Camping and overland-style adventure have been some of my favorite trips for years. Partly because van camping is a genuinely economical way to travel far and often. But mostly because I just love being outside — dirt biking, mountain biking, skiing, surfing — and a well-built adventure van puts you at the trailhead every morning instead of a parking lot.
Many of the ideas behind our Vanderlust overland t-shirts and adventure lifestyle apparel came directly from time spent in our 170 4x4 Sprinter — "the mobile command center." Favorite camping and overlanding spots: Lake Tahoe, Mammoth, Sky Park in Big Bear, the endless trails of Crested Butte, CO, and everything along the western states into British Columbia.
Running a Business From the Van
Here's the thing nobody talks about: the van isn't just a camping rig. I run businesses from it. Laptop open at a trailhead parking lot, Starlink or hotspot keeping me connected, video calls happening between ski runs. The whole setup is deliberately ridiculous in the best way — and it genuinely works.
That's the story behind our Board Meeting shirt. Not a desk. Not a conference room. A board meeting from a surfboard, a van roof, a tailgate at 8,000 feet. We built businesses our own way and we think that's worth putting on a shirt. If you've ever taken a Zoom call from a parking lot in Mammoth — this one's for you.
Almost all of the original designs were hand-sketched first — drawn from memory after a ride or a day in the mountains, then cleaned up digitally. That's still how we work. The van enables the trips. The trips enable the designs.
A few adventure content creators who've inspired both the trips and the clothing over the years: Trent Palmer (bush plane adventures), Every Single Sunday (enduro dirt bike), Anthill Films (mountain bike), Teton Gravity Research, and Motology Films.
If you love these adventures and want to collaborate on a new design or share a trip, drop us a line. Always looking for like-minded adventurers who build their own thing their own way.
Yours in van life adventure,
Jeremy Curran — Stoked Clothing Company
