Are we in the right place?
The water at Salt Springs was neither clear nor turquoise, but tea-colored and murky.
The Truck Camper Diaries
Follow our truck camping adventures across the US in search of the best coastal foraging, spear fishing and rock climbing.
Mexicans Make America Great
A chance encounter at a taco truck in Wimauma renews our faith in the power of food to bring us together
Close Encounters with America's Tiniest Deer
Can cuteness save the Key Deer from rising seas?
Shameless Shark Click Bate
"Oh my god, its a baby hammerhead!"
The One Where We Almost Sink the Boat
I rushed out to the dock and saw the boat half submerged, our gear floating in over a foot of water.
A Boat Virgin's Guide to Fishing and Lobstering
“Remember, you are the apex predator,” Ben said.
How to Truck Camp in the Keys on a Budget (Spoiler Alert: You Can't)
Buying a Boat, Take 3
Like the seller in New Smyrna, "Mike" was a little drunk.
Driving on the Beach
No dragging beach gear, no packing a picnic lunch; we came with a whole beach house on the back of our truck.
Ben Saves the Day
They said it would take weeks to fix. It took Ben three hours.
Buying a Boat, Take 2
We’d done our research before buying the boat, but we didn’t think about the trailer.
Camping with Gnomes
Our camper battery was now completely dead. We had no choice but to go to an RV Park.
Limbo in North Carolina
It dawned on us that we were stuck here all weekend and probably longer, and we’d drunk all the wine!
Stranded on Cape Fear
We didn’t know it yet, but we were lucky. We’d broken down five minutes from Shannon’s Auto Repair.
One Night Stand in Carolina Beach
Boondocking is like a one night stand.You want to get in and out as quickly as possible.
On the Road at Last
We decided to keep driving south into spring, stopping only to eat and sleep and maybe throw out a few crabs nets.
"I'd say you're psycho."
"You're telling me you want to put this boat on top of this camper? Just the two of you?
Why a Truck Camper?
Why not a sprinter van; why not deck it out in shiplap and macrame and whimsical cushions from Anthropologie?
Putting the Camper before the Horse
We were now the proud owners of our dream truck camper, but we still didn't have a truck to put it on.
A cat inside a camper on top of a truck? What could go wrong?
First of all, we didn't have a truck. In fact, neither of us had ever owned anything more rugged than a Prius V.
