Dirt Road Diaries
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Why Shenandoah National Park Is Our Favorite East Coast National Park
I might be biased because Shenandoah National Park is in our home state of Virginia and only a couple of hours from home, but I genuinely think it’s one of the prettiest national parks on the East Coast. And while Shenandoah may not have the dramatic scale of the Rockies, it has something else that
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Truck Camper Essentials: 10 Things We Actually Use Every Trip
When we first bought our truck camper, I stocked it like we were preparing for a wilderness survival expedition. Every cabinet had something in it. Every storage compartment was packed. At the time, I was fully convinced our ability to successfully go camping depended on having every possible item we might need. Extra blankets. Extra
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Truck Camper Life With Dogs: A Real Weekend in Our Truck Camper
Not every camping trip turns into a magical Pinterest moment. Sometimes it turns into you cutting tree sap out of your dachshund’s toes with Walmart meat shears at 9pm. This was one of those weekends. But honestly? Those are usually the best trips. If you’ve ever wondered what truck camper life with dogs actually looks
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What No One Tells You About Owning a Truck Camper
(The Slightly Dramatic Version) When we bought our truck camper, we thought we had done the research. We watched the videos.We read the forums, scoured Reddit.We were ready for cozy campfires and mountain sunsets. What no one tells you about owning a truck camper is that the real education begins the moment something stops working
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The View Was Worth It (But Our Camper Didn’t Think So): How to Secure a Camper for Rough Roads
Chris found this spot in the Allegheny Mountains that promised the kind of mountain view you screenshot and send to your friends. And I have a rule: I refuse to camp at an ugly campsite. So we packed up the truck camper, loaded the dogs, and headed out — completely unprepared for what rough forest