Wanderlust, 70s style… (NaBloPoMo Day 13)

When I was a teenager, I always fancied a nomadic lifestyle. I often thought of long-haul truck drivers and how cool it’d be to point your rig one direction in the morning, drive all day until after the sun went down, park and crawl in the back to sleep. When we were traveling and would stop in a truck stop, I liked to go into the store they always have and look at the CBs, TVs, radio’s and other stuff designed to make the trucker’s life more like home.

I wanted a van. I would sit with a pad of graph paper and draw not only how my custom van would look on the outside (it was always in the style of those classic 70s custom vans) but a floor plan of where my bed/sofa would be, the mini-fridge, the TV, a small closet for my clothes. This van would be the epitome of all the custom vans of the 70s: obnoxious paint, crazy body work, tripped out interior.

In this van, I would travel all over the country, taking my time and getting to know the ins and outs of the spots away from the touristy centers. I never gave a thought for how I was going to afford all this.

I bring this up because I found a link to the new Basecamp Trailer by Airstream. It’s a well-designed trailer for hauling all your stuff, whether it’s ATVs, motorcycles, kayaks, backpacks, mountain bikes, etc., as well as a complete living space with a small stove and sink, and pop out tent for more room. It just makes me want to wander again. I’ve always had wanderlust. I hoping when the kids are out of school, it’ll be easier to bow to the desire.