our apartment in Montana and headed back east in an attempt to find the perfect place to call home.

What followed was two years of biding time in Florida and escaping for a handful of months each year to retain our sanity. While it wasn’t the best use of our time or money–Florida is a long way from the western destinations we love–we made do and counted our blessings.

It didn’t take long for us to realize that the housing market wasn’t conducive to us buying and that we needed to come up with a different plan. Naturally, we went back to what we knew–pushing the limits of how long we could stay on the road at a time.

This prompted us to buy a Scout Camper Kenai–our foray into campers. While minimalist, this setup allowed us to live on the road for around four straight months, traversing from Florida to Washington, and then venturing throughout America.

Our Scout Camper Kenai took us to some unbelievable locations.

In the brief time we had the Scout, we covered over 20,000 miles, explored new places together, and even had the opportunity to represent Scout at Overland Expo East. It was a phenomenal camper, a wonderful experience, and a rewarding opportunity to get to know some rad folks in the industry.

Alas, all good things come to an end.

Returning to Tennessee and scheming for full-time travel

If you’re sensing a theme here, you catch on fast–we have a tendency to return to places we love, especially when we’re figuring out our next steps.

This second (and current) stint in Tennessee fits the bill. After two years in Florida where we paid rent despite being gone nearly half the time, we decided to commit to being in one place for an entire year–something that has been strangely difficult for us.

Tennessee is the perfect place for this phase of life, as it has loads of hiking and outdoor activities to keep our adventurous spirit satiated, a healthy helping of great food in nearby Chattanooga, and a reasonable cost of living compared to much of the country (especially western states).

In 2024, we committed to staying still (for us) and buckling down to advance our business and plan our next step thoroughly. While we flirted with home ownership again, the path forward for us soon became clear–we needed to embrace a full-time travel lifestyle now, or we would always have those lingering “what ifs.”

Round two in Tennessee has been pretty great!

From around August onward, we focused our efforts on determining what full-time RV setup would be best for us, calculating our budget, putting together a loose timeline, and frantically trying to get all our ducks in a row to kick off 2025 on the road.

While we haven’t quite made that goal–our camper is still in production at the time of writing this–we are a few weeks from being fully nomadic for the first time in our lives. Given the investment of time and money in this endeavor, it feels like the first time we’ll be embracing the travel lifestyle without the option of “falling back” on the security of an apartment or home base.

Our journey to this point seems chaotic, and it has certainly been filled with twists and turns. Looking back, however, it all makes sense. From the highs of finding new campsites to the lows of uncertainty, every inspiration and setback has played a part in leading us to this decision.

We’re excited about what this year (and the years to come) has in store, and we hope you’ll follow along as we learn by doing. Life is a big adventure, and we feel incredibly blessed to be on it together.

Feel free to drop a comment below or otherwise engage with our growing little community of wild spirits. We’re happy to have you, stoked to share our story with you, and hope to learn a lot from you as we head off into the unknown!

- Riley + Hanna

Get to know us

Howdy, y’all!

We’ve been at this whole blogging thing for a few months now, so it feels about time to offer a proper introduction of ourselves. Sure, you can check out our little bios on the website, but those are a far cry from thorough.

Don’t you fret; we’re not going to give you our life’s story–we’re pretty private folk and ain’t nobody got time for that anyhow.

Instead, we’ll keep things brief by giving you a little background on us as individuals and as a couple. Consider it the welcome mat to our lives. So, brush your boots off, make yourself comfortable, and stay awhile, why don’t you?

Things to know:

As we build our little community of adventurers, explorers, and full-time travelers, we want to take a moment to introduce ourselves on a deeper level, say howdy, and connect with all of you (the best we can on the internet).

Hey there, we’re the Woods

Hey, that’s us! This photo is from our self-shot engagement session on the Oregon coast.

A little bit about Riley

Riley is the curly-headed, red-bearded (though he mostly sports a mustache these days) leader of this ragtag bunch called the Woods.

