Off grid living has never been better when you are able to have fresh food and cool beverages whenever you need it. If you are in the market for a 12 volt portable refrigerator, try the Bodega Cooler web site. There are multiple different sizes and styles to meet your needs. Use my unique discount code to get 10% off (RICKYSMALLS). #Bodegacooler #vacation #roadlife #nomad #gokwh #diy #rvlife #rv #muckbang #carcamping #suvrving #vanlife
Everything but electronics on board. So s p a c i o u s. #carcamping #suvrving #4runner
Today is the our 4th day trying out this Bodega 12 Volt Portable Refrigerator with a DIY Solar Generator featuring a 100AH 12 Volt GOKWH Lithium Battery. We have the solar generator being recharged by our vehicles alternator. Our battery bank remains fully charged and our Bodega Fridge is keeping our beverages and food cool and fresh. Off grid living has never been better when you are able to have fresh food and cool beverages whenever you need it. If you are in the market for a 12 volt portable refrigerator, try the Bodega Cooler web site. There are multiple different sizes and styles to meet your needs. Use my unique discount code to get 10% off (RICKYSMALLS). https://www.bodegacooler.com/?click_id=qNSGBM2j (https://www.bodegacooler.com/?click_id=qNSGBM2j) If you are in the market for Lithium Batteries. Take a look at the GOKWH website. There are numerous batteries ranging from 100AH to 300AH. Use our unique discount code to score $20 off (ricky20). Use the link below to get an additional 8% off. https://gokwh.com/?ref=SmallsRV #Bodegacooler #vacation #roadlife #nomad #gokwh #diy #rvlife #rv #muckbang #carcamping #suvrving #vanlife
Today is the our 4th day trying out this Bodega 12 Volt Portable Refrigerator with a DIY Solar Generator featuring a 100AH 12 Volt GOKWH Lithium Battery. We have the solar generator being recharged by our vehicles alternator. Our battery bank remains fully charged and our Bodega Fridge is keeping our beverages and food cool and fresh. Off grid living has never been better when you are able to have fresh food and cool beverages whenever you need it. If you are in the market for a 12 volt portable refrigerator, try the Bodega Cooler web site. There are multiple different sizes and styles to meet your needs. Use my unique discount code to get 10% off (RICKYSMALLS). https://www.bodegacooler.com/?click_id=qNSGBM2j (https://www.bodegacooler.com/?click_id=qNSGBM2j) If you are in the market for Lithium Batteries. Take a look at the GOKWH website. There are numerous batteries ranging from 100AH to 300AH. Use our unique discount code to score $20 off (ricky20). Use the link below to get an additional 8% off. https://gokwh.com/?ref=SmallsRV #Bodegacooler #vacation #roadlife #nomad #gokwh #diy #rvlife #rv #muckbang #carcamping #suvrving #vanlife
*Possibly* my new favorite arrangement; but we shall see 😏 The @bodegacooler video is up next and will be out by the end of the month! #campinggear #overlandinggear #campinggears #nobuildcamper #suvrving
All set up at the Indiana Outdoor Youtubers Spring Meetup in the Hoosier National Forest! @subaru_usa @inspired_overland @rallitek_performance #Subaru #subarucrosstrekwilderness #subarucrosstrek #crosstrek #crosstrekculture #crosstrekwilderness #softroading #suvrving #carcamping #camping #Hoosiernationalforest
Any guesses as to what I’ll be using these for? #carcamping #suvrving #microcamper #campinghacks
I held my breath long enough to do a quick test fit and this might just work. 🤔 #nobuildcamper #suvrving #carcamping #4runnerlifestyle
