Car Camping

Travel off the grid and explore the world with this ultimate guide to vehicle-based adventure travel, perfect for beginner and intermediate adventurers alike. Overlanding 101 is the first and ultimate guide to vehicle-based adventure travel. Authored by renowned adventure traveler Scott Brady...

Be the star of your own epic road trip! Renegade Car Camping will give you the knowledge and strategies you need to cut loose from crowded campgrounds and experience an adventurous, inexpensive tour through the Great American West and beyond. Discover how to find free car campsites on public lands and in questionable areas. Learn how to locate primitive hot springs, navigate the Couchsurfing website, and stay clean, well-fed, and digitally-connected. With over two decades of experience in extended cross-country travel, Bryan and his intrepid Jeep Charlie have amassed a wealth of information...

The Amusement Park Mystery: The Aldens are going to visit their cousins Joe and Alice. To the children’s delight, Joe and Alice live near a wonderful amusement park. The park holds everything the Boxcar Children could ask for — a beautiful merry-go-round, lots of rides and games, all the...

The Boxcar Children know how much work it takes to live in the wilderness. They also know how much fun it can be! The children love exploring and learning new things at a primitive skills summer camp. But when strange things start happening around the camp, they need to use another of their...

Have you ever heard of “car camping” or “van life”? As simple as it sounds, it is the act of spending the night in a car while traveling instead of in a hotel. In the past few years, car camping has become very popular in the United States. I started car camping about five years ago and have been addicted to it since then. Recently, I went on a trip across the West Coast with my lovely companions, Mocha and Latte, who were both rescue dogs. I danced my favorite salsa in various places from Los Angeles to Seattle. I also stayed at the spiritually famous Mt. Shasta during my trip. In ...

Embrace adventures both big and small and pursue your wild ideas with this “profoundly inspiring and laugh-out-loud funny” (Jaimal Yogis, author of The Fear Project) guidebook from seasoned adventurer and podcaster Shelby Stanger. Will to Wild is an instruction manual to adventure. Your...

Carsick is the New York Times bestselling chronicle of a cross-country hitchhiking journey with America's most beloved weirdo. John Waters is putting his life on the line. Armed with wit, a pencil-thin mustache, and a cardboard sign that reads "I'm Not Psycho," he hitchhikes across America from...

COLD, THE 1918-19 SIBERIAN ESCAPE OF CAPTAIN EWALD LOEFFLER, a novel by Rick Schmidt, follows a young German soldier, Ewald Loeffler, as he struggles to traverse 5000km of frozen and barren land across Siberia, to finally reach Germany and his family home. After he'd been in a Siberian prison camp for four years, the guards suddenly deserted their posts to join the Russian Revolution in Moscow, leaving the prisoners to fend for themselves. Loeffler, in the minority of those who survived such extreme cold and other human dangers, tells a harrowing tale of just keeping alive, one day at a ...

The Summer Camp Mystery: The Aldens are spending a week at Camp Seagull on beautiful Claw Island. But as soon as camp begins, they realize that someone is not playing fair. Are some campers so desperate to win the Olympics that they are willing to cheat? The Boxcar Children are determined to...

Make the most of your next road trip with these essential tips and tricks for planning the ultimate epic adventure. During COVID-19, we’ve all had to find different ways to travel. From the disruptions of airlines to the possibility of many travel restrictions at your destination, the car has...

Jessie always manages to find a scoop―even when she's in the woods. When Jessie and her friends decide to go camping as part of the Weekend in the Woods event, it doesn't take long for them to start discovering strange clues that could have something to do with a hiker who went missing years...

Grandfather is taking the Aldens on a camping trip. The children enjoy the camp-out — setting up the tent, hiking in the woods, and especially making delicious food over the campfire. But some strange things begin to happen. Loud music plays in the middle of the night. Their lantern disappears...

The complete, confidence-building guide to tent camping designed for families, friends, beginners, and all ages. Whether you’re a first-time camper, a group of friends, a parent planning weekend adventures, or a grandparent ready to share the joy of the outdoors, Tent Camping for All Ages makes every step simple and rewarding. Inside, you’ll find: Step-by-step guidance on choosing the right camping essentials, including your new tent, gear, and selecting the best campsites for your adventure Packing checklists including campsite and tent setup tips for all experience levels Practical ...

THE AMBULANCE IS 10 MINUTES AWAY. ARE YOU READY? Do the math: A severed artery can bleed out in 3 minutes. Brain damage starts in 4 minutes. The average ambulance response time is 7 to 10 minutes. If you are waiting for sirens to save a life, you have already lost. You are the first responder. But is the first aid guide in your glovebox up to date? Medical science moves fast. Techniques that were standard a decade ago—like elevating a bleeding limb or using the wrong CPR ratio—are now known to be ineffective or dangerous. The Complete First Aid Manual 2026 is not just another checklist ...

¿Alguna vez has oído hablar de "car camping" (“acampar en auto”) o "vanlife" (Vida en camioneta”)? Tan simple como suena, es el acto de pasar la noche en un automóvil mientras viajas en lugar de un hotel. En los últimos años, acampar en auto se ha vuelto muy popular en los Estados Unidos. Empecé acampando en auto hace unos cinco años y soy adicta desde entonces. Recientemente, hice un viaje por la costa oeste con mis adorables compañeros, Mocha y Latte, que eran perros de rescate. Bailé mi salsa favorita en varios lugares desde Los Ángeles hasta Seattle. También me quedé ...

The Boxcar Children: Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny are orphans. Can they find a home where they can stay together as a family? Surprise Island: The Aldens spend the summer on their own private island. There they meet a new friend with an amazing secret! The Yellow House Mystery: Years ago, a...

A pair of hiking boots, a dog leash, and a severance check- Is this his path to enlightenment and self-discovery? Tom's sense of identity is spinning like a windmill in a cyclone. He’s been sacked from his job as a therapist. This prompts an epic soul-searching expedition with his faithful four-legged furball companion. What starts as a camping trip for contemplation takes a drastic turn, leaving him hopelessly lost in the wilds of New Jersey's Pine Barrens. Tom’s quest for self-enlightenment is becoming risky. Amid the creatures and chaos of the untamed wilderness, there's one constant...

Discover what it’s really like to live and work on the road in a camper van full time from eco-vanlifer and founder of the Diversify Vanlife movement, Noami Grevemberg. Feeling dissatisfied with her office job and her “stationary home,” in 2016 Noami Grevemberg took a bold step. She quit...

Mystery Ranch: The Aldens visit their mysterious Aunt Jane at her run-down ranch and make a surprising discovery! Mike's Mystery: A nearby house burns down while the Boxcar Children are staying with their Aunt Jane — and their friend Mike is blamed for starting the fire! Blue Bay Mystery: The...

The Mystery of the Secret Message: The Aldens are helping their grandfather organize Greenfield’s Winter Festival. When the Boxcar Children get a roll of photos developed, they find a secret message hidden in one of them. They are baffled, and things become even more mysterious when they...