Adventure Mindsets

Preparing for and going on awesome adventures is more than having helpful gear, it's also about having helpful mindsets. Learn about some of our favorite minutes that help us get out there to explore, adventure, play, and connect.

Dispersed Camping

What is dispersed camping? Types and Tips

Over the years we’ve found there are three primary types of dispersed camping. We've found that having a name and mental model for each of these types helps us to have helpful expectations. And we've also learned a few tips for each type over the years.

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How to not over plan your overlanding trip

Should you plan your overland trip? Or just go and make it up along the way. In this post, we explore our approach of using "Boulders and Pebbles" to balance preparation with leaving space for the unplanned.

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How to find your overland trail name?

What is an overland trail name? And how do you find yours?

Starlink for Remote Work & Camping

Our "Starlink Internet Hour" Ritual

Learn about when we use our Starlink while overlanding and camper (and when we turn it off). Lessons in being disconnected and present.

Storied Stickers

Givin' It The Beans Sticker

Check out our new Givin' It The Beans sticker. A reminder that adventure is better together with your team.

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Adventure Is Personal

It’s too easy to forget the personal nature of adventure. But who’s to say what’s an adventure to someone else?

Summer 2022 Trip

Getting Out There

We enjoy the freedom from expectations and responsibilities getting out there at Cape Hatteras National Seashore.

Summer 2022 Trip

Walking Like Don

Val and I learn the secret to walking like Don in Avalon, NJ.

Summer 2022 Trip

Becoming A Canoeist

We try canoeing for the first time in "Keni" National Park.

Summer 2022 Trip

Dancing With The Rain

We dance with the rainy weather as we explore Gros Morne National Park in Newfoundland.

Summer 2022 Trip

Going With The Flow

We use our intuition to find adventure as we travel the Cape Breton Highlands.

Summer 2022 Trip

The Lurking Loon

An unexpected encounter in Mont Tremblant National Park.

Summer 2022 Trip

Definitely Talk To Strangers

How we met a new friend over a quick hello.

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Lessons In Time Travel

How taking an extra minute or two can help you connect more deeply and also take better photographs.

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Sometimes Doing Nothing Is The Best Option

It snowed last night. It was an unexpected late May snow that covered the truck camper in a few inches of snow. The solar panels on its roof are therefore not charging the batteries in the camp. This isn’t ideal given that it’s important to keep the batteries

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The Unknown of Adventure

I just finished packing for an upcoming Overlanding trip this weekend with Give It The Beans Overland. I went grocery shopping, packed clothes, and made sure our rig was stocked with propane, shovels, and firewood. Oh, did I mention we’re camping in early February in the mountains of Colorado?

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Do you know how to fix a broken winch line? I sure didn't.

“Do you know how to fix a broken winch line?” read the subject of an email from Factor55. “I sure don’t” I thought to my dismay. While probably not a likely scenario, we do have a winch on our rig. And if we were using it to self-recover and

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The Freedom of Ready Options

There was a time when I loved my “to-do” lists. Making a list of all the things, doing them, checking them off can provide a great sense of accomplishment! But to-do lists can also provide a lot of stress and anxiety - at least for me. There are often so

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The Possibility of A Well-Stocked Larder

I love making things! For me, making provides an opportunity for so many things that I value. Making lets me focus on something challenging and experience a state of flow. Making provides an opportunity for me to exercise my skills and deepen my mastery. And making lets me feel long-lasting

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The Cadence of Adventure

How do you know when it's time for an adventure? I think it depends on the purpose of adventure in your life. For me, adventure is a balance to the other things in my life - my work, my making, my learning, and my responsibilities. For me, adventure

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Finding Yourself Through Adventure

It's cold and dark. It's raining. I'm standing in a puddle of mud cooking dinner at 9 pm. I just drove down a dirt road. A long dirt road, not quite able to tell what awaited me if I should happen to get too

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How We Plan Our Adventures

Val and I have recently been planning a big 2-week road trip so we thought it would be a good time to discuss our approach for adventure planning. We hope sharing our wisdom inspires you to start planning your next adventure. Road trips have been a classic form of adventure

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Why We Adventure

What does adventure look like? We’re about to kayak across a lake surrounded by tall granite mountains carved by ancient glaciers. We already kayaked 2 miles across the lake earlier in the morning across glassy water reflecting the peaks and trees on the water’s surface. We left our