Nepal? Tibet? Nope. Colorado! I spent the day yesterday visiting several Tibetan Buddhism and Hindu sites in the area around Crestone, Colorado. This stupa is 42 feet high and is called Tashi Gomang Stupa. Inside are buried thousands of items and relics relating to Rangjung Rigpe Dorje, the reincarnated 16th Karmapa (essentially the Dalai Lama of a different branch of Tibetan Buddhism), who visited the site in 1980. So much interesting stuff to see out there! . . . . . . #tashigomangstupa #crestone #crestonecolorado #suvcamping #suv #suvrving #suvcamper #carcamping #homeiswhereyouparkit #overland #overlanding #overlander #rav4 #roadtrip #camper #homeonwheels #letsgoplaces #adventuremobile #boondocking #colorado
Me on top of Quandary Peak (14,271 ft) near Breckenridge, Colorado, this morning. This is apparently Colorado's most popular 14er, and so I got up at 3 am and was hiking by a bit after 4 to try to beat the crowds, and it worked! Enjoyed a glorious sunrise from high on the mountain and had the summit and basically the entire mountain all to myself. I didn't see anyone else until I was about 1/3 of the way back down, and then I saw like 50 more people hiking up in total. Great day out! And snow conditions were excellent. Didn't end up needing the snowshoes or crampons. . . . . . . #suvrving #roadtrip #colorado #quandarypeak #14er #hiking #camping #vanlife #overlanding #mountainering
Morning coffee with the bubs. Also, this big honkin’ Bluetti makes a fair foot warmer. The review video goes live tonight! #carcamping #suvrving #4runnercamping
Death Valley National Park . . . . #suvrving #carcamping #roadtrip #vanlifediaries #deathvalley
😍 . . . . #joshuatreenationalpark #carcamping #suvrving #roadtrip #campcooking #salmon #hiking #climb #rocks #bigrocks
😍 . . . . #joshuatree #nationalpark #rockclimbing #suvrving #carcamping #ilovecalifornia #vanlifeadventures #vanlife #lifeisbetterontheroad
😍 . . . . #joshuatree #NationalPark #california #suvrving #roadtrip #vanlife #vanlifediaries #ontheroadagain #travel #getoutanddrive
I just love a majestic mesquite bosque. ✨ #arizonacamping #carcamping #suvrving
Some old-timey Route 66 nostalgia at the Hackberry General Store in Arizona. . . . . . #suvcamping #suv #suvrving #vanlife #vandwelling #vanlifediaries #suvcamper #carcamping #homeiswhereyouparkit #overland #overlanding #overlander #rav4 #roadtrip #camper #homeonwheels #letsgoplaces #adventuremobile #boondocking #camping #adventurerig #suvdwelling #arizona #route66
Made it out, and more importantly — made it back! #suvrving #carcamping #4runnernation #4runnercamping
Loading up for a trip north🤘 #elifecampers #elementlife #vanlife #hiking #camping #michigan #alltrails #element #elementcamping #outdoors #backpacking #overlanding #adventure #adventurevehicle #kayaking #canoeing #explore #dogsrule #suvrving
It was a good trip—finally home. But, we all agree: the west is where we need to be. Go West 3.0 is less than three months away: Arches, Canyon Lands, Bryce Canyon, Zion, Horseshoe Bend, Antelope Canyon, Monument Valley, Mesa Verde, Great Sand Dunes. Yes! #gowest3.0 #westwardwego #keywestview #keywest #keywestsunset #travelphotography #suvrving #adventureawaits
Don’t mind me. Just trying to visualize if I can deal with a bed this high 😅 #carcamping #suvrving
An awesome free campsite under a huge Joshua tree in the Nevada desert back in January. #suvcamping #suv #suvrving #vanlife #vandwelling #vanlifediaries #suvcamper #carcamping #homeiswhereyouparkit #overland #overlanding #overlander #landcruiser #roadtrip #camper #homeonwheels #letsgoplaces #adventuremobile #boondocking #camping #adventurerig #suvdwelling #100series
