Camping can expand our intelligence. I know that seems like a stretch but think about this with me for a minute. But first, some backstory. This past week, a father reached out to us at Overland Teardrop Trailer to get some information about building his own teardrop trailer with his 14-year-old son. He wants his …
It’s the season for creepy camping stories. There is nothing like a classic spooky story shared by friends and family around a campfire. Creepy Camping Story #1: Beetles from Above “I went camping with my husband and our two kids. At night we sat at the picnic table playing cards, and beetles of all …
Cowboy Camp Cookin’ is one of my favorite topics. I’m not a country music fan, know how to ride a horse, wear chaps, or know anything about tending cattle. My interest derives from camping and recreational vehicles. Long time readers of this blog will also recall my affection for cast iron and camp cookin’ …
Selling Your Camping Gear, large RV, or teardrop trailer fast is an art. Knowing how to price, what to write in the copy, and what photos to shoot for Craigslist or Facebook can be challenging. In this post, I’ll share my tips to help you sell your gear fast. Plus, I’ll use real Craigslist …
Boondocking and Bears are a lot of people’s fear. One woman told me that if she went boondocking, bears would eat her, and no one would ever find her again. Crazy fears! Boondocking is actually an interesting term. It seems to be taking on a number of different meanings. Some people consider themselves to be …
This week we shed teardrops for Zoe (aka “Little Gray”). This is a hard blog to write and contains some descriptions of violence. The emotions are raw and fresh. Our little teardrop trailer camp loving doggy Zoe (aka Cougar Bait) died this past Labor Day weekend. The worst part is that it didn’t need to …
The ULTIMATE camping music festival is Woodstock. There is no argument there. Imagine hearing Jimi Hendrix wake you in your sleeping bag with a ripping version of the Star Spangled Banner at Woodstock. That must have been amazing. Camping & Music go together like Peanut Butter and Jam. It is meant to be! The Renter …
“I want to be the condensation on the glass. I want to be that phenomenon that takes place between hot and cold.” – Terrence Howard Road Flares & Ice are both features of my camping experience. Let me explain. At the Overland Trailer production shop this past week, it is about 108 degrees (F) …
Do the math, it never lies! A key to camping in a teardrop trailer is efficient use of space. Like backpacking, it necessitates careful packing and self-examination of what one needs when camping. When we built our first teardrop trailer, we had concerns over space. We were tent campers and hadn’t had an RV of …
“He climbed cathedral mountains, he saw silver clouds below He saw everything as far as you can see” – John Denver It is rare, in my life lately, to have a vacation or break away. There have been a lot of curve balls in the past year. I started saving some cash little by little …