6 Camping Spots Near Salt Lake City

1. Bountiful Peak Campground A great way to start your off-road adventures, this campground is up in an alpine basin high in the Wasatch Mountains. At an elevation of 7,500 feet the trail leading up is steep and winding but nothing Bean Trailer can’t handle. Nearby is Skyline Drive offering incredible views of the Salt […]
Bean Trailer Camping with a Professional Mountain Biker

Becoming a professional in any avenue of life is the embodiment of the human spirit. Through a collection of imposed mindsets, like discipline, determination, and the pursuit of making your inner child-like-state happy, to choose a route of excellence is a prize to be celebrated. Fortunately, I was able to spend time with professional mountain […]
Pacific Northwest Travel Guide

What kind of outdoor company would we be if we didn’t show our neighboring brethren from Canada what the teardrop life is all about? In an effort to extend our reach further outside of Salt Lake City, we hit the road up to the North country and are now here to share the travel tips, […]
Top 10 Reasons to Join the Teardrop Trailer Movement

We’re almost two decades into the 21st century and progressing into the information age. We have the answers to just about any nagging question in our pockets, and it’s time to get serious about balancing the world of technology and our connection to the earth. Undeniably, when it comes to purchasing new, unfamiliar, or comparative […]
Unboxing the Black Bean at Overland Expo West

Armored vehicles, wheels big enough to crush houses, dirt roads and big engines. Is it the end of the world? No, it’s just the Overland Expo and this is the normal way of life for these counter-societal vagabonds. We’ve all heard about, dreamed of or maybe even currently working up the courage to join the […]
Be Happier with a Meaner Bean

As an avid adventure enthusiast, I’m always ready to experience travel in new ways. In my particular experience, I started road tripping by sleeping in an old beat up Honda Accord, then I went on to build a travel van, and now I’ve been blessed to enter into the world of the #teardrop #life. All […]