Lookin’ for my bottle of rum. #keywestbound #springvacation #junobeachflorida #roadtrip #suvrving
New YouTube video! My Love Affair with Vans | From Girl Scout to Van Camper My Love Affair with Vans | From Girl Scout to Van Camper https://youtu.be/S7CwX7nokvU
Folly panel updates: 1) a magnetic phone mount 2) “pantry” stocked with biscuit mix, popcorn, oatmeal, and ET bagel seasoning. 3) a smaller fire extinguisher #carcamping #4runnercamping #suvrving
. Day Four! Hanging out at the canyon and some painting (while fighting intense winds…)before departing. . . . #vanlife #microcamper #xterra #nissanxterra #vanbuild #vanlifebuild #suvrv #suvrving #xterracamper #microcamper
. Day Three! Hopped over to the Black Dragon canyon! . . . #vanlife #microcamper #xterra #nissanxterra #vanbuild #vanlifebuild #suvrv #suvrving #xterracamper #microcamper
Day Two! Longish hike, some painting and sun. . . . #vanlife #microcamper #xterra #nissanxterra #vanbuild #vanlifebuild #suvrv #suvrving #xterracamper #microcamper
Initial impressions of the @luno.life hatch screen: 👍🏼 Took less than a minute to deploy. Can’t wait to field test it! #4runnercamping #4runnergear #5thgen4runner #suvrving
. First Day out in the San Rafael Swell! . . . #vanlife #microcamper #xterra #nissanxterra #vanbuild #vanlifebuild #suvrv #suvrving #xterracamper #microcamper
Cassie and I spent half a day in Arches National Park today. I’ve been there literally dozens of times (I’ve even written a hiking guidebook to the park), but it was her first. We had a great time! #suvcamping #suv #suvrving #vanlife #vandwelling #vanlifediaries #suvcamper #carcamping #homeiswhereyouparkit #overland #overlanding #roadtrip #camper #homeonwheels #adventuremobile #utah #moab #archesnationalpark
Alternator belt idler pulley started raising a ruccus so I had to take a few minutes to swap it out! #vanlife #r50 #pathfinder #suvrving
. Quick haul out west! Patient dog…funny enough, been listening to the Stand and as I’m heading down the I-70 from Denver to Grand Junction….so were the four guys sent to talk to Flagg… . . . #vanlife #microcamper #xterra #nissanxterra #vanbuild #vanlifebuild #suvrv #suvrving #xterracamper #microcamper
Earned just enough from merch sales, folly panel plans, and BuyMeCoffees to pull the trigger on this screen from @luno.life I’ll need it for my Fall road trip. Thank you all for your support! 🫶🏻 #4runnergear #4runnercamping #suvrving #carcamping
Ok, enough North Cascades for now. #northcascades #northcascadesnationalpark #nationalpark #washingtonstate #pnwwonderland #pnw #photography #travelphotography #suvrving #carcamping #boondocking #nature #naturephotography #naturelovers #natureaddict #roadtrip #happyplace #photooftheday #shotonfujifilm #fujifilm #xt5 #mirrorless
North Cascades - Sep 2023 #northcascades #northcascadesnationalpark #nationalpark #washingtonstate #pnwonderland #pnw #photography #travelphotography #suvrving #carcamping #boondocking #nature #naturephotography #naturelovers #natureaddict #roadtrip #happyplace #photooftheday #shotonfujifilm #xt5 #mirrorless
. Diesel Heater box rebuild! I’ve been sitting on the top hardwood piece since last summer when I took over the RinglingCAD wood shop, but ran out of time and real Baltic birch before my move from Florida to VA. Finally found a little time! Should get it installed and tested in the morning. . . . #vanlife #microcamper #xterra #nissanxterra #vanbuild #vanlifebuild #suvrv #suvrving #xterracamper #microcamper
