The best tools for van life travel, boondocking, and stealth camping

Stealth camping and boondocking are set to experience explosive growth in 2024. We’ll discuss what will fuel the trend in this episode of Rolling Home. Show notes

On this edition of Rolling Home, we discuss my son's new van build based on an old 2000 Dodge Ram church passenger van. Show notes (includes a link to YouTube version of this podcast)

If you have listened to this podcast for a long time you know that my shift from a travel trailer to a camper van was precipitated by theft. We’ll talk about some ways you can keep your camper van safe from break-ins or theft in this episode of the Rolling Home Podcast. Show notes

So how did your last family RV trip go? Was it stellar, a disaster, or somewhere in between? We’ll talk about those topics and more in this edition of the Rolling Home Podcast. Show notes

You may not know it, but there are some really famous people who are big RVers. What’s more, they are people that you may not expect. One of these people is U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. We’ll talk about that and more on this edition of the Rolling Home Podcast! Show notes

Sometimes camping comes unexpectedly and without notice. I’ve been camping in my camper van in recent days…in my driveway! We’ll talk about that as well as the advantages of camping in a van in this edition of Rolling Home. Show notes

When it comes to RVing and camper van travel road hazards are a part of the adventure. We'll talk about how you can avoid – and possibly minimize – the downside of RVing on this edition of the Rolling Home Podcast. Show notes

We talk about reader comments and their stories of the ups and downs of RV ownership on this edition of the Rolling Home Podcast. Show notes

RV owners are getting younger and consider RVing as a way to pursue their dreams of travel while working from the road, according to the results of a survey by the RV Industry Association. We’ll talk about the state of RVing and what younger RV buyers mean to the health of the RV industry in this edition of Rolling Home. Show notes

In Episode 59 of Rolling Home titled, "The beauty and sufficiency of boondocking," I discussed why RVing and van life appeal to campers like me such as the boondocking aspect of it. That’s because boondocking returns campers to a simpler time when self-sufficiency was essential for successful living. I didn’t say much about the health benefits of RVing, and in my case, the self-sufficiency aspect of RV boondocking has on a person’s health. Because no matter how big or small of a rig you travel in there is some aspect of self-sufficiency, right? But RVing and van camping have many great health benefits, as Paul Hemphill of RV Korner reminds us in his insightful article! Show notes