Going From 9-5 to Freelancer on the Road I’ve been asked by our crew on @wilddrivelife to share some freelance business tips and more about how I got started in 2018! I wanted to share my experience of leaving my full-time job to start Wild Roots and working for myself. How did I work up...
Vegan Mac and Cheese
Finally nailing this vegan mac and cheese sauce recipe changed my life. It's the little things. 🙂 I used to love making homemade regular cheesy mac but hated the way I felt after eating it. Cut to a few years and lessons later, I can still enjoy the ultimate comfort food without the belly upset...
Nut Butter Sauces and Dressings 101
Different variations of nut butter sauces and dressings make an appearance every single week in my plant-based meal prep. They're simple to make and super versatile. REAL INGREDIENTS Combining whole food ingredients you can pronounce and stand by to create nut (or seed!) butter sauces at home have a couple key benefits. Make more for...
Lentil Balls and Whole Wheat Penne
My lentil balls and whole wheat penne recipe is a go-to dish for our weekly plant-based meal prep. I love it because it's inexpensive, delicious and full of healthy energy via legumes, whole grains and veggies. It also makes A LOT of servings too, about 6 - 8. Feel free to use a jarred sauce...
Jackery Explorer 500 Power Station Review
Oh Hello, Jackery Explorer 500! Ben here with another product test and review blog! I'm pleased to share with all of you our third and largest member of our portable power station family… the Jackery Explorer 500. You may have already read our blogs on the Explorer 240 and Jackery HLS 290 (if not, check...
Easy Focaccia Bread
I started making homemade focaccia bread years ago with the goal to create a recipe/method that was simple, forgiving and delicious. This is it. You don't need years of practice or fancy tools. You don't need hours and hours of time in the kitchen. This focaccia bread takes about 20 minutes of active time, 1-2...
Baked Sesame Orange Cauliflower Bites
Sesame orange cauliflower gives you all the delicious flavor memories of sesame orange chicken, but it's plant-based and HEALTHY! Oh yes. These baked sesame orange cauliflower bites are vegan, gluten free, dairy free, easy to make and delicious. Whether you're a plant-based eater or not, you'll love these. The fresh garlic, ginger, and toasted sesame...
We're in a book! Tiny House: Live Small, Dream Big
A snapshot of our Wild Drive Life story and self-built bus conversion design are featured in the new book Tiny House: Live Small, Dream Big by digital entrepreneur and really nice nomad, Brent Heavener. Brent curates the inspirational design account on Insta @tinyhouse which we follow. It's less over-glamorization of tiny living, more incredible design...
Southern Arizona Road Trip in an Escape Campervan: Favorite Destinations
We really excited to share some of our favorite destinations from our southern Arizona road trip in a handpainted Escape Campervan! In an earlier blog post, we talked about our dip into van travel for two weeks back in February! We talked about the differences between bus and van travel, check that out if you're...
Buslife/Vanlife: Our Two Week Escape Campervan Test Ride
One of the unexpected highlights of our last trip across country was our two week running and hiking tour around southern Arizona in a hand-painted Escape Campervan rental. As you know if you're riding along at @wilddrivelife -- Ben and I spent most of the winter living in and around the southwest U.S. in our...
Honda + Jackery HLS290 Portable Power Station Review
Ever since we got our Jackery Explorer 240 lithium battery portable power station earlier this winter, I’ve developed a small obsession with off-grid portable power options. 292 Watt-hour energy storage The Honda by Jackery HLS290 is the latest portable lithium ion portable power station release from Jackery and it features a partnership with Honda which...
The New Homesmiths Series & Cleveland Film Fest
We have some really exciting news to share here at The Wild Drive Life! Apartment Therapy (AT) launched a new six episode mini-documentary series called “The New Homesmiths” and Ben, Moose and I are a part of it! Our episode is also an official selection at the Cleveland International Film Festival! The New Homesmiths The...
Healthy Eating Inspiration from Michael Pollan's Food Rules: An Eater's Manual
One of my favorite healthy eating & food reads is Michael Pollan's Food Rules: An Eater's Manual. It's quick, insightful and full of reminders about how we could improve our eating habits. Some tips are more basic, some may resonate with you more than others, and some may really surprise you. It's a wonderful resource...
Jackery Explorer 240 Portable Power Station Review
Living off-grid in our bus conversion taught us a deep appreciation for so many practical simplicities; a full water tank, a freshly stocked fridge, a full tank of diesel, or a full charge on a device that helps us generate mobile income and keep living the DIY lifestyle we enjoy! All of these simple pleasures...
Vegan Basil Pesto and Vegan Parmesan Cheese
Adapting a traditional pesto recipe to be vegan-friendly is pretty simple, we just need to find a substitute for parmesan cheese! Typically you make a vegan parmesan cheese with raw cashews but I’m loving the nutty, less sweet hemp hearts version I made here. Start to finish you’re investing about 15 minutes of your time...
WeBoost RV Cellular Signal Booster Review | Working from the Road
When your mobile income depends on internet connectivity, cell signal strength matters! Wi-fi isn’t always readily available along our travels, especially when we’re boondocking in more remote locations, which happens to be our favorite. So we began our search for a cell signal booster! We recently upgraded our ability to work remotely from our bus...
Staying Fit on the Road: Our Fitness Mindset and Tips
Staying physically fit is a priority whether we're on the road or not. It helps with so many other areas of our health! Follow my blog with Bloglovin Ben and I have always loved hiking, running, biking and being outdoors. We try to incorporate as much of that into our life as possible because, quite...
Living in a Bus with a Dog
How was our experience Traveling and Living in a Bus with A Dog? We wondered this same thing before moving into the bus and wanted to share our experience so far with you! Living in a bus, tiny home, van, or anything smaller than your average abode comes with its list of challenges, even for...
Visiting the Majestic White Sands National Monument
Ben and I tend to gravitate toward unique and quiet places in our bus travels. We love landscapes that feel a bit other-worldly -- mars-like rock formations, inactive cinder cone volcanos with fossil shaped caves to climb around, white sands as far as the eye can see, you name it. It's no surprise that White...
10 Essential Travel Apps for Nomadic Living
We’re so excited to share the helpful travel apps for nomadic living that we use almost every day on the road as we travel the country in our self-converted bus house on wheels. Try to consider learning to travel/live nomadically like learning a brand new job. It takes time. Thankfully, the community is strong and...
Big Berkey Water Filter Road Test and Review
A major part of living full time on the road is finding out where and how to source fresh potable water. After 14,000 miles and counting traveled in our self-converted bus and staying in over 30 states along the way, we’ve tasted our fair share of flavors around the country. Like the people and the...
5 Simple Tips on Downsizing for (Tiny) Living Well
How did we transition from our comfy cozy 1,000 square foot apartment down to a 165 square foot bus conversion? Downsizing to accommodate our tiny living adventure was an illuminating and cathartic experience. We hope our tips help you out, whether you plan to live tiny or just declutter your home a bit. We’ve gathered...
How we Make Money Remotely
If you're wondering how to finance and maintain a mobile lifestyle and travel, you're not alone! There are many ways to make money remotely and we'll share our honest experience here. Before we immersed in the community, I often wondered how nomads sustain a mobile lifestyle and make money remotely in their buses, vans or...
How Our Pursuit of Debt Freedom & Deliberate Living All Started...
We have a lot of new folks around the blog and social so we thought it would be fun to recap and share the roots of this wild ride we're on. It's been a LONG ROAD and there are plenty of hills ahead. Let's chat about how and why did we begin this pursuit of debt freedom and deliberate living to begin with.