camping – Live Like Pete

The Best of Ouray, Colorado!

Pete — Sat, 30 Apr 2022 20:19:45 +0000

Ouray, CO is one of those towns where when you’re pulling in, you feel like you are stepping back in time. It’s a place I always find myself wanting to go back to and visit time and time again. Nestled in the San Juan Mountains of Colorado, its elevation is 7,792′ so it’s not a wintertime destination for us. But in the summer, it’s an amazing place to spend some time! These are some of my...

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Sprinter Van Adventures In Williams, AZ

Pete — Thu, 16 Sep 2021 03:00:58 +0000

With summer soon coming to a close, it’s easy to get excited about cooler temperatures. However, when you live in Vegas that doesn’t happen until late October or early November. It’s now the middle of September and we still had an excessive heat warning issued! Although it’s probably the last one of the summer, Anna and I had no intentions of being part of it. It was time to do what we usually do...

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Solo Camping in the Motovan at a Stellar Camp Spot!

Pete — Fri, 16 Jul 2021 14:27:17 +0000

There’s something therapeutic about getting out into nature by yourself. It’s a great way to reset and clear your head, the chance to get away from the sounds and everyday bustle that we’re used to. Last weekend I needed to escape the 118° heat of Vegas for a couple of reasons. One, the temperature alone is enough for anyone to want to flee the state. But two, I recently picked up a new Skydio 2...

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Propane Firebowl: We May Never Go Back to Using Firewood!

Pete — Mon, 07 Sep 2020 15:32:47 +0000

Over the years of camping out in our Sprinter van, we’ve often faced the challenge of having a campfire each night. Finding firewood can often be difficult, not to mention it gets pretty expensive at some gas stations or grocery stores that carry it. Then if we do find and buy some firewood, where the heck are we gonna put it? We definitely don’t want it inside our van and we have no way of...

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Hurricane Mesa/ Zion Mountain Biking and Hiking Advanture

Pete — Mon, 24 Jun 2019 05:33:46 +0000

At the end of May, we were prepared to hit Snow Summit bike park in Big Bear for their season opener over Memorial weekend. Mother Nature had different plans though. Instead of warm and sunny weather on the mountain, there was snow on the trails and the top of the mountain was in the 40’s during the day. We don’t mess around with cold, crappy weather so we decided to head to Utah instead where the...

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Cooking Gear Review: Gas One Butane Stove

Pete — Thu, 30 May 2019 01:54:24 +0000

We don’t cook very often inside our van, but there are times we want a hot meal and don’t feel like blowing money in a restaurant. Many people install an induction cooktop or burner built into their countertop taking up valuable space. Those units require a lot of battery power to run and although there are propane burners available, then you need to plumb propane into your van plus worry about...

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Camping and Trail Riding in Duck Creek, Utah

Pete — Wed, 29 Aug 2018 04:56:03 +0000

Every summer my buddies and I try to get away for an epic, week-long adventure ride. Unfortunately, this was not one of those summers. Life, conflicting schedules, and van building got in the way. So we decided to make this summer’s trip a much easier one and just head up to Utah. We decided on Duck Creek because it’s an easy drive from Vegas and the high elevation makes it an enjoyable place to...

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Relaxing at Kolob Reservoir, Utah

Pete — Tue, 31 May 2016 16:00:13 +0000

Time to escape the Vegas heat and seek higher elevation! Anna and I headed up to Kolob Reservoir last weekend to get away and enjoy a little outdoors. We made our way up the hill to Kolob. It’s a very scenic stretch of road that dips into Zion a couple times. We were loaded up with our canoe, mountain bikes and little Super Sherpa 250cc motorcycle. Kolob Reservoir, Utah 51 ft max...

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