Born in central Florida horse country and raised in a rural-turned-small-town-turned-big-town setting, he’s got a strange mix of good old American grit and civilized learning. For context, he grew up with a pet cow and went to graduate school for poetry–so, yeah.

Growing up, he was a bit of a sports star, excelling on the football field and (especially) the basketball court. While he remains active and passionate about fitness to this day, he had to fight to reclaim his physical health after falling ill as a kid.

In elementary and middle school, Riley battled an inflammatory disease that led to years of doctor visits and hospital stays. He was poked and prodded, ultimately undergoing a couple of major surgeries to give him a fighting chance.

Today, he’s healthy as an ox–talk about a comeback story.

Photo courtesy of Tori from Come to Bliss.

After his ordeal, Riley turned more to creative and intellectual endeavors. He started writing creatively and got heavily involved with a charity to help kids in similar positions to his own (you can check this out by clicking “Help the Kids” on our website).

From there, life was pretty straightforward. Finish high school, go to college, and then head off to grad school in Montana–a huge change that only deepened a love of adventure and travel for a lifelong Florida boy.

Now, Riley works full-time for our business, Boundless Copy, goes to the gym consistently, and still makes time for creative ventures like photography and writing!

Hanna’s hello

Born in Texas to a military man and his bride, Hanna moved around as a child before her family settled down in (you guessed it) central Florida.

A spunky young thing with an affinity for newsboy hats, Hanna thrived in her new home as she grew. You could find her outdoors at any given time, running around endlessly in the Florida sun.

As she entered her middle and high school years, her love of physical activity evolved into a passion for volleyball. Soon, she was leading her high school and travel teams to victory, and her hard work showed in the form of scholarship offers to play for smaller colleges in the state.

Hanna was no slouch in the classroom, either, excelling in academics despite her busy schedule. Ultimately, she chose to attend the University of Florida, exchanging her volleyball dreams for a spot in the prestigious journalism program (and a role on UF’s club volleyball team).

Hanna on Orcas Island off the coast of Washington.

While she did intern and work at several major Florida papers upon graduation–including the Orlando Sentinel and Tampa Bay Times–she quickly discovered her passion was in storytelling, not in breaking news.

So, she made a change and pursued her own path by founding Boundless Copy–the business we both work for today.

It is Hanna’s adventurous, ambitious spirit that drives us forward toward new experiences. Whether it’s conquering a bucket list hike or launching a new educational course, she has a fearless, go-get-’em attitude that is simply contagious.

Chowder’s story (the moment you’ve all been waiting for)

The most charismatic member of our little crew is Chowder, our Springer Spaniel. As sweet as he is floppy, Chowder came to us by chance one day.

We had talked about getting a dog–actually, Riley promised Hanna before we got married that we could eventually have a pup–but we weren’t actively looking for one.

On one of our many trips to western North Carolina, Riley and our friend Mike were out on a hike (Hanna was feeling under the weather and stayed back to rest). Lo and behold, there’s Chowder at the trailhead, full sploot in the dirt.

The photo Riley sent to Hanna from the trailhead.

He was with a family of four who were visiting the area from Florida, of all places. Chowder was the last of his litter, and the people who were supposed to adopt him had backed out at the last minute.

Naturally, Riley took this as a sign and exchanged phone numbers with the strangers at the trailhead. A few months later, we reconnected with them at a restaurant in Florida and left with our floppy new family member.

Chowder is an unusual Springer Spaniel. He’s laid back and mellow–not high-strung like many of his counterparts. He’s never met a person (or dog) he doesn’t like, is great with kids, and is as far from being an alpha as possible.

Most of all, he’s loyal to a fault. He is obsessed with Hanna, and when she’s not around, Riley will do. He’s the type of dog you could set loose outside, and he’d just sit there staring at you.

While he does have some downsides–he sheds, smells, and makes horrendous mouth sounds–he’s about as good a furry friend as you could ask for!

From our family to yours

We hope this little introduction helps you feel like you know us a touch better. While we’re relatively private people, sharing these glimpses of who we are with you is our way of rolling out the welcome mat and inviting you into our community.