North Cascades - Sep 2023 #northcascades #northcascadesnationalpark #nationalpark #washingtonstate #pnwonderland #pnw #photography #travelphotography #suvrving #carcamping #boondocking #nature #naturephotography #naturelovers #natureaddict #roadtrip #happyplace #photooftheday #shotonfujifilm #xt5 #fujixseries
. Prepping for a trip out to the Utah desert for spring break! New shoes! From 265 65 R17 to bF Goodrich KO2s 275 70 17R. Picked up another inch of lift as a result. And finally replaced the spare that was from 2005 (thankfully never needed…) . . . #vanlife #microcamper #xterra #nissanxterra #vanbuild #vanlifebuild #suvrv #suvrving #xterracamper #microcamper
Brake lights above Banks Lake, below Milky Way. #astrophotography #washingtonstate #pnwonderland #pnw #photography #travelphotography #suvrving #carcamping #boondocking #nature #naturephotography #naturelovers #natureaddict #roadtrip #happyplace #photooftheday #shotonfujifilm #fujifilm #xt5 #mirrorless #fujixseries
Deception Island #deceptionpass #whidbeyisland #washingtonstate #pnwonderland #pnw #photography #travelphotography #sunset #suvrving #carcamping #boondocking #nature #naturephotography #naturelovers #natureaddict #roadtrip #happyplace #photooftheday #shotonfujifilm #fujifilm #xt5 #mirrorless
Ok, but where’s the call to action? #iphonography #shotoniphone #photography #travelphotography #suvrving #carcamping #boondocking #roadtrip
With rain in the forecast, I added an extra layer of bedding and the bedside library has been stocked. Let’s get cozy! #carcamping #suvrving #4runnernation #4runnercamping
5 lesser-known benefits of our TrunkMate sleep systems! ☝️ Keeps you warm in winter - Our sleeping platforms raise your mattress up off the floor of the car, which helps you avoid cold drafts that seep into your car. Heat rises, so a raised bed puts you closer to the warm air! ✌️ Travel discreetly - Our sleeping platforms fold up entirely into the trunk and hide discreetly underneath the cargo cover so nobody peeking in can tell that you're traveling. 🤟 Provides access to a bedside sofa - Our sleeping platforms let you set up just one half of the bed at a time, so you can sit in your back seats with the bed set up and unwind with a book or movie before bed. ✊ Keeps you cool in summer - Our sleeping platforms are thoughtfully designed with airflow cutouts that allow your mattress to breath, reducing moisture buildup and increasing air circulation. 🖐️ Increased gas mileage - Yep, it's true! Overloading your car not only reduces gas mileage, but it can wear out your car's tires, brakes, and suspension faster. Our sleeping platforms weigh just 20lbs per side of the bed which is drastically lighter than most DIY solutions or other sleeping platforms on the market! #carcamping #suvrving #suvcamping #suvcamper #sleepinyourcar #carcampingadventures
🛞💨 #spectreshot #iphonography #shotoniphone #photography #travelphotography #suvrving #carcamping #boondocking #jeep #jeeplove #roadtrip #happyplace #photooftheday
These views!! . . . . . . . . . #quartzsite #desertliving #boondocking #suvrving #wrtr #wrtr2024 #microcamper #suvcamping #girlswithtrucks #toyotagirlsclub #trdoffroad #yotalife #4runnernation #4runnersofinsta #letsgoplaces #wanderlust #explorearizona #exploreoutdoors #arizonaoffroading #yotawanderlust #ladyownedtoyota #arizona4runneroutsiders #swyotas #softroadnation @arizona4runneroutsiders @christinalucido @silverraven4r
