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Making our way south through Baja. We stopped for a couple of nights in Bahia de Los Angeles where we met several other long term travelers. It's good to be meeting other travelers! More...

We just drove the "Ruta de Vino" from Tecate to Ensanda. There's an information sign along the highway that shows where all of the vineyards are, but I noticed there's an icon for mountain bike trails too. Trail riding in the morning, wine tasting in the afternoon. Could be worse.

We're only two months behind schedule - although it was never more than a loose schedule at best. :) We're finally about to enter Mexico on the next leg of our trip. We're planning to cross at Tecate today and stop at some of the wineries on our way south to Ensanda. Hope to meet up with...

Sounds like a fun project! IMO, most of the locals in less-developed areas would welcome more visitors to support the local bike shop and other businesses. Unfortunately we weren't able to bring our bikes with us on our trip, so we're a bit jealous! We are from Denver too and are getting ready...

Nitinat - We (http://whensparksfly.org) have been working with Alice at Do Good As You Go. Her organization has put us in touch with community and youth centers where we've been installing educational software. I recommend you get in touch with her if you're interested in doing some...

When we originally had our cooktop installed, it was installed incorrectly. Although we've been living in the van for 4 months, we only got the cooktop working a couple of weeks ago. Here's what happened, in case it helps others: The cooktop would shut down with the "overheat" failure code as...

Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest We're currently in Denver getting some repairs made to the van in preparation for heading to Mexico. On the way to Denver from Seattle, I (my wife and son flew back to Philadelphia to see family while I did the drive to Denver) had the opportunity to visit the...

I insured mine as an RV as well (with American Family). I provided them with a list of modifications, including the 4x4 conversion. The biggest thing they wanted was an appraisal. Since I had Colorado Camper Van do the work, I just wrote out an appraisal form with all of the modifications and...

After a week in Inuvik doing some volunteer work with the local youth center, we headed back south on the Dempster. We were fortunate that the fall colors had started to appear. We also saw two grizzlies, a mink, and a lynx! We're now back in Dawson City preparing to go across the Top of...

Thanks xCSx! "It’s not much fun contemplating leaving your wife and four year old son stranded in a broken down van in the middle of nowhere in near-freezing temperatures..." We made it to Inuvik! Read the rest of the story...

This Unimog was waiting for the Mackenzie river ferry, southbound on the Dempster two days ago A few days before that we saw mogge.ch's truck in Whitehorse

We're now in Inuvik after an eventful drive up the Dempster highway involving lots of mud and not one but two broken down trucks... Read the first part of the story at http://whensparksfly.org/?p=422.

Hi Krazytoy! I obviously need to check this more frequently; it would have been great to get together. Sorry we missed you! Just finished our tour of Banff and Jasper national parks; getting ready to head to Grand Prairie and points north. Lake Louise Moraine Lake I was sort of...

Hello! Our family of three (my wife and I and our four year old son) have finally embarked on our adventure! We're driving a 4x4 camper van that we're calling the "Sparksmobile." You can read about the van and the build process on the build thread. After cramming all of the worldly possessions...

We are now about two weeks into our trip, and after several instances where the X100 cooktop would shut off flashing the "overheat" error code, we've narrowed the problem down to restricted airflow due to improper installation. I spent the morning in a parking garage in Rapid City SD re-working...

With our departure date fast-approaching (mid June), I've quit work and am now in full-time trip-prep mode. Unfortunately there's a lot of boring logistical stuff like finding credit cards without foreign transaction fees and finding a property manager to rent our house for us and a million...

Thanks for the kind words! We're planning to leave on our overland trip in about a month (*gulp*) so we'll be testing it out full time very soon! By 17's do you mean 17" rims? I'm not sure that would make any difference on whether the door will clear. It's more the width of the tire - my old...

Seating for three is definitely tough. Here's what we did: But of course this will only work for a van with a pass through, and it definitely eats into space for the camper build. I've seen Uhaul trucks based on E-Series chassis that say, "Seating for 3!" on the side. I assume that's a bench...

Most people just reply to the thread with each new update. (The blue button at the bottom of the page labeled " + Reply to Thread"). You'll notice some traveler's threads have dozens of pages; they just keep adding to the same thread.

We're still in the build phase (planning to depart on our trip in June), but one thing I have noticed about the diesel appliances is the exhaust. I definitely wouldn't run the heater/hot water heater with the van doors open. Depending on wind, you could easily get the exhaust inside. That...