2021 Resolution: Acting as an Ally in life, love, and adventure
Hey there – I’m Natalie Brewster Nguyen-an artist, educator, and YogaSlackers teacher. In case you don’t want to read the
Rolling Homes That Make an R.V. Look Palatial
Two couples have spent years on the road with about 50 square feet or less to call home. It takes
Packing for Adventure
Ready. Get Set. Pack! We asked the most nomadic YogaSlackers to share their packing ideas and packing essentials with you.
A Complete Guide to Car Camping:
Safety and Security Edition
After living on the road for over 8 years, we know a thing or two about what you need to cook while traveling. This guide can be used to create your car camping kitchen anywhere you go. Even while flying places!
A Complete Guide to Car Camping:
Kitchen Edition
After living on the road for over 8 years, we know a thing or two about what you need to cook while traveling. This guide can be used to create your car camping kitchen anywhere you go. Even while flying places!
A Complete Guide to Vanlife Kitchen
Check out the SlackerVan kitchen setup. After living on the road for over 10 years, Sam (co-founder of YogaSlackers) and Raquel have identify a list of ‘must have’ items for cooking on the road.
Quarantine Tested Games
What do we do when we are not slacking, acroyoging, handstanding or climbing mountains? We play games!
Here is a growing list of our favorite games.
We’ve tested all these games on and off the road with adults and children. While traveling to distant places, with multi language players and lately during six months of social distancing and counting.
SlackerVan: The Purchase
After living in the Peace Love Car for over 5 years, Sam and Raquel decided to invest in a new and bigger vehicle. To some, what they decided to purchase is none of that. Here is the story of how they purchase a 1988 Mitsubishi Delica and their first road trip.
How to Butterfly Coil a Slackline
If you are dealing with longer pieces of webbing, butterfly coils are a great option. As it allows you to
Travel with a dish washing bag to reduce single use plastics
Have you been hauling around dirty dishes in an effort to reduce single use plastics? So did we, until we started traveling with a dish washing bag. Check what’s in our tiny and convenient essential daily travel gear.
3 Easy Ways to Store Slackline Webbing
Learn three different ways to store your slackline webbing depending on use and space needs.
Dynamic Life
What’s your creative outlet? What do you do for fun? For self expression? How do you tune into
Nomad Life: On Hold
Did you know that there is not a true antonym for the English noun nomad? We learned this the hard way earlier this year, when we were unexpectedly required to “stay put” and stop living nomadically during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Winning the Patagonian Expedition Race
In November 2018, our adventure racing team, Team BendRacing formally known as Team YogaSlackers won The Patagonian Expedition Race, a
This is what happens when you exchange ‘I have to’ for ‘I get to’
Every time I exchanged an ‘I have to’ for an ‘I get to’ in normal everyday life, I was allowing myself to express gratitude and appreciation towards the things that I have.
How to Daisy Chain a Slackline
Daisy chaining your line will help keep the webbing free of tangles, compact and easy to transport. This is our favorite way to store a slackline: a quadruple daisy chain.
Travel Hacks for Yogis
Think traveling is too expensive for your yogi budget? We do, too! The cost of campsites, eating on the road,
Sam, Tom and Raquel’s First Adventure
It seems like this trio has been together for a lifetime. While we are used to seeing them climbing, running, alpineering, sup-ing across open waters and generally having “fun” together, their adventures as a trio only date back to 2013. But… that was quite an adventurous start.
The PeaceLoveCar: Riding Tiny, Living Big
A 1988 Ford Festiva is a small car. Super small. At 28 square feet, it’s efficient and easy to park,
Meet the YogaSlackers Nomad Headquarters
A 1988 Mitsubishi Delica is our home, office and adventure mobile. Check it out.
Jedi Power
My first experience with Jason Magness and Jedi Training was in June 2012 at a ten day YogaSlackers Teacher Training.
A bathroom with a view
Remember the first time you had to poop in the woods? Raquel sure does. Mainly because it was an unexpected call. Be ready for when nature calls with a few simpe tips.
Life: A Series of Circles
Sitting on the top of the Maroon Bells she went from sobbing to celebrating. The reason will surprise you as much as it surprised her. Life is uncertain and that can be a good thing.
New eLine Kit Unleashed
The YogaSlackers eLine is has been known for years for it’s ease of use and for being a great travel line. It is now easier to use and an even better travel line. If you are a seasoned slacker, you will immediately appreciate the research and intent that went into the upgrades.