When the temps plummet, you need a plan to stay warm when sleeping in your car. Here are 5 tips for car camping in cold weather. 🚙💤❄️ 1. Use a mattress with a high R-value. Don't use air mattresses as they don't insulate well. Instead choose a thick foam mattress. 2. Don't sleep with your mattress directly on the floor of the car. Heat rises so you'll stay warmer if you elevate the mattress onto a sleeping platform. This will also protect you from cold drafts that seep in through the floor. 3. Choose an appropriately rated sleeping bag. Double check the warmth rating on your sleeping bag and understand the difference between survival ratings & comfort ratings. 4. Don't let yourself get cold before going to bed. It's much harder for your body to warm you up if your core temperature has dropped. Bundle up BEFORE you get cold and have your bed all set up before it gets dark. 5. Crack the windows to prevent condensation from building up inside your sleeping bag from your warm breath. Moisture is the enemy of warmth, so make sure your car is ventilated! PS, when the days are shorter and you are forced inside your car earlier, it can be a great relief to have a comfy sitting nook where you can hang out before bed. Our sleeping platforms allow you to set up half the bed at a time, so you can sit in your 2nd row seats with your bed set up! #wintercamping #suvcamping #wintercarcamping #suvcamper #suvrving #staywarm #sleepingplatform
Currently under a blizzard warning, I’m taken back to this summer at Chinook Pass. #mtrainier #mountrainier #mtrainiernationalpark #nationalpark #washingtonstate #pnwonderland #pnw #photography #travelphotography #suvrving #carcamping #boondocking #nature #naturephotography #naturelovers #natureaddict #roadtrip #happyplace #photooftheday #shotonfujifilm #fujifilm #xt5 #mirrorless #fujixseries #fujixt5
I added Vacation to the video library. #suvrving #4runnercamping
Light load, this trip! Everything but fridge, electronics, and the dog on board. #4runnercamping #suvrving #microcamper #carcamping
ICYMI: The Winter Camping video is live on YouTube - it’s electric! ⚡️ (boogie woogie woogie!) #4runner #suvrving #4runnercamping
Cozy #vanlife #suvcamping #suvrving
We made a few changes the other day, and it feels much better. We didn't buy anything, just used what was already around. The original bed just didn't feel quite sturdy enough. So we made a new one from an old desk top and reused the original legs. The second bed and blankets fit nicely in the grey washing basket. The desktop is long enough that we now have a table at the end for setting up our camp cooker, resting drinks, doing puzzles, playing games, etc. We also made some bug screens to keep insects out from garden netting we had at home and some magnets. Pics to come. The little suitcase is 40 years old, it's the one I used for pre-kinder and my first few years of school. The set-up is dog and teenager approved 😁, the bed has already been used and held up really well. #reusable #reused #upcycled #nocost #nobuild #lowbuild #suvrving #van #setup #vanlife #usewhatyouhave #nothingnew #bed #sleep #goodnight #tired #waiting
100K FOLLOWERS! 🤩 We can hardly believe it! It has been such an honor to share the world of car and van camping with you all. From all of us at Camp N Car, we are truly honored that so many people have taken an interest in what we're up to in our little corner of the PNW 🏔️ To celebrate this epic milestone and spread some holiday cheer, we're doing a giveaway! 😮 The big contest starts on Thursday and is the perfect opportunity to get a piece of Camp N Car gear for your adventure mobile 🚐 Stay tuned for more details dropping soon! 💥 And thanks to all of you who have supported us in the creation of this dream. We can't wait to see what the future has in store!