We’ll definitely be sharing more insights with you in the coming months, but feel free to drop a comment below with any questions you might have. We’d love to connect with you and get to know you better, as well.

Another exceptional photo by Tori.

You can also give us a follow on Instagram and YouTube. Other than this blog, those are the two best platforms to see what we’re up to, engage with us, and get to know us better.

We hope to see some of y’all on the road in 2025!

- Riley + Hanna

Our 2025 full-time travel itinerary, bucket list, and New Year’s goals

Howdy, y’all!

We hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas and a memorable New Year’s Eve. Since we try to post every Wednesday on this here blog (we fondly call it Wander Wednesday), we figured the first day of the new year falling mid-week was a sign.

So, we’re going to share our hopes, dreams, goals, and plans for 2025 with y’all. Hopefully, doing so will hold us accountable and inspire you to pursue your own big adventures over the next 12 months.

Things to know:

We’re traveling full-time in 2025, and there are a few locations (and activities) on our bucket lists that we can’t wait to check off.

2024 had a lot of this. Here’s to hoping 2025 has even more.

A new season of full-time travel

Not everything on this list will center around our lifestyle shift from homebodies to full-time RVers, but that change is an overarching theme that will surely color our experience this year. Embracing travel as our everyday reality instead of a temporary adventure is a challenge we’re looking forward to and can’t wait to share with you.

With that in mind, let’s kickoff this meandering little blog with some travel-forward thoughts.

Our 2025 travel plans

In the process of picking our camper (and now waiting for its completion), we’ve put a bit of thought into our itinerary for 2025. It’s still a vague calendar, and we can’t solidify any plans until our camper is in our possession, but here’s what we have so far:

• January - March: Florida (family) and the Southeast

• April - May: The Southwest (Arizona and Utah)

• June: The PNW (Oregon and Washington)

• July - September: Canada and Alaska

• October: The PNW (Washington Islands)

• November - December: Texas and back to Florida

It’s a packed schedule that’s subject to change, and we hope we planned enough time in each region to fully immerse and enjoy. If not, I guess we’ll have to run it back in 2026!

Expect the coming year to be filled with amazing views like this.

Our travel bucket list in 2025

While our full-time travel itinerary is dictated by many things–including friends, family, and a handful of events–some bucket list destinations also informed our loose plans. If you notice any glaring “must-see” omissions from our list, please drop a comment below–we don’t want to miss out on anything while we’re in these new-to-us locations!

• The San Juan Islands

• The Oregon coast

• California redwoods

• Jasper, Canada

• Denali

• Vancouver Island

• Moab (and nearby deserts)

Personal goals

Despite the somewhat overwhelming nature of planning out a year of travel, choosing destinations and building timelines is easy compared to setting personal goals. The prospect of full-time travel is new and unfamiliar, making it difficult for us to set clear goals in the context of the relative instability of not having a traditional home and lifestyle.

That said, we have a few personal goals that either transcend the uncertainty of our new lifestyle or apply directly to it.

• Date each other. We’ve found that it has become increasingly difficult to “date” like we did before work and life responsibilities increased. We want to be intentional about getting back to that romanticism in 2025.

• Workout on the road. We both hike regularly and go to the gym faithfully. This will undoubtedly be more difficult while traveling full-time (especially weight lifting), so we are exploring ways to facilitate physical fitness while on the road.

• Balancing work with other interests. We are blessed with the unique opportunity to work for ourselves in an industry that fits our strengths. Still, we want to carve out time (and mental capacity) for our other interests this year–photography, creative writing, reading, and so on.

• Stay in the moment. If there’s one thing we’re good at (especially Riley), it’s dreaming big. Unfortunately, those dreams sometimes distract from the amazing things we’re doing at the moment. This year, we’re going to root ourselves firmly in the moment and appreciate it fully.

Chowder is a big fan of life on the road. We think he’ll love every second of it.

Sharing it with all of you

While we have our private goals–as individuals, a couple, and business owners–we wanted to keep the resolutions shared here brief. Consider them a little taste of what we want to share with you during this year of travel. We hope you’ll hold us accountable and watch us flourish as a result!

