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Grass Roots Farmers' Co-op - Real Meat on the Road!

Ashley Longnecker / February 27, 2020

Traveling full time has so many benefits. You get to go so many amazing places that you may have never had the chance to visit before. You'll meet new people and find great friends along the way. But traveling full time also comes with challenges. Groceries being a big one!

Re-Zoning Property in Cochise County

Ashley Longnecker / February 17, 2020

You may have heard that we found the perfect property for setting down roots and creating our own little off-grid homestead!

But there’s a problem. Turns out the property we fell in love with isn't zoned RU-4.

Replacing Axles on 1972 Airstream, Again

Ashley Longnecker / February 07, 2020

January was an extremely stressful time for us. First, trying to buy land and having to jump through so many hoops in the process. Then dealing with extensive packrat damage to our truck costing us over $1200! And now this. A wheel that nearly fell off our Airstream while traveling.

Earth Runners - The Best Minimalist Sandal

Ashley Longnecker / February 02, 2020

You all know we’re minimalists, I mean…we live in 220 sq ft, we kind of have to be. But even before we lived in an RV and started traveling full-time, we were always into the idea that less is more.

Back in my freshman year of college is where it really began for me. I was tired of picking out clothes and trying to decide what to wear each day so I simplified my life. I went to the store and bought a pack of men’s white T-shirts, washed them and wore a white T-shirt and jeans every day. Only changing the color of my bandana that covered up a horrible haircut.

I LOVED not having to think about what to wear every day. But somewhere after I got married and we started having kids the clothes piled up. It wasn’t until Ada was one that I began to declutter my closet. I still remember finding a shirt at Old Navy that I loved so much I bought 5 of them. And that is what I wore every day until they fell apart.

I still do this. I have since upgraded the quality of clothes so they will last longer, but I have one pair of Prana Summit pants that I wear nearly every day (except laundry day when I need to wash them). And I have 5 Cozy Up t-shirts from Prana. All black. All the same. I never have to think about what to wear.

This way of thinking also got me super into minimalist shoes. My first pair was a DIY kit from Xero Shoes. I loved these! I traced my foot, drilled holes for the laces and I wore them everywhere. I’ve since tried 2 other pairs from Xero. Each were great, but would fall apart after one year. The soles were thin and perfect, but the straps would fail way too soon. My search was on for the perfect minimalist sandal.

After many trials and lots of fails, I’ve finally found them. Earth Runners! They have two styles. They Lifestyle Sandals and they Adventure Sandals. Let me explain the difference because it took me awhile to figure it out.

The Lifestyle Sandals are more of an everyday sandal. The lace is a bit thinner and more flexible. The Adventure Sandal has a thicker lace which may hold up to more rock climbing adventures or trail running. But since I don’t do either of those activities, I went with the Lifestyle Sandal.

2019 Travel Recap + Big News!

Jonathan Longnecker / January 11, 2020

Oh, dear sweet 2019. You were nothing but lovely to us. With all the year-in-review posts and videos, we thought it only fitting to look back at all we did last year. Isn’t it so strange that while you’re living your daily lives, it rarely seems like we’re accomplishing all we want to?

But then you look back a year later and think, “Holy crap! We did so much!” That’s exactly how we feel, too.