In April 2021, Mark and I sold our 19ft campervan Zesty, because we wanted something more robust and less “valuable” to travel in South America, our next major destination. While 15 years old, the van was unique and in immaculate shape; it was a good time to sell it.

(As always, click on or hover over photos in galleries to read their captions.)

Our 19ft campervan set up for living in Baja, Mexico – we loved this rig!

Moving all our belongings from Zesty into a small rental car, in April 2021

Selling Zesty in Tucson, Arizona

Based on experience and preference, we decided to switch gears to a 4X4 Ford pick-up truck (because of its off-road capabilities and the higher clearance) and a truck camper, also called cabover camper or slide-in camper.

The first truck camper Mark and I owned (for our year-long travels in Mexico and Central America) was much bigger than the last two truck campers we had… It sat on a four-door, long-bed Ford pickup truck and the camper itself was over 11ft long – spacious!!!

Potholed road in Costa Rica – similar to what we expect in South America.

Our truck camper with Kali and Darwin in Costa Rica in 2006 – happy times!

Our first F350 and big Lance truck camper

The first truck camper Mark and I had in 2006 was actually my second one

A young nomad with dogs Kali and Darwin inside the truck camper Mark and I had to explore Mexico and Central America in 2006

Some of you might remember the extensive research, time commitment, and cost this transition entailed, last summer, in Massachusetts. In a Covid market, trucks were hard to find and plenty overpriced. But our patience paid off and we eventually found a fantastic F350 for “only” a few thousand dollars over the usual, pre-Covid market price. The truck barely had 28,000 miles on the odometer and other than its color (black), we had no complaints.