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We all have our tricks and gadgets that make our camplife more enjoyable but I wanted to pass on one of my all time favorites. I've spent way too much time living under a tarp...so I've been told. But what I've learned is that bamboo make the best tarp poles money can buy. The nodes allow you...

I'm thinkin' many are getting too caught up on what to call "what we do". I think you "can" Overland in a Walmart parking lot and anywhere else for that matter. We're a few days short of 4 months since we left our cozy little home...and our camps have been a like a patchwork quilt. Some camps...

well....in my younger days I used to call it "Vannin' down by the River"...now it seems I just call it Priceless

Coming down from the Tibetan Plateau...lowest elevation 2350m (7700ft) we've been in months

Some random pass on the Tibetan Plateau 4700m (15,416ft)

We have seen a bikepackers all loaded up...but for the most part they are sleeping in the little hotels because they are so cheap. Otherwise no bikes...terrain is either up or down which might have something to do with it...haha

Yesterday's ride on the Tibetan Plateau

yuppers...I fully agree. After half a year in the mountains...I arrive back home and immediately think of that big ol' oak hallstand in the foyer as a boy with a copper plaque that read "East, West, homes Best". After six months again I start remembering my father saying "home is where you hang...

Well...I can only answer that from my own experience which has been nothing short of amazing. In all the countries I have lived or visited I have never felt more safe...and greeted with such warmth. I mean villagers walk to our camps and bring vegetables and eggs...it's unbelievable. Where we...

Yes...currently high in the mountains of China

hey Dint...your comment here sure provoked a lot of thought. And without a doubt living in a RTT is far less expensive than being surrounded by all the trappings of a well rooted home. We live this somewhat vagabond lifestyle not because of economics but due to the heat that beats down on our...

ya...they're pretty comfortable...you guys look like you're really dialed into riding...awesome. Our overlanding is mostly about the riding...especially the climbs. On a more somber note...a real pity about your young cyclo cross champ

Nice distraction my fellow RTT brother

Had an awesome ride yesterday...rode up to a pass that connects the Tibetan and Loess Plateaus. High point was 4010m (13,150ft). Mostly gravel road and boy and I feelin' it today.

Dude...I love these old photos. Makes me wonder though...are these folks camping or just the way things were for some in the dirty 30's

hey guys...most interesting read. I have to say I'm about done with wipes due to the previous couple of years. Our wash station for us and camp dishes consists of a 30L portable tank. We always filter the water if we're in the wild...otherwise it's tap water straight in. Boy...does it get nasty...

To start with...my wife is a clean Freak. If I dare skip a day and not have a full on shower I'm in for an ear full. So how do you all do it? We're currently on day 75...or there abouts...and it been a while since we've been below 10,000ft. So washing can be pretty darn cold if you miss the...

Bummer...well if I ever had hundreds of dollars of food in my fridge and it crapped out I'd find me a camp toot sweet and have a feast that couldn't be beat ;-) We have an off brand and we're on day 75...I think...without any other power than solar. Last year it was 5 months straight solar. Our...

ya...get a cover and make sure the fridge always has lots of ventilation. We're bike riders also so many times we are away from camp all day.

We are currently on the first eastern step of the Tibetan Plateau (Zhagana)...a truly amazing place. This morning's breakfast was Yak butter pancakes with tree honey...washed down with Tibetan milk...yummmm