Van Lifin’, Mountain Bikin’, Beer Drinkin’ Idahoans

Meet Jill and August Wheeler, van-lifin', mountain bikin', beer drinkin' Idahoans with adventurous dreams of traveling the world while giving us all much needed trail and travel advice and inspiration. Brand new to full-timing, these two didn't hesitate to quit their jobs, jump behind the wheel of their van, and hightail it out of Idaho to explore the world.

It was a warm sunny day at Lake Guntersville State Park, when I glanced out the window of RAIF and noticed that we had new neighbors. Were they weekenders or were they here for the now-cancelled-RVE Summit? With Idaho plates, they had to be some of our peeps, and that they were.

From the moment we said hey (say hi to strangers), we were in love. Like so many people we have connected with on the road, we knew immediately we would be drinking with these two around many a camp-fires. Little did we know we would also be dancing with them, riding bikes with them, and planning trips with them.

When you meet a couple like Jill and August, you are immediately inspired to get your ass off the couch, grab your skis or boards or bikes or whatever it is that makes you move, and move.

Riding in blue jeans, racing in high school, using Clorox wipes before it was a necessity, camping in tents, braving tornadoes, traveling the world, owning a brewery, building out a van - twice, and working in health care - Uh, these two are our heroes.

We want to be them when we grow up.

Idaho in the house!

Connect with Jill and August

• On their website at OutsideNomad.com
• On Instagram
• On Facebook

Oh the places we went!

• Back Forty Beer Company - Gadsden, AL
• Yellowhammer Brewing - Huntsville, AL
• Straight to Ale - Huntsville, AL
• Little Island Brewing Co - Singapore

Oh the beer we drank!

• Sierra Nevada
• Yellowhammer Black Lager
• Yellowhammer Belgian White
• Back Forty Freckle Belly IPA
• Back Forty BamaMosa Bière de Champagne / Bière Brut

Oh the trails we rode!

• Squamish Mountain Biking Trails - Vancouver, British Columbia
• Coconino National Forest - Sedona, AZ
• Lake Guntersville State Park - Guntersville, AL
• Huntsville, AL trails
• Noccalula Park - Gadsden, AL

Resources:

• Dogfish Head was mentioned as an influential brewery. Haven't been there? We hope you get there; the treehouse is almost as cool as the beer. Almost.
• Heath and Alyssa Padgett - where we got our inspiration to RV full-time and creators of the RVE Summit
• Michael Franti and Spearhead - inspirational, rockin', kick-ass music for physical distancing and beyond

Want More?

Click here to meet Lizzy and Thomas. Another awesome couple that lives in their van with their dog, and they travel everywhere. We met them in Baja. We love the people we surround ourselves with, and we hope you love them, too.

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Owen X Pishna and Kumquat Asterson, two talented brothers, for creating the show’s theme music

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• J from Moore Adventure in Life for constantly putting up with our mountain biking heckling. But seriously, you kick ass on that bike!

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