. Second Night! Kansas! Made it to Utah by the third night! . . . #vanlife #microcamper #xterra #nissanxterra #vanbuild #vanlifebuild #suvrv #suvrving #xterracamper #microcamper
. After a few weeks at the shop…the xterra has a brand new engine (52k miles on it). Currently headed out to Utah. This is the first pit stop found on ioverlander! . . . #vanlife #microcamper #xterra #nissanxterra #vanbuild #vanlifebuild #suvrv #suvrving #xterracamper #microcamper
Happy National Park week!! Today entrance fees are waved at all National Parks! But even if there isn't one near you- I hope you can take some time and bask in the great outdoors. Go for a walk, hike, or even swing on some swings in a park and enjoy this big beautiful world! #southwest #california #hotsprings #adventure #explore #breathelovetravel #happinessisbliss #solotravel #photography #travelphotography #nationalpark #nationalparkweek #travelUSA #suvrving #vanlife #camping #nature #outdoors #hiking #deathvalley #travelphotography #selfie
I used to get anxiety driving to new places so I rarely did. If I ventured out, I would have to make sure there was a parking lot in order to go to a new place since I don't know how to parallel park. The longest I had ever driven alone in my car was 1.5 hours. I LOVE solo travel- but I had never travelled alone in the USA. The second I got in my car for this trip all that changed. It was simple, easy, and felt BEYOND natural. I was meant to be on the road, in this car, experiencing all the amazing things this country has to offer. I no longer have anxieties or fears of unknown places. I am simply embracing all the change that each new destination has to offer. I have known for months that this trip would show me what I want in life and where I want to be. And so far it truly has. #carcamping #suvrving #adventure #explore #breathelovetravel #arizona #sunset #cactus #desert #cactus #solotravel #carcamping #roadlesstraveled #offthebeatenpath #southwest #photography #travelphotography #hyundai #followyourdreams #selfie #sunsetphotography
Just a girl and her rig🚙❤ #breathelovetravel #adventure #explore #baby #roadtrip #offthebeatenpath #blm #vanlife #suvrving #carcamping #nationalparks #morningadventures #arizona #happinessisbliss #rig #camping #hyundai #desert #tuscon
Even though I downloaded it, as I always do, my movie rental wouldn’t play this time. Luckily, Pee Wee’s Big Adventure lives on my HD, and is highly re-watchable. #glamping #suvrving #carcamping #4runnerlifestyle
Caves—yet another thing brought to you by the great Missoula floods. #washingtonstate #pnwonderland #pnw #photography #travelphotography #suvrving #carcamping #boondocking #nature #naturephotography #naturelovers #natureaddict #roadtrip #happyplace #photooftheday #shotonfujifilm #xt5 #mirrorless #fujixseries #fujixt5
Morning tableau: fighting off the chill and ready to make coffee. #carcamping #4runnercamping #suvrving
Another great weekend of clear skies and fall color along the truck trails in the Laguna Mountains. The stars were out! 28* F one night, 34* the other but we were cozy inside the Xterra #xterra #xterranation #xterracamping #xterracamper #trucktrails #xterraofinstagram 4wd #4wdlife #adventurerig #westcoastx #4wdadventure #xterranation #xterraclub #xterraoverland #xterraplanet #xterraadventures #xterracrew #xterracamp #suvrving #suvrv #suvrvcamper #mountaintop #4wdcamping
With the new gear, my dispersed camping set up has gotten so compact! #4runnercamping #suvrving #dispersedcamping
Feeling crammed when sleeping in your car? 😮💨 Chances are, you've considered just throwing a mattress directly on the car floor and going to bed. But you will most likely run into one of these problems: 1) The back seats don't fold perfectly flat and so your mattress has an uncomfortable bump in the middle. 😞 2) The mattress has no support at the edge of the seats and so your head falls down. 😩 3) You have nowhere to put your gear and it ends up in a pile beside you on the mattress. 😡 That's why we recommend a sleeping platform to level out the bed... ...But you don't want to lose your precious headroom in bed either! Enter the BlitzBed MINI. Designed specifically for vehicles with back seats that fold mostly flat, now you can level out the floor of your car without losing an inch of headroom. Say goodbye to claustrophobic sleep and hello to your new 5-star hotel in the back of your car! 🚙 💤 #suvcamping #Carcamping #TrunkMate #SUVanlife #SUVRVing #camperbox #homeonwheels
“There wouldn’t be a sky full of stars if we were all meant to wish on the same one.” Frances Clark #astrophotography #stars #nightsky #milkyway #washingtonstate #pnwonderland #pnw #photography #travelphotography #suvrving #carcamping #boondocking #nature #naturephotography #naturelovers #natureaddict #happyplace #photooftheday #shotonfujifilm #fujifilm #xt5 #mirrorless #fujixseries #fujixt5
282 ft below sea level….a Badwater Basin lake ‘photo dump’ because this might not happen again for another 20 years.