Category Archives: Our Campervan Blog

A Road Trip with Small Children? Be Prepared!

Most non-parents have no idea how much a small child can derail the best of plans. I’ll never forget the time it took us 7 hours to drive the 150 miles from my brother’s house to mine with our two small children in the back. Ok, that trip was unusually bad, and sometimes there’s really nothing you can do but stop. But in many cases planning ahead can make a road trip more child friendly.

Our Intrepid Adventures with the Campervan in Arizona

Story of a very eventful spur of the moment campervan road trip to Arizona

How to Store Spare Fuel Safely in a Small Campervan?

I have a VW Eurovan that’s already run out of gas twice. So the prudent thing to do is to travel with spare fuel. This way if I run out of gas I can just coast over to the side of the road, put an extra gallon or two in the tank, and continue on to a gas station. The problem, of course, is that gasoline A) is highly flamable and B) generates lots of fumes. Traveling with two gallons inside the van is a bad idea. So what is the best thing to do?

Our VW Eurovan of Doom

This is the first post in the saga of our VW Eurovan of Doom.