Picking a Truck for our XPCamper

Once you’ve decided on a truck camper, rooftop tent, or just a normal tent, the next step is to go out and pick a vehicle.  This was a pretty daunting task for us as we knew nothing about trucks.  I remember being at Overland Expo and having one of the truck manufacturers explain to me […]
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How To: Getting Water in Mexico Part 2

I wanted to quickly update my original post on getting water in Mexico.  Although water purification centers seemed to be everywhere in Baja, we’ve had a bit more difficulty finding them on the main land.  It’s not that they don’t exist, it’s just that the towns on the mainland are bigger and more crowded.  In […]
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The XPCamper Build

We’ve been living full time in our XPCamper now for 6 months!  This isn’t just stationary, plugged-in, on the grid camping — we’ve put over 15,000 miles on the rig as we explored Canada, Alaska, and Mexico.  My point is this: the rig is receiving a lot of wear...
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How To: Getting Water in Mexico

The XPCamper is quite amazing in that it holds a massive 70 gallons of fresh water.  Before we crossed the border into Mexico, we filled it up to the top.  How long does 70 gallons of water last you in Mexico?  I estimate that we used about 75 gallons of water the first 30...
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Our new home

We’ve been living in the XPCamper for two months now, and we’ve put over 7,000 miles on our truck.  So, how’s everything working out so far? Diesel Powered Stove & Heater The stove, heater, and water heater in the XPCamper run on diesel fuel.  There is a 3.5...
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A Closer Look at the XPCamper

When people first see the inside of our XPCamper, typically the first thing they say is, “Wow!  It’s just like a boat!” It is like a boat in many ways!  There are very few sharp corners on the XPCamper–almost all the corners are smooth and rounded.  The...
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Overland Expo 2013

When Sam and I went to Overland Expo in 2012, the focus was to find a vehicle to drive the Americas. We had purchased our Honda Element with the Ursa Minor pop up conversion, but knew after camping in it for a year that we wanted something with more living space, a bathroom, a shower...
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