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.