10 Family Adventures for Those Last Two Weeks of Summer
The clock feels like it’s ticking with summer winding down and preparing for a new school year to begin again. But not all is lost! You still have a couple of weeks. Here are some ideas for summertime, close-to-home things to do to soak up that last bit of summer together.
Gear That Just Fits: Sensory-Friendly Outdoor Clothing for Kids and Adults
Helping outdoor adventures feel accessible to everyone starts with making sure they can comfortably join us! While some adventures are as simple as neighborhood park visits or walking in the backyard, others take more preparation and that’s when clothing and gear begins to make a huge difference on the overall experience.
Sensory-friendly clothing and gear exists more than ever - this article covers what to keep in mind while shopping for sport-specific activities and sensory needs. Happy adventuring!
Self-Care In Small Spaces (Part 2)
The sensory side of small-space self-care — simple ways to soothe sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch when you’re living close, so you can refill your own pitcher and enjoy the journey. Part 2 of 2.
Self-Care in Small Spaces (Part 1)
Five ways to protect your peace when you’re living close in an RV, boat, or tiny home — refreshing your space, social connection, moving outdoors, journaling the “monkey mind,” and simple meditation. Part 1 of 2.
Common Threads: The Strings that Make Life Valuable
A quiet reflection on the “common threads” — the values that stay steady across decades — and how a beach full of plastic bottles turned into a lifelong personal calling.
8 Steps to Make Time for More Adventures
Our eight-step system for actually getting outside during the busy work-and-school year — activity-based gear grab-bags, checklists, staging the week before, meal and pet planning — so a family weekend adventure comes together without the last-minute scramble.
A First Hike on Good Terms: A Quick Guide for Sensory-Sensitive Beginners
Heading out on a hike for the first time can feel like a lot for people who have sensory sensitivities or anxiety. Here are some ways to help your child or family member set up for success on their first hike.
Everybody on the Trail: A Guide to Adaptive Outdoor Gear by Activity
Adaptive equipment is available for more people across more outdoor sports than ever. Here’s a quick overview of different ways people with disabilities are getting outside with the adaptive gear that helps make it happen. Nature and the outdoors is everyone’s adventure playground!
Leave No Trace Principles for Your Family
Leave No Trace is a set of 7 principles of outdoor stewardship and ethics for your enjoyment in nature and for future generations’ continued appreciation of natural places. Here’s a quick overview for your family to learn the basics!
Alternative Schooling: The What and Why
A family’s plain-language guide to alternative education — homeschooling, unschooling, roadschooling, and worldschooling — drawn from years of finding what fits our son, who learns differently, and our nontraditional lifestyle.
Overcoming Challenges to Getting Outdoors
The mindset and gear that get you past the “what ifs” — planning and navigation backups, dressing for a 20-degree swing, why quality synthetics and merino beat cotton, and how to fuel (and bribe) the whole crew.
How to Help a Necessary Road Trip Not Suck
A road warrior’s take on making a long, necessary drive genuinely enjoyable — the coffee, snacks, water, and fuel basics that cut pit stops and fatigue — wrapped around a 13-hour day helping a friend pick up a car.
Why Leave No Trace Matters
Why small choices outdoors add up — a plain-language walk through the 7 Principles of Leave No Trace and how they double as smart adventure prep, so the places we love stay healthy for the next generation.
Why Traveling with Pets is More Fun (Even If It’s More Work)
Why the extra work of adventuring with your dog is worth it — the companionship, the pet-friendly places you discover, and the gear and safety tips (harness, hydration, hot pavement, dog boots) that keep them comfortable on the road.
20+ Essential Items for Your New RV
Just brought home a new RV or camper? Here are 20+ essentials — from tire blocks, water hoses, and a surge protector to nesting cookware and black-tank pods — that make your first trips smoother, plus our tips for not overpacking.
23 Items to Take On Your First Bareboat Sailing Charter
Our packing list for your first bareboat charter in tropical waters — the small comfort, sun, hydration, and rainy-day items that save money and luggage space and make a week (or more) aboard far more enjoyable.
(Podcast) Season 3, Episode 9 - Layering Basics: An Interview with Lawson Glidden of Minus33
Join us as we interview Lawson Glidden of Minus33, makers of soft, warm wool products of all kinds, as we talk about their business and the art of layering for cold weather.
(Podcast) Season 3, Episode 8 - Campsite Cooking for Every Type of Chef
Cooking at the campsite for every kind of chef! What’s on your menu and how are you going to make it?
(Podcast) Season 3, Episode 7 - Adult Weekend Adventures (The Kids Will Be Ok)
Sometimes the adults need to get away and play, too. Kids, it’s time to stay with the grandparents or buddy-sitter… Mom and Dad need to have some reconnection time - it’s healthy for everyone.
(Podcast) Season 3, Episode 6: Camping Sleep Systems
Sleeping systems: from full sleeping back to thermal blankets, sleeping pads of all kinds, and everything in between. Learn about the elements on sleeping systems so you can get a good night’s sleep anywhere you set up camp.