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Shortstack on it's first official trip at L.L. Stub Stewart State Park
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Meet Shortstack!

We finally did it! We bought our first travel trailer, a 2019 Forest River Sonoma 1672RB. Last year I wrote about how we were shifting our goal. The end goal of traveling full time is still there, but we decided Read more

By Thomas, 3 yearsJuly 28, 2023 ago
Planning

Our New Truck

We finally got our new truck! After five long months of waiting, we finally got the F-150 we talked about in February. Thanks to the chip shortage it was missing a few features, but we still absolutely love it. The Read more

By Thomas, 4 yearsAugust 20, 2022 ago
Planning

Shifting Our Goal

Hey, Thomas here. You may have noticed we have been quiet since last year. So what gives? Well.. a couple of things. First, I kicked off 2022 by starting a new job! It’s a great opportunity with a smaller company Read more

By Thomas, 4 yearsMarch 17, 2022 ago
Planning

Shifting Our Mindset

Right now our journey has almost entirely consisted of plans that we’ve spoken out loud with no real action taken. It’s a weird limbo to be in because it feels like we’re not actually doing anything. We’ve sold off a Read more

By Thomas, 5 yearsDecember 28, 2021 ago
Shifting our mindset
A Coleman travel trailer
Planning

Choosing a Travel Trailer: Part 2

In part 1 of choosing a travel trailer, I went over how we rented one to try it out. While that experience wasn’t great overall because of the specific rental, we learned a few important things. First, we learned that Read more

By Thomas, 5 yearsDecember 22, 2021 ago
Planning

Choosing a Travel Trailer: Part 1

Our current plan is to find a travel trailer that we can live in full-time when we’re ready to hit the road. But there are so many options to choose from and we basically know nothing about any of them. Read more

By Thomas, 5 yearsNovember 30, 2021 ago
The travel trailer we rented for a weekend
Climbing

Mount Saint Helens – My Gear

I already wrote about climbing Mount Saint Helens and the training hikes I used to prepare for the climb. The only thing left is to talk about the gear I took with me. It’s important to preface this by saying Read more

By Thomas, 5 yearsNovember 7, 2021 ago
Climbing

Climbing Mount Saint Helens

If someone told me 6 years ago that I would climb Mount Saint Helens, I would have called them crazy! Actually, if they told me I would have hiked anywhere I would have laughed. Growing up in the heat and Read more

By Thomas, 5 yearsOctober 28, 2021 ago
Mount Saint Helens
Climbing

Mount Saint Helens Training Hikes

In 2018 I set a personal goal of climbing Mount Saint Helens. I was a pretty avid hiker at that point, but I had never climbed a mountain. I knew I had to get in better shape so I came Read more

By Thomas, 5 yearsOctober 22, 2021 ago
Camping

Breaking Out of My Covid Comfort Zone

One of the wildest things that I learned about myself since we began camping in summer 2020, is what 2020 has done to completely change who I am. Up until February of 2020, I was quite the social butterfly. Despite Read more

By Erin, 5 yearsOctober 15, 2021 ago

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