The temperatures are still rather cold where we live in Boise, Idaho unfortunately. We're experiencing what we fondly call “Second Winter” after a brief glimpse of spring a few weeks ago, but we can't help it - we've got summer van life adventures on the brain!

We enjoy staying present in the current season and making the most of it. However, we also enjoy dreaming up the van life adventures we can have in the summer when the weather is much warmer! 

In the spirit of dreaming about summer adventures, here’s a recap of some of the adventures we got up to last year to provide you with some inspiration for your own summer van life adventures. 

Time Spent in Nature

We are big advocates for getting outside as a family, which was why we were initially drawn to the van lifestyle ourselves. Our family loves to mountain bike, go on trail runs, and go on hikes together. We love maintaining an active lifestyle, and we also savor the calmer moments of summer amidst the chaos. That’s why we also love finding a great spot to admire the sunsets during our van life travels, and stay present during the moments that make our jaws drop from how stunning nature can truly be. 

Beating the Heat during Van Life Adventures

As much as we love the warmer weather, we also enjoy finding ways to cool down on a hot summer’s day. Ice cream and cool treats is definitely our favorite way of doing so, but we also love finding swimming holes to take a dip in. Part of the fun is finding the best locations to cool off, and we’re so grateful that our camper van helps us explore new and uncommon places alike.

Good Brews and Good Views

Letting our interests as a family guide our travels is one of our favorite techniques for planning our van life adventures. We love mountain biking, and our family takes part in mountain biking races, so we’ll travel in our van to each race, and camp out in it, to make the whole weekend feel like one big adventure. When the kids aren’t around, we love to scope out different breweries, so traveling in our van to a new city to explore their breweries is always a fun time for us adults. 

We have lots of other suggestions, local guides, and road trip ideas that we love to share with you! We have tons of blog posts up about each of these topics, so be sure to check them out! We do suggest that you make some space on your van life adventure bucket list though because we’re certain you’re going to fall in love with these ideas!

If you’re wanting a van of your own to help you check off your summer adventures bucket list, then we’d love to help! We have ONE van build slot available, with building that can start as soon as March! This means you’ll have your van in July, which leaves you loads of time to go exploring this summer! Schedule a free consultation call with us today to get started!

See you around! 

Blake & Erica

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