Our first month living on the road
Highlights, Stats and Lessons Learned!This past month has flown by. Living on the road (so far) has been pretty fun and exciting. That’s not to say it hasn’t come with its challenges but for the most part, we’re starting to figure this whole lifestyle out as we go. We wanted to put together a few fun highlights, stats, and lessons learned from our first month on the road. So enjoy! We’d love to hear your feedback + comments!
HIGHLIGHTS | WEEK ONE
Westward ho!
Spent a few days in Springfield, IL to visit our dear friends and their newborn daughter, Eleanor.
Visited the Lincoln Presidential Museum and President Lincoln’s Springfield home
HIGHLIGHTS | WEEK TWO
Bikepacking + Boondocking
Jess + friends hit the Idaho Hot Springs Route on their bikes and ride 200+ miles from Boise to Stanley, Idaho
Jay + Cooper found a sweet boondocking spot up Trail Creek Road near Ketchum. Yay free camping
HIGHLIGHTS | WEEK THREE
Ketchum friend party
More friends from the Northeast come to visit us in Sun Valley
Ride awesome singletrack with friends and hit up Frenchman’s Bend Hot Spring
HIGHLIGHTS | WEEK FOUR
SURPRISE VISIT
Missing our friends who had just left to return east. Luckily, Jay’s cousin, Andy, drives from Oregon to visit us for a day!
Met some nice locals on a ride, one whose name is also Jay and is also a photographer
MONTH ONE | LESSONS LEARNED
Appreciate the time you have with family and friends.
Talk to locals.
Don’t put Nyquil in the upper medicine cabinet. It will fall over and leak all over everything.
Always turn the bathroom fan on before you start going #2 in the bathroom.
(Jess)
You really don’t need as much as you think you do.
When in doubt, bring your camera.
Dryer climates mean drink more water!
VHB tape and mineral spirits are amazing.
See a public restroom, use it.
Charge electronics during the day when we’re producing electricity via solar.
You can really do anything you put your mind to.
Don’t change your oil in the O’Reilly Auto Parts parking lot if you don’t have to.
(Jay)
How’s the cooking? How much food can you store/bring?
Hey friend! Cooking in the Airstream is great. With our new countertop/sink we’ve been able to gain a little more counter space for food prep which has been great! We have a three burner gas stove, oven and a small fridge in the Airstreaam that still fits quite a bit of food. We just need to be more selective about what we purchase at the grocery store. We also have a nice size pantry for food though not all packaging is good on space. We’ll oftentimes remove items from boxes to save on space. To answer your question, we can get away with meals for at least 1-1.5 weeks (maybe more because if needed we have soup, pasta, beans, rice in the pantry).
Great start! You guys are awesome! Looking forward to living vicariously as I hunker down for the winter with my little one!
Thanks, Nora! We can’t wait to meet the little one (aka Billasandra) in the future. <3