RV & VAN LIFE

Big alpine country without the alpine budget: free dispersed camping, which permits are actually required, grocery-store meal plans, and trails that cost nothing but an early alarm.

Highway 1 from a van: where you can legally park overnight, where the free showers are, water fill-ups, and the pullouts worth staying awake for.

A full Southwest loop planned for a 32-foot rig: every length limit, every dump station, every grade we would not take again, and the boondocking spots that fit a family.