What are your goals entering the new year? Do you have any bucket list destinations you’ll visit, lifestyle changes to make, or interpersonal growth to work toward? Drop them in a comment below, and we’ll give you a hearty dose of encouragement.

If you’d like to keep tabs on us as we pursue our full-time travel dreams in 2025, be sure to check back regularly for updates, follow our Instagram for consistent content, and visit our YouTube channel for in-depth looks at how life on the road is treating us.

- Riley + Hanna

Why we decided to travel full-time

There’s a strange sense of confusion when you tell someone you plan to break the norm. If you’ve ever deviated from the traditional path of living–whether it’s in your job, your lifestyle, or way back in high school–you know the feeling.

Even the most supportive people in your life exude a sort of quiet uncertainty about your choices. They could love you to death, but they rarely understand why you’re doing what you’re doing. Hanna and I are familiar with this feeling. If you’re reading this, you probably are, too.

We’ve always done things a little bit differently. From school (hello, I have a Master’s Degree in Poetry) to our jobs (we started our own business), we’ve always bucked traditional wisdom and forged our own path. Now, we’re doing it again by choosing the nomadic lifestyle in 2025.

Things to know:

We’re hitting the road full-time in 2025, and it feels like it was a long time coming. Our personalities, individual and joint travel histories, and desires for our lives make this seemingly significant step feel like the most natural decision we’ve ever made.

Full-time travel in 2025

Travel is in our blood - a brief history of our journey to now

The adventurous side of life has always appealed to Hanna and me, both individually and as a couple. Before we became an item, we traveled in our own ways. These individual adventures set the stage for a relationship that would have a bit of wanderlust at its core.

I found myself returning time and again to the mountains of Western North Carolina, chasing the vistas and camping alongside babbling streams. I was driven by the feelings of freedom, independence, and childhood nostalgia. For generations, my father’s family put down roots in the Appalachian mountains. While they had a deep history in Old Florida, his family always seemed called to the mountains. He passed that down to me in the form of a longing for mountains always tugging at my heart.

Exploring the many forest roads of Western NC.

Hanna traveled, too. Her father was in the military and spent years in far-off places. That bold spirit of adventure was passed down to her, and she explored places like Alaska and Costa Rica with her family. She is a brave and passionate person who has traveled the US in a Mazda 6, done work-trade on Orcas Islands, and otherwise lived a life largely unbound from the traditional structure of Western society.

Once we (finally) became a couple, our traveling picked up pace dramatically. We camped in Walmart tents beside lakes, bought Jeeps, stayed in rooftop tents during snowfall, and ended up living in a truck camper for four months in 2023. While this is an extremely condensed version of our evolution to this point, it speaks volumes–we have proven to ourselves over the course of several years that travel is integral to who we are and what we love.

Embracing the adventurous life together as fresh-faced youths.

Starting a business - how we can work on the road full-time

Back in 2017, Hanna took a leap of faith. After doing breaking news at a couple of news outlets in Florida and a brief stint in a marketing position at a small business in St. Pete, she decided to strike out on her own. She left the less-than-stellar job she was working and started pursuing freelance writing projects.

She got her start on Upwork, a popular freelance site, and found herself working for pennies on the dollar. She would spend hours transcribing podcasts and other audio files, only to get paid next to nothing. Heck, her first client took the work and dipped, not paying her at all!

I could write a book about the things I admire about Hanna, and at the center of it all would be her sticktoitiveness. She is a persistent person who will fight for what she knows is right. As my dad would say, “She’s not stubborn; she’s determined.”

Long story short, she worked her tail off, and her career as a freelancer started to blossom. Toward the end of my time in grad school, I started helping out part-time. When I graduated, we both took on the freelance world with the reckless abandon that only young, spirited, and a little bit naive people can.

An early brand shoot we did for Boundless Copy.

