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July 24, 2023

Van Nationals 2023 – 50th Anniversary

After a year hiatus I finally found myself at my second Van Nationals, this one being the couldn’t miss 50th anniversary celebration in Sterling, Co.

For those who aren’t familiar Van Nationals is a “truck-in” which is an organized van gathering / campout. It differs from a car show in that it’s not open to the general public, you must ride in a van to get in, this lends a much more intimate experience as we make friends and camp together for a long weekend all drawn together by our passion for these machines and the culture that surrounds them.

This year’s Nats did not disappoint as over 700 vans pulled up. There were several previous best-in-show winners as well as the winner of the top prize at the first Nats held 50 years prior.

Good times, old friends, killer vans and everybody was both weird and friendly, which are decidedly two of my favorite traits in folks.

Here are some of my photos from the event, hope you dig them.

July 28, 2021

Van Nationals 2021

This July I had the absolute pleasure of attending the 48th National Truck-In at Albert Lea, Minnesota.

I’ve been looking forward to this for two years, and I have to say that it completely exceeded all of my expectations. The people were amazing and kind, I talked to folx from all walks of life who I would never meet except for a shared passion for vanning. The vans themselves were amazing and provided so many ideas for paint and interior in my own project. Of course it was the 4×4 vans that captivated me most. I can’t wait for next year’s Truck-In in Ohio and hopefully the debut of my own custom van.

Here are some of my photos from the event, hope you dig them.