Jonathan Longnecker / March 16, 2018
“Can I get some details on your solar setup?”
We’ve had that question asked so many times since we finished our Airstream Renovation that I’ve lost count.
I’ve had two main reasons for not digging into a big fat nerdy post about our solar panel and battery installation:
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Ashley Longnecker / March 15, 2018
Today marks one year!
One year ago we pulled this renovated Airstream out of my parents driveway and headed south. After 195 days of blood, sweat and lots of tears, we were finally on our way. What I thought would be a quick renovation (2-3 months) turned into 6 months and 2 weeks. Things like this always take longer than you think they will. There are so many unknown factors when you begin an Airstream remodel.
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Ashley Longnecker / March 12, 2018
We packed up and headed out of Lost Dutchman with boondocking in mind. We had been hooked up for far too long in campgrounds. Even though they were some of our favorites, we were ready for open spaces and zero neighbors. However, it didn't quite work out that way.
We pulled into Indian Breadrocks couldn’t believe how busy it was. Coming down the road, I actually spotted an empty space and told Jonathan, "Maybe we should just park there!" since we could see that it was really busy closer into the main camping area.
Jonathan decided to keep going on down the road in hopes of finding a really cool spot near the boulders so the kids would have more of a fun place to play. We pulled in and immediately got waved down by an older lady who seemed to be living there. She told us she knew all the spots down the road were taken. Lame!
I told Jonathan we should just turn around and see if that first spot is still available. So we maneuver the Airstream around and head back down the road only to see another rig pull in literally right in front of us! UGH!
We then decided to just drop the trailer and go scout with the truck. Even though the lady said all the spots were taken, we wanted to see for ourselves. And it’s a good thing we did cause we found a good spot near the rocks, and it was just big enough for one rig which means we wouldn't have neighbors too close to us.
We threw out our camp chairs and left the kids to hold the spot as we went back to get the trailer.
The next morning the place was crazy crowded! So many rigs squeezed into the site behind ours where usually there would only have been space for 2-3 rigs, there were at least 5! But look what we woke up to see!
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Ashley Longnecker / March 10, 2018
After we left beautiful Ajo, we headed to Picacho Peak State Park. We were looking forward to many hikes in the area but we seem to have brought the rain and cold temperatures with us. Since we don’t have rain gear, we got a lot of work done the few days we were there. At least the views were nice.
Jonathan and the kids managed to squeeze in one small hike the first night we arrived before the rains came. And man, did they get some good views.
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Ashley Longnecker / March 04, 2018
Before we started traveling full-time, I read everything I could about downsizing, simplifying, and living on the road. I read so many blogs, but when it came to simplifying my kitchen it was a huge process.
When we moved into our 5th wheel, our first trip was to Indiana where my sister proceeded to get rid of nearly half of what I had kept. It was painful but actually very helpful.
Since then, I’ve simplified a bit more and sometimes I’m still overwhelmed by how much stuff we have. I think we could do better and have less, but for now… let’s talk about what we kept in our kitchen!
We’re Jonathan & Ashley Longnecker. We love weird ideas, great food, travel, drawing, music, homeschool, tattoos, dreads, woodworking, design and our 4 amazing kids.
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