Escape the crowds. Find the wild. Take the long way there.

The American Southwest isn’t just a place. It’s a mindset. Out here, the best campsites don’t come with reservations. We’re Levi and Nicole, and if there’s one thing we’ve learned, it’s that adventure isn’t something you schedule. It’s something you go find.

Squaredrop Trailer Adventures

Our squaredrop trailer doesn’t have a bathroom or much insulation, but it does shake loose the kind of stories you don’t get from a hotel room. We camp where nobody’s around, and push gear past the point of “manufacturer recommended use.” Some things work. Some things don’t. Either way, you’ll hear about it.

Motorhome Living

Our motorhome doesn’t move, but that doesn’t mean life here stands still. We live full-time in what we call The Diesel Apartment, parked under the Arizona sun. Fixing a water pump counts as a date night. Storage space is measured in inches. We talk about what it’s like to put down roots in the desert without a traditional house.

Exploring Arizona

There’s the Arizona you see on postcards. Then there’s the Arizona you feel under your boots, where the trails are unmarked, the roads are rough, and the best spots have no cell signal. That’s the Arizona we chase. If you’re looking for wide-open spaces and places that still feel wild, we’ll help you find them.

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Get to Know Levi and Nicole

  • We’re not influencers. Just two regular people who think a great weekend involves a dirt road, a dented 12-volt refrigerator, and at least one wrong turn.
  • We live stationary in a motorhome, which means we’ve mastered the art of fixing things with soft material rivets and swearing at plumbing.
  • Our squaredrop trailer has been through monsoons, a particularly nasty dust devil, and at least one questionable campsite decision. It’s still standing. So are we.
  • We believe the best campsites don’t have signs, the best trails don’t have cell service, and the best stories start with, “I swear I checked for rattlesnakes first…”
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The Story Behind The Diesel Apartment

We did everything “right.” College. Careers. A house in the Midwest with a lawn to mow and snow to shovel. On paper, it looked like we had it all figured out.

Everyone was happy with our life. Except us.

We spent 13 years feeling stuck. The commutes got longer. The winters got colder. Our days felt like something we were getting through instead of living.

In 2017, we sold the house and moved to Arizona. We traded a mortgage for a motorhome, a commute for a dirt road, and Midwest winters for Sonoran sunsets. Our home hasn’t had an attic, a garage, or a second bathroom since. It hasn’t needed them.

We live simply. We don’t travel often, but when we do, we go where the roads don’t. And if that sounds like the life you’ve been looking for, we’ll help you find your own way there.