Now, we operate a full-scale business. We have retainers with clients, have worked with massive corporations and small businesses, and have grown Hanna’s dream into a company that supports both of us. Are we rich? Absolutely not. But we work for ourselves, and that’s worth a lot more to us than a few extra bucks.

Because our work is all digital–copywriting is our bread and butter–we can work from just about anywhere with an internet connection. It’s truly a blessing, and we don’t want to take it for granted. That’s another reason we’re hitting the road–to enjoy this beautiful world the best we can while we’re able to work remotely.

We’ve tried to settle down - restless souls and a historic housing market

For a long time, Hanna and I have fought against our nature. We’ve tried to split the difference, spending time in one location for six or eight months, then traveling for the rest of the year. We’ve also attempted to purchase a house (a few times). Neither of those routes has worked out well for us, and we’re starting to take it as a sign.

Since I graduated from grad school in 2019, we have mostly followed the formula of renting an apartment somewhere we like, calling that home base, and doing one or two substantial (month+) trips a year. The downside of this approach is obvious–it’s expensive, and there is nothing to show for your rental payment when it’s all said and done. Half the time, we were paying for somewhere to live, and we weren’t even there.

We have also flirted with home ownership. In fact, we’ve tried to purchase a home a handful of times in the last few years. It started with a tiny house, which we actually bought. Due to some issues with the property, it became a money pit and a massive headache, so we cut our losses and sold it. We then made offers on two other, more traditional homes. Neither worked out.

We never stopped searching, but with these downfalls and rising prices and interest rates, we have felt deterred from continuing to seriously consider home ownership–at least for the time being. Throw in the fact that buying a home is expensive–no matter how you slice it–and we knew we’d have to put off future travels for quite a while. No thanks!

You only get one shot - doing life our way

In the midst of yet another stressful conversation as we attempted to buy a home, Hanna and I had a good old-fashioned come-to-Jesus moment. We paused, looked at each other, and came to the conclusion, “Hey, we’ve always done things our way, and it has worked out just fine. We don’t have to buy a home or settle down just because it’s ‘what people do.’ We can live life the way that makes sense to us.”

There was a sense of peace that followed that realization. Traditional wisdom says that there’s a logical order to life. You proceed through the steps sequentially, and each phase corresponds with your age or where in life’s progression you currently are. But it doesn’t have to be that way, and we didn’t need to abandon our unique approach to living that has, by all accounts, worked out pretty well for us.

This conversation was tied to something else I had expressed to Hanna just days earlier. There is a constant battle within me that tries to balance making the most of every moment we have together with the urge to provide for her financially. I tried to summarize this with the following question:

“Is it better to leave you with a heart full of memories or a bank full of money?”

More memories like this, please.

As a kid, I was very sick. I struggled for years with an illness, ended up undergoing two massive surgeries, and am truly blessed to be here today. While I am (by my standards) entirely healthy now, there is always a nagging voice in the back of my head that reminds me tomorrow is never promised and questions what my life expectancy really is.

I don’t want to spend my days squirreling away money in hopes that we find stability and can one day travel with complete financial freedom. I want to make the most of our one shot to experience life together, and I want that time shared to be as beautiful and raw and memorable as humanly possible.

I want to live while I’m alive, and travel is an essential part of that shared experience for Hanna and myself.

Hitting the road - we’re going, and you’re coming with us

I know this blog has been a bit meandering and long-winded. If you’ve stuck it out this far, thank you so much!

In the coming weeks, I’ll dive into the logistics of how we plan to travel, some of the deeper motivations that inspire us, and our process of selecting the (hopefully) perfect camper for us. We’ll share stories from the road, post pictures and videos on social media, and do our very best to take you on our adventure with us.

Thank you for being part of this journey!

But this isn’t just about us–it’s about you. Already, the outpouring of support, excitement, and knowledge has been incredible. We’ve learned an unbelievable amount from experienced full-timers on YouTube, through Instagram, and in real-life conversations. With every comment, howdy, or little wave in a campground, our community grows, and we love that.

So, don’t be shy. Drop a line below, shoot us a message, and join us on our journey. We couldn’t be happier to have you.

- Riley + Hanna