As colder months approach, I am already thinking it’s time to prepare my VEVOR 8kW diesel heater for optimal performance this autumn-winter season. With a little routine maintenance and some smart tweaks, you can get the most heat and efficiency from your 5–8kW parking heater. 🔧 Routine Maintenance Schedule To keep your heater running smoothly, …
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Why This Guide Exists If you’ve been scrolling through Instagram or YouTube, you’ve probably seen the cycle: “Become a digital nomad! Buy my course! Sell courses about being a nomad!” It never ends. Most of it is regurgitated fluff and overpriced dreams that have little to do with reality. I don’t want that. I want …
This summer has been a strange one. Not bad, not great — just… different. Instead of long road trips and nights in the woods, I’ve been navigating a slower pace, thanks to some feet issues that knocked me off my stride. Some days the pain was unbearable, the kind that makes you want to throw …
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This summer didn’t go as planned. Back in the spring, I had my sights set on two multi-day hikes. The gear was ready, the routes were mapped, and I was itching to get out. But as I’ve shared in earlier posts, my feet decided they had other plans. Living with neuropathy is a daily challenge. …
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This past weekend marked the first real technical outing with the Volvo XC70, and it was the perfect chance to see what this wagon could really do. While the Volvo has been impressing me in day-to-day use, I knew sooner or later we’d have to take it down a proper rugged coastal trail to test …
This week I had two attempts on my gear that I know of—and that’s two too many. Both times, someone tampered with the bike rack on my Volvo. The straps were undone, the U-lock and cable moved, and worst of all, it looks like someone took a prybar to the locking clamp, leaving deep gouges …
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Hey everyone, I wanted to take a moment and share something that’s been in the works for a long time now—something I’ve hinted at in videos, mentioned in passing on Instagram, and quietly chipped away at during late nights and early mornings. The book is almost done. It’s called Time To Xplore: From Disability to …
I’ve been feeling a bit disappointed lately. It’s not always easy to admit, especially when so much of what I share here is about finding joy in movement, in resilience, in adventure. But I’d made some big plans for this summer—hikes I wanted to check off, trails I’ve been dreaming about, and video projects I …
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When most people think of fatbikes, they picture snow-covered trails or sand dunes—niche terrain where those oversized tires shine. But what if I told you fatbikes are also solid rigs for bikepacking? Not just capable—but comfortable, reliable, and honestly underrated. I started bikepacking in March 2020 on a $500 Northrock fatbike from Costco. Nothing fancy. …