How many of these Dylan Magestar videos am I going to use on this blog? Probably as many as he publishes. That’s the trouble with good…you spend some time with it if you can….even if it starts to look goofy … Continue reading
Yearly Archives: 2017
Nate was sitting on my lap watching this with me….asking questions like, “whats a ‘rig’ ?” that were hard for me to answer. (I’d told him that this van was a cool “rig”….and he wanted to know what a rig … Continue reading
The squirrels are out heavy these days….and, sometimes, it’s hard to miss hitting them with the Mail Jeep. I haven’t hit any….but it’s hard to avoid them. Yesterday, after missing the latest hyperactive and seemingly suicidal rodent that was carrying … Continue reading
You can live in anything. We live in house that is pretty comfortable. We’re used to our house. But….you can live in a travel trailer, too….and drive it down the road if you want a different view. One thing that … Continue reading
I read that it costs 4500.00 (dollars….American) to rent an apartment in San Francisco. Of course, that’s San Francisco. Who wouldn’t want to live in a van if you could avoid paying that much for rent? Here’s another van video…and, … Continue reading
Here’s a short film about photographer Albert Watson. This film answers the question “what do artists do all day”. Or, maybe, what does this artist do all day. This looks like part of a series….”What do Artists do All Day”. … Continue reading
Here’s a profile of a 1992 VW Bus that was purchased in South America….and then driven up to Alaska. It’s a weird combination of a bunch of old parts…a Frankenstein bus that doesn’t look like any 1992 that you’d see … Continue reading
I owned 3 VW vans. I owned them at different times in my life. I had a ’72 with the pancake engine. That was the first car that I owned. It was kind of a turd of a car. I … Continue reading
You learn by doing. When you live in your van, you figure it out. Or….maybe you just watch a bunch of videos and imagine that you know what you’re doing when you finally get around to doing something a little … Continue reading
Here’s a Dylan Magaster profile of a couple from New Orleans who traded a big apartment in New Orleans for life in a VW Westphalia. “A whole apartment in a van” isn’t really accurate. Who could do that? These guys … Continue reading