by David Sandel | Apr 9, 2015 | #VanLife
Upsizing My Life It’s currently April, 2015. I graduated college in May of 2006. I promptly put my salary to work when I graduated and started buying things. Things I needed. Things I wanted. Things I didn’t need, but thought I needed. Things that...
by David Sandel | Apr 8, 2015 | Reviews
The Winters are Worse than You Think It’s true, we don’t get 12-36 inch dumpers like mountainous states, but what we get typically sticks from November through March, give or take 2 months on each side. That is unless you live in the towns on the Lake...
by David Sandel | Apr 2, 2015 | Lifestyle, Random
It snowed today. It gave me a chance to reflect. To reflect on the end of 2014 and the first quarter of 2015. Of everything that has happened in my life in 4 short months. Of changes that I have made to be a better person. Of things I regret. Mostly I thought of the...
by David Sandel | Apr 1, 2015 | Climbing
Let me say this before the internet climbing police come with their torches and pitchforks: This has nothing to do with ignorance of safety. Using Ignorance to Climb Harder I can count three times in my illustrious climbing career where being ignorant of my climb has...
by David Sandel | Feb 28, 2015 | #VanLife
If you’re looking for a short, abridged, How-to version of insulating a van, you’re gonna have to wait a bit. This is in whimsical story fashion and overly detailed. Plus pictures and videos and stuff so make sure you make it to the end. Once I get done...
by David Sandel | Feb 11, 2015 | Climbing
It all started at 1:00am on Friday morning under a cloudless sky and a nearly full moon. We were pulling into Indian Creek, and Shay wanted to climb an ultra classic route, Generic Crack, in the moonlight by headlamp. Why should I deny anybody else’s joy and...
by David Sandel | Feb 4, 2015 | Climbing
The flow of the line should be smooth. It should be picturesque. It should look like moving art. It should feel like you are water flowing up the side of the rock. Many times we get caught up in the numbers – How hard did I climb? Is a 5.9 worth my...
by David Sandel | Jan 30, 2015 | Lifestyle
Recently, the idea of home has been on my mind again. I still don’t know what it is about that word. I like to think everyone has at least one happy memory of what it feels like to be home. To be connected to a place, to a lifestyle, and to the people...
by David Sandel | Dec 23, 2014 | Lifestyle
Recently, I’ve gone through a lot of stress. And still have a lot of stress in my life. I’m unemployed Van progress is near zero due to cold weather and adhesives not sticking Finding health insurance Selling the blue van Selling the Subaru The guy that...
by David Sandel | Dec 4, 2014 | Reviews
Last year I wrote a “How-to” set your tent in the snow to maximize warmthyness whilst winter camping. To be honest, that is where your cold-weather sleep system begins. If it’s too humid, too drafty, unprotected (assuming there’s wind...
