Lexi & Chris in a Truck Camper
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Off on a perpetual road trip in our DIY renovated 1970 Avion C11. Camping, hiking, overlanding, XC mountain biking, rafting, trail running & anything else that gets us outside.
But, at least, maybe I'll be a little less reticent to share interior shots as I build out an interior worth sharing. Heck, I think we'll finally have a properly installed refrigerator by the time we commence this year's winter wanderings.
November 16, 2025 at 5:36 PM
But, at least, maybe I'll be a little less reticent to share interior shots as I build out an interior worth sharing. Heck, I think we'll finally have a properly installed refrigerator by the time we commence this year's winter wanderings.
Years of people wanting to peek into our camper and explaining, "There really isn't anything to see."
Who knows how long it will take before I finally install the ceiling panel? It's not going to be right now. I have roof work that needs to be done before then.
Who knows how long it will take before I finally install the ceiling panel? It's not going to be right now. I have roof work that needs to be done before then.
November 16, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Years of people wanting to peek into our camper and explaining, "There really isn't anything to see."
Who knows how long it will take before I finally install the ceiling panel? It's not going to be right now. I have roof work that needs to be done before then.
Who knows how long it will take before I finally install the ceiling panel? It's not going to be right now. I have roof work that needs to be done before then.
Nowhere is that more pronounced than in the very gradual installation of the interior aluminum skins of the camper.
Years have elapsed between the detailed shaping and fitting of the aluminum along the fitted end caps (the original ends were molded plastic) and the side walls I'm installing now.
Years have elapsed between the detailed shaping and fitting of the aluminum along the fitted end caps (the original ends were molded plastic) and the side walls I'm installing now.
November 16, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Nowhere is that more pronounced than in the very gradual installation of the interior aluminum skins of the camper.
Years have elapsed between the detailed shaping and fitting of the aluminum along the fitted end caps (the original ends were molded plastic) and the side walls I'm installing now.
Years have elapsed between the detailed shaping and fitting of the aluminum along the fitted end caps (the original ends were molded plastic) and the side walls I'm installing now.
It’s absolutely awe inspiring!
…and just plain inspiring too. I want to climb a 14er right now.
…and just plain inspiring too. I want to climb a 14er right now.
September 30, 2025 at 8:00 PM
It’s absolutely awe inspiring!
…and just plain inspiring too. I want to climb a 14er right now.
…and just plain inspiring too. I want to climb a 14er right now.
Because this life is a brilliant ticket — one ride on this astonishing earth. A landscape of wonder, at once majestic and fragile, spinning as just a small blue dot in the vast cosmos.
Let’s treasure it. Not by watching from the sidelines, but by leaping in, wide-eyed and alive.
4/4
Let’s treasure it. Not by watching from the sidelines, but by leaping in, wide-eyed and alive.
4/4
September 30, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Because this life is a brilliant ticket — one ride on this astonishing earth. A landscape of wonder, at once majestic and fragile, spinning as just a small blue dot in the vast cosmos.
Let’s treasure it. Not by watching from the sidelines, but by leaping in, wide-eyed and alive.
4/4
Let’s treasure it. Not by watching from the sidelines, but by leaping in, wide-eyed and alive.
4/4
So let this be your call:
Push your limits.
Step off the map.
Crack open the shell of the familiar.
Go someplace new.
Dive into a subject utterly foreign to your past.
Lose yourself in a culture or community far from your own.
3/4
Push your limits.
Step off the map.
Crack open the shell of the familiar.
Go someplace new.
Dive into a subject utterly foreign to your past.
Lose yourself in a culture or community far from your own.
3/4
September 30, 2025 at 1:14 PM
So let this be your call:
Push your limits.
Step off the map.
Crack open the shell of the familiar.
Go someplace new.
Dive into a subject utterly foreign to your past.
Lose yourself in a culture or community far from your own.
3/4
Push your limits.
Step off the map.
Crack open the shell of the familiar.
Go someplace new.
Dive into a subject utterly foreign to your past.
Lose yourself in a culture or community far from your own.
3/4
Can it be a mess?
Undoubtedly!
Is it rewarding?
100%
I'm not saying everyone should live on the road. There are good reasons to settle down. But there are also profound rewards in stretching past comfort, daring the unknown, and finding parts of yourself you never knew were there.
2/4
Undoubtedly!
Is it rewarding?
100%
I'm not saying everyone should live on the road. There are good reasons to settle down. But there are also profound rewards in stretching past comfort, daring the unknown, and finding parts of yourself you never knew were there.
2/4
September 30, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Can it be a mess?
Undoubtedly!
Is it rewarding?
100%
I'm not saying everyone should live on the road. There are good reasons to settle down. But there are also profound rewards in stretching past comfort, daring the unknown, and finding parts of yourself you never knew were there.
2/4
Undoubtedly!
Is it rewarding?
100%
I'm not saying everyone should live on the road. There are good reasons to settle down. But there are also profound rewards in stretching past comfort, daring the unknown, and finding parts of yourself you never knew were there.
2/4
Yup! Avion was one of many aluminum camper manufacturers back in the 60s and 70s. All taking the lead from Bowlus Road Chief.
September 24, 2025 at 3:38 AM
Yup! Avion was one of many aluminum camper manufacturers back in the 60s and 70s. All taking the lead from Bowlus Road Chief.
Awe! Hello Sherman!
September 23, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Awe! Hello Sherman!
I didn’t know they had a race in that park. That is one of the prettiest places! 🤩
September 13, 2025 at 3:23 AM
I didn’t know they had a race in that park. That is one of the prettiest places! 🤩
