Not all those who wander are lost…
After a summer of flight-based trips, it is finally time to get the WanderVan out again. There is a 3 to 1 Marriage Conference in Colorado that we have been asked to help with, so we are taking the van out for 2 weeks of travel through Colorado before arriving at the marriage conference. Our …
We headed to southern New Mexico in April to join our friends to help with a 3to1 Marriage Conference. The conference was in Elephant Butte at Church at the Butte in New Mexico. It was a great three day event celebrating marriage and seeing God at work. On the way to Elephant Butte, we stopped …
We were headed to southwest Texas to help with a marriage conference in Carrizo Springs. While we were in that area, we decided to visit a couple of NPS locations – Padre Island National Seashore and Palo Alto Historic Battlefield. Padre Island National Seashore is located on the Gulf Coast just southeast of Corpus Christi, …
Monday: We left after lunch and drove the WanderVan about 7 hours to Slaton, Texas. This leg was about 350 miles to a free camping area in the city park. The RV slots were near the tennis court and the city pool. Tuesday: We drove about 280 miles today through Carlsbad, New Mexico on our …
We headed out in January for a week long trip to visit Big Bend National Park in southwest Texas along the Rio Grande River. We made a few stops along the way, including Granbury, San Angelo, Del Rio, and Marathon, TX. The camper van did great, and the diesel parking heater got a good workout …
The electrical system in our van required the most planning and thought of any aspect of the camper van project. The electrical system is unique to each van, since everyone uses their van differently and has different goals and preferences. We had some previous RV experience, so that was helpful as we planned our van …
We spent quite a bit of time designing our Promaster camper van layout, and considerations for plumbing, including water and waste tanks were very important. Our floorplan ended up with a full size raised bed platform across the rear of the van. On the driver side, we designed the RV van to have a wet …
Wet Bath Design and Install in our Promaster RV Van: When designing our camper van, we were very much in favor of a permanent shower and toilet setup. Having owned several RVs previously, the issue of black and gray tanks were not unknown, and they can be dealt with fairly easily. We had used a …
Thursday, October 22, 2020 and Friday, October 23, 2020 – Days 1 & 2 Our first two days were driving days, to get us from Ada, OK, to Knoxville, TN. We left Ada at 9:40 am, had lunch at tiny Iwani Park in Fort Smith, and took smaller roads like US-64 instead of staying on …
4000 miles, 25 days, 7 states… Monday, August 31, 2020: Day 1 Wisconsin Trip We began our trip in Bartlesville, having spent the night in the WanderVan in Shawn’s parents’ driveway. After breakfast and a 2 mile walk around the neighborhood, we showered in their house and visited for a few minutes before hitting the …