Eat, Puke, Travel
After traveling for over 10 years as a vegetarian, and now as an aspiring gluten-free vegan, I have come up with a foolproof system for how to nourish myself. The following is a detailed Step-by-Step Guide to traveling and eating on a restrictive diet… and fully enjoy it!
A Grand Canyon Adventure
There are certain adventure’s in nature that have no organization. There is no designated day, time, group, or prize. Just
YogaSlackers Take Over Red Rocks Rendezvous for the 8th Year in a Row
Red Rock Rendezvous (RRR) is an annual rock climbing and social get together in Spring Mountain State Park near Las
The Road Never Ends: YogaSlackers Announce the Birth of the Peace Love Car II
We are all aware of those unique individuals the rest of us sometimes have the privilege to meet while we
The Case for Packing Heavy
Next time you find yourself in the beginning stages of a trip, we encourage you to throw away every notion
How to Reduce Your Styling Choices
If I learned anything from Einstein, it is that not thinking about mundane stuff allows your mind to focus on greater ideas. I like to think Einstein and I share a few other things in common: an abnormally large head and our lack of interest in clothing.
Life at the Edge: The Art of Human Power Slacklining
Human-powered slacklining is simply walking a slackline anchored by people. It’s an incredible display of teamwork and skill. This week,
This Is What Fun Feels Like
“Why am I here? Why am I risking my life or my health to be here in the first place? Is this worth it?” It is. I am just experiencing Type II Fun. You don’t know what Type II Fun is? Here is a detailed explanation.
How to Live Out of a Car
Here are their main secrets to life on the road and how to maintain a healthy relationship on a mere 28 sqf of living space.
Living On Your Own Terms, By Your Own Rules
It is never too late to live the life of your dreams. Follow the Peace Love Car’s adventures all over
The World Is Your Playground
The wanderers of the Peace Love Car see life as an adventure, with no limit but your own imagination. Follow
How to Shower in a Coffee Shop
When you live inside a tiny car, bathing is a lesson in creativity.
The Other Side of Adventure Racing
During the 2013 Gold Rush Mother Lode Adventure Race, Sam Salwei and I got to experience the other side of adventure racing as
What Becoming Students Taught Us About Teaching—and Ourselves
The wanderers of the Peace Love Car flip their perspective and become beginners, learning that it’s OK to fail sometimes
Why Travel?
To us, traveling is like breathing… we can not live without it. We can hold our travels from time to time, but like holding our breath we cannot do it for long and we are always thinking about our next breath of experience.
Sleeping on Ice
After hours walking on the crevasse infected glacier the wind started howling, rain falling in what seemed all directions and the fear of impending doom took over all of us.
The trek to the Magnificent Glacier and finally doing something right!
2013 Patagonian Adventure Race. Team Four Continents arrived at the first checkpoint with only 56 seconds to spare. Would they improve their position on this section of the race? Or would their race be over?
2013 Patagonian Expedition Race
It took us days to get to the Patagonian Adventure Race. A 10 day race through the Chilean Wilderness… and we almost didn’t made it passed the 1st checkpoint. Here is why.
Flying with Style
The simple sight of the airport brought a sense of peace to our minds. But we knew our ‘fight’ to get to Punta Arenas was not over yet. We still had to – somehow – check all our 550 lbs of gear into a domestic flight. and we were determine to do that without paying much for it.
The Bus, The Bike Box and The Truck
Our bike box is very easy to spot. It is a white triangular box that resembles a gigantic piece of cheese more than a bike box. From the first sight into the office we knew it was not there. Fear, frustration and hopelessness flew through my entire body.
What to do in a bus station
As daylight percolated through the bus station windows, the station guard asked us to rise. We were woken up twice before: with each guard change, to ensure we were waiting on a bus and not just using the station as a bed and breakfast. Slowly we gathered our belongings and headed outside for the first time.
A Triangle Shaped Bike’s Box Tale
Rancagua’s Bus StationWed Feb 6th 5:00 pm Bus Norte was our salvation. Elena, the salesperson, was very kind and helpful.
Please Sell Me a Bus Ticket
So far Sam, Tom and Raquel bought a van, not sold a van and now just need a bus ticket to Punta Arena. But did we mention that nothing comes easy for this crew?
On Selling a Car in Chile. Not!
Wed Feb 6th, 2013 | 9:00 AM Sergio, picked us at the Casino parking lot. We were all deep asleep
Car Trouble
What could go wrong after buying a random car in the internet in a foreign country?
How (not) to buy a car in Chile
They said buying a car in Chile was easy. Then they said it could not be done in one day. We proved both statements wrong.