The chaos of the rear bumper
This unit began as an original Vanagon bumper and a basic receiver hitch welded to the frame. Then we found an old-style GoWesty hitch mounted swing-away bumper. Finally, we added […]
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Motor story; Bostig. A post by Mike!
Back in 2010 we were in the same position as many Vanagon owners. We had begun to experience issues with the stock rebuild and were looking for something more reliable. […]
Bay of Fundy area
Our arrival was uneventful. We did not even arouse enough suspicion for a search at the border. But he did ask if we had pepper spray, and I could answer […]
A long pause in Cape Cod
Where has the slow house gone? All quiet on the postings, lately!? Alta has been relegated to Home Depot dashes and furniture hauling! We have accepted a fun offer from […]
Where’s Woodstock?
We flew through several states in a short amount of time on our way towards Boston. Somewhere near upstate New York the navigator of slowcarfasthouse realized that we were near […]
Virginia- man caves, battlefields and ponies!
Virginia- The arrival to Virginia was rainy. We seem to be hauling the rain clouds with us. Our first night was at Fairy Stone State Park. (You will have to […]
Kentucky (by way of Tennessee)
After the VW show we started towards Mammoth Cave National Park in Kentucky. Our first geocache grab was at the quirky Wigwam Motel in Tennessee. Then we crossed into Kentucky. […]
Tennessee VW Event-
We rolled in to East Ridge, Tennessee pretty late at night. It wasn’t hard to find the collection of VW’s, even in the dark. They were gathered in a gritty […]
Georgia on my mind
Leaving Florida took much longer than expected. And it took a piece of us! We loved the scenery, the beaches and the wonderful people we met while we were there. […]
Front tool boxes for storage and safety
There are some unique features added to the front of our van. These items evolved over time into what you see here. And they may continue evolving by the time […]
Manatees, Dali and food trucks!
We wrapped up our days in the Tampa Bay area with a few more fun stops. Our hosts were amazing tour guides and made sure that every day was packed […]
Working our way across the “Deep South” of the USA!
We have been in 4 states in the past week, and they all have a few things in common: 1. bugs (gnats, mosquitos, maybugs, spiders, ticks) 2. rain (unexpected, sneak attacks […]
Biloxi and a VW show!
When traveling along the road we sometimes find some great opportunities. This was one of them. Things all worked out perfectly for us to arrive in Biloxi in time to relax […]
New Orleans – Crescent City – The Big Easy
This is a busy city when it comes to commerce. Most visitors only see the commercial side of town, so they do it well. The large chain hotels have situated […]
A brief visit to Baton Rouge
We stopped through Baton Rouge to check out the USS Kidd, Navy Destroyer. Mike does love his military history! This one is floating in the Mississippi River. […]
Swamp tour= the Atchafalaya
While in the area of the Atchafalaya Swamp, there are a few things that really cannot be missed. Since we already took care of a few of those things, we […]
In the Louisiana swamps and bayous!
We drove out of Texas and started to see sunshine! Finally the skies had some blue and we could open a few windows. It took us over three weeks to […]
Houston, it’s a wrap!
We spent our last few days in Houston meeting some great people, eating some good food and seeing some interesting places. Here are a few of our highlights! Among the Tex-Mex […]
Things are heating up in here!
A couple of you have asked about the heater we are using so I thought I could feature it and share it around the forums. It works great for us! […]
What we do when Mike is away!
Our last post shared the change in plans that befell us at Slowcarfasthouse. Geneva and the dogs have been trying to busy themselves in a concrete-camping RV park. Laundry. Hair […]