BOOK NOTES
“Vanlife Diaries”
Finding Freedom on the Open Road
Book by Kathleen Morton, Jonny Dustow, & Jared Melrose
8 NOVEMBER 2020
“Vanlife Diaries” is a celebration of the nomadic lifestyle, the community that forms through it, advice for living on the road, and gorgeous photography.
#Vanlife has become a universal term for anyone living or looking to live an alternative lifestyle in any shaped vehicle. The book lays out the benefits and beauty of vanlife:
- for family
- for love
- for nature
- for art
- for play
- for work
- for community
Fair Warning: Don’t check out this book if you aren’t prepared to experience extreme wanderlust.
“Adventure comes when you stretch yourself beyond what you ever thought possible, look over to new horizons, and take a little leap of faith.”
Amber & Keenan Badger, Vanlifers
Vanlife leads to intentional living
Life on the road takes equal parts planning and dreaming. Everything you bring, create, and leave behind – you have to pay attention to it all.
“Vanlife looks like a dream. And in many ways it is. But dreams take time to build and can appear quite messy in their conception.”
Bring others into the dream with you.
Adventure doesn’t have to stop when you get a “real” job, or start having kids, or take on other responsibilities. You can find ways to integrate and share your dreams, and letting others be part of them.
“Vanlife families don’t let anything stop them from living their dreams and sharing these dreams with their children.”
Vanlife opens the door to new realities and new possibilities
“Living tiny opened up my eyes to time and space for being in nature and pursuing creativity.”
The best dreams propel your life forward
“We are not hiding behind our van; rather we are using it to deliver us to the places where we can encounter our fears and then conquer them by moving forward.”
Hawk Tennis & Kenz Kraut, Vanlifers
“When you live in a van, your backyard is